Stat* College Answers
Timely Farm Questions
Q. How can I eliminate mu
tttia In my dairy heard?
A. Mastitis can be controlled
with practical sanitation mea
sures. Tests conducted at the
North Carolina Agricultural Ex
periment stat'on on two herds
showed that where sanitary
practices were followed, Infec
tion was held down to less than
4 per cent of the quarters test
ed. Recommended sanitary prac
tices Include: (1) clean, dry
stalls with plenty of good lit
ter; (2) the application of good
disinfectants such as lye solu
t'on or superphosphate to rear
hi if of s'all beds; (3) good ud
der hygiene- udders and teats
wiped clean at each milking;
(4) early treatment of teat In
juries; and (5) partial segrega
tion of active cases to one end
of the milking line.
Q. I've heard a lot about mul
ching of small fruits. Does It
pay to mulch red raspberries?
A. Mulching of red rasberrles
produces a larger plant, but C.
P. Williams, of State college,
finds that yields are not In
creased because of Increased
disease. Mr. Williams has tried
grain straw, legume hay, pine
straw, sawdust and strawy ma
nure on red raspberries, but In
each case disease was so severe
that the canes died back be
fore the plant could yield heav
ily. Mulching lowered soil tem
peratures and unproved soil
moisture conditions, bat these
grains were off-set by loss of
canes from disease.
Q. I hare been dusting my
peanuts with copper-sulfur dusts
to control leaf spot disease. Will
'-he copper residue on the leaves
be harmful to livestock when
I feed the hay?
A. No. Tests at State college
have shown that even the heav
iest rates of copper dusting left
no harmful residues an peanut
hay. Copper residue varies wide
ly with methods of application,
climatic conditions, and time
and number of treatments. Even
so there seems to be no likeli
hood that the copper content
would be prisonous to livestock.
Research at other centers has
shown that doses up to 80 grams
of copper were not poisonous
to heifers or adult cows. An
animal consuming as much as
10 pounds daily of peanut
plants with the highest levels
of copper shown, would have an
average Intake of only .23 grams
of copper.
Q. I had three cases of eggs
rejected by my dealer last week.
What can I do to prevent this
loss?
A. Poor ocoling Is probably at
the root of your problems. Cool
ing Is especially important dur
ing hot summer monlhs. You
should gather eggs four or five
times a day, then let them
stand overnight in wire baskets,
stored in your basement, cellar
or insu!ated egg room if you
have one. Then you should |
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Tractors Are To Blame
For Three-Fourths Of
Farm Machine Mishaps
American farmers have
established an enviable per
formance In mechanizing their
farms, except where they have
let accidents mar the records,
according to the State College
Extension service.
America leads the world in
mechanized agriculture. Three
milHon firm tractors now play
a vital role In the production
and harvesting of the nation's
crops. But at the same time.
National Safety Council reports
indlcatp that tractors may be
involved in nearly 75 per cent
of all accidents with farm ma
chinery. All these accidents are
needless, it is said.
The main safety rule for op
erating tractors in the field Is
just good common sense. You
can't afford to gamble the loss
of a limb or life by operating
without the power take-off
shield In place, says the Exten
sion service.
Cranking a tractor while In
gear Is another dangerous way
to start a day's work. Excessive
speed, and careless operation
around ditches wHl also hurry
a trip to the hosnital. Jumping
of the tractor while it is In mo
tion is another way to invite an
accident. Careless parents who
permit children to ride tractors
or hitch a ride on trailing im
plements are not really think
ing about the child's welfare.
Here are a few more Impor
tant rules:
1. Be careful coupling imple
ments to tractors, always stay
in the clear.
2. Avoid wearing loose, floppy
clothing while operating trac
tors.
3. Observe standard traffic
signals when operating on pub
lic highways.
4. Use light for night opera
tion, don't operate in the dark.
5. See that everyone is in the
clear before starting a tractor.
State College Hints
To Farm Homem alters
Some safety precautions that
pay In protecting children at
this season are:
Put hoes, rakes and other
tools away promptly after use
to prevent accidents from sharp
points and cutting edges.
Keep both yard and surround
market the eggs the following
day. Consumer demand is forc
ing grocers and dealers to be
more strict in grading and
candling eggs.
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ings where children may gand
er free of broken glass, boards
with protruding nails, broken
tools and tin cans.
Have a secure cover over every
well. Fill up any well not in
use.
Keep Insecticides, gasoline,
poisonous cleaning materials,
medicines, and matches where
children cannot reach them -
and If possible, out of their view
as well.
Never leave tubs of hot water
on the floor at chicken-picking
tima or on washday. Young
children have fallen In.
Keep guns unloaded and
locked up.
Always turn the handles of
cooking utensils away from the
edge of the stove so that
youngsters ?cannot reach thrrn.
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