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PAGE 12 THE YANCEY RECORD These days, the unluck} number for a dairyman is If not 13. When a dairy plant test shows that milk in a dairy man's bulk tank has a leuit ocyte (white blood'cel!) count of 10 or higher he kuows that some of the cows in his herd probably have mastitis the industry’s nightmare The figure 10 indicates an actual leukocyte level of 1,000,- 000. Dairy plant mastitis lest results are usually reported back to a dairyman by num bers 1 through 10, with five zero’s omitted from the actual rqunt. Mastitits. most, frequently caused by a bacterial infection of tire udder, is estimated to cost producers anywhere from 5250 million to SSOO million a year, counting discarded milk, loss of cows, cost of treatment, and loss of production from permanently damaged tissues. Controlling and treating mastitis is a year-round chore. The chief causative organisms, staphylococcus and streptococ cus, better known as staph and strep, are everywhere. Recently, there’s been much interest in treating for mast itis while the cow is dry, and with good reason. When cows are treated while dry, there is no need to discard markets ble milk. Last spring, the virtues of dry cow therapy were explain ed at a series of meetings in key dairy states. Various as pects of the mastitis problem were covered by representa tives of milking machine man ufacturers, drug makers and other specialists. Many more such sessions are planned for 1970. “A dairyman may be reluc tant at first to treat a disease which may appear minor at the moment, particularly at a time when his cows aren’t pay ing their own freight because they aren’t producing milk,” says Dr. Thomas G. Schalk, Manager for Animal Health FOR SALE «zw APPLES,-'" C.D.Wilson Orchard On ftsnsacola Hwy 197-Owned and Operated by Billie Wilson NOTICE C.D. Wilson TROUT POND Is Now Open On Saturday & Sunday At DOWN CHARLEY'S #“ MOBILE HOMES 1585 Patton Ave. Phone Asheville, N.C. 253-3638 12” by 60” All Electric 12”by 41” 2 Bedroom on i v fr QOC Completely Furnished j CO IOC 12 by 60 2 Bedroom Only *3,195 $4,795 2 & 3 Bedroom f Repossessed Homes* Take Up Payments All Homes Completely Furnished „ We Service What We Sell *po to 9:00 APRIL 2, 1970 Why Treat A Dry Cow? RMr v * WF '' I JBi K* > '•’i’V.’s* ;• i y ;aMMr ■ ■uk-HP* ""W'# 'SBL Wp t *' V -‘.Lir A case of chronic mastitis. Disease costs I.S dairymen at least 5250 million a year (USDA photo). Research and Development at TUCO, one of the co-sponsors of the spring meetings. Beyond the fact that milk needn’t be discarded, Dr. Schalk said dry cow treat ment has these other advan tages: * Higher levels of antibio tics can be administered economically without dis carding milk. * The size and activity of the udder is reduced, meaning that higher con centrations of antibiotics are attained per gram of tissue. * Since the cow isn’t being milked, special formula tions which stay in the udder longer than in a lactating animal may be used. Many dairymen, observing cows with signs of mastitis, immediately after freshening, have assumed they were new infections. Actually, the disease may be inapparent and car ried throughout the dry per iod, which is why TUCO tail or-made a preparation, Biodry, specifically for dry cows. Mastitis control experts gen erally appear to feel that dry cow mastitis therapy is essen tial to a sound management program. Some say it may help to reduce the mastitis infection rate in lactating cows by 80 to 90 per cent. “If there’s any doubt as to the extent of mastitis infection in the herd, or the best meth od for dealing with it, a vet erinarian should be contacted,” Dr. Schalk said. Student Teacher Miss Patricia Letterman , daughter of James E. Letterman of Green Mountain; Route 1 ,is teaching home economics at Hall Fletcher junior high,Ashe ville, under the supervision of Mrs. Virginia Keeling. Miss Letterman is one of the 74 students which the Mars Hill College education, depart ment placed as practice teach ers in 39 public schools from Eden west to lake Junaluska. PAINFUL CORNS?#M AMAZING LIQUID 'HmSm, RELIEVES PAIN AS mt&s IT DISSOLVES CORNS AWAY Now remove corns the fast, easy way with Freezone®. Liquid Freezone re- I lieves pain instantly, works below the . skin line to dissolve corns away in just | days. Get Freezone...at all drug counters. I Homeowners Insurance Has Personal Liability Plan A visitor breaks a leg after tripping over the toy yonr child left on your front steps. The broken lamp you threw in the trash can might arouse a person's curiosity enough that he rummages around cut ting his hand severly, leaving you liable under an "attrac - tive nuisance" ruling. Or when golfing,your wild shot could inflict injury on a playing partner or spectator it happened to a prominent pub lic figure during a telev is e d tournament recently). Chances are that none of these tragedies, common as they are, will befall you. But if they should and you are judged liable by a courts you will be glad to know that per sonal liability is one of seve ral coverages of your home - owners insurance policy, the Insurance Information Institute points out. If a suit is brought against you, your insurance compaiy will pay the legal costs of de fending you. Furthermore, if it is agreed by the parties in - volved, or decided by a courts that you are legally liable, your insurance company will pay the damages assessed up to the limits stated in your policy. Ti e institute states that the minimum limit for each form of the homeowners poli cy is $25,000, but larger amounts can be purchased. Another important cover - age in all homeowners poli cies is medical payments, in which medical expenses for those who incur injuries on your property axe paid regard less of fault up to the limits of your policy. Since these expenses are designed to cover minor acci » Attendance Important x The Yancey CountySchcol System will complete our se venth month of school on April 3, 1970. o The total enrollment in Yancey County at the begin - ning of the school year was 2718. The total membership at the end of the seventh mo. is 2664. There has been a total of 52 students that ha\e dropped out of school this year. The Average Daily atten dance for the schools this year (not counting contagious sick ness and absence due to bad weather) is as follows: Bald Creek Elem. 236.7 Bee- Log Elem. 205.6 Burnsville Elem. 450.1 Cane River H.S. 359.4 Clearmont Elem. 214.1 East Yancey H.S. 392.3 Micaville Elem. 288.8 Pensacola Elem. 76.5 South Toe Elem. 188.2 Average Daily Attendance is the means by which our teachers are allotted to the county by officials in Raleigh dents, the amount of protec - tion is normally limited to SSOO, although higher limits - may be purchased. And finally, an important supplementary coverage of all homeowners policies covers minor damage that you or someone in your family might cause accidentally to another person's property, regardless of who is at fault. Damage caused by child - ten not over 12 years old is covered whether accidental or intentional. The maximum amount of coverage for one incident is $250. Other sup plementary coverages include first aid expenses and the cost of bail bonds up to $250. "Most policyholders think in terms of protecting against loss or damage to the property and its contents when purcha»- ing homeowners insurance, but these additional coverages can save a family from hardship," Institute spokesman concluded. Land Bank Institute Jacob F. Grigg, assistant manager, and Jennings Car land, Jr., fieldman of the Fe deral Land Bank Association of Asheville, have just returned from Columbia, S.C., where they attended an advanced ma nagement development insti - tute, according toj. Simpson, manager of the association. "The institute was conduc - ted to keep Land Bank associa tion personnel abreast of the latest developments and tech niques in modem managerrait, Simpson said. The institute was conducted by the Federal Land Bank of S.C. in coopera - tion with Gus W. Campbell As sociates of New York, a management consultant firm. Instructors were Gus Campbell; R.A. Darr, president; Frank L. Barton, vice president and se cretary; and W, M. Hard in g, vice president. "The Federal Land Bank of Columbia makes long - term agricultural loans through the farmer-owned Federal Land Bank Associations serving"every county in the two Carolinas , Georgia and Florida I ,' Simpson, said. "The Bank has loans outstanding to over 41,000 farmers, growers and ranchers in the amount of over $647 million through the 46 T-a-nH Bank associations in the four state district." Some of the more impor - tant topics presented during the institute included deveip ing leadership ability, maxi mizing management potential and speaking effectively. The Federal land Bank As sociation of Asheville serves the long-term credit needs of 1,000 farmers, growers and ranchers in twelve Western counties with more than sll, 500,000 in long-term credit.
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