Milford chronicle., 1959-02-20
Farm And Home Week
Observed At University
This Week
Continued from page one)

continued from page one)
claimed the time-honored phrase
Make hay while the sun shines"
/ to be an obsolete agricultural ex-
preston, made so by the rapid adj
vance of farm science and tech
nology. The panel said in effect
that hay can be made anytime
even in rain-if you have the
right equipment.
Panel member Daniel D. Dem
man, Cortland, Ohio dairyman and
one of the nations leaders in the
use of pelleted hay, said, IF the
ground will hold up our dual
wheel tractor, we can harvest hay"
Denman cut, chopped, dried and
stored 500 tons of alfalfa hay from
200 acres last year.
People from Maine to Texas
have come to see our operation
they all have the same problem
rain" Our chop dry pellet and
store-system beats the weather,
Denman told the crowd.
G. L. Cole, u. of d. agricultural
economics research worker, point
ed to artificial hay drying systems
as making possible great improve
ments in quality and quantity of
hay.
"At Bunker Hill, the university
hay research farm, hay brought in
from the field at around 35 percent
moisture and dried with special
heating equipment contained three
percent more protein, 500 pounds
more crude protein and produced
HOO pounds more hay per acre
than field dried hay" Cole report
ed. Most of the 100 pounds of
extra yield was made up CT high
protein leaves" Cole stressed.
Agricultural economist, w. T.
McAliister, pointed out profit pos
sibilities for Delaware farmers in
producing quality hay. "Hay can
| be cash drop here because we are
| in the center of an area which
stables about $4,000 horses year
round and has another $4,000 to
10000 in for the racing season.
There is a market for 80. to 40
thousand tons of high quality hay
Just for the horse market" Meal
lister emphasized
Poultry-The opening-day poul-
try sessions were devoted to dis
ease control and maintenance of
flock health. DR.. Stephen B. Hitch
ner, research veterinarian with
the American, Scientific Labora-
tories, Madison, Wis, described a.
new method Of vaccination against
infectious aryngotracheitis which
offers many advantages over the
traditional brush application of
vaccine to the vent
Tests indicate that the vaccine
may be effectively applied by the
drop method, already in use for
applying certain other types of
vaccines.
Hitchner listed the following
among advantages offered by the
new method: III Uniformity of
dosage from bird to bird; (2) Uni
fOrmity of method of application
by different vaccinators; CD Ease,
rapidity and cleSuliness of the
vaccination procedure. Birds also
may be vaccinated at an earlier
age by the drop method, the veter-
marian pointed out
DR.. William ]. Benton, poultry
pathologist with the University of
Delaware, reported on research eff
forts aimed at controlling leukosis.
For the present there is no vac
cinatiOn against the disease and
no treatment. He advised growers
not to waste money on drugs. Care
full selection of stock, growing
young birds separate from older
ones, and strict sanitation and man
agement procedures are the only
recommendation that can be given
at present for reducing the Incl
dence OF the disease, he said.
All Cherry Pie Contest-The All
cherry pie baking contest was a
thrill-packed affair because the
winner completes in the National
Cherry Pie Baking Contest, now