The Rusk Cherokeean (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 101, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 21, 1949 Page: 6 of 10

IH K KUSK lilllflROKEEAN, THL'P.Sl'AV. APRIL 21, 1949
Says Hazards Of
DDT Not Serious
The Federal Security Agency
and the U. S. Department of Agri-
culture has issued the following
statement after a meeting of the
six principal government agencies
concerned with the utilization of
DDT in national and international
health and economy:
"A number of statements have
been published during the last
several days which have misled
and alarmed the public concern-
ing the hazards of using DDT as j
an insecticide.
"DDT is a very valuable insecti-
cide which has contributed ma-
terially to the general welfare of
the world. It has been used with
marked success in both the con-
other insecticidal mixtures.
"Statements that DDT is re
sponsible for causing the so-called
"virus X disease" of man and "X
disease" of cattle are totally with-
out foundation. Both of these dis-
eases were recognized before the
utilization of DDT as an insecti-
cide.
"The Food and Drug Admini-
stration has not prohibited the use
of DDT in spraying dairy cattle
and barns. The Federal Food,
Drug and Cosmetic Act requires
the Food and Drug Administra-
tion to insure that the food supply
of the American people does not
contain any poisonous or deleteri-
ous substance that is not neces-
sary in the production of the food.
Studies by the Bureau of Entomol-
ogy and Plant Quarantine have
trol and prevention of such insect- I shown that DDT when used on
born diseases as malaria and ty-1 dairy cattle or when present on
phus and of insects which are de- fodder fed to dairy cattle may ap-
structive to crops and injurious to 1 pear in the milk. They also say;
livestock and infested homes. 1 that DDT is small quantities can
It is well recognized that DDT, be detected sometimes in milk,
like other insecticides, is a poison.
This fact has been given full con-
sideration in making recommenda-
tions for its use. There is no evi-
dence that the use of DDT in ac-
cordance with the recommenda-
tions of the various federal agen-
cies has ever caused human sick-
ness due to the DDT itself. This
is despite the fact that thousands,
of tons have been used annually
for the past four or five years in
the home and for crop and animal
protection. However, minor toxic
symptoms may be produced by
kerosene and various solvent
used in DDT and practically all
following ordinary use of the
insecticide for fly control in dairy
barns. Because of the vital im-
portance of milk in the diet of in-
fants, children and people of all
ages, it is essential that proper
farm Building
Plans Available
Do you need any farm building
or equipment plans? Are you
looking for ideas on how to build
a cattle feeder or a barbecue furn-
ace? If so, check with the coun-
ty agent or home demonstration
agent.
They have a 1949 model cata-
logue chuck full of all kinds of
plans for anything from houses
to homemade machines. This new
catalogue was compiled by W. S.
Allen, extension agriculture
buildings engineer of Texas A. &
M. College. It also contains a list-
ing of many supporting publica-
tions on any subject dealing with
or about the farm.
First thing in the catalogue is
a list of plans for houses of two
to nine rooms. Next are plans for
barns—general purpose, beef cat-
tle, horse and mule or dairy barns.
No fewer than 19 different plans
for 6-room houses. Twenty-one dif-
ferent general-purpose barns and
seven horse and mule barns are
among those plans in the list.
But that's not all. There are
plans for hog houses and equip-
ment, poultry houses, cattle feed-
ers, sheep barns, grain and hay
most other feeds sold unchanged
to lower. Limited offerings of hay
sold about steady under slow de-
mand. Peanuts showed little
change, as rains delayed planting.
Egg and poultry prices held
about steady for the Easter sea-
son. Cun-ent egg receipts brought
mostly 40 to 41 cents a dozen at
Dallas and Fort Worth, 39 at Den-
ver, and 40 to 44 at New Orleans,
and 35 to 36 for heavy types at
Denver.
Cotton advanced 25 cents to $1
a bale. Spot middling 15-16 inch
closed Monday at 32.75 cents a
pound at Houston, 32.80 at Dallas,
and 32.95 at New Orleans.
precautions be taken to protect j storage, implement sheds, garages
the milk supply. Modifications of
the recommendation made by the
Department of Agriculture on the
use of DDT on dairy cattle were
made merely as a precaution
measure. .. 4
'There is no justification for
public alarm as to the safety of
the milk supply from the stand-
point of DDT contamination."
WATTS
| and shops, and other farm build-
j ings and equipment that may be
i of interest to the Texas farmer,
j These plans and publications
j listed in the new catalogue are
! available to the farm and ranch
people of Texas. They may be ob-
tained free of charge by asking j S
, for them at tits office of the coun-
! ty agent or county home demon-
j stration agent, or by writing to
I -he Texas Extension Service at
| College Station.
Other plans for certain specific
! jobs are available, Allen says, but
j the ones listed in this catalogue |
! are the ones in biggest demand. If !
I the one desired is not included, j
rite to the Extension Service. I
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i oouuiut.it la ers received1
steady to lower prices ior most
> i*odi!ets during the past week the ;
1 oi Agriculture's
' -.. ir_'ii jii and Marketing Admin- ;
1reports.
L imb prices dropped $3 to $5 •
from last .Monday's record high 1
! prices at i ort Worth and C>2 to $3 :
from last week's all time high's ]
: ai San Antonio. Oklahoma City j
and Denver also recorded losses ;
i of around $2 to $3 on lambs. Best I
spring iambs ranged from $26 to \
328 Monday this week. Ewes lost
| 50 cents. Goats changed little.
There was little or no trading in
! i.ool or mohair last week.
Dressed iamb prices fell $8 to
j 310 a hundred for the week at
; New York. Beef and mutton sold
| steady, veal $1 to $4 lower, and
i pork SI lower to $1 higher. Sheep
| numbers rose sharply at all mar-
1 kets iast week but failed to equal
a year ago. Monday this week |
found sheep receipts down to1
1 about half those of a week earl- •
ier. Last week's receipts of cattle, j
calves and hogs held somewhat in '
line with the week before or a '
year ago at southwest and mid-
west markets.
Hog prices continued downward
by o(j cents to SI for the week.
Top hogs fell to S18 a' For'. Worth
l Monday, the lowc„ s nee Cc'iber,
1946. Best butchers r.iovc i at
S18.50 at San Anionio and Okla-
homa City, and S19.7i at Denver.
Cattle prices showed little
! change for the week. Good year-
lings sold up to $27 at Houston
| J'onday and S26..r>0 at San Anton-
io. Fort Worth look good and
' choice steers and yearlings at $24
to $28. Oklahoma City paid $26.25
tor choice mixed yearlings.
Increasing supplies of spring
vegetables brought generally low-
i or prices last week. Demand slow-
ed for south Texas products,
i Small sizes made up a large share
of new potatoes, and prices fell,
j Onions, beans and squash became
more plentiful. At other markets, ,
lettuce, cabbage, green onions [
| and strawberries weakened.
Sorghums gained 3 cents a hun-
, fired, as most other grains lost
| >% to 3 cents a bushel. No. 1
| "/heat closed Monday at $2.33 to
! ''2.45 at Texas common points.
So. 2 white corn sold at $1.71 at
j $1.74, yellow $1.63 to $1.66 and
j niilo $2.70 to $2.75.
Scattered lots of rough rice i
wen* to market last week, with
short grains bringing slightly
higher prices. Wheat millfred
prices continued to ris<j, although
We clean and line up your S-r.viiig Ma-
chine for —plus parts if any needed.
We have parts ?nd Buttonhole Aitacli-
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need, see us.
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Nevertheless, we have installed an extensive
water treating system to give added protection
to the continuous quality of Coca-Cola. We care-
fully filter and purify the well water to remove
anything that might affect the flavor of Coke.
Now, neither flood nor drouth can change or
lessen the quality of the water that we use in
our bottling plant. The parade of the seasons,
the fickleness of the climate, the whims of the
weather—none of these can affect the quality of
the water used in bottled Coca-Cola.
This water treating equipment is cr.ly one of
many safeguards that we employ to maintain the
continuous quality of Coca-Cola. Close super-
vision at every step of the bottling process is
your assurance that wherever you call for Coke,
you always enjoy delicious and whr! -:;me re
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