►.22 Neglect Cover Crop r Lancaster County Agent, this week re -I‘nty farmers of the value of proper timing m jvn cover crops this spring. > pointed out" that the use of cover crops in Lan fty is particularly valuable in view of the fact gre are among the lowest in the state in organic lent. ,' , . e the use of cov-with sweet clover, six to especially rye twelve inches.” •r rye, field brome sweet clover. The thing m handling top it to get it rn before it gets : interferes with Ilary flow of wa- joil,” he said. mens when the heavy as to m a vegetative a the soil turned moisture in low- p _ in much the s building insula- ts the passage of ln this case it is the movement of e to plant roots”, oi a winter rye [plow under when yth is 12-18 inch- With rye grass lom'e, plow at six fees in height and mor Presents Plans idingPa. Agriculture ur David L. Lawrence Said this week his Ad is preparing legislation in connection with a rogram to advance the marketing of Pennsyl products. He said he was hopeful the bills »ady for introduction this week, idvania agriculture has not kept pace with oth g areas in the marketing of its products.” he :eting has not kept pace with production ad proposed programs will be mutually beneficial 5, distributors and consumers.” points he pro- ieser and further de les of the Penn partment of Ag id its Bureau of jecifically, to in eld of promotion - expansion. | agriculture pro- Ihelp themselves fee technique of Borders and mar fern ents. fepriate $250,000 let of the Depart- Igriculture to be I matching basis lodity groups for lion of Pennsyl ficts. fonate $300,000 to feient of Agricul- ncient Pattern >bc wll ° feel the. ways of Lancaster County’s ag ■e changing, the Lancaster Farming circulation ;has evidence to the contrary. For the past sev | the “delivery boys” have been bombarded with iddress’ for their subscriptions. who know Lancaster farming and the county’s ’hi recognize this as a result of the traditional [mg dale in the county; unchanged in the “space ild like to remind those of you who are mov at your subscription address changed—PLEASE r old a ddress as well as the new. We can insert in our mailing list, but it is extremely difficult * old plate among the thousands on our sub p Wlth °ut knowing at least the old post office. “Another factor is that if there is too much growth it is very difficult to get the cover crop plowed down properly, and if dry weather sets in, furrows are ' very hard to plow down. With rye grass and brome the most value is in the mas sive root systems, not the tops, so excess top growth will do little good, Use of a nitrogen fertihz er, applied over the area and disked in with the tops be f ore plowing is strongly recomme nded. The nitrogen a^g j n more rapid decom potion 0 f the cover crop, i,j n man y cases, from 50- lbs 0 f ac tual nitrogen per acre should be applied, Smith said. In case of corn stalk ground, which is to be plowed for corn in 1959, a round 150 lbs. of actual mt rpgen will give' the best re suits.” ture’s marketing activities. Of this amount, $lO,OOO is earmarked for additional market news service, $20,000 for continuing and expand ing the Milk Marketing Sur vey and $270,000 to promote the use of Pennsylvania farm products. The Governor said that while the duties of theßureau of Markets in the field ofpro motion are explicit in the board sense of marketing, that the duties should be spelled out for full clarifi cation in the State’s Admin istrative Code. “The impetus for an en abling act to permit market ing orders and marketing agreements has come from (Turn to page 16) Lancaster, Pa., Saturday. April 11. 1959 Tax Mapping 25% PAUL H. UIBEL, right, Stevens RD 1, and Master of Ephrata Grange, examines the standard property appraisal tables used in the Lancaster County Board of Tax Equali zation’s current program to completely map and reappraise the county’s taxable proper ty. Explaining the table’st-uses to Uibel is- Donald E. Climenson, Landisville, Chief County Assessor, who spoke to Ephrata Grange Monday about the massive tax project. ' * —LF PHOTO With - exactly one year’s work accomplished in the Lancaster County Tax Equalization Board’s work to estab lish a uniform tax structure for taxable property holdings in the county, a little more than one-fourth of the project is completed, according to Donald Climenson, chief county assessor. Climenson reported this week "that work is proceeding at a good pace in the gigantic task of mapping and apprais ing every one of the' approximate 100,000 taxable property holdings m Lancaster County. The field editing work, which is the first step in lo- cating property holdings as to location, owner and area, had 37,711 parcels of land completed on March 31, ex- actly one year from the pro- 3ect starting date. Field editors are the first Two More Counties Quit S.E. Dist. 4-H Beef Show Two more counties have dropped from ranks of the Southeast Dist 4-H Baby Beef and Lamb show for 3959, marking the second straight year the scope of this event has been narrowed. County Agent Max M. Smith reported, following Ihe Wednesday night meet ing of show directors at the Stockyards ’Exchange Room that Adams and Yorks County officials have decided not to enter the district event this j ear. Last year Lebanon. Berks and Cumberland coun ties dropped out. As a result of the 50 pei cent reduction in the shows siea of entries in two years, cfLcials voted during the meeting to schedule the ev ent for two days only, on Nov 3 and 4. “There appears to be a definite reduction of beef animals headed here this year,’’ Smith reported “We now expect about 150 baby beeves and the Lamb Show is uncertain. We don’t know if we . will have enough en tries there for a show or project workers to call on county residents and are us ually residents of each com mumty in the county, who know the area, Climenson said. They work on a piece rate basis and collect the following information. Location of property lines. not ” Counties scheduled to have entries in this year’s show are Chester, Dauphin, Northampton, Delaware and Lancaster. There were ag ents present for the meeting fiom all counties which en tered last year Henry T Moon, asst state 4-H leader, and Lester Bur dette, Penn State extension livestock specialist, also at tended Officials of 4-H dubs m the counties by-passing the district show indicate they in tend to have strictly local, one-day events ip their home counties. They gave the extra travel distance, missed school days, added shrink to animals and insufficient prices as reasons for abandoning district com petition. Complete the former owner and the deed record number. Proper ty lines are marked on an aerial photograph the editor carries. From this information, the assessor’s office workers can locate the deed record in county files, determine the lull legal description, draw a scale plat of the property to remain with the records and then* draw the property itself onto the county tax map. When the mapping pro ject is completed, Climenson reports, his office expects to have every inch of Lancaster County located on the tax maps. Second step in the field for the project is building inspection. At present, the county has three teams of eight inspectors and a supei visor at work. Two men work as an in spection crew, measuring and inspecting permanent “improvements” on property holdings for size, type of construction, conditions, ma terials, use, etc. These crews do not appraise for value, Climenson emphasizes. 22,692 Total Itfcipped As of March 31, a total of 22,692 property holdings (Turn to page 16) FIVE - DAY WEATHER FORECAST Saturday - Wednesday U. S. Weather Bureau, Lancaster Office Temperatures will aver age 3-6 degrees below normal range of 40 - 60 degrees. Cooler through, weekend, warmer Tuesday and Wed. Precipitation on Saturday, possibly again Tuesday and Wednesday, 52 Per Veocr
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