16—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 17, 1962 Minimuni Tillage Corn Planting Studied By County Agri. Teacher 'I |if. ,Kh.inl.lilt's 01 "Minimum Tillage ’ for com are not in ImUum moIiK tml ui tune sated. ledmtion of production costs, lesseninc ol soil < oni|i.n tion and iiosion weed conliol <nul teiu|i •! ,im i e changes actoi ding to loseph MtGahen ut \oi annual agni nltui c at Manlieun Central Si honl ''lll 1 teai lit I \U Calien on n 'on hate ol .ilisi me 1 1 oin the hmh s< Mool list weeK ]ii es( nt rd a papt i dm ma .i seminal at the IVnnst Stan UimiTsit' in "huh lie pointed out the .I(i\ aihaaes ol 'voiKinn tom mound is liitlc as possible Jji Ins pi csent.it 1011 Is.i!n n snd htinth spi.ikmu. inninmiiii till.ike inc.nis tin list ol I lie lowest possible iinnilit-1 ol lii Id opei.itions to piop.ne the soil lot plant mi; sei (Is \ lerlttiiion in the nuin b( i ol nips o\ ei .1 held m piepami- a si edhed will «h -\iousK sate time laboi .nid piodiKttun costs But the question lemaiiis will these s.mn-gs be oil sVt I>\ <i i educt- ion in Meld' \I( Odilon s paper titled ‘ Minimum Tillage For Com 1 undertook to answer tins . fjiiPstion .is well as how 1111- lioi taut the other benefits real ly are \re the advantages of iiuprov ed soil structure and soil and water conservation i educed weed control prob lems and me i eased soil tem pei attires gained with nuni intini tillage enough to ovei fomi the disadvantages MiCahen said his intei esl in the pi oblein stemmed fi oni the glowing concem in the t.utois whuh seemed to be eilniiuug Melds plus the efli tiem v aspects ot mmiminn KOOOCXSO-a Y X $ a new, proven LAYER PROGRAM designed for egg producers interested m greater profits EGG CYCLE FEEDING M-L-P FARM BUREAU FEEDS MAXIMUM LAYING PERFORM ANCE provides jour flock a better opportunitj to live and laj. Get the facts on farm Bureau Egg Cycle Feeding with MLP, ASK ABOUT 1. Large-User Program. 2 Grain Exchange Program. 3 Layer Feeding Agreement. Am n I illat,e Hi cited leseauh data limn all 4S states winch showed the it tea test limiimn lactoi in coin \ields -is low leitiliti w Inc h accounted tot limitinu piodnction in Ifi per cent ol Ihe punec'ts Randall was the linntnm lactoi in 14 pel cent ol the cases and plant popu lation limned in teduced Melds in 1 ) pen tt nt ol the ti nils In touith position in the list ol liinitnih lattois was pom cult in al ptattucs which was a lactoi in 117 pei cent ot the lesench plots Pool leitilitj c.in be col lected h\ soil testing and application ol leitihrei Ram la II can he supplemented he immanent, and plant popula tion can he adjusted easih Tillaste is one ot the poor cit [(n ia I practices conti ibutine; to loweied yields. McGahen said \l«- He listed five types of mini mum tillage studied 1 Limited, plowing follow ed bj not more than one disc ing or hairowing and one t iiltiv ation J. Wheel track planting no tillage atiei plowing, (a) tractoi wheels make the seed bed (h) planter wheels make the seedbed 5 Till plant! l ! consists ii d bet ol shallow sweeps deep sweeps a mtan hoe and a 1 Plow plant plante. is planter Ulllt usnalh attached to the plow i i i m doctor McGahen. citms work he packei wheels of the planter with Start Today . For Prompt, Courteous Service, Call Lancaster EX 4-0541 New Holland ELgin 4-2146 Until OFFICERS OF THE LANCASTER COUNTY Ayrshire-Jersey-Brown Swiss 4-H dairy club after their election Monday night are as follows: Seated L. to R., R Edwin Harnish, Christiana Rl, secretary; Joyce Kreider, Quarryville HI, presi dent and representative to County 4-H Council; Jean Kreider, Quarryville Rl, treasurer Standing, L. to R., Barbara Kupp, Manheim R 3, song leader; Char lotte Weidler, Quarryville Rl, news reporter; Marilyn Harnish, Quarryville R 2, vice president, and James Esbenshade, Quarryville R 2, game leader. Not pre sent tor picture was Lucille Kreider, soig leader. make the seedbed 4 Mulch tillage field is disced or (Misled and then planted Feed The Farm Bureau Way! Matiheim 665-2466 Quarryvilie STerling 6-2126 had done at Manheim as well Plowing at least once dur as the work of other research- mg a four jear rotation result ers in man} parts ot the na- ed in h'gher >ields than pre tion concluded that “Much ol paring all rotations witlt the pretailing secondar* seel- mulch tillage bed piepaiation appeared to In two thirds of the tests, be not onlv wasteful ol time he found, minimum tillage and powei. but actually from jields were greater Neither the standpoint of corn > iclds ’ (Continued on Page 14) as si:i:n at thi: farm show LINCOLN WELDERS ISO amp. complete 225 amp. complete with asscssories with assossories $125.00 $140.00 KKADY FOK IMMMDIXTK I>KU\KBY DRESSEL WIELDING SUPPLY, Inc. 24100 Columbia Ave. (Lincoln hivp West) PHOMI' K\ 7-1:113 L WCASTKR, PA FERTILIZE for PROFIT with ORTHO "UNIPELS" 'Hu' nut rieni s in Ortho C.iipel pellrted fertilizer are < hemuallt blended. 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