/A 17 *, 1 £* I ° i* *J ,( j;* y$ A v' I f<t ‘ “ ' ( i I r* , r.' V'i f. > ;/'V,i/a>• Mvestock Price Plunge * THAT PLUNGE OF livestock prices last fall and winter still is receiving attention from farm economists. One chart maker, Sam H. Thompson, professor "of agricul tural economics at lowa State College, Ames, pictures one explanation (as above). There was the production of beef and veal still pushing higher as in every year sinoe 1951. Then hogs did a surprising turnabout from their cyclical decline and added a huge tonnage of pork for the mar W\\\\\\\\\V\\\\W’ ' '^\\\\\\\V\\\\\\\W\>S SAVE... The Savings and Con- venience of Bulk Ful- 0-Pep Feeds can be Yours . - . MAIL Coupon TODAY! J. C. Suavely St Sons, Inc. Landisville, Pa. v Millport Roller Mills Lititz, R D. 4, Pa. • Ross C. Ulrich Peach Bottom. R.D. Pa \VXXXXXVXXXXXX\XXXXXV^XVVVVVVVVVXVVVXXVVXXXT Up To 10% on Ful-O-Pep Feeds BUY BULK 'fy| Grubb Supply Elizabethtown, Pa. J. C. Walker & Son ket to absorb. Never before had there been a high point in beef production and an other one in pork simultaneously. Com bined, they made a 27-billion-pound total which was absorbed 'satisfactorily by con sumers but only at lower prices. The lower prices at retail crept back along the meat pipeline all the way to the producer on the farm. Producers tried to make certain the same thing wouldn’t happen again this season. MAIL TO: FUL-O-PEP BULK P. O. BOX 1132 LANCASTER, PA. Send me more detailed information on how BULK Ful-O-Pep Feeds can SAVE ME MONEY AND TIME. Name Address Gap, Pa. D. W. Hoover East Earl, R. D. 1, Pa. * I'n'r George Rutt Stevens R. D. 1. Pa. Paul M. Resster & Son Paradise, Pa. 1 H-X Lancaster Farming* Friday, P)ov. 30, 1956—5 New Plastic Films May Be Answer to Water Loss from Seepage in Ponds WASHINGTON (USDA) Tests by the U. S. Department of Agriculture m cooperation with the Utah Agricultural Expen nent Station indicate ,that new olastic films, used as liners, may be the answer to water losses by seepage from farm reservoirs. Such films may l also provide termers with a more economical means for seepage control in ir rigation ditches. About one-third of all water used for irrigation is lost in conveying it to the land. Most of this loss is caused by seep age, which can largely be eli minated by lining the irrigation canals. Other seepage losses oecur in water storage, which also can be controlled by lin ing the reservoirs. Seepagei ' control is particularly import ant in localities where farmers have difficulty in getting their stock ponds to hold because of course textured and permeable soils. USDA’s Agricultural Research Service and the Utah Station aie testing specially prepared plas tic films to determine their re sistance to weathering and other factors which influence the dur ability of these films as linings for farm reservoirs and canals Plastics used have included vinyl and polyethylene (PE). These were tested in 4 and 8 mil thick nesses (1 mil equals 001 of an inch) Seepage losses fiom the lined reservoirs varied slightly fiom period to period, but with out exception losses were small In most instances they were con siderably less than evaporation Linings for canals and reser voirs must be relatively imper meable to water and should be reasonably durable, say the re searchers. Ideally, a lining PREMERGE / Is Best tor Control of CHICK WEED in ALFALFA in STRAWBERRIES in OATS, BARLEY & WHEAT and it Is economical, too These dealers and applicators will supply you and assist you with practical advice: BareviUe Manheim Dick Harry & Chet Nolt Farm Bureau ! Buck N. G. Hershey & Son Musser’s Feed Mill Denver Denver Supply Co. Elizabethtown % Kaylor Bros., R Paradise Messick Farm Equip- Victor J. Denhnger ment, R. D. No. 2 B en. B LandiS; RD x F1 xr ill „ „ . * « Peach Bottom ! Hess Bros., S. Market St. „ f C. E. Wiley & Son r Gap Summers Bros. Quarryville Kirkwood Ross H ' Bohrer * S P ns L. H. Jackson Stevens • Lancaster Herbert F. Gehr i Farm Bureau Leroy R PfautZ; r, Dc 1 L. H. Brubaker, R. D. 4 T . West Willow Lctort f Ament’s" Hardware West Willow Farmers Assn., Inc. Litltz Eby’s Mill, Inc, Willow Street : Sunshine Farm Supply Cope & Weaver Co. PREMERGE is a product of DOW CHEMICAL- CO- J. C. EHRLICH CO. should also be flexible over a considerable range of tempera tures and at the same time highly resistant to mechanical damage, weathering, and de terioration from biological ac- . tivity. The properties of plas tics, and the varied forms in which they can be produced, make them well suited for use in lining reservoirs and canals. Because of their durability, PE films are well adapted for use as buried liners However, a fine textured matenal is necessary as a base for the first layer of the cover Also the cover should be placed carefully to prevent damage to the liner The costs of fabricating and installing plastic linings, which depend on site conditions and job organization, as well as on the puce of plastic, will vary con siderably with different jobs. At present they may run as high as $1 per square yard for 8 mil film Because of resistance of PE film to weathering, the investi gators feel there is a possibil ity of using this film as an ex posed lining where reservoirs can be fenced against livestock. Advantages of exposed linings other factors being equal are less trouble from weeds, easier repairing, and saving of cover costs. However, ravens and crows have caused exten sive damage to exposed, PE linings in some areas. Exposed film linings are not suitable where these birds are present. Also, if the reservoir is not kept full of water, the re searchers found that air pres sure will develop under the film because of differences in temperature and cause the film to billow in a wind. Millersville Millersville Supply Co. New Holland Clarence H. Rutt & Son D. 1 736 E. Chestnut St. Lancaster. Pa. EX 3-24X9 .
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