Wheel Track Corn Aid to Production, NEW YORK, N. Y. Easier corn production and better soil conservation at the same time that’s the advantage claimed for a new corn-growing system outlined by two University of Wisconsin scientists here last night. A. E. Peterson and A M Strommen spoke before the Agricultural section of the Am erican Association for the Ad vancement of 1 Science, reporting research with wheel-track corn planting and alfalfa mterseeding With wheel-track planting, the farmer merely plows the ground, then drives back over the land with a corn planter dropping seeds in tracks left by the trac tor tires. Thus, he has to travel over his land only twice. Under the conventional system of corn planting, the land is worked with a disc or harrow several times between plowing and planting. This not only takes additional time during a busy season, Peterson and Strommen explained; it' a!so gives weeds a chance to get a head start and it breaks down the structure of the soil. Since the land between corn rows is left in a rough condition by the wheel-track method, it’s less likely to wash away in -■spring rains; each furrow acts as a dam to hold back the water Yields of wheel-track-planted corn have equaled yields of con ventionally planted corn in the Wisconsin .tests sometimes as high as 130 bushels per acre. By adjusting front tractor wheels wide and rear wheels nar row, four-row wheel-track p!ant ing is possible. Two-row planters have been used for years with BAD NEWS for MASTITIS Another Potent Product In The Pent-A-Cin Lino ROCKLAND'S D 1 AL-A-DOSE PENT-A-CIN DISPOSABLE INJECTOR SHOTS with REAL CONVENIENCE Here Is the handy, multi-dose In jector that tops oil others. It does so because it features a 12 cc. dose (not 6 cc ) at RorHond's improved Pent- A-Cin formula, which gets to the source ef infection faster, has greater diffusion. The Dial-A-Dose injector has five disposable tips, allows dairymen to make five injections with the same syringe. 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A Planting Gives Conservation the wheel-track system Only one cultivation is usually necessary when 2, 4-D weed killer is spray ed directly over the row to kill broadleaf weeds To make corn-growing system most efficient for erosion control, Peterson and Strommen recommend seeding alfalfa be tween the rows This gives a rotation of corn and hay, without the gram crop and open land which contribute heavily to soil loss the sod is plowed, plant ed to~corn, and alfalfa is estab lished all in one year. With alfalfa mterseeded. some further changes are needed in wheel-track planting. Normally, corn rows are 40 inches apar f When a farmer wants to grow alfaffa between the rows, they have to be spaced at 60 inches or more. The alfalfa is seeded when the com is about a foot high, Peterson and Strommen said. A special roller-seeder is used to press the alfalfa seed into the soil. Weed control either by dipping or by chemicals is necessary with this early alfalfa seeding. The chemicals are still in the experimental stage, but 2, 4-DB and dalapon seem prom ising The scientists also told of promising results with dwarf corn, but they warned the group that seed will not be available for several years Dwarf corn can be planted m regular 40-mch rows without shading the alfalfa between the rows. Yields of dwarf com in 40-mch rows have compared favorably with yields of regular corn in 60-inch rows, Peterson and trommen said 8 Co. Holsteins Complete HIR Record in 1956 BRATTLEBORO, Vt The Holstein-Fnesian Assn of Am erica announces the completion of official Herd Improvement Registry production records by cows owned by Lancaster County breeders The breeders, cows and their records are: Paul H. Eby, Cochranville, Highland Admiral Sally Ann, milked twice daily for 365 days, produced a total of 17,518 lbs of milk and 626 lbs. of butterfat as a seven-year-old, J. Mowery Frey, Lancaster, Fultonway Rag Apple Lucy, milk ed twice daily for 267 days, pro duced a total of 12,084 lbs. of milk, and 499 lbs of butterfat as a three-year-old Henry Hess, Mt. Joy, Clovena Le Winter Ivy, milked twice daily for 281 days, produced a total of 14,050 lbs of milk and 541 lbs. of butterfat as a four year-oW. Steven K. Stoltzfus, Christiana Smyrna View De Kol Betty, milk ed twice daily for 311 days, pro duced a total of 14,166 lbs. of milk and 515 lbs of butterfat as a nine-year-old; and Colantha Autocrat Abbekerk, milked twice daiUy for 316 days, produced a total of 17,779 lbs. of milk and 637 lbs. of butterfat as a four year-old. M M. Wenger, Rheems, Carna tion Lola Heilo Letta, milked twice daily for 365 days, produc ed a total of 21,395 lbs- of milk and 770 lbs. of butterfat as a six-year-old. A. W. Wickenheiser, ML Joy, Garwood Homstead Bessie, milk ed twice daily for 266 days, pro duced a total of 12,481 lbs. of milk and 437 lbs. of butterfat as an eight-year-old. .. . REAL [ECONOMY Number of Eggs Set Up 14 Per Cent In December Fourteen per cent more eggs were set in the 22 main broiler producing states in the week ending Dec. 22 than during the same week of the previous year. Three Counties Cop All Poultry Prizes HARRISBURG York, Berks and Lancaster county members of the Future Farmers of Amer ica won all prizes awarded in judging of vocational poultry tri os at the State Farm Show Prizes were ,$5 for first place, $4 for second, $3 for third, $2 for fourth, and $1 for fifth and lower prizes Winners were New Hatnpshires—First, For rest Laudenslagcr, RI New Trip oli, Berks County White Leghorns First, Ron ald E Newhard, R 3 Kutztown, Berks County, second. Dale A Pensinger, Topton, Berks Coun ty, third, Richard Spahr, R 2, Do ver, York County; fourth, G!ann M. Fetrow, R 3 Dover, York Coun ty, fourth, Glenn M, Fetrow, R 3 Dover, York County; fifth, Ger ald Greiner, R 4 Manheim, Lan caster County; sixth, Keith A Eisenhart, R 4 Dover, York Coun ty. Miscellaneous Trios First, Carl Seifert, R 2 Dover, York County; Second, Donald Frone, R 2 Dover, York County FARMERS! We have itij 51% Longer Lug Wear No Increase in Price thanks to Double-Braced Bars, the greatest development in lug design since the open center' B S ROYAL JIM GRIP MASTER passenger W n M LOW DOWN PAYMENTS—EASY CKEDIT TERMS WHEATLAND AUTO CO. 136 S. PRINCE ST. Pennsylvania Assn, of County Fairs To Meet at Reading Jan. 23-25 READING, Pa.. Jan 17 JFairmen, carnival men, amuse ment bookers, midway conces sionaires and other representa tives of outdoor show business will attend the 45th annual con vention of the Pennsylvania As sociation of County Fairs at the Abraham Lincoln Hotel here, Jan 23-25 The convention agenda as re leased by Charles W Swoyer, Reading, secretary-treasurer of the state association, calls for the annual meeting of the Central Fair Circuit at 7 30 p. m Wednes day and business sessions of the fair group Thursday The Central Fair Circuit is a league of har ness horse racetracks in Pennsyl vania, New Jersey Delaware and Maryland. Thursday sessions will begin at 11 a m and will be conducted by John P Bloom, Cambria county potato grower and association president Mayor Daniel F. Mc- Devitt, Reading, will give the wei- DISTRIBUTOR Or See Your Neighborhood Implement or U. S. Tire Dealer Laneastcr Farming, Friday, Jan. 18, 1957—9 Sharp Bite Spearhead point* on lugs cut cleaner, deeper Wide Grip puts more tire ' face" on ground, grabs more earth Smooth Rolling—with extra cushioned padded center Self-Cleaning. Mud, dirt are shucked out automatically Tough Body High-tensile cords, fused together against impacts. truck NEEft^T^r,? 8 l: 'f«V c usl : %** huc* °" »wr Q^« coming address. The afternoon meeting, to be gin at 1 30 p. m , will feature ad dresses by Duane Carter, director of competition for the U S Auto Club, Speedway City, Ind , Di. William L Henning, Pennsyl vania secretary of agriculture; Louis P. Shannon, extension divi sion manager of E I DuPont De- Nemours Co . Wilmington. Del. and Capt Elmer Faber public relations director, Pennsylvania Stale Police The convention will close with a banquet at 730 p m Thursday. Well known booking agencies will furnish entertainment Swoy er will be presented with a plaque in recognition of his 18 jears service as a U S Trotting Association director Lawrence B. Sheppard. Hanover, owner of Hanover Shoe Farms, and presi dent of the U S Trotting Asso ciation, will make the presenta tion. John S Giles, president of the Reading Fair, will be toast master Ph. EX 7-6279 1 s
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