12 —Lancaster Farming, Friday, June 28, 1957 Vn * A PLENTIFUL SUPPLY of water for the dairy cow herd is no problem for Hack man. The pond has a surface of about thiee-fourths of an acre' The pond is fenc ed and a water trough with continuous A. BL Hackman Conservation Farmer of Year Outstanding Consenation Farm er in Lancastei County this year is Andrew H. Hackman. R 2 Man heim He was named to this honor by the board of directors of the Lncaster County Soil Conserva tion District Hackman was visited by Lancas ter Farming Monday afternoon. On the way to his farm, one of the most outstanding features in the fields of many farms were deep, raw, ragged new gullies cut by the heavy rainstorm the proceeding night. But at the Hackman farm there were none of these signs of poor soil stewardship. He said that the rain Sunday was the most in the shortest time since he had moved to the farm in 1940. But the only washes found on the entire farm were in a strip oi tobacco on a rather steep hill side. And even this displaced soil was caught by the strip of hay sod below it. There were no washouts from the sodded .ground. Believing that conservation farming and grassland farming go hand in hand, he has given up the practice of growing corn and says that he soon intends to give up tobacco. The early spring grass goes in to two silos. “My cows are on full winter feed right now,” Hackman said. “The grass in the pasture dried up daring the hot weather, so I put them on full winter feed.” The early silage is a rye and alfalfa-grass mixture. This is ex pected to be fed out in time to fill both silos with a sorghum-soy bean mixture. - Hackman carries a milking herd of 20 to 21 Holsteins and Ayr etures on the 68 acre farm. The' pasture land makes up the bulk of the crops 18 acres. This year there are seven acres of barley, about three and a half acres of wneat, 10 acres of soybeans and sdrghum, eight acres of grass for silage, five and a half acres of tobacco and the retraining 16 ores are in glass for hay or sil age Strip cropping was put into practice when Hackman first Bought the farm ‘ This place wasi really in bad shape when I got it," he said “The first year the wheat made only about 10 bush el; to the acie ” “But we have really poured the manure, including the liquid man ure, on it ” The farm is now in the process of being changed to contour strips Arnew pond with a surface v -, ' * v> * ' f ~fW, * > " > * * ,i ' <>-u ~ * *; 'O/- > *• >1 <■ 4 <, flow is located below the dam. Hackman said that he had not been swimming for many years until the pond was built.-{LF Photo) under those feathers with BEACON TURKEY FEEDS It took a threefold increase in turkey production in the last 20 years to satisfy American appetites. _ As this huge mountain of meat continues to grow, it is sure the market will seek out—at premium prices —carcasses of better quality and finish. Here’s where the highly efficient Bea con-trolled Feeding and Management Program can help you. It builds moist, tender meat deep meat with the flavor that brings buyers back for more. And it builds it economically. This year, feed for premium finish! Start right A BEACON FEEDS ARE UNIFORMLY BETTER BECAUSE THEY'RE BEACON-TROLLED Before manufacture During manufacture After manufacture THE BEACON MILLING COMPANY, INC , CAYUGA, N. Y. • YORK, PA. • LAUREL, DEL. • EASTPORT, N. Y, BEACON-SHOWALTER FEEDS, INC., BROADWAY, VA. j' ? ru ' t ‘ V * 4 > * ; S > N ~ 'K > •* X*, > Put premium flavor Beacon Dealers are located from Maine to the Virginias » t* ' » • A DAY THAT IS TOO wet for field work is ideal for cut ting pasture and roadsides. Here Hackman and Flash, an eight year old Collie, prepare to take care of some of these odd jobs Monday. Hackman has been chosen as Conserva tion Farmer of the Ifear by the Lancaster County Soil Conservation District. (LF Photo) with Beacon Turkey Starter and follow through with the Beacon Turkey Growing program best'suited to your flock. See your Beacon Dealer now. LIVING PROOF ‘S- Since 1927 when Beacon made the * industry’s first complete line of com mercial turkey feeds, thousands of poults like this one have been raised at Beacon Poultry Research Farm, Cayuga, „N Y Constant research keeps the Bea con-trolled Feeding and Management Program efficient and practical for turkey growers, wu * ' t & /Sr.,*""* ' • I.; -<-&*• £~, t * s **fc. _ * V* ** - w / i v v V M: V "-M 4
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