KEIFFER IS SHOWN standing by the central 6-inch tile line just above the lower
laterals in the field. Above him on the hillside five laterals had been completed, while
the machine was moving mto work-in the "wet” lower section of the field. The part
of the field below the wagon and truck has been used for pasture and meadow in the
six years Kiefler has operated the farm, being too wet to crop. He hopes to start cropping
it in 1960 —LG PHOTO
Cooperative Conservation Adds
Rich Cropland For This Farmer
The photos on this and the
facing page serve to illust
rate a project undertaken by
a southern Lancaster County
farmer ■who believes, „ with
out reservation, in conserva
tion farming as a means of
increasing farming profits.
Grant Kieffer, who farms
475 acres—including the Ful
ton birthplace—just north of
the 72 - 222 junction in Go
shen community, this week
completed the laying of 6,000
feet of porous concrete tile
drain in a field just west of
the farmstead.
The fie’d had been tiled
years ago, but with the main
lines too small and clogging
cutting down on flow, it was
time for another try at dry
ing up the low lands and re
turning them to profitable
crop production
Kieffer reports that in the
six years he has farmed the
“home-pace” he has never
cropped the lower part of the
’field—which is b’essed with
a rich, black, deep top-soil
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and too much ground water.
Next Spring, after the new
tile has done its job and the
entire field has "been contour
stripped, he expects to grow
his first row or grain crop on
the land.
Up till now, Kieffer has
utilized the rich soil of this
field by pasturing or harves
ting a hay crop.
But as he says, “That’s not
the best thing with land as
rich as this.”
Before actual work could,
start on the dram system,
Kieffer contacted the Lancas
ter County Soil Conservation
Service.
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tiomst W. Martm Muth had
technicians to help the young
county farmer figure costs,
project future contours, map
chronic wet spots aand final
ly survey in the lines for the
system to follow. _
They explained require
ments and specifications for
Kieffer to receive ASC cost
sharing payments for carry
ing out a permanent conser
vat on practice.
The requirements are set
up to give the farmer his
best value in permanent
structures and insure maxi
mum conservation benefits
for the community and the in
dividual farmer
B—Lancaster Farming. Saturday, Mardh 28,
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A CLOSE-UP of one of the fields “old” tile
shows the 4-inch pipe running nearly half-full,
flow being picked up-quickly by a newly-laid lal
after the past-several-months’ dryness, all seven
the old drain system were carrying a heavy flow
ged lines of the old system will be connected '
system where feasible.
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Working with the SCS_ and, the SCS men wei
ASC, Kieffer has ' managed te 1 Kieffer exactly
to receive the top value for down the slope he i
h ; s dollar and has at the same stall six-inch pipe
time made an active contri- mam stem line, bef
bution to the county’s over- ping to more expr
all conservation needs. ht inch pipe.
SCS technicians made regu- As a result the
lar appearances to check the ves money m insl
quality of work, insure that system, qualifies .
all standards were being fol- cost-sharing and is
lowed by the contractor and of efficient drainage
guarantee approval of the
project for ASC cost-sharing. To store a roast,
A total of 6,OOQcplus feet the meat and rei
of drain was installed, with cardboard tray.
the sizes carefuUy figured to* loosely with waxed
g've adequate flow at all the inner wrap
points. with the meat, and
With proven methods of the coldest part of
measuring the field's heeds, frigerator.
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