NO. 49 eel Track Planting Is ctical. Says R. Henney rheel track planting of com practical in Lancaster “It definitely is." is the answer of Robert C. Hen- Itz Rl, teacher of Vocational Agriculture at War ton High School, and he has figures to prove it. y and his partner 3 Shelly, also of 1, planted approxi -0 of their 85 acres last spring by this and are very well with, the results. jr reports that in ev panson (they made n all types of soil ack planted corn out the corn in fields down by the conveh ethod of about 12 or ■ls per acre.’ In one am on adjoining here all treatment ■ntical except the slings and one har on the control strip icel track planting 137 bushels while the made 91. re there any other (es besides better fenney thinks increas [ may be one oF-the— ienefits. Since fewer jtr the field are need- Wk is required and ie there will be less id tear bk the* mach feed corn germinates | the wheel track be lt the greater moisture [capacity of the fresh jed soil. Weed control r because weed seeds jerminate. readily in k soil between the d the com gets ahead reeds. less working of the b remains in better 1 More water is av b the' plants' since 7 action is broken up plow sole until the worsed down again, f loose soil will ab iowater much more making more water *to the plants and I danger of erosion ? fams Soil that is **d will retain more n tjttmmv WPLAINS HOW com will he removed from storage with a |W be C ledgeh, renewed al^ thin'cavern f MISS!l«-”fth W fS PHOTO organic matter because the sun will not destroy organic matter buried underground. Henney and Shelly cash rent two farms and share rent another. They farm a total of 213 acres in corn, tobacco, wheat, oats, and hay, but their corn program is the most different from conven tional methods in the Garden Spot. Steer programs on the farms for many years had caused a buildup of potash residue from heavy apphea (Turn to page 6) Agri. Council To Cooperate In Farm - Bus. Day Walter L. Dunlap, Jr. chair man of the Agricultural committee of the Lancaster Chamber of Commerce made an appeal for all representa tives of agricultural organiz- the' county to re turn the cards concerning Farm-Business day as soon- as possible. The appeal was made at the meeting of the Lancaster County Agricultur al Council on Thursday Af ter noon. Farm-Business day is being sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce to help develop a closer rela tionship between business and agricultural segments of our community. Dunlap urged all persons having cards to please return them before November 6. A total of 17 business plac es in the city have indicated interest in having representa tives from agriculture visit their business on November 19 to open Farm - City week. Robert Terrill and H. B (Turn to page 5) Lancaster, Pa., Saturday, October 31, 1959 ABSENCE OF WEEDS IN THIS FIELD show the control Robert C Henney and Mervin B‘. Shelly got with only one cultivation after wheel track planting and spraying at planting. Henney feels that the single cu Itivation was not needed for weed control, but was necessary to side dress the crop with Nitrogen. Even after the corn was ripe the field was extremely free of weeds and fall grass. The ears are of average size, but population is over 14,000 plants per acre and the yield in this field was well over 100 bushels per acre on a dry, shelled corn basis. —LF PHOTO FIVE - DAY WEATHER FORECAST Saturday • Wednesday Temperatures for the next fire days will average normal to 4 degrees above normal. Normal tempera tures in this area range from a low of 40 at night to a high'of 59 in the after- noon. Cooler weather is expected over the weekend with some warming ex pecter about Tuesday or Wednesday. Chance some light rain or drizzle about Sunday or Monday. During the past week 1-2 inches of rain fell in Lan caster bringing the total for October to 3:67. well a bove normal for the month. Leadership Conference Hears State F.F.A. Pres. Gerald Greiner, Manheim i R 4, president of the Pennsyl- i vania Association of Future i Farmers of America was fea tured speaker at the York- ( Lancaster area FFA. Leader- , ship Training Conference , held at Dillsburg on Monday. , Greiner, recently returned j from the national convention 3 in Kansas City, reported on his activities as a delegate ( to the convention. Greiner also assisted in a panel, moderated by George Myers, Teacher of vocational 1 agriculture at Lampeler- Strasburg high school, on * the proper way to develop a chapter program of work. , Other members of the panel were Donald Knisley, vice ' president of the Pennsylvan ia Association FFA and Bur- ! nell Andrews, Willow Street ' Rl, representing the Garden '' Spot chapter from Lampeter- ' Strasburg school. The 15th annual confer- ' ence held alternately in York and Lancaster countv schools : is for the purpose of helping the local officers become ( more proficient in their du ties. A total of 212 officers, i Celery Growers Seek New Strain Lancaster County farmers may be throwing money a way on large amounts of fer tilizer they do not need, J, O. Dutt, Extension Vegetable Gardening specialist from Pennsylvania State Univer sity told county celery grow ers at the farm of Jay Hod ecker, Lancaster R 3, on Wed nesday. Some of the soil sam ples from county show very high amounts of phosphorus and potash. Many farmers apply large amounts of fertilizer each year. “You may not do any harm, but Turn To Page 11 S 2 Per Year advisors and school adminis trators as their guests attend ed the meeting and banquet. Barry Flnichbaugh, presi dent of the York County chapter from Red Lion, as sisted by the York County officers conducted the meet ing and acted as toastmaster for the banquet. Teachers from Lancaster county who had a part in (Turn to page 14) Glenn Porter In Capon Club Win Glenn Porter, Washington Boro Rl, a 10 year veteran of the 4-H capon club turned in a score of 99 out of a pos sible 100 to win the blue ribbon in the county roundup at the meeting of the Lan caster Kiwants Club Tuesday. Kiwanians meeting in the Brunswick hotel sponsored the club, supplied $50.00 in prize money and purchased most of the exhibited birds First prize birds scored on carcass alone belonged to Dorothy Groff, Lancaster R 7, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. ..Arthur Groff. The prize marked the first win for Dor othy in three years of compe tition. In record book score, Gaiy Fortner, 11 year old, finished a close second behind his brother with a of 98 25 to tie his record oi last year when he also finished second. This is his third year of com petition. Third place went to Larry Gordley, son of Mr and Mrs. Ronald Gordley, Manheim R 3 Larry finished with a score of 97 3 for his first year in competition. Scores in the contest arc based on the records kept by the member and the ap pearance of the dressed (Turn to page 9)
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