—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 1, 1961
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Seven Future Farmers Honored
At Pequea Valley Banquet
, Seven Future Farmers of
America were honored for
outstanding work in the
Pequea Valley Chapter at
the annual parent and son
banquet of the club last Fri
day night.
The highest award, the
Star Chapter Farmer, was
presented to Charles David
Lichty, son of Mr. and Mrs
Charles Lichty, Paradise. The
18 year old senior received
the degree of Keystone Far-
Controls Needed
For Turf Pests
Proper application of both
fertilizers and fungicides is
essential for control of turf
gras*-diseases, it was stated
during the 30th annual Turf
grass Conference held recent
ly at the Pennsylvania State
University.
Fertilizer will not make
plants immune to disease,
declared Houston B. Couch,
plant pathologist for the Ag
ricultural Experiment Sta
tion at Penn State. He said
tests for five years prove that
fungicides must be used for
turfgrass disease control.
“Our experiments have
shown that highly - fertiliz
ed grass—boasting good col
or and fast, lush growth—
may be no more tolerant of
fungus than less well-nour
ished > turf,” Dr. Couch ex
claimed. .
Lime was described as vit
al for use before applying
fertilizer to acid soils. Using
fertilizer on acid soils ((pH
5.5 or lower) without first
liming the soil makes an ev
en more unfavorable plant
growth medium than exists
before fertilizer is added.
This was mentioned by‘Al
bert S Hunter, researcher in
soil technoligy.
Dr. Hunter said soils with
pH much below 5 5 contain
quantities of exchangeable
aluminum. Uptake of alumin
um from soil solution causes
injury to plants.
Such available aluminum
was described as “particul
arly injurious to plant roots.”
This situation can be con
trolled by mixing lime with
soil. Lime raises the pH of
•soil and changes soluble al
umitWA into a chemical form
which is essentially harmless
to plants
Pa. 820 Corn
A high, population
variety
Yields up to 160 bu.
per acre have been
recorded.
1. Stands up when oth
ers lodge
2 Withstands drought
3. Has a very strong
stalk
Good resistance to
corn leaf aphis and
corn borer
5 Responds to
planting and
fertilization
6 Low uniform height
ears
7 Drier at harvest time
than other varieties
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mer during the Pennsylvania
Future Farmers Convention
at Harrisburg in January. He
is the treasurer of the local
chapter and reporter of the
county chapter. Lichty also
received the chapter award
for outstanding work in the
field of dairy husbandry. He
owns four cows and has 15
heifers in partnership with
his parents.
Other chapter awards pre
sented by club advisor, Hen- MEMBERS WHO REVEIVED AWARDS at the annual Parent and Son Banquet of
ry Givler, were made to Les- the. Pequea Valley Future Farmers of America are, left to right, Lester Houck, John Eby
ter Houck, Paradise R 1 for j r ., James Landis, Glenn Yost, Frank Yost, Elvin Hillard, and. C. David Lichty. At far
Poultry farming, and John right, Henry E. Givler, teacher of vocational agriculture and advisor to jhe club presents
Eby Jr., Gordonvllle R 1 for a certificate of award to Lichty. —L. F. Photo
livestock farming.
Ch ter chain gilts were Greenland award goes to the Penn Del Kings Belle, a Danboro Fast Viscount
presented" to Frank Yost, of sophomore student showing junior 3-year-ald, Guernsey, Calyth, a registered Holstein
Narvin R 2 and Elvin Hillard most Promise Glerm Yost, of owned by R F. and L. A. cow, owned by J. C. & Jay
of Narvon R 2. These boys Narvon R 2 received the a- witmer willow Street R 1 Garber, Lancaster, produced
will raise the gilts and re- produced 11,360 lbs. of milk 15.774 lbs. milk and 570 lbs
turn one gilt from the first resentative in the chapter. and M 6 lbg Q± fat 2£)9 butterfat m 334 days on
litter to be given to another Arthur W. Eshleman, su- days. She was milked two twice daily milking as a 5
boy next year. pervising principal, wel- times daily. ' year-old. #
James Landis, Ronks Rl, corned the parents 'to the ; '
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