enlists ryover on of n. 1 - used In tin on imi t all j, setoiul o. USUA rc- lie pre\ ions given little taking fert 10ns How fertihzer- uld be im ,his residual iunt. Such nitrogen could ajso be B j(d by a winter cover crop ge eded after the fertilized crop u harvested AJIS soil scientists point cll t that a significant amount of nitrogen remains after the first crop only when applicat ,on rates are high. Teats were made on widely different soils at seven locations. ' Moore Farms Offer- Ghostley Pearl CHICKS FOR 1963 FROM OUR TWO YEAR OLD breeders • Better Egg Quality • Better Lii ealrHity • Jumbo Day Old ChicUs ALSO STARTED PULLETS CONTACT US TODAY MOORE FARMS 780 EDEN ROAD' LANCASTER LO 9-0416 Making Silage? On some plots, nitrogen fertilizer was applied In late fall, and coin was planted the next spring Other plots weie toitilized in the spring just botoie the coin was planted Attei com haijwest, all plots weie seeded to wheat or oats as a w mtei tovei ciop, which was followed by a second com (i op in the spnng No add itional nitiogen was applied on eithei the w inter crop otj Instead may bia- the second corn crop. Carr.voxer eftects of spnng and fall-applied nitrogen weie measured on the winter covu ciop and the second com ci op Yields of fertilized plots and unfertilized checic plots w r ere compared. :en in the Spring Treatments Best Spring applied ammonium nitrate, 200 pounds per acie, increased average small grain dry forage yields 1,600 pounds and second corn crop yields 19 bushels per acre. Fall-applied nitrogen in creased small grain forage yields only 490 pounds per acre. The carryover effect of fall-spread nitrogen fertilizer cm the second planting of corn was negligible IV2 years later Fall application also gac o lowei yields than spring app lications on the corn crop to which the nitrogen was ap plied The scientists calcu lated--on the basis 01 results bom all tests--that all ap plication is oni\ 10 percent a. ellectne as in spiing in incte astng \lekls ot corn response to fall fc 1 tilization ■caned considerably between years, and was consistently gieatei in some locations than others These canations cannot be explained by diffeiences in sin face-oil texture or subsoil permeability researchers sav Noi are the ranations direct ly related to total amount of winter rainfall, runoff wate 1 *, 01 water percolation Into soil The scientists do suggest, ihowever, the greatest looses ot nitrogen from percolation, m winter may occur during mild weather that permits microbial activity. In addition to ammoni\m nitrate, plots -were fertilized with either anhydrous ammon- m, urea sodium or ammonium sulfate-. nitrogen source -was consist- superior or inferior to others in the tests XKW WHEAT APPLICATION' HE A BLINK IS JULY 2 Farmers who wish to be considered for a “new wheat farm” allotment for 1963 on a farm which does not have a wheat allotment should get in touch with the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service County Office right away, Fred G Seldomndge, Chairman of the Lancaster County Agricultural Stabil ization and Conservation Com mittee, said today. Such far mers have until July 2 to file applications for such an allot ment. Under the wheat allotment marketing quota program, a “-new farm” is a farm on which there is no wheat acre age history, including acreage considered as wheat under the Conservation Reserve, for anv ot the years 1960, 1961. or 1962. Speed hay curing John Deere 21 crimper and 31 crusher Hay Conditioners Manheim Pike Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 30, 1962—9 • Crop Summary (Continued from Page 1) yeat when the two crops giew fastoi Some tobacco ci ops hace just been planted, bur in most aieas the ciop is oh to a good stait Tomato giowth almost it a standstill dining the die weathei early in June, an’ making excellent giowth and puking ot the slaked crop has Ataited in ithe "Washington 801 o ai ea While Lancaster County ha, adequate soil moisture, most Pennsylvania farmeis are etill looking hopefully for much needed ram The central and uortheastei n sections of the state seem to be hardest hit Altoona and Scranton report ing more than five inches under normal. The State Crop Reporting Service said in its weekly crop and weather summary that only three w eather stations- - Erie, Reading and Philadel phia - - report more than nor mal rainfall for the growing season nitrate No Housewives learned that sweet cherries were becoming plentiful at fresh market + CRAIN WANTED! CORN - WHEAT - BARLEY - SOYBEANS V I ❖ f ♦*« ¥ g Pneumatic Truck Dump Convenient Location X I | I WE STORE PRODUCER LOAN WHEAT | ❖ ? •> LANDIS BROS., INC. In The Market Daily FOR TOP PRICES CALL CARGILL, INC. MARIETTA, PA. HAZEL 6-2633 Grain Dryer Immediate Payment John Deere 21 crimper and 31 crusher Hay Conditioners reduce curing time up to 50 per cent to save more feed-rich leaves. Conditioned hay also retains its green color longer, makes more palatable feed, and contains more vitamins and carotene. The 21 crimper kinks stems with its two interlocking, corrugated rolls. The 31 crusher bruises stems with its rubber* covered and fluted steel rolls. Stop in fopj full details* stands Soui (hen\ picking is ui lull swing this week Peach and apple glowers re pair goad flint sizing aiul Erie giape iimwaicls „io showing a goi d set A fi w hekls of sweet corn i.e tasschn = in che south Stiawbcin puking was in pio girss in the noilh but taper nu oft 111 cential and south ern aieas Tomatoes are beg- inning to foim on \ine.s and snap beans weie coining into blossom Bailee combining started m central and southern counties Wheat was veij noai harvest in the soth, and (ombmes have already been through some fields Corn was pushing well in northern areas with a few fields knee high Moat of the state’s oat crop is forming heads Hot and dry weather <aused rapid maturity of field crops Hay fields and pastures con tinue to remain short. Hay quality was reported fair to good While Philadelphia had four inches of rain during the ■week ending June 25, Pitts burgh reported only a trace. For Lane. EX 3-3906
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