f fc 3 T Which * * S' * YOU BE THE JUDGE! These two cows are from the Purina Dairy Center herd. They’re about the same age. Each has calves regularly. Each has produced 15,000 lbs. of milk In her 10 months lactation. THE COW ON THE LEFT should be the producer, based on her bred-in ability. But she’s too thin (be cause- of the experiment she’s been on). --She's been producing at the ex pense* of her own body. Rabbits Go Commercial American housewives love variety' in the meat counter at their supermarket and they’ll pay for it, too! The growing demand for delicious farm-raised, all-white rabbit meat creates a new commercial farm opportunity. Rabbit production, “The Purina Way” may be a sound, profitable (but not get rich-quick) business, either part-time in the back yard or full-time on the farm. Talk with your Purina salesman about this op portunity. If you raise rabbits now . . . feed Purina Rabbit Chow, developed at the modem 84-doe rabbitry on the Purina Research Farm, Gray Summit, Missouri. Do You Know . . . Sows Produce 100 Gallons Of Milk Each Year A brood sow is a factory a “pig factory” and she needs help to produce to capacity. At the Purina Research Farm on the Purina Hog Program, sows each year produce more than 100 gallons of milk; wean IS pigs; and maintain their own bodies. These are mighty hig jobs. Purina Sow Chow fed with your grain is designed and researched especially for these big jobs. Get Sow Chow at our store with the Checkerboard Sign. John B. Kurtz Cedar Lane John J. Hess, II Intercourse - New Providence Ira B. Landis Valley Road, Lancaster Warren Sickman ■ ■-■ i lio ni a ■ * is the better cow? S. H. Hiestand & Co Whiteside & Weicksel Salunga Kirkwood John B. Kurtz Ephrata James High Gordonville Pequea. Body condition is most important in keeping a herd milking at their peak year after year. Body condition de pends on proper feeding during the dry period . . . and is maintained by feeding a good milking ration. Ask us about Purina’s Dairy Feeding Program . . . built by 34 years of re search with thousands of cows. It’s sure to help your cows give all the milk they’re bred to give ... to help you make top profits from your herd. Wenger’s Feed Mill, Inc. J. H. Reitz & Son, Inc. Lititz John J. Hess Kinzers - Vintage 15m £ 4 /W Rheems Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 2, 1963 • Seedsmen (Continued tiora Page 4) at the first of the vear AUalta seed is getting even tighter than it was at that tune Clo ver tightened up somewhat too because of the high bu>ing movement of altalta, and I also understand theie was some e\- poit Japan made a purchase of some 4 million pounds of clover seed fiom Canada, and the U'S and Canada tiade back and forth There seems to be plentv of grass aiound There was an exceptionallj good ciop of ice grass seed, but in spite of the big supple, rvegrass seed has advanced almost 00 per hun dredweight in the past two weeks I think faimers would be w-ise to use moie cover ciops Penn State tells us that Lancas ter County has a lower oigamc matter content in its soils than anv other county There is very little good ger minating timothv around Theie is some poor qualitv timoth} on the market, but in general, the grass seed situat ion looks pretty good • Amos Funk (Continued trom Page 1) in June, 1% inches m Julv, 1 fi inches in August. 1 4 inches m September and 0 9 Inch m Oc tober He said a rule of thumb in irrigating is to apply an in ch of water a week when rain fall is less than an inch An inch of water applied to tasselmg corn can double yie lds, compared with a field that has been irrigated a full sei son, Funk said, In this case, timing of the irrigation is at the critical period of growth Strawberry growers ha\e found, he said, that plants irri gated m the fall when the blossoms are forming in the crown will show an increase of 20 per cent production before you buy any chain saw! \j(! check McOULLOM’B Yf new 250 direct drive \ |!( More fealures-more power-more value | □ Push button primer □ r n' ‘i n ,f Jie \'l □ Full 16" welded tip bar an plastic grip | □ High performance muffler □ Famous McCulloch chainr $169.95 Plus Sales Tax The 250 offers features never /ku~S before available on a saw in its price range. When you shop for a new saw use this check list and make sure you get your money's worth! For a limited time with the purchase of a new Mc- Culloch 250, you may purchase a $22.13 retail value chain maintenance kit for only $4,95 (suggested special price). This Mac-Pac includes the world-famous Nygran File N’ Joint, McCulloch Bar Guard, Depth Gauge Tool, and 2 McCulloch Files - for precision chain sharpening and protection. LANDIS BROS., INC. Manheim Pike McCULLOCH m CHAIN SAWS rv yj** >v<r r<- *ry,-. - '£s?- sR^-S. ROBERT MKTZLER, Plant Manager Reist Seed Co., Mt. .Toy Some clovers and some alfal fas aie veiy tight, especially ceitified Buftalo alfalfa and ceitified Pennscott red clover Pennscott clover prices to the grower diopped some in the past few vears and many grovveis stopped producing seed We got what we could get, but it we sell out vve can’t get it replaced anv more We have enough DuPuits al talfa to take care of our needs. The suppliers have reported that Certified Buffalo, Atlantic and Cajuga me all sold out Gia,ss seems to be in good supplj but one thing that could tie up orchard grass, es penallv S-3 7 is the boat strike. Summer and tall seedmgs is wheie we are going to have our trouble I believe there is enough seed aiound for spring seeding We have an exceptj lonallv good supplv of Vernal alfalfa, and I think it will do better than Buffalo We got a good bu> on it and vve bought twice as much as we normally do We handle open formula seed coin, and theie seems to be plenty of that around Bookings ate about (the same as tins time last >eai In a business session, several glowers charged that contract sprayers for railroads, public utilities and highway depart ments have caused considerable damage to vegetable and fruit crops by “misusing herbicides.” The state vegetable group, headed by Paul Rowe. Stras burg Rl, named a committee to instigate legislation should the practice continue The conference also heard reports on direct seeding of tomatoes, vegetable nutrition, peat pots, insect problems, marketing, pesticides and a new plastic mulchei. Lone. 393-3906 5
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