- HERE IS WHAT MUTH SAW, Larry Corson, Soil Conservationist,' holds a surveyor’s rod-on ground level so that Mart can check the-percent of slope. As Corson walks, downgrade, Muth reads,higher and higher num bers on the rod since the transit is ,set to see only on a level plane. ‘ . ' L. F. Photo. PART OF THE JOB of the conservationist is ;udying maps of the farm and the soil types to he andled. Here Martin Muth, right, and Robert Brubak p of Mount Joy Rl, look over the aerial photograph i the farm Brubaker recently purchased at Bellaire t 'HSrthern Lancaster County. Muth plans and lays at conservation practices on the map before any actual r ork on the farm is begun. L. F. Photo. FLORIN Replacement Pullet Feeds Offer You Complete, Economkal Programs From Day Old Chicks To Mature PuiSets Florin Chick Starter Florin Growing Mash Florin Gro-All Florin Gro-Mor Pellets ■d 'be-"happy*H:ol ; hfiip a pro ’-suit your* sdraciividuaJ-^aseeds.. TOR : MOSE r MOUNT JOY~ 6ij3^24lf olgemuth Bros., inc. FLORIN, PENNA. Soil; Conservation • , (Continued 1 frdm ’Page' 6) drain away readily during peri ods of heavy ra'in. Muth used a surveyor’s tran sit to check the slope of the field along the road. He found enough slope all the way, and planned to build a waterway along the load to carry excess runoff down to the creek That would take care ot the water that fe)l on the land above the road, but what of the ram that fell on the’low spot during hea vy downpours The soil was not porus enough for the water 10 percolate down through the subsoil. Something else had to be considered Muth suggested to the fanner that he lay out contour strips in 50 foot lands with a very gentle slope toward the natural outlet from the fi eld Through several years of plowing, Brubaker could plow gentle ridges in the field that would act as'natuial drainage ways for the excess water. The use ot tile drainage under the field was considered, but it was agreed that they probably were not necessary. Muth does not believe in applying more severe measures than necessary to co rrect conditions. On many fields the problem is preventing runolt rainwater, but here the problem was the opposite. This was another ex ample of making every acre produce up to its potential. With snow on the ground it was impossible to lay out accu CONSERVATIONISTS AND FARMER talk over the problem of disposing of the water that collects on the roadway and runs down across the cropland. The work of the conservationist includes explaining the idea behind proposed plans and securing the coopera tion of the highways department and other interested parties. Martin Muth, Work Unit Conservationist in Lancaster, left, talks the problem over with Robert Brubaker, the land owner, center, and Larry Corson, a soil conservationist on the staff. L. F. Photo. Why Crops Need Limestone Two iinpoitant ingredients needed In eioj)s .ire cal eium ami magnesium. Both are regularly lost thiongh the boil hj the following nais: (1) leaching, which is a slow leaking anaj, a iionual process wlicie there is rainfall. (3) lit crop removals, Ja-ginnes, such.is liav and other greens, aie taken oft the fields, instead of plowed under. (3) U) general use ot (he soil. Because ol this loss, the soil becomes ■what is Known as high in acid. rutting on limestone may supply eahiuni and magnesium and correct the soil aciditj at the same time. It has been shown in experiments by agricultural colleges and experiment stations that for every dollar spent tor limestone, from $3 to $l5 arc returned to the farmer through increased yields. The U.S. Government is so thoroughly convinced of the worth of applying limestone that jtfcout one-half of the cost is granted free when application is made for it. This is to encourage farmers to bo cor tain to use lime stone. It does pay to use limestone! MARTIN'S LIMESTONE IVAX >l. MARTIX, Inc. \> w Holland 354-2113 ..,tt . Terre Hill 445-3455 BIA K BAMj * PA - Gap Hickory 2-4148 Lancaster , Saturday, March 2, ,1963 — WITH AN INCREMENT BORER, Martin Muth, right, checks the rate of growth in the woodlot as land owner, Robert Brubaker, looks on. Muth does not re commend how to cut timber from the woodland, but he can determine if the trees are making satisfactory growth, and recommend other possible uses for land now in woods. L. F. Photo, rate waterways or contouis, but Muth found out his preli minary plan could be woiked He would come back later to -do the final checking and laying out stnps accoiding to the map he could now lay out in the office. Before the final plan is com pleted, evei v acre on the tann will be checked to see it the best use is being made ot it. Woodland might be deni ed t omake contour stnps mote practical in some spots, tiees might be planted on otheis wheie ciopland would be haul to hold in place, but all this might take seveial vears to ac complish. Couseivation of'the sod is a continuing process, Muth believes Muth has Ins own Caim .it Lititz under consei vation pi no tices and knows first-hand the ■value of keeping the soil wheie it belongs. He checked the farm boun dues on a map with Brubaker and went over the results of soil tests and we diove back to~ Lancaster, I had missed my morning cofl.ee, but I had thor oughly enjoyed the ude Soil Consei vation, too, is ag riculture, I thought t Pennsylvania Farm Show CHAMPION! Slarted Capons Second Straight Year! Foi flic M'uiml ii.it In a mw our