• NfinHs The Tiftte ftK 08 ®®- on ,eata " (Continued from Page 4) bl^ ed ' stands ot alfalfa or and may be used with success', cl ™?V s questionable and not The spreading of to 400 retbtomended. pounds per acre of a phosphor- . . .. _ 4 _T us-potash fertilizer (0-20-20 Rer~ c aiftlallco ns u nip tio n of or 0-15-30) will result in nleat ih~tbrc U'S. average 160 greater later cuttings with pounds per year, compared normal rainfall. The use of with 68 pounds in Russia. ATTENTION Farmers and Poultrymen We are the largest suppliers of Wood Shavings in the East for Poultry Litter and Cattle Bedding packaged in bales, burlap and paper hags. We deliver anywhere. We are now receiving a new crop of very clean peanut hull. Save money by picking up at our warehouse. 0. & D. SAWDUST CO., Inc. 659 E. Main St., Lititz, Pa. (formerly of Manheim) Phone 626-2068 Distributor For Shredded Pine bark for Mulching HEY* HAY! HAY! HAY! C'QS * HAY and SILAGE-making demonstration you’ve ever seen performed in ONE FIELD! C’mon out to Earl Hurst’s Farm Rt. 222 Near Oregon And see the exclusive IH balanced-head mowers in action . . . absolutely NO PITMAN!! See the gentle-crushing IH hay conditioners f High-capacity IH balers with true baler knotters and twisters • World's finest chop forage harvesters • Labof-saving, large-capacity windrower way of making hay the IH way • High-speed rakes • Flail choppers • Power forage wagon • And the feature-pocked IH tractor line. - **>l ‘ /Njm.. For prompt service call Evergreens, roses, etc. Come to the BIGGEST, most COMPLETE FREE REFRESHMENTS D. L. Diem & Sons MTITZ 626-2131 Kauffman Bros. MOUNXVIELE 285-9151 Lancaster Farming Ads Pay I on Tuesday, June 4th at 1 to 3 p.m. and J. Paul Nolt International Harvester GAP Sales and Sei'rice EPHRAXA HI 2-1183 Cope & Weaver Co. NEW PROVIDENCE SX 6-7351 7 to 9 p.m. C. B. Hoober INTERCOURSE 768-3001 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 1, 1963—5 733-2383 Seeding In Sod ; Plan Devised By USD A Men Permanent bluegrass pas tines can be renovated inex pensively with an ARS-devel oped tillage unit that —in one operation—scalps a 4-inch wide strip fiee of sod, fertil izes, and plants small-seeded legumes Agncultutal engineer H. J. Retzer of ARS, and agronom ist A M Decker of the Mary land Agncultuial Experiment Station, College Paik, got an excellent stand of birdsfoot tietoil in a bluegiass pasture b\ sowing the seed in rows 24 inches apait Thev did it with thiee conventional tillage tools —a straight disc colter, a con cave disc, and a funow opener—all mounted on a ti actor tool bar. The straight disc colter cuts a sht 1 to 2 inches deep in the sod Then the concave disc, with the cutting edge 4 inches to the left of the colter, fini shes cutting the iy 2 -inch thick sod stnp and throws it to the side The furrow opener, centered behind the two discs, applies a band of fertilizer, coveis it with 1 inch of loose soil and drops the seed on top of the soil A pi ess wheel is ►sometimes used to firm the seed into the soil. In the study, conducted at the Maryland station, the re searchers seeded one row at a time In actual practice, addi tional units could be added to seed seveial rows simultan eously. The two discs and spear point openei otter an inexpen sive way ot improving leguni.e,- deticient bluegrass pastmes DeckPi and Retzer say This method eliminates the need of plowing undei and reseeding an entue pasture The im provements, usually (ton n mi the fall, can be made without the loss of valuab'e spung grazing If managed ip-eliiHy, the bluegrass cm be giazed while the legumes aie becom ing established C- • Jtdueti When Egg prices drop Honegger Layers will help you make the most of it! Because you get the most out of them HONEGGERS are the most! Consistent! Persistent! Resistant! J, HOWARD MOORS R. D, #1 LITITZ, PEXNA. Phone: 62C-3408 WSndle's Hatchery cochraxvh.ee. pa. Phone: Atglen LY 3-3941
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