8 NO. 41 ■* S J * A converted pasture field on manure on the whole f arm tie farm of John R Zimmer- each year. man, Bphrata HI, has been Zimmerman feeds about 300 in continual corn for five years head ot ste ers a year, buying and even with the dry weather them at about 1,000 pounds is still producing a good crop and feeding them short term John took over operation of on grain and corn silage. He the farm eight years ago when now has 34 head of lighter his father retired. One of his steers which he plans to feed first programs included laying for a longer period on a heavy out contour strips on the 60 concentration of corn silage, acres. He has a self feeding wagon The contours gave him lon- which he built out of a fllat ger rows, but cut across some bed wagon and the sides from fences. He tore out the fence a forage wagon. He chops rows, relocated fences and corn directly into the wagon plowed part of the old perman- and pulls it into the barn lot. ent pasture The steers eat from the wagon. In part of the pasture- he and hogs clean up what the planted Penbel 69 tobacco < Continued from Page 13) which he just finished harves ting. “It was one of the big- j j gest crops I ever harvested ” INOOCIOU he said Zimmerman gives «» ~ « *-p || much of the credit to the heavy WdltlUK 1 011 S coat of steer manure he puts q A/|*ll on the farm each year, but he Jr SI, lVllilol*S also believes the liberal apph- CORN AFTER CORN FOR FIVE YEARS still makes big ears on this ca V,°“ °' f chemical fertlll ‘ er “ f £ r “°£ mer Even with-the dry weather_this year John R. Zimmerman, (He'nk) 3 "tentmk, \rata Rl,-ejects ,a-gopd crop of corn from this field. He believes in coating year T ever used blgh analy . sales manager for Milled and •n ground with steer manure and adding plenty of chemical fertilizer. He plow- SIS fertilizers, but I believe it Bushong, Lancaster County down 300 pounds of 16-16-16 per acre and added another 100 pounds of 13-24- pays,” he added. feed hrai in the row. Corn is still green all the way to the ground. L. F. Photo. Corn for gram has been in Speaking at the annual part of the converted meadow meeting of Pennsylvania’s , u - p a,, j for five consecutive years, and Millers and Peed Dealers meet ly rlItUl!*0 r3.1*11101*5 /\itOHCI l-foilCtfav* Ma — J 18 stlll Producing as well as mg m Pocono Manor, Pa, this te¥ 1 1 • »r« •• ' Q 1 | * WfUoCr lldincu it did the first year, even with- week, Wentmk said the state’s Liea.ctersnip OCIIOOI J 'T , _ out the use of cover crops, broiler and egg producers must conduct a successful leader- * Zimmerman said he tried rye- wipe out cost inefficiencies to Five state officers of the sbip training conference and re- D v U I A grass for several years, but he bid for a greater share of msylvama Association Of ceived ins truction in public chops the corn stalks for steer northeastern markets, ure Faraiers °f America speaking> 30C i al coaduc t, CO r- Wilbur Houser I amoeter bedd mg and he does not like The tightening up has al ' Lancaster. County, along respondence and pubhc rela . w&g named Monda night t 0 the green material in the bales, ready begun, Wentmk said, h the rest of the state offi- tions> . t> y r He organic matter by but “we have some catching •s, participated in the 20th , , , _ replace Jay Risser, 564 Lam- _ nread _ heaw mat of steer un to do and there is lots of tual Leadership Trainmg t on Tuesday the state officer peter Road, as head tester of, Spreadmg a heavy COat °* room for improvement iference on the campus of tea ' m preseilted a bl S b school the Red Rose Dairy Herd Im- °° improvement. ■ Pennsylvania State Univer- assembl y program,and visited provement Association. DaalAve Despite some large opera y this week the ° ne tbe local Action was taken at a spe- * eeC * tions and contract operations, -y xms weeK. . chanter members -On Wednes- Action was taicen ax a spe I 1 U Wentink said he believes the “■ Name John Hess « -mers for a year of service W , ’ ' Monday night Houser’s ap- State Dil*ectOl* most important - factor for a oughout the state. They had AUOO “‘ 1, pomtmept wilL" become effec- , t . pome lining sessions on how to The five officers from Lane- - t ive immediately. John J. Hess 11, Intercourse, „ ’ . . ' a ® ter , C ° unty . are Carl No reason for the change was elected to a three year - oae !! a l lon nrov /• I J Mount Joy R 2, president; Ro - of b6a **y» are expected, meet in the court house. horse clubs of the county. . % to average two to seven. de« 8 p.m. Penn Manor The afEair wUI begin at 4 other officers elected along ReOrgaiUZeS giees below the normal range Young Farmers Association p , m , on the Lampeter Commun- witb Brown were as follows: of 57 M ni « bt to 77 in the meets in Penn Manor High jt y grounds with chicken be- David Wissler - Overseer; Fred Seldomridge, Gap Rl, afternoon. Very cool wea 'School. j ng served until 8 p.m. Stanley Stauffer Jr.-Assistant was reelected chairman of the ther Saturday is expected to 8 p.m.- Lincoln Commun- A jj proee ed3 from the sale Steward; Charles' MciSparran- Lancaster County Agricultural give way to a gradual warn ;“ y 4 : H club meets tbe of the chicken will go to the Lecturer; Ambrose Giffing-Ste- Stabilization and Conservation tag trend thereafter. Preci- Mount Airy fire’ hall. county 4-H clubs to be used ward; Mrs. Chas. MoSparran- Committee Thursday night. pitation is expected to total jSept. 18 Solanco Fair jnd- for r i b bons, trophies, awards. Secretary; Walter Wood-Trea- The 60 year old chairman less than a tenth of an Inch Sing of all crop exhibits be- trips and the support of the surer; -John Gilbreath- Chap- was flrst elected to the com- falling as scattered showers gms, Quarryville fire com- international Farm Youth Ex- lain; Cart Eastridge-Gatekeep- mittee as a regular member towards the end of the per f (Continued- on- -Page-vlA)I lthange? programs XUDhaßued.-on Rage 16) r ?'- - (Continued on Page 6J iod; ; * * % .. y < v**. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 14, 1963 rue im^AWY ™ e -jm Continuous Corn Produces Well For Ephrata Farmer $2 Per Year