10—Lancaster Farming,' Saturday, February»29, 1964 New Spring Oats Is Released '• Utoi tinee vo.ns of test ing according to Klmei C pilci, Agicmomy Extension Spec i.ilisl The Pennsyh ama State Uimeisilj “we can now iec oin mend to Pennsc h ama fainiei-. a new' spnng oats xanelc Russell yeai, om state had a record aceiage \ield ot 55 bushels pei acre ol all oats Penn States yields with Utissell oats axeiaged 7 4 bushels per acie . . 4 bushels ahead of Gaily and 13 ahead of Clmtland. Accoidmg to Piter, Russell cpung oats are medium matur ing I neither earh or late), with a bushel weight of 31 pounds (one pound lighter than Clmtland 00 and one pound heaner than Gairy) Resembling Gany- in most of its characteristics it grows to a height ot 3 0 inches with a tanly etitt. medium height • Poultry Ass'n (Continued from Page 14 > been made m the Held of breeding nutrition and patho logy, but anoie emphas.it> in the lutuie will be placed on en- Mionmental lactois and man agement. Curl Ui own. Manager of the Lancastei Office of the Pro duction Ci edit Association, said it is otten easier to in ciease income thiough bettei money inanageinent than thiouah e\paiisioii He said his 01 gamzation has found that the bieakmg point toi efficient pioduction is a minimum ot about 4,000 layeis The maxi mum efficient unit loi one man uoyy is about 12,000 bn ds Donald Paihs, Executne Sei i etai y ot the Pennsylvania Milleis and Feed Dealeis As sociation, leyieiyecl Height rate changes on a rain. Jle told how batge lates on the Tennessee liver had toic ed Sonthei n Rail Road to cut Height i a tea to the south hj about 50 poi cent Since the Jowei lates enabled dealeis to pav highei giani puces in the midwest, olhei jail mads weie toiccd to lowei rates Rut he said the lates weie based on a ‘ point to point .scale with no changes oi null me enioiue Lamaslei, and main otliei points weie not on these schedules the Pa IMiHei s and Peed Dealeis testi- Jied at a beai mg wheie the tailmads agieed to abandon all the point to point rates and schedule nniloim lates to all points in the state As ot June 11 he said, two new Height lates will be put into ettect bv all eastern I ail mads 7he niillri could c'hoose a late winch will be a 10% cent pel hiindiedweight ieduction trom the piesent late, oi a mileage| tate giactuated in 10 mile in-l lei \aK “Ibe whole thing is so complicated that the grain Ingkm will ha\e to ha\e a staff of liable engmeeis, ’ he said Kenneth Saudei manager ot the Pmdnceis Coopeiative Ex chuige said he expects to see jnoie mtr gidtion within the jionlltv industiv lint many in dependent produceis will con tinue to opmate He said manv small piodue- Ois hate been loiced 'out ot the egg business, lint Wns has nor bieu-dit stability to the jnai Ke) He said Jong supplies o.< ’ too ninth or the vein has put the egg lutfyfcr “In the tl i ivei s sc a( ’ Hi bilii ms Ui p tirnd ifnw.ird r n tonnin~, .mil iM.idni-, ni c>!>ns on thi 'nm will bf> ifMMsed lit lioi t nn c ol lifivfm; <i in.nKet Robert P. Pfeifer (left), Experiment Station Agro nomist, confers with Elmer C. Pifer, Agronomy Exten sion Specialist, on testing results of Russell spring oats. Pfeifer, specializing in small grains, supervised the tests on this new crop before its recommendation by the Extension Service. straw'. It has a large white gram but a lower hull per- .< CanH .j UBe tbl3 u t e nsll la centage than Garry. , , „ , „ . „„„ , several different ways," is one Russell oats ripen evenly ~ , „ and resist leaf and stem rot. question to ask yourself before Although some seed supplies buying a new utensil, believe yyere available last year, Pifer Penn iState extension home says, the Extension service is maiia g em ent specialists. Also making its official recomraenda . , ,i you should decide if you have tion tor 1964 planting. J r, i, . , storage space for it, if the cost Russell oats are a dey'elop- ° 1 ment of the Dominion Labora- i g right for the type of utensil, tory ot Cereal Breeding in and if size of the utensil is best Canada for the needs of your family. More farmers each month prefer to buy their • HAY • STRAW • EAR CORN from us for better value and all around satisfac- % tion. At farm or delivered, any quantity as your * requirements may be. * Area Code 717 687-7631 Esbenshade Turkey Farm. „ wwwwWfcS ROHRER’S Can Supply These TOP Recommended Varieties • Cert. “Alfa” Alfalfa • Cert. Pennscott Red Clover • Cert. Cayuga Alfalfa , . „ , • Pennsylvania Bed • Cert. Buffalo Alfalfa Clover • Cert. Du Puits • Pennlate Orchard Alfalfa Grass _ if • Saratoga Brome • Cert. Ranger Alfalfa Grass • Cert. Vernal Alfalfa £ Viking Trefoil • Cert. Narragansett • Climax Timothy Alfalfa Cert, Russel Oats Dekalb Corn - - - - SUDUM > Alfalfa & Red Clover available Pre-moculated ij«i!iroii!ii SMOKETOWN Phone Lane. 397-3539 Witch ITten&U to Buy SINCE 1890 PARADISE, PA. Farm Calendar a* if r (Continued from Page 1) High School, Quarryval'le El. 7:30 p.m. N'ort/hehst 4-H tractor oluib meets at the shop at Allen Matz, Denver. Mar. 4 8 pm. Reorgan ization meeting of Red Rose Baby Beef and Lamb club at the Multon Bi erfht School, Lititz Pike, Lancaster. Mar. 5 all day South east DHIA directors meet m ■Schuylkill County. 7:30 pm. Reorganization meeting of county 4-H Lead ers club in the home of Vac tor Plastow, 2045 Oregon Pike, Lancaster. 7:30 pm. Solanco Young Farmers meet in the voca tional agriculture room of Solan'co High School. Panel on free stall housing of dairy cows. ■Mar. 6 9 a.m. First ses sion of Farm and Home Planning •course .-spoaaored (by county Extension Service - 6 -3-& p.m.'— Annuarl^^tKec mmmmm POLE B&ftßtKrSßPPtffS Farm Buildings.CostsQ% Less with Pole Construction and Aluminum Sheets EASTERN STATES FARMERS' EXCHANGE good reasons why your next spreader should be a CASE, V-BILT DRIVI • U>i • *33 FINER SHREDDING ... Closely-spaced, staggered teeth and paddles shred every chunk thoroughly, spread it uniformly. 3 20% FASTER SPREADING... V-belt drive spreads a 20% wider blanket at higfiep speeds ... unloads 6 loads while others handle 5. 4 LOWER MAINTENANCE ... Revolutionary V-belt drive replaces chains, powtf shafts, gearbox and safety clutch . , . eliminate# over 50 troublesome parts. Ask for a Demonstration Wolter Binkley & Son Lititz, Pa. A. L. Herr ond Bro. Quarryville, Pa. Jared R. Stauffer A. S. Young Co., Inc. Martindale, Pa. Kinzers, Pa. Case Power and Equipment Elizabethtown, Pa. tand Son banquet or q, Hand Chapter Future • era of Aimerloa, in the A Holland Hlgih Schtool q. terla. Mar 7 1:30 p.m. Women Society 2 most: t'he 'home ol Mrs. Ht Hess, Manhewn R 3. 6• 45 pm. Senior Eto siou club annual banquet West Willow fire hall. FARM LOANS Loans for Machinery, Livestock, Cars, Repairs, any farm purpose. HO « 86 year Farm Mo: Full »”d part-time farm eligible FARM CREDIT OFFI 4XI W.'Boseviße. R 4. litnc. 593-3591 V JV vaw ■.''7****
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