# nMr y ar ; amples ' were on extremely (C&nanmd from v» r£%«c ' b ®® n . -acid soil. At a Bethlehem Steel (Continued from since .before • the Civil War, site in Lebanon County cut- first-'•year "they . t , nad 1,6811 backfilled in re- tings were .planted in an al planted 200 unrooted cuttings,'‘"*s“ Xears,.was the site of an- kali, basin that had an aver 50’;s«btedv :'cotttD®s. and 12 ?” r ‘ experimental plot. The .age pH 0f'.8.9. There were 6,- yearfing trees. Tins-year they , ys ,. of Tron -Vallejrs 062 .Hybrid poplar cuttings cuttings,’ and'l,- hybrid poplar planted there in 1962, with an f)oo mated battings.- Next year m 1961. The .first nual additions, made since. At they ’to increase these yea * s .~. P‘ an^ n S was lost to the time of the original numbers-still •'further. On the' vamia - m ' Consecutive plant- plantings, -black locusts, black facd-d£ this* spoil* bank, which made in 1962, 1963 alders and many varieties of is about a 45 degree slope, “. I ? 6 *- r66Bn ; cmmt “J* grasses were also put in. The there was no survival of un- ' lrcatw * that in the loose, shal- conclusions at this point are rooted cuttings; -an the -level maten f; the unrooted cut- that the hybrid poplar has and intermediate sections of “T® 5 CO .V Id n ® t , sumve - But economic potential which the the -tattle, there -was a 75 per wftert the shale had some ethers lack. The locust, being cent survival amdng the un- compactness ’ and the cuttings a legume, tends to improve rooted cuttings where proper- Wre f roper^y planted, the the soil value, and the alder lv ptwrted. The rooted cut- Sl,mva ‘ rate for both rooted and locust together serve well tings showed a survival rate a Pf unrooted cuttings was as dust stoppers of 6540 per cent regardless about 85 per cent of degree ef slope, HORNCO FEEDS... The Growing Choice of Business Farmers More Steer Men Are Feeding Borneo Than Ever Before Hornco Beef Supplements Are Fortified With All The Essential Ingredients To Produce A Pound Of Beef At The Least Possible Cost. From The Company With STEER FEEDING Know How FEEDS en *ative or call us direct. D. E. Horn & Co., Inc. York, p a . ?h. 854-786? Is- Fry pleased with the Most of the preceding' ex- progress he has made with Ask your neighbor who feeds HORNCO Then contact your Hornco dealer, sales repres- Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 17, 1964—7 Ins poplar project during the last seven years? You bet he is! He has learned a tremen dous amount about the habits and adaptabilities of this spe cies. He visualizes uses for the hybrid poplar that range from reforestation of sub margtnal land to home plant ings. Customers who original ly ordered 50-100 plants for trial are beginning to demand cuttings in large quantities. Eight generations of Frys have farmed here, but it would be difficult to imagine that a more unusual and startling crop had even been raised in the farm’s 200 year history. Poultry Ass’n Plans Banquet The Lancaster County Poul try Association plans to hold their Annual Banquet on Thursday, October 29, at the Plain & Fancy Farm, Bird-in- Hand, Rl, Pa. The speaker will be William, H. Hardy, Eastern Regional Editor for Farm Journal. His topic will be “You Don’t Have to Be a Farm Drop-Out'” Benjamin Burkholder wiß give the group a report oft the proposed transfer of the Lancaster County Poultry Cen ter to the new Lancaster Coun ty Farm & Home Foundation. Members of the Banquet Committee are- Paul Hiestand, Chairman, Donald Wolgemuth, Richard Kreider, Carl Meek, Reynolds Mmnich. Tickets may be obtained from any member of this com mittee, or by contacting the Poultry Center Office, West Roseville Road, Lancaster (569- 2401). Dr. William B Walsh, found er and president of Project HOPE, is a veteran of World War II and first conceived the idea of a peacetime hospital ship when he served in the South Pacific as a Medical Of ficer aboard a destioyer. ORDER YOUR FALL SEED GRAIN NOW * 0 Cert Redcoat Wheat • Cert. Dual Wheat ♦ 0 Cert Seneca Wheat 0 Balboa Rye • Cert. Pennrad Barley SMOKETOWN Ph. Lane. 397-3539 ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Fertilizers .For Fall Seeding 3-12-12 5-10-10 0-14-14 5-15-5 0-20-20 Available in Bags Bulk or Spread Call Us Today ORGANIC PLANT FOOD CO. GROFFTOWN RD., NEXT TO WATERWORKS Ph. 392-4963 or 392-0374
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