32—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 12, 1964 USDA Studies Pilot Conv. Plan The first year of the 1963 Pilot Cropland Conversion Pro gram helped participating farmers in five areas studied to convert from 12 to 34 per cent of their cropland to con serving uses, according to a leport issued today by the U.S. Depaitment of Agriculture This study was made in four States and 11 counties of the 13 States and 41 counties in which the program operated USDA's Economic Research SeiVice reports that much of the CCP land in the pilot coun ties in Noith Dakota, Mississip pi. lowa, and two areas in Geoigia pioduced row crops and small giains the year prior to the agi cements Faimers plan to leave most of this land in conseivmg uses after the agreements expire. The CCP was designed to help faimeis conveit cropland to pastme, tiees, wildlife habi tats and iecreation areas Most of the land is under agree ments for five yeais, with some in foi 10 yeais Paitici pants leceived payments for changing ciopland to other uses and for pai t of the cost of ORTHO UNIPEL FERTILIZERS Can help you make more money Uniform, free flowing, coated pellets Contains fast acting and long lasting Nitrogen and Phosphate Clean and easy to handle Available in bulk or 50 lb bags. Bulk spreader service Bulk protable bins Trucking allow ance for custom er pick up at ‘ Smoketown Four analyses to choose from Unipel 16-16-16 Unipel 20-10-10 Unipel 10-20-20 Unipel 13-34-10 CONTACT US NOW FOR EARLY SEASON PRICES AND LIBERAL DISCOUNTS. T.M. Reg. U S Pat off. Ortho and Unipel P. L. 80HRER & BRO., INC; Phone 397-3539 establishing conserving prac tices. Nearly all of the land under agreements in the four States will be used for pasture. Total feed production on these farms was reduced, however, as an acre of pasture produces less feed than when the land is used to produce grain and hay. Cash crops will continue to be the main source of faim income in four of the five areas studied. Most of the par ticipants in the Piedmont re gion of Georgia expect returns from beef cattle to be their major source of farm income by 1967 when the five-year agreements expire. Many farm ers leported a drop in'laboi lequhements because of con servation away from intensive agriculture. Leading leasons for paitiei pation centered on an anticipa tion of larger and firmer in comes and the opportunity to shift to a different type of farming afforded by the con veision payments. The study also found that most faimeis not in the pio gram in the study aieas felt that ci op pioduction would be moie piotitable or that par ticipation might intei efeie with desited land use on your farm crops , / * V"- —< ~ * + \ tfl'ty '1 4|r> . s - iL - / i,” « 4 sr*> - ; / } -(/ / 1 I * •-—./» « SMOKETOWN, PA. Pathologists Aliited For New Corn Disease Mai 2« Dwarf Mosaic Is the scientific name given to a serious new virus disease of corn. It wa's first found in Ohio dn 1062, according tp .Dr. H. -W. Crittenden, plant patholo gist at the University of Dela ware, and is a potential threat to all corn producing areas. Crittenden attended a two day conference at the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Sta tion, where all aspects of the disease were discussed by more than 100 scientists front DAIRYMEN Green Pastures Dairy Pellets Important compotiehts such as; Trace minerals Ask one of our Dairy Specialists to explain our Dairy Program to you and then give it Performance is the key You will be satisfied. djsmai stock in Kentucky, Indiana, HHrii . Arkansas,. Missouri, and T Although the disease has not nessee It caused an been observed in Delaware, 5 million bethel yield* leas plant pathologists at the Uni-ohio in 1984, according verslty are on the alert for Crittenden, it. They plan to conduct field 32 states and Canada. surveys during 1965 to insure Since corn leaf aphid* c that the disease does not get ry the disease from one s3i a head start on producers. to another, scientists one o „ . cerned about further spri The name “Maize Divan of the disease. Mosaic” was picked to dis- tinguish the disease found in Workers at the confer#! Ohio, from corn stunt, a dis- agreed that the developer ease known to occur in the of resistant varieties see* southern part of the. United. to offer the best means States. control. Nearly all corn vs , eties presently grown are s The newly discovered dis- ceptible t 0 th e disease, ease has also been reported No Expensive Specialty Feeds or Additives Needed when you feed your cows Vitamins Reproductive capacity are all built into one quality feed GREEN PASTURES DAIRY PELLETS a good try. to low cost. fS b Bushong, Inc. FINEST SERVICE ANYWHERE! r - f ' ’ I* " J Miller 6? ROH RERSTOWN, PA. Ph. Lancaster 392-2145
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