• DHIA ' t KNhfer ' • atys he can dry a« many as
/rontimiSd from Page 1) (Continued from P«£e 1) 2500 long bales at one time,
mps would be ralaed modest- Holsteins. He felt this would *" d th j s represents just about _ _ - -
' give him greater value, and £ is en , th ’ e flrst cutting. Weevils VO-Afif Teachers
o te association director permit the sale of young stock. have ,|? een a rea * Problem in # #
r Robert Hess reminded the One unique feature of the t * ie a “ crop, but next year I\,ClJOrt District
irroup of this week’s meet- Kreider farm is its hay drying Kreider says he will try the
ms of DHIA directors of set-up. He raises 45 acres of bug treatment”. If that V^OODCl*£itlOn
southeastern Pennsylvania, alfalfa and has found the dryer doesn’t work out, he figures r
The district Is composed of to be a valuable tool. Kreider he w “i have time to spray. Instructors of Vocational
jo urea counties, Hess said. A rotation of corn, wheat, Agriculture called upon the
He urged as many of the di- , , d , t tes that and hay gives him an average directors and cooperating
rti tors as possible to attend !, nv t'amier who is 30 days P rotatin l e , ver y four to agencies frequently during
'the meeting to become bet- behilld on his account ts not t ,Mr <i (! e ' d tr ' P u
♦ el aware of what other coim- ollp . fh , p / ni . pooiest piece of nay is torn weie conducted wheie such
lie- dolns ’ As one ex ' Victor Plastow, association U] Krefd^haf l #’ cor ‘' senat 1(111 activities as:
ample of the importance of adviser , sho wed the directors lln s™ d “ b " ? ad hIS f ?. rm 1,0,1 *’ a,,l ' l),in,r « so,] c,a&slfic ‘ l -
Muh a meeting. Hess told oul . ren , t copy of the Penn- app !; oved conservation non, pond construlttion, land
Die directors that the Test- sv^anld DHIA Yeaibook tl ‘ ea i me P t for sometime now. mdging, distnbution of safe
e) - Association had proposed lists herd test aver- The enthe farm is stripped and ty zone signs, planting tiees
a ietiiement plan for testers. p _ fnr alI ]hp coone , * irnl s contoured, with the strips tor taim impiovement and
P, oil min ary calculations the sta , te< b counties He m ®^” ng - 100 faet in width - hto rover, mapping
snow. Hess said, that it lull Sll .„„ ted tha , anvone not Th eie is no limestone soil fauns. and lajiug out con
rcMiime about $lB,OOO to re- ge^ ng the Je arbook would th ® fam ’” re J der Said ; tou i " eie 'earned One
tut a tester. With 17 testers beneflt j n subscubing to it. We have 3 red loam sod bundled KFA menibei s Horn
at woik m Lancaster County, piastow also announced i 1616 ’ and *he clay is not too York and Lancastei Counties
tin actors will need the facts that ' teater Tnhn liver is ar down 50 fheie is no prob- paiticipated in the Annual
on this proposal. Also, direc- p i a]n ,]ng to go into farming lem holdin £ fertilizers.” Soil Judging Contest, the
tois are going to need to m April, and 'that the a&so- He believes in a fair amount number ol entnes per school
know whait their fanners’ cl , a tion is inter- ted m oh- of fertilizer on corn, using 600 “ *
wishes are on such a pioposi- t ain ms a replacement tor P° unds plowed down, and an- his auctioneering business. For
tion Hess predicted. him. It someone could be other 200 pounds in the plant- the past 12 years he has been
The matter of too many found promptly he would be er - said that next year he active as an auctioneer; for
delinquent accounts was em oiled in the Penn- State will fry applying the fertilizer most of that time he and Carl
raised. After some discussion Tester’s School next week, right on the row, instead of Diller have been associated
it was pointed out that the He also reported that anoth- offsetting it. in tliat business.
policy states the resiponsibih- er testei, Larry Wagaman, In Februai’y and March, The Kretders have five chil
ly tor collecting accounts had been replaced by Jay My- Kieider spends more time off dien ranging from a boy of 17
lies with each individual Ln as ot January Ist. the farm than on because of to a married daughter.
ALL MM PRODUCERS:
Three of the feeds in our Green Pastures dairy feed line
have been purchased by many of you in increasing
quantities.
This greater voSume on these feeds enables us to put them
into mass production in a more efficient way.
The resulting SAVINGS are CONSIDERABLE and will
passed on to all dairy feed users who can handle, on
prompt-payment basis, five-ton loads of
The above applies to BULK DELIVERIES ONLY.
Ask your Miller & Bushong representative or dairy specialist for more details or call
us collect at Lancaster 717-392-2145
No. 506
No. 511
No. 518
(No. 518 in minimum quantities of two tons)
fs
Flo-Mor
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ROHRERSTOWN, PA.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 5, 1966—!
14%
20%
32*
had to be limited.
Nuinerou H films, slides mid
charts nbout conservation
weire used includin'); such
topics as soli, water, wildlite,
farm vvoodlots, and fish. The
Lancaster County Soil Report
is boliiK used extensively as
a basic text in all depart
ments.
The abo\o .vtivitles were
used in hit'll scliool classes,
FPA activities as well as
Youns-Adult tanner classes.
• Stauffer
t Continued trom Papa* 1)
ment pullet houses Woikmg
on a contract arrangement with
the Yoik-DeKalb Hatcheiv, he
pioduces 18 to 20 thousand
pullets eveiy 20-24 weeks
StaufTei gets a little extia
mileage out of his small acie
age bv doubling ciopping He
is able to get a crop of barley
off by late June or eaily July,
then follows up immediately
with about 12 acies of coin
foi silage
Theie aie two factois that
make this system woik, he
said Fust, he uses all wheel
tiack planting for his com.
This cuts out one operation
and prevents unnecessary loss
i of moisture at the driest time
[of the year Secondly, he has
the Indian Run Creek cutting
light through his farm In dry
years he pumps water on his
silage corn, thus making up
for its late start He finds this
is necessary about once every
four years.
One thing he has learned is
to leave the corn in the field
until it is fully matme An
eaily freeze won’t hint it,
Stauffer said the mature sil
age makes a bettei feed and
has less tioublesome moisture.
The faun is laid out entire
ly in cropland terraces, and is
planted on the contour He has
used all wheel-track planting
for the past four yeais, and is
veiy well pleased with the ic
sults He expects to get most
of the hay he will need even
tually fiom a V,2 acie glass
wateiway which was put in
last yeai
This diveisifiecl, intensively
opeiated iaim piovides a vane
ty of choies foi the thiee
Stauffei children who lange
in age fiom 7 to 13
be
a
• Beef Club
(Continued tzom Page 1)
1966 State Farm Show, Hess
had the grand champion in
dividual with his Hampshue
lamb, giving the Red Rose Club
its fifth consecutive title in
that category.
Other officers elected for the
cm lent year were Nancy Fiey,
Marietta Rl, vice-president;
Judy Buckwalter, Lititz R 3,
secretary, Lynn Hiestand, Man
heim R 4, assistant secretary;
Donald Miller, Elizabethtown
Rl, tieasurei, Michael Hosier,
Manheim R 3, assistant tieasur
er; Kathy Weaver and Lairy
Heir, song leaders; Linda Ober
and Donald Gaul, game lead
ers, Caiol Hess and Maivm
i Nissley, news reporters
I Reelected at the Biecht
I School meeting weie six club
leadeis These included J.
Haiold Fiey, Mauetta R 1 Jay
R Nissley, Manheim R 4 My
lin R Good, Manheim R 1 Mel
vin G Rohiei, Lititz R 3 Elvm
Hess. Ji , Stiasbmg R 1 and
Fied W Linton, Quanvville
R 2
Accoidmg to County Agent
M M Smith, club advisei the
134 beef membeis of the club
this year sets a modern mem
beiship record The period for
Lamb Club enrollment will re
main open until July Ist.
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