6—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 12, 1966
AT THE EDGE of an alfalfa field in its fourth
year of production, Lester Weaver holds a sample
showing the quality of alfalfa still being produced.
L. F. Photo
• Lester Wearer < T n - Thr f« of ,. the c “ dren
who are still active jn 4-H are
(Continued from Page 1) living at home; two older ones
In addition to helping other are married; and the youngest
4-H’ers, the Weavers have rais- Leon, is in college prepar
ed six “club members” of their for a career in veterinary
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Lester M Weaver 354-5477
THEY USED TO SAY “KNEE-HIGH BY THE-4TH OF JUJLX” indicated a
good com crop. Modem hybrids like those grown on the ■'Lester 'Weaver 'farm
were sky-high by the 14th of July, when this photo was taken. L. F. Photo
medicine.
On their 50-acre farm the
Weavers keep 2000 laying hens,
fatten 50-60 steers, and feed
out about 60 hogs at a time.
They farm 8 acres of tobacco,
12-15 acres of corn, and 8
acres of wheat.
The farm was laid out for
contours in 1958, and crops
are planted in strips for good
water management. Weaver be
lieves this attention to con
serving the soil and water on
his farm has definitely been
reflected in crop yields.
Although he experienced a
little shed burn in some of
his tobacco this year, and had
a high stem and rib moisture
condition in some of his early
cut plants, he found that a
good part of the late cutting
had an average selling weight
of about 2500 pounds per acre.
He estimated the corn yield
this year at between 135-150
bushels per acre, and said he
had had a gradual increase in
yield each year One strip of
corn that was good and dry
was measured at 150 bushels
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per acre. He still uses stand- ~ I r T “
ard, 38-inch rows for corn, “ rOUltiy. Assn,
with plants per acre averaging (Continued from Page 1)
about 18,000. When asked for Roseville Rd., Lancaster, the
his feeling on the value of association will consider some
narrow-row com, Weaver said by-law changes and will elect
the added investment in spec- new directors'for 1966.
ial equipment and extra ferti- Following discussion of the
lizer required for that method regular annual business mat
should certainly be considered ters which will begin at 7 - 30
as adding to the production p.m., pictures will be shown
costs. He also felt it was doubt- and light refreshments will be
ful whether we had yet fully served.
exhausted the yield potential All area poultrymen are urg
of 38-inch rows. ed to attend' this meeting, and
to take advantage of the op
portunity to help further' the
development of their organiza
tion.
The farm is operated on
approximately a four-year ro
tation, except for alfalfa which
may stay in for five years If
the weevil problem persists,
Weaver says he may consider
clover as a substitute crop.
Some Red Clover is being
raised now by seeding it in
the wheat field in March while
the ground is still frozen. The
subsequent freezing and thaw
ing helps to work the seed in
and provide a good stand, he
said.
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Stevens Feed Mill, Inc.
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at a conservation camp this
past summer. The boys, Scouts
Harry Buhay,--Jr. and Gregoiy
Noel, were presented with
two hooks on conservation.
Campbell also awarded certifi
cates to two 4-H Club boys for
their achievement in conserva
tion; they were Robert Fisher
and Gary Musser, both students
at Garden Spot High School.
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