16—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, 6etober 29,1066 Winding-Up Potato Harvest In Lancaster County BRINGIN’ IN THE SPUDS Po tato harvest is running a little late this year on the Noah W. Kreider & Sons farm in the Manheim area, be cause of the frequent rains this month. But with about 200 acres already har vested, the end is in sight with the large capacity of the mechanical har vesting equipment like the one shown above. Using a crew of four on the '• More Hog Research “ Hl °g &ase P roWems are oi^wMchte^sSi (Continued from Pare 131 nothing new, he said. ‘They , olie w^ lctl f 135 US3d Wfc bS hv th? lackofsci- have merely come Mo n* ****** to vastly Sc SsSch nSaSr to ead sharper focus: first, be- iim £ rOTe Paction effimency. SteSl m .theTexact a Hewita- tri- «* ** ' tbat v*' Se bate relative to the value of m hogproduction lies Pointing out that the num- the hog crop than, is now ex- Precisely m the areas where Z- perienced with' any other live- poultry business has made J . V™ T~r I^ raners P™- r wnnrl heraiKSP »*» g* improved dis ducurg hogs had dropped by stock ’ an f . second, because controJ improved genetic 38 percent from 1959 to 1964, advantages Jn. more eco- 3353 imurS DeGraff said that efforts of nomdcal production ,that could e£eS * farmers remaining in hog pro- «*me from larger, specialized w been toes P ** h °° disease outbreaks.-’ -* ' DeGraff said. “Bat he is los aMeases‘ rng out as a market for feed, Save timel Save on labor/ VouDcile S-17 GIANT CAPACITY A powerful 9 inch auger is offset within a giant, folly enclosed 12-inch steel hood. This unique design provides a reservoir for silage and feeds the full length of the feeder, greatly increasing the capacity and speed with which feed moves to the livestock. Handles the output of the largest silo unloader with ease. FEEDS ENTIRE HERD AT ONE TIME Feed is augered the full length of the enclosed hood and is then automatically dumped into the feeding bunk, providing equal rations to each head of livestock at the same time. No cattle crowding. No spilled and wasted feeds, when feed is dumped, the hood closes automatically and repeats as often as needed. SILENT, CLOG-PROOF OPERATION Powerful 9-inch auger never touches the metal bood; eliminating meta!-to-metal friction and providing the right clearance to prevent binding and clogging even when mate rials have high moisture content. Horsepower reqwireißsati are greatly reduced too. LET US GIVE YOU COMPLETE DETAILS OP TUB AMAZING VAN-DALE S-37 BUNK FEEDER CALEB M. WENGER B. D. 1 Drum ore Center K 1 8-2116 Quarryville, Fa. AUTOMATIC BUNK FEEDER harvester to separate stones and dirt from the potatoes as they are picked up, each harvester can cover four to eight acres a day, depending on digg ing conditions. Potatoes are augered into a bulk potato body which is tow ed alongside until it is filled. Accord ing to Noah Kreider, Jr., most of the crop this year is being shipped in bulk truckloads to processors. L. F. Photo \ I ' . f / '' • I— < t » i '*■ < •sWlsoorce ■ * ef<ear'-*oo4 ptoyment for term families, supply." He said Unit tt U re and aa a aouret of succulent .mtirioabls that tha beisf pro* and nutritious food for con- ducdng industry has kept pace turners. with the greatly increased con* "The hog business is losing sumer demand, out because its problems have The development of hybrid been relatively neglected in seed etocks, expanded use of ithe allocation of research. fertilizers, herbicides, peatl funds end research talent in oldee and high-speed power both our state and federal re- equipment have created a search stations." shift away from livestock pro- DeGnff called the remark- ductdon. to grain farming, he able rise in consumer demand said. He urged greater efforts for beef from about 55 by agricultural scientists to pounds per capita 'twenty years make available for animal ag ago to 100 pounds per capita rlculture similar risk-reducing this year "One of the truly developments. i AGRICO The Nation's Leading Fertilizer Available Agrico Service Center Lancaster Roy Zimmerman Va. mile North Flory Mill - 1661 Rohrerstown Road - Dial 569-2361 or Ephrota 733-8111 Agrico Service. Center Churchtown Lester M. Weover 2 mile West Churchtown, Route #23 Dial 354-5477 BULK AND BAG GRANULAR FERTILIZER Spreader Seryifi$ Vm ,. c . 4 I We spread or provide you with spread er to own. < ” .v/r, » SPECIAL PRICE ON BULK In 1965, electric lieat’s growing pop* ularity among PP&L customers wa* 1 shown when 42% of new home hug ers chose it for their homes. t '4
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