Harvested Rain May
Ease Water Shortage
Stored rainwater will eventu
ally be used to ease water
ihortages in many parts of the
world, a U. S. Department of
Agriculture scientist said re
cently.
Lloyd E. Myers, a hydraulic
engineer for USDA’s Agricul
tural Research Service and di
rector of the U. S. Water Con
servation Laboratory in Phoe
nix, Ariz, spoke in Washing
ton, D. C, at the International
Conference on Water for Peace.
Myers reported on his experi
ments with precipitation har
vesting methods in Anzona.
During the past five years he
has spread rubber, plastic met
al foil, asphalt, and other ma
terials on sloping desert land
to catch the meager lainfall of
the region and channel it into
tanks where it can be used by
livestock.
Some of the materials, not
ably liquid asphalt, have sur
vived several years of weather
ing with little or no mainte
nance while trapping nearly
100 percent of the rain that
has fallen on them Myers ap
plies the liquid asphalt to hill
sides with a boom spray at a
cost of less than 50 cents per
emt
First big new bunk feeding idea since the auger!
The new Badger Self Propelled delivers any quan- • * lnsta " at, °" ‘ S
tity of any feed evenly over the whole length of . Rea|l safe Al| mov , parts
your bunk. It doubles delivery capacity, speeds are h i eh above bunk, out of
feeding. reach of t l # l '-
Initial cost is low. Feedingactionofdoiible chain- •
and-flight unit is dependable. Geared-down speed or heavy particles to separate,
means virtually no wear.
Don’t install any bunk feeder until you've seen this
new Badger Self-Propelled.
R. M. Brubaker & Son
New OLIVER 437
Mower/Conditioner
W Rugged, totally new mower/conditioner. W Does three jobs-at once: mows,Condi*
tions and windrows (with optional shields). W Cuts a full 9-foot swath at speeds up
to 8 mph. W Counterbalanced header floats over rough ground. W Cam-action reel
with simple speed control. W Big-diameter rolls (8 inches) condition stems without
leaf damage. W Rubber, spiral-groove top roll and steel, spiral-bar
lower roll. V Sturdy tubular backbone. W Enclosed gear box and roller
chain drives. V Easy shift of hitch to transport position.
M R FARMERSVILLE
N * HEY 3 EQUIPMENT CO.
Manheim J R. D. 2, Ephrata, Pa.
square yard.
Current efforts, he said, are
aimed at developing cheaper
waterproofing materials. He an
ticipates that effective water
proofing soon will be possible
at a cost of less than two cents
per square yard
Mycis’ faith in rainfall as a
source of water supply is based
on simple aiithmetic: a one
inch rain produces about six
gallons of water per square
yard, or about 25,000 gallons
per acie. It enough earth can
be watei proofed cheaply
enough, he said, large volumes
of rainfall can be hai vested
even in and legions
Myers estimated the cost of
water hai vested with his pies
ent techniques at about 80
cents per 1,000 gallons in low
i amiall areas This cost will be
greatly i educed in the near fu
ture, he says American con
sumers pav 20 cents pei 1,000
gallons on the average In some
water-scarce areas, however,
farmers may pay as much'as $3
per 1,000 gallons to get water
for livestock.
“There are many opportuni
ties throughout the world to
obtain high-quality water from
rain harvesting systems at pric
es lower than those now being
paid,” Myers concluded.
Self-Propelled Bunk Feeder!
Salunga
Isaac W. Hurst
Blue Ball
Smaller Hens Are More
Profitable, Hicks Says
With poultry profit margins
becoming tighter all the time,
the industry has settled down
to analyzing its business in
fractions of a cent. It’s even
considering what size laying
hen can make the most piofit.
The smaller-sized hen is a
more efficient egg producer
than a larger one. When there
was a shortage of meat, of
course, the larger bird was
more popular. But wPh the
slip m poultry meat prices and
lower salvage prices for hens,
poultrymen have re examined
their piograms. They have
learned that with laying flocks
efficient egg production is all
important
The tact is a large hen uses
more feed without producing
any more eggs, says Dr. Floyd
W Hicks, extension poultry
specialist at Pennsylvania State
University. For instance, a 4-
pound hen with an annual 50
percent laying efficiency will
eat 84 pounds of feed during
the year. Meanwhile, a 7-pound
hen will need 107 pounds of
feed to produce the same num
ber of eggs, Hicks explains.
The bigger hen needs more
• Handles any material. Silaie.
train, haylace, {rein chop,
chopped hay.
• Inside or outside. Stanchion
or other barn, as well as on
outside bunks.
Grumelli Farm Service
Quan-yville
Arthur C. Heisey
Jonestown, Pa.
-foot swath
Has - J - McC omsby
& SONS r
Hickory Hill, Pa*
feed just to stay alive. Every
time she moves, she takes more
energy than a smaller bird.
She needs more feed for body
maintenance before laying any
eggs. If she isn’t getting
enough feed for body mainte
nance, she’ll just quit laying
eggs and tiy to maintain her
life.
Of course, the larger type
hen has a higher salvage val
ue after her laying career is
over. But the price of old hens
is low
Small hens are the best bet
to produce eggs at a lower
cost, Hicks concludes
PUBLIC SALE
SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 1967
The following will be offered at Public Sale at the
M. M. Weaver & Sons Massey-Ferguson Farm Equip
ment Store, 10 miles East of Lancaster on Route 23.
Turn North on Groffdale Road, 1 mile on right.
15 Massey-Ferguson
Self-Propelled Combines
410 Diesel 12 ft. cut; 300 Gas 11 ft. cut; 2 - Super
92’s; 3 - 92’s; 2 - 82’s all with 12 ft. cut; 1 - 82; 1 - 72;
1 - 80; 1 - 26 with 10 ft. cut; Cockshutt and 1 - H SPV;
Massey, Oliver, and A. C. Pull type with grain tanks.
10 TRACTORS
MF Super 90 Diesel; MF 165 Gas; MF 65 Diesel; MF
65 Gas; A. C. Dl7 Gas; IH 300 Utility; Farmall Cub; MH
44; and J. D. “A”.
New Holland 67 and Super 68 Balers; N. H. 611 For
age Harvester; Gehl 72 Flail Chopper and J. D. Mower,
plus a lot of other used equipment.
Financing available on day of sale.
Sale begins at 12:00 noon Combines sold at 1:00
P.M.
M- M. WEAVER & SONS
North Groffdale Road
Leola, Penna. ,
Phone 717-656-7702
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 3,1967 —
• Have You Heard
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and inteiior decorating.
Magazine subscriptions.
Office- type pencil sharpener.
Sharp kitchen knives.
Laige cutting boards.
Scissors and shears assort
ment for cutting paper, fabrics,
pinking.
Fix-it-yourself tools ham
mer, scicwdnver, small hand
dull, pliers, assoited nails and
screws, steel measuring tape
Storage devices loi shelves
and drawers.
Wastepaper baskets.
Home account books per
haps with money attached
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