AftplicoHon Mathodi Of Fertilizer To Chonge In Northeast Increasing shortage and high cost of farm and fertilizer in dustry labor is forcing rapid changes in fertilizer applica tion methods, indicated a Penn sylvania State Universiay agro nomist at Pocono Manor this week, at the 10th annual North east Fei tilizer Conference. # James H. Eakin, Jr, Exten sion soil fertility specialist, pointed out that the trend from planted fertilization to bulk handling of fertilizers is well underway in the Northeast and will continue. However, he add ed, the switch will not be near ly as great or rapid as it is in the Midwest because of smaller farms in the northeastern states. Eakin further predicted that ROW GET MORE QUALITY AT NO INCREASE IN PRICE WITH A NEW Girton deluxe i-n FARM COOLING TANK FEATURING} CLARK ELECTRIC R. D. 1, Kinzers more and more northeastern farmers will abandon planting time application of fertilizer and rely on maintenance of an over-all high soil fertility to promote seedling growth. He indicated that os labor be comes more scarce and expen sive, farmers will continue to look for better, more direct factory-to-field fertilizer move ment that requires less and less dealer and farmer handling. Another Penn State agrono mist at the conference, Albert S. Hunter, indicated that with prices of farm land and labor rising at unprecedented rates, farmers are intensifying efforts for greater 1 irming efficiency. Hunter indicated that higher and higher rates of fertilization are being used to increase pro duction and to substitute for ad ditional land. Many farmers are decreasing row widths, using SPACESAVER SIDE OUTLET ONE-PIECE COYER NEW FOAM TYPE INSULATION lENT COOLING EM Phone Intercourse 768-8501 Good Food And Cover For Wildlife In All Ports Of Penno. Pennsylvania wildlife is benefitting this year from an unusually great production of food and cover, and this should be good news for Keystone State hunters. Reports by District Game Protectors indicate that this year’s rainfall has resulted in heavy cover throughout the state, and that there is a super abundance of wild grape, wild cherry, beechnut, wild apples, acorns and other food for wild life. I addition to “wild” foods utilized by game birds and ani mals, there has been a good yield among farm crops this year, particularly corn. An abundance of food and new and improved machinery and fertilizing in the fall to economizze on work loads at spring planting time, Hunter said. Fall fertilization also al lows earlier corn planting which tends to increase yield per acre, he added. ALFALFA SEEDING Fertilizer Program 300-400 lbs. per acre 0-20-20 Worked in seed bed 300 lbs. per acre 5-10-10 Band Seeded if possible ORGANIC PLANT FOOD CO. GROFFTOWN RD., NEXT TO WATERWORKS Ph. 392-4963 or 392-0374 We Are As Near To You As Your Telephone Lancaster Palming, Saturday. September 23,1967—> cover usually means a plenti ful supply of game, and Dis trict Game Protectors report that will be the situation this year. Field reports indicate there will be considerably more rabbits, squirrels, wat erfowl and deer available to hunters this fall than during the past several years. Populations of ringneck pheasants and wild turkeys are as high or slightly greater than in 1966, and grouse and quail numbers are comparable to last year*. Despite last year’s near record bear harvest, the supply of bruins should provide top notch sport. Field reports indicate that squirrels are .probably the most unharvested small game species, and that the deer herd is at or exceeds comfort able range-carrying capacity. Some species have widened their ranges slightly through out the state, but generally follow past patterns in loca tions of abundance. All in all, this should be a banner year for Pennslyvama hunters. Queameade Has Hay Show First At Harrisburg HARRISBURG A hay sam ple entered by Russell F. Heil man and Son, Lebanon, RD 4, was judged grand champion of the Southeastern Pennsylvania District Hay Show held in con junction with the Pennsylvania All-American Dairy Show. The Heilman entry was later-cul al falfa, heat finished. Reserve champion honors were won by Leon Q. Miller, Tsunaqua, RD 1, Schuylkill County. His entry was later-cut alfalfa, field cured. Other winners included: al falfa, first cutting, Milton Her shey Farms, Hershey; alfalfa grass-mixed, later cuttings, Ken neth Gordon, McConnellsburg, RD, Fulton County; clover, Nor man Rothermel, Pitman, RD 1, Schuylkill County; grass, first cutting Queameade Farm, Narvon, RD 2, Lancaster Coun ty; grass, second cutting, J. E. Lanius and Son, York, RD 3; annual grasses, John Kraft, Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill County. Local Dealers Attend New Tractor Field Meeting In Virginia Local Alhs-Chalmers dealers and representatives are just back this week from a new trac tor introductory meeting held at Briel Farm at Richland, Va. According to Paul Mai tin, Dis trict Manager, the 11 men rep resenting 6 Lancaster County Dealerships were much impress ed with the new tractors. At the field demonstration the representatives had the chance to work the tractors and get the feel of both gasoline and diesel equipment Those attending were- L H. Brubaker, Lancaster and Lititz, Lester Brubaker, Roy Brubaker, Donald Frank, Harry Shepherdson, Nissley Farm Ser vice, Washington Boro, Pa, Kendig Deitnch, Allen H Matz Farm Equipment, New Holland, Samuel Heisey, Grumelh Farm Service, Quarryville, Tony Grumelh, Clarence Herr. N G. Myers & Son, Rheems, Norman Myers. Chester K Long, Akron, Chet Long, and Roy Buch New Act To Help Eradicate Diseases A new act raising indemni ties on diseased animals will help speed eradication of tub erculosis, brucellosis and chol era in Pennsylvania at an earl ier date, the State Secretary of Agriculture said today Leland H Bull said indem nities now are more in line with today’s economic condi tions than the previous indem nities which had been in ef fect since 1937 The most significant change in the law i's a provision in fection as well as for those known to be diseased. In the past, indemnities could be paid only for diseased animals. Secretary Bull said the new measure will make it possible for owners to remove potential ly dangerous animals from their herds. The new act (House Bill 170) authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to pay indem nities ranging from $lOO to $2OO. The former indemnity was $5O. The new act also authorizes swine, infected with or ex posed; to hog cholera and which, are to be destroyed to control the spread of the disease, be indemnified at actual value for meat feeding or breeding 21
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