•Lancaster Farming, Saturday. October 21.1967 B—] 1 Ultra-modern eqriipmlent in the new Soils Testing Laboratory aft The Pennsylvania State University will en able technicians to analyze over 100,000 • Soif Testing (Oontmaed front Page 13) soil type names reflect these characteristics. Commonwealth soils will be divided into five groups. A yield potential for each crop within each soil group has been established,” I>r Hiiiish emphasized. The new program will also include a research phase, the specialist said. Computers will make it possible to automatic ally store analytical data. Pe riodically, studies will (be made using this information. These will include the nutrient status of counties and their soil types, and the relationship of potas sium and magnesium. These data wiH be very useful to homeowners and farmers in localized areas “This- program,” the agron omist pointed out. “may now be linked with the Pennsyl vania Soil Survey data to pro vide agricultural industry per sonnel, farmers, planning com missions, and highway builders with a wealth of information on our soils:” Pennsylvania farmers were brought into the “computer age” in 1957 when Dairy Herd Improvement Association rec ords were first processed by machine More recently, two successful programs, linear programming and farm record analysis, have been possible by the computer. Hirash said. The Penn State soil testing program which is under the supervision of Soil Analyst Robert J. Thomas has anal yzed over a half-million soil samples since the program was initiated in 1951 The program is coordinated by county agri cultural agents located in each Sugaf is The Cause Of Mexican Deaths Although milk received the big black headlines as the re ported cause of some 17 deaths in Tijuana, Mexico, recently, authorities now reveal that the cause of death was sugar con taminated by the insecticide parathaon. It was finally dis covered that the sugar used in making the “sweet bread,” which earlier had been found to be the foodstuff at fault, had been stored in a govern ment warehouse next to the insecticides Unfortunately, the discovery that the bread, and the sugar, were the cause of the unfortu nate deaths did not receive the same headline treatment as the original wire service stor ies quoting authorities as say ing this poisoning was “defin itely” caused by milk. It seems milk 1 is a much bigger story! soil samples 'annually. Laboratory an alysis includes pH, lime requirement, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, mag nesium. of the 67 counties. Henning, professor emeritus Those taking part in fie ded- of animal science and former ication ceremonies Sept. 27 in- Pennsylvania Secretary of Ag f4ud*‘d' State Senator D. Elmer riculture; 'Robert E. Lenker, Hawbaker, chairman of the executive assistant for the Gen- Senate Agricultural Commit- eral State Authority, Harris tee; Dr. Walter I. Thomas, burg; Dr. Darrell E. Walker, head of the Penn State Depart- head of the Penn State De ment of Agronomy; Dr. John partment of Horticulture; Dr. W. Bratzler, professor of ana- Hinish; Dr. Larson; Secretary mal nutrition; Dr. William L. Bull, and Robert J. Thomas, DeKalb Layers are BALANCED BRED for the SIX PROFIT FACTORS that make for success in your poultry operations—High Livability—Longevity of Lay —High Egg Production—Top Interior Egg Quality- High Feed Efficiency—Superior Shell and Proper Egg Size. Chix, life. 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Sep tember milk production was 24 million pounds below the 1961- 65 average, and 27 million pounds less than the record high for the month in 1962 and 1965. The number of milk cows on Pennsylvania farms in Sep tember averaged 734,000. Milk cow numbers are down approx imately three percent from September 1966 and 14 per cent from the September "961- 65 average. August production per cow was 725 pounds or five pounds above September 1966 and 69 pounds above the five-year av erage. Ph:79€-3630
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