20—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. February 24.1968 75% FROM YEAR EARLIER* Effluent From Sewage Plant* Utilized In Irrigation Plan Water and plant nutrients Irani municipal sewage treat ment plants, normally wasted when fed into streams or lakes, can be utilized In small or me dium-sized communities by ir rigating nearby farm and forest land with the chlorinated efflu ent or run-off, suggests Louis T. Kardos, professor of soil tech nology at The Pennsylvania State University. * Such a method of utilizing wa ter and plant nutrients would re quire an irrigation system using 129 aces of land to take up the one m Uion gallons of renovated waste water produced daily in a community of 10,000 persons, Dr. Kardos says. He and his associates make this suggestion based on experi ments applying 2 inches of chlor inated sewage effluent weekly ta «5 acres of Penn State farm and forest land. They found that 60 to 80 percent of the renovated water trickles down to the groundwater reservoir and thence to wells, springs, and streams The water easily meets standards for potable water as set by the US. Public Health Service Plant nutrients in sewage ef fluent undergo a “living filter” treatment by microbes, plants, and soil. Dr. Kardos explains. Plants take up nutrients such as phosphorus, nitrogen, and potas- The sign of the Progressive Former Charles H. Haring, (Bucks County), Perkasie, Pennsyl vania reports yields tip to 174.3 bu. of corn per acre. He obtained this yield using Growers Fertilizer Solution with a cost of only $9.72 per acre. Read Mr. Haring’s Statement I like to use GROWERS LIQUID SOLUTIONS because • It cuts costs. • Requires less work. • Is immediately available to the plant. • Will not corrode machinery. • Increases yields. • Does not create nitrate poisoning. • Applied in the row, it is one of the best and quick est complete analysis starter fertilizers on the market today. • Does not. counteract lime stone. • Is non-poisonous to livestock. • Applied as a foliage spray is very quickly absorbed through the leaves. Signed CHAS. H. HARING Investigate Our Program Today So That You too Can CASH IN ON HIGH PROFITS “Our Research Is Your Profit” GROWERS CHEMICAL CORP. Write for Big List of Satisfied Customers Dist. in Penna. by EASTERN STATE DISTRIBUTING CO. RD 2, Lititz, Pa. Phone 717 / 626-8909 slum through the roots. Soil mi crobes break down organic mole cules such as found in "hard" laundry detergents. In the Penn State experiments, corn plants removed more ni trogen than was added in all the water applied during a 33-week period. The same corn, in sil age form, removed 22 to 3D per cent of the phosphorus applied in waste water. Soil particles known as colloids absorbed or held onto virtually all the rest of the phosphorus. Such use of waste water is espcially beneficial to crops in dry years. During four years of drought at State College, hay yields increased by 2 to 3 tons per acre where 1 or 2 inches' of waste water were applied week ly. Corn yields increased by 3b to 50 bushels per acre in con ventional rows 38 inches apart. Such benefits could help to pay costs of installing an irrigation system. WfiW BiSßwiiM Chas. J. McComsey Longenecker & Sons Farm Supply Hickory HHI, Pa. Rheems Roy H. Buch, Inc. A. B. C. Groff, Inc. Ephrata, R. D. 2 New Holland Allen H. Matz Wilbur H. Graybill Denver Lititz, R, D. 2 Landis Bros. Lancaster Total stocks of grain on January 1, 1961 were 75 percent more than a year earlier according to the Pennsylvania Crop Report ing Service. Stocks of all' feed and food grains were higher on January 1 because of an ex tremely good growing season during 1997. Stocks of small grains Increased moderately but the suppßy of corn on hand Jan uary 1 was more than double the supply a year earlier. Stocks of grain in off-farm positions are not much higher now compared with the January 1,1967 stocks. Most of the stocks from last season's harvest are • farms. POOR NIGHT VISION Riding a horse or pony after dark may not be a safe practice, unless it is in a ring or pasture, says James P. Gallagher, ex tension animal science special ist at The Pennsylvania State University. But if you are out late, keep your voice calm to help reassure your horse. A. L. Herr & Bro. Quanyville 9 wail lillNj last minute^' ' GET YOUR TRACTOR READY FOR SPRING NOW #Y*u'll ba kuty lattr an, and »• will wo. That's why w» affar ipadal aV-taatoM . larvica aaw. Thai'* why yaw ean SAVE TIME . . . SAVE MONET, IT yau avald the lost ailnuta ruth. Wa hova spatially tralnad Mchanici and ipaeial torrlca . la tit, tiling only «»nu!n»‘parti, la afcora you a saHtfactory {oh. ALLEN H. MATZ Denver New Holland DAIRY SUPPLY STORE CHRISTIANA MILK PRODUCTS CO. Largest Dairy Supply Store in the East. • 20 different brands and sizes of filtering materials • 25 different brands and sizes of detergents 9 20 sizes and shapes of brushes for milk house bulk tanks or pipe lines. INFLATIONS For Surge $2.95 set For DeLaval & others $3.45 set FRONT OPENING MILK CAN COOLING CABINETS BRAND NEW AND FULLY WARRANTED Hundreds of items for milk house ond farm, metalware, paints, etc. CHRISTIANA MILK PRODUCTS CO. (If you have in-place cleaning problems, we will be glad to test your water and suggest a sound cleaning program) i t Christiana/ Pa. Jim Mimm
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