—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 13,1968 22 t The Lititz Firemen were called to ex tinguish a trash fire which had gotten out of control and ignited a 20 by 40 foot chick en house on the property owned by Philip Eyster, Lititz R 3. The chicken house was unoccupied at the time, but there was Get Lawn Mower Set For Spring Spring has arrived, grass is green and growing, and now is the ideal time to get that power lawn mower in shape for the coming season if you neglected to do so last fall. Thomas H. Williams, exten sion agricultural engineer at the University of Delaware, sug gests that you begin by washing the mower with kerosene or fuel oil to remove any dirt, grease, oil or clippings that may have accumulated during last season Drain the gas tank and car buretor and refill them with al cohol, soaking them long enough to dissolve any gum that may have formed over the winter. Next remove the air cleaner and clean it according to manu facturer’s instructions. Drain dirty oil from the crankcase and FARM BETTER WITH A MARIETTA 'Ms unaffected by corrosive silage acids. »RM BETTER FARM EASIER FARM FOR PROFIT HI with the new S Harvest King Silo. It’s so easy to own .. . get complete details now! «"*•« •Re* T M Union *»* .*»...•> —* OirOid. Q>«or.ii« Landis Bros., Inc. ISOS-ManheimPike (1 Mile North of Lane, on Rt. 72) Lancaster Ph. 393-3906 replace it with fresh oil of the take care ntrt to sharpen it out proper weight. of balance, cautions Williams. „ , , . Finish the job by lightly coat- Remove and clean or replace . h he conc iudes. mg parts.' _____ Finally, check the blade and In the school of experience, sharpen or replace it if neces- you get the test first and the sary. If you sharpen the blade, lesson last. l»Vf« 1 f'-' 4M4vX> it v ShotzbOrger's M. S. Yeorsley & Sons Elm 665-2141 West Chester 609-2990 'Wenger Implement Co. Landis Bros. Inc. Buck 284-4467 Lancaster 393-3906 some concern for awhile for a large barn located 50 feet from the chicken house. Joseph Zahn and Ross Peters are the tenants who are living on the property. The fire was Wednesday afternoon. L. F. Photo Pick a John Deere 38 b.p. 1020 lor manure loading, Power to prepare seedbeds fast and most economically Sure, the “1020" is ideally designed for utility work! low profile, compact, maneuverable. But it’s powered to'handle a lot more than chores. Three-cylinder vari able-speed engine unleashes torque to tackle tough est conditions with tillage tools. Closed-center hy draulic system delivers Power-on-Demand for exact ing control of integral and drawn tools through dif ficult conditions and tight headland turns. Net result: more work done' with fewer dollars Invested ~. be cause the "1020" is the lowest-priced big-value trac tor in The Long -Green Line. Be our guest for a field test. Credit? You bet. A. B. C. Groff, Inc. New Holland 354-4191 Planning Cover For Shooting Grounds Varies There’s as much difference In planning wildlife cover for shoot ing grounds as there is in plan ning conservation cropping sys tems for general farms. Take the case of Dr. Kerman Galley Jr., of York County. Dr. Gailey, a local orthopedic surgeon, wanted a place in the country that he could develop for wildlife and for training his German shorthair pointers. He was primarily interested in get ting cover suitable for field trials for hunting dogs. This turned out to be quite a different matter than growing cover for shooting grounds that emphasize hunting and strive for optimum harvest of game. In Pennsylvania, commercial ly regulated shooting grounds use a great deal of moderately high growing vegetation, such as sericea lespedeza, sudan grass, sorghum, and switch grass. However, when the grounds are to be used for field trials, the owners prefer peren nial low-growing grasses that provide cover less than 2. feet high. The most succKflMThiVST been -reed canarygrm.-.atnooth; bromegrass, -and tall fescue. • Soon after Dr. Galley purchas-; ed his farm, he became a co-» operator with the York County; Soil and Water Conae.rvation' District. Work Unltr Conserva tionist Robert Young' and -Clay-' ton L. Heiney (Wildlife biologist,, SCS, Harrisburg) worked with him in developing a plan for his land. In 5 years, he tried, nearly 2 dozen species of 'grass es and legumes and an equal, number of shrubs. It was found that smooth bromegrass, reed canarygrass,’ and tall fescues were most suit able tor field trials because they provide excellent cover for planting of birds, and the veg etation does not obscure the vis itors’ view of the trials. Dr. Gailey prefers the perennial grasses to the annuals, such as sorghum and sudangrass, be cause they require little labor, for maintenance. Now, more than a dozen field trials are held each year on his* farm. They attract hunting dog enthusiasts from all over the* eastern seaboard.