—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 13,1968
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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
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WITH A MARIETTA
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unaffected by
corrosive silage
acids.
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FARM EASIER
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with the new S
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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<J Wade with oil t 0 nt
the spark plug and pour a small
of gasoline in the tank, simple care and maintenance
Start the engine and let it run of £ mower now can save a
until the fuel is used. Now lub- / t deal of time and effort in
ncate wheel bearings and mov- * he months ahead> 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.
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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.
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lor manure loading,
Power to prepare seedbeds
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Sure, the “1020" is ideally designed for utility work!
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able-speed engine unleashes torque to tackle tough
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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.