Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, June 01, 1968, Image 21
'wo Ploots Can't T irow In Same Space G Two plants can not grow in the same space at the same ;ime. Pasture grasses and weeds KAFSTAL The stall for easy individual care This sturdy built calf stall promotes hay and grain feeding earlier which means bigger and healthier calves. KAFSTAL also prevents sucking prob lems, uses little bedding and is draft free. We also build wagon beds, veal stalls and picnic tables. Glenn M. Hoover R. D. 1, Leola Ph. 656-6556 nothing compares with the bright, refreshing taste of ice-cold milk! Pound for pound, ounce for ounce-milk is by far your best food value! In fact, if the nutritional values in milk were paid for at the current prices of other foods, milk would sell for more than fifty cents a quart— nearly twice the price you pay right now. The next time you slop at the dairy counter, remember this. A single quart of milk is equal in energy value to 10 ounces of steak... 5 Vz pounds of spinach... 8 eggs.... 9 oranges... or 6 pounds of tomatoes. For flavor, energy and nutrition—drink plenty of fresh, wholesome milk. It’s nature’s most perfect food. And it tastes goodl MILK PRODUCERS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION, INC. KINNE ROAD, SYRACUSE, NEW YORK 13214 Bargaining Voice for 10,000 Leading Dairymen in New York, Pennsylvania and Vermont can not both occupy the same spot. But “It is amazing to observe the weedy pastures in Mary land.” says Dr. James Paro chetti, University of Maryland weed control specialist. “Broadleaved weeds are the most common, and there Is us ually no need to live with these weeds,” he adds. “They are li terally robbing the farmer in many ways; some of the weeds are poisonous; they steal water; they steal nutrients, and most important they steal space.” Thistles and buttercups are the most abundant weed in many pastures. “Consider the bull thistle,” he says, “It is not common to see 100 to 1,000 plants per acre.” "The bull thistle will grow to a considerable height, and at maturity will be about three feet in diameter.” A plant this size can occupy as much as four square feet. A thousand thistles of this size on an acre would take 10 per cent of the area out of grass. Many farmers fertilize pas tures at considex-able expense. Dr. ParoChetti adds. For about a dollar per acre,, they could add a pound of 2,4-D and wipe out many of the broadleaved weeds that are robbing them and then livestock. Some of the perennial and bi ennial weeds will need to be re treated for permanent control, but there is no need to live with these space thieves in pasture fields. Lancaster Farming. Saturday. June 1. 1968 Milk Plants Dwindling, Yet Fewer Are Producing More Milk plants are going out of cent in the biggest markets, business at the rate of about Being small is no asset in the 800 a year. In fact, some 14,000 dairy business. Among other fluid milk processing plants problems, the small-volume went out of business between business must cope with high -1948 and 1965, according to the er costs both fixed and variable. Economic Research Service for The difference gets larger day the National Commission on by day with new techniques de- Food Marketing. Here are some manding costly new equipme it characteristics of today’s dairy and facilities, industry, according to the re- The large, well advertised port; firm can more readily create The plants producing ice acceptance for its product than cream and other manufactured t * ie smaller one. And accep products decreased by about translates itself back into one-third in the period between volume, as well as price. Pi > 1944 and 1961. curement. too, may be a moj e In 1964, the four top dairy expensive process for the small firms in the nation ran 7 per- er firm. . cent of all plants processing Since it is the little milk pio fluid milk. They made more ducers who are leaving and the than a fifth of the total value bi gS ei ' ones who are staying m of shipments. Output for the the business, there are mme top foui' was more than three an enough to keep the nation times the value of shipments by supplied with milk, i-.e the fifth to eighth largest firms. cream anf l a H t be other van,)- In 1964 the four largest firms 3 ' accounted for 89 per cent of the p fluid milk processed in the smallest of the federal milk or- der markets studied The shaie of the top four was only 52 per- ik Jun& Dcm Marttft Let’s celebrate the occasion by being extra sure to eat tasty,' nutritious dairy products at every meal. Enjoy cold, refreshing milk at every meal encourage your friends and neighbors to do the same. Get into the habit of drinking milk regularly. Sharp cheddar cheese is a hard-to-beat snack. Select from the wide choice of delicious ice cream flavors when you order or serve dessert. We’re proud that many dairymen in this community are loyal Purina customers. And, we welcome this opportunity to promote the milk and milk products they produce. Why not make a mid-year resolution to use more of their dairy products in June ... and throughout the whole yearl John J. Hess, 11, Inc. Ph: 442-4632 Paradise- Wenger's Feed Mill Inc. Ph: 367-1195 Rheems Ira B. Landis James High & Sons Ph: 569-0531 Ph; 354-0301 779 Valley Road, Lancaster Goidonville Surface designs of embossed cotton aio impiessed in the lab ile >s pait of the finishing op eiation John B. Kurtz Ph: 354-9251 R. D. 3, Ephrata West Willow Farmers Assn., Inc. Ph: 464-3431 West Willow 21