20—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 10. V Store Planter Now For Next Season With planting complete for an other year, now is an ideal time to prepare your planter for stor age, says Thomas H. Williams, extension agricultural engineer at the University of Delaware. And proper storage means pro tecting metal from rust and cor rosion and preventing deteriora tion of rubber parts. Clean the planter thoroughly, he advises. Seed, fertilizer and pesticide hoppers should be free of dirt, rust, chaff and other for eign matter Be particularly sure to clean under the cutoff and knocker housing m seed hoppers Knocker and cutoff pawls should work freely; springs should be strong. Pawls should contact seed plates firmly. If they are worn, replace them Make sure that hopper bottom plates are not warped or_grooved and that there is no chemical accumulation, says Williams There should be no exe'essn e play between the seed plate and | the hopper bottom. j Clean and check the drive train for proper operation, he adds And see that seed and fer tilizer tubes and furrow openers are free of obstructions. Lubricate all bearings which normal h require lubrication; re move roller chains, clean and siore in oil. Coat unprotected metal parts with a rust preven tative. To guard against deterioration of rubber, block the machine so that weight is off the" tires. In flate pneumatic tires to normal operating pressure. And remem ber that grease, oil, sunlight and ozone from electric motors are harmful to rubber. Proper machinery storage pays off in the long run, says Wil liams. By storing your planter early, you’ll have plenty of time to order replacement parts and your planter will be in top shape come next spring • Food & Drug (Continued from Page 13) tween imitation milk and leal milk is in the nutritional value Some imitation milks contain little or no calcium and are low in protein food values Imitation milks have been running a few cents a quart less than regular milk, but the consumer doesn’t know the nutritional deficiencies This regulation would be beneficial to both the farmer and the consumer, said Mr Christianson Founder of Geography Eratosthenes, who before the Christian era calculated the dis tance around the earth to toe about 25,000 miles, which is nearly the actual figure, was the real founder of geography. FOR FASTI ON-THE-FARM I SERVICE I amnr* ■t. 1 : "*• r,..:. SWEIGART FIRESTONE 329 W. High St., Manheim, Pa. FIOCK - AFTER FLOCK ■ AFTFR FLOCK “OUR RESULTS KEEP GETTING BETTER” SAYS: LESTER WELKER GRATZ, PENN A. AGE START | RECORD DAYS OF PRODUCTION EGGS | HEN HOUSED EGGS I AVE. NO. HENS FEED CONVERSION % MORTALITY (TOTAL) % MORTALITY I PERIOD NO. HENS HOUSED HORNCO CONSISTENTLY- GETS THE JOB DONE FLOCK ■ AFTER FLOCK - AFTER FLOCK FEEDS D. E. HORN & Co., Inc. YORK, PA. 717-854-7867 1966 FLOCK 19, wks. - 4 da, 22 wks. - 0 da. 367 364 233.5 280.0 3.99 16.09 1.24 4078 Why not check with your neighbor and see why more Lancaster Coun ty poultrymen are feeding Homco than ever before. LESTER WELKER & SONS 1967 FLOCK 262.5 270.7 3.91 8.41 .58 4464
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