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
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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