—Lancaster Farming. Saturday. August 24.1968
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We often get the question
concerning the presence .of
green moss growing in the lawn
and what can be done about it
When moss is present, some
thing is wrong because moss
seldom invades a dense, vigor
ously growing lawn. Moss in
festation is usually associated
with low fertility, poor drain
age, high acidity, improper wa
tering, too much shade, soil
compaction, or a combination
of any of these factors. Lack of
fertility, poor drainage, and too
much shade are the most com
mon cause s of moss. The
growth of moss may be stopped
by spraying the area with cop
per sulphate and then through a
complete soil test follow good
management practices as re
commended Heavily shaded
areas will seldom grow healthy
grass, with these conditions the
trees may be thinned or trimm
ed or the area planted to some
ground cover
Pennsylvania Foiage Pro
gress Days are scheduled to be
held at Hershey Farms August
27, 28, 29. this three day event
will be very worthwhile for all
farmers and then wives A
special ladies progiam is sche
duled for the 28lh and 29th The
latest in forage equipment w.IJ
be displayed and demolish ated
variety plots of many kinds of
grasses and other foiage cions
will be ready for inspection \
special brochure giving details
of this big event is available
from our Extension Office We
urge local farmers and agri
business concerns to include one
or more days of this activity on
their schedule.
I’d like to repeat the sugges
tion that wheat is a good feed
for livestock and especially for
hogs. It is about equal to corn
in value on a per pound basis
For best results about 50 r " of
the corn in the ration may be
substituted with wheat in swine
rations With cattle we suggest
that only 25 to 30 percent of
the grain ration be in the form
of wheat Larger amounts than
Tough Competition
In Hoeing Contest
Dust, dirt and weeds flew at
the University of Delawaie’s
Georgetown Agricultural Sub
station recently as entrants in
the Farm and Home Field Day
hoeing contest fought, laughed
and hoed across the finish line
in record time
Competition was fast and iui i
ous in the women’s division, but
Mrs Mildred Williams, Seaford,
who had'been umning a close
second, put on a burst of blind
ing speed and pulled out a nai
row, hard won nctDij
Sixteen yeai-old Bob Smith a
Lewes 4-H er opened an eai 1\
lead in the mens dmsion but
was foiced to vaid oft a last
minute surge of competitors
But Smith s opening lead nald
and the youngstei hoed aeioss
the finish line ahead of all com
ers
Young Eddie Wisk, a George
town 4-H’er, finished first in the
youngsters division Wisk used
his hoe with the touch of an art
ist, deftly clearing the weed
choked row ahead of several
competitors
In the open division Lewis
Swartzentruher Greenwood,
snatched a narrow' victorj in a
hard fought contest Swaitzen
timber laughingly commented
that the victory represented a
high point in his hoeing career
Golden hoes were presented
to winners in each division by
contest chairman Frank E Boys,
extension entomologist at the
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University of Delawaie
mentioned may cause some di
gestive disorders. Local faim
ers owning wheat may want to
feed the grain rather than sell
it; others with livestock buying
most of their feed might want
to include some wheat in their
purchases.
Fall is one of the times of the
year that farmers may establish
contour strips on their'slopes
and hillsides in order to prevent
soil and water erosion As the
fields are being prepared for
the planting' of winter grain, al
ternate strips of grain may be
established on the contour and
then next spring the remaining
strips planted to a row crop
such as corn or tobacco The
use of strips will help reduce
the amount of soil and water
losses and increase ciop yields
Livestock who are
having problems of good fly con
trol this year with residual
spravs might want to use an
other insecticide at this time
WHAT'S BEST
ITS RED ROSE
32 BEEF CATTLE SUPPLEMENT
and RED ROSE
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RED ROSE HAS THE ANSWER!
This is the supplement you will want to use as a mixing ration
for your home-grown grains, or you can use it as a protein supple
ment to balance the feeding of low protein roughages.
S® BEEF CATTLE SUPPLEMENT
This supplement is in mash form. Feed 50 Beef Cattle Supple
ment (the nutrient fortifications are double the levels of 32 Beef
Cattle Supplement) at the rate of one pound per head pier day.
RED ROSE STEER FEED is ideal, too. Add it to your corn or other groins to produce well
finished steers!
The secret of cattle raising is in your feed lot,
That's where you will make your profit! So, let
Red Rose Cattle Supplements help you make that
profit. Make sure they are in your feed troughs,
Order your cattle feeds from these dealers today!
Waiter Binkley & Son E. Musser Heasey & Son
LftiiU E. D. #2, Mt. Joy, Pa.
Birown & Rea, Inc.
Atglen
ElKveirson Sappily Co.
Elverson
Hemiiry E. Gairbeir
F D. 1, Elizabethtown, Pa.
Lo T. Gefilb Estate
Manheim
I. B. Graybnill & Sort
Fefton Sfrasbirrg
Noted Home Economist
Speaks On School Lunch
LAS VEGAS, Nevada
What is the grammar school
student’s favorite class? Science
. . . English . . . Recess?
“Why not lunch?” says Ruth
Hogan, noted authority on the
School Lunch Program and
specialist in the school lunch
service for the National Live
Stock and Meat Board. “All too
many school children are pass
ing up nutrition in favor of
candy and carbonated bever
ages. Our job in food service is
to lure them into the school
lunchroom with delicious, nutri
tious noon-time meals.”
A speaker at the national
convention of the American
School Food Service Associa
tion, Las Vegas, August 9, 1968,
Hogan stressed the tre
mendous job to be done in the
school lunchroom and the fact
that “nutrition should be con
sidered as education”.
•In the classroom, teachers
educate the student’s mind,”
says Ruth Hogan “It is our 30b
to educate their tastes and eat
ing habits ”
The modem school lunch
STEEiS?
Heistand Bros.
Elizabethtown
A. L. Herr & Bro.
David B. Hurst
Bowmansville
Martin's Feed Mill, Inc.
K. D. % Ephrata, Pa.
Mouintville Feed Service
program encompasses a great
many new techniques and new
types of equipment, according
to Miss Hogan “With these
changes in equipment and
techniques, we, too, must
change some of our thinking
about school lunch. Meat is the
main food around which we
plan the school menu. We do
not start a menu with dessert
or salad ... we start our menus
with meat... prepared well and
served attractively.
“Meat must receive proper
care and cookery to be served
at its best”, continues Miss Ho
gan. “To do this, school lunch
room personnel must learn cor
rect, up-to-date facts about
meat and meat preparation.
They also should be aware of
the teen-ager’s requirements in
regard to protein,, vitamins,
minerals and fats
“And speaking of fat,” she
adds. “like other nutrients
more of it is required by teen
ageis than by adults because
these are such active, growing
years I would say that in most
instances fat should not be re-
QuarryviUe
Mountville
Red Rose
CATTLE FEEDS
Musser Farms, Inc.
Columbia
Musser's Mill
The Buck
Cfios. E, Sander & Sams
Ammon E. Shelly
E. P. Spotfs, Inc.
Honey Brook-
H. M. Stauffer & Sons,
moved from the meat befo.v
cookery for school lunches In
cause it adds to the flavor or
the meat. Sometimes it repn
sents those extra energy (~
lories the youngsters need an
which they may not be gettu «
at home. Of course, calorj
needs vary with the individual
and the youngster with a
weight problem should be aj
vised to remove the fat hir
self. It should not be removej
for him. He should also be o<j
vised to cut down on other fa 1 3
and high caloried sweets aal
starches which contain few nu
trients”.
FFA PICNIC AND
SOFTBALL PLAY-OFF HELD
The New Holland FFA Soft
ball team was victorious over
the Ephrata team at the county
final play-off held at Solauci
High School along with, the local
FFA picnic. ,
Five schools were represente i
at the annual picnic and cluci
en barbecue was served. About
50 boys attended.
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