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W.4TER FLOWING from installed tile drains was visi
ble Monday on the farm of Grant Keiffer, Goshen Orval
Bass left), conservationist, inspects the system with
Keifft: L. F. Photo
«5f Farm Management Profit-Tip from Organic Plant Food
m
planting can boost
com yields. Plant when the
soil ‘emperature at the four
inc f depth reaches 50°F
and is rising.
Early planted corn will be
she iter than late planted
corn because more of the
yteir; goes into the ear, less
to me stalk. And there is
less lodging in the fall; less
harvest loss.
Late planting can reduce
yields 15-30% depending
on ne length of the delay.
On me average, yields drop
one Dushel per acre per day
thai com is planted late.
No frost damage
Do r 't put off planting be
cause of frost danger. Frost will not kill corn unless the
growing point is damaged. The growing point remains
bekw ground until several leaves have been produced;
Organic
Plant Food
Company
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
SEE BILL BRUBAKER
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How to profit
from early planting
ORGANIC PLANT FOOD CO.
P.O. Box 132 • Grofftown Road • Lancaster, Penna. 17604
TIME OF PLANTING AFFECTS YIELD
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APRIL APRIL MAY MAY JUNE
17-20 25-26 7-9 21-22 3-4
A HUGE WATERWAY on the J. M. acres of cropland and woods. On the trac
Hostetter farm, Christiana RD #l. The tor is Samuel Long who farms the land,
waterway is 48 feet wide and serves 68 L. F. Photo
where newly constituted crop
land terraces were plowed to
(Continued from Page 1) hold the soil and the water run
, . , off on a slope The tei races are
flow nearly a six inch usually placed 100-130 feet
pipe A ditch digging machine apar t an( j drain into a grass
was at woik laying 5 rows of tile wa terway “We try to lay them
at an average depth of 4ft un- so th ere 1S no p o mt lows if
deiground Tile can be laid at we can ” Bass said
an average depth of 1000 ft per
day
• Local Farmers
Next stop was the Jonas Nolt newly constituted and seeded
faim, Peach Bottom, RD #2, waterway serving 68 acres Lo
as early as field conditions
permit. Or ammonia can be
applied with other application equipment until the corn
grows to about 15 inches. For the facts on the benefits of
early planting call us, we’ll come to see you.
Anhydrous Ammpnia
Phone 392-4963
Lancaster Farming, Saturday. May 17. l!)(i9-o
The thiid stop was at a huge,
corn planted at the sug
gested time is protected
from frost danger.
Fast Start
Plant and fertilize accord
ingto your local area. And
get your corn growing before
the weeds begm,to compete
for nutrients. Herbicides, in
secticides, fungicides, high
quality hybrids, starter or
pop-up fertilizer—all help to
get corn off to a fast start in
cool soil.
Successful early planting
requires an early supply of
crop nutrients. Phosphorus,
potash, and anhydrous am
monia can be plowed-down
cated on the farm of J M.
Hostetter, Christiana, RD ~1,
and farmed by Samuel Long,
the waterway was 48 feet wide
and had been seeded with Reed
Canary and Red Top glass The
runway was covered with straw
and a fine netting was laid
down the center to hold the
soil and speed geimination of
the grass seed • Bass said these
kind of wateiways aie often
piactical m urban areas
Final stop was at an Amish
fain located at Paiadise, RD
irl, wheie a bulldozei was in
the piocess of building ten aces
An extremely steep slope was
encounteied and the farmer
was repoited saving it was bet
ter to have terraces lunnmg
around the hill rather than
down it
(Continued on Page 9)
GRANGE NEWS
Fulton Grange #66 held then
regular meeting May 12, at Oak
ryn The Master, Clifford W
Holloway Jr, conducted the
business session The Charter
was draped in memory of Philip
W Gifting and Mrs John M.
Galbieath Twenty-five candidat
es received Third and Fourth
Degrees A $lOO 00 donation was
given the Robeit Fulton Fire
Company
The Giange will hold “Go-to-
Chinch Night” Sunday, May 18,
8 p rri at the Gi ange Hall Rev.
Richard Dunham, pastor of the
Chestnut Level Presbyterian
Chuich, will be the speaker The
Lancastei County Pomona choi
us special music The service
will be pieceded by a coveied
dish suppei in chaige of Mrs
Chester Todd Ji and Mrs
Elaine Stoltzfus All Grange
members of Lancastei Co and
fi lends are invited and should
bung a meat dish, another disn
and a table seivice Rolls, drink
and butter will be piovided Po
mona chorus wull hold rehersal
aftei the church service
The Youth committee cancell
ed their dance for May 10, and
will not have any dances until
fall Their committee will meet
May 21, 8 p m at the Grange
Hall
The Junior Grange will hold
a hake sale May 23, in Quarry
ville Their next meeting will be
May 26, 8 pm and they will
have a special meeting June 7,
1 30 to 3 30 p m
The urange win send dele
gates to Leadeiship School at
Gettsburg College June 24 to 26.
There will be a memorial ser
vice at the next meeting. May
26 The annual home-made ice
ci earn and stiawberry party will
be held at the June 9, meeting
The Junioi Grange will present
the piogram and their parents
are invited There will be an
antique show at the June 23,
meeting