2t»—Lancaster Farming. Salurda> ■ September 20.1069
The Best Time
To Spread Lime Is . . .
When is the light time to get
the lime spiond that join fami
oi indiMdu.il fields need” Ac
coidmg to agionomic authen
tic*. it makes no difieicncc, as
long as the intoiMil is long
enough to get the inatenal woik
ed into the soil A good rule of
thumb is to apply the limestone
a year in advance of a legume
seeding This gives the agricul
tural limestone a year to get
thoroughly worked into the soil
for maximum benefit to the leg
ume ciop you intend to plant. It
piovides an interval for thorou
ghly mixing into the soil an ap
plication of agricultural lime
stone and denving the maximum
benefit fiom this application.
Too many farmers wait to or
der their agncultural limestone
until the day they plan to seed a
field to clover or legumes As
this is usually in the Spung, the
fields are soggy or wet and the
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Rules And Regulations
luifkb .uicmptmi' to m.ike do- F° r Frozen Desserts
liveries «el nmed in the mud To Be Discussed
The faimcre coopciato with the
di»tubutoi bv hitching ati actor Pioposcd iulcs and regulations
to the ti uck to speed up the pro- for frozen desserts and frozen
ct.s 01 eliminate the pioblem. ciesseit mixes will be discussed
but this isn’t enough a Public h Q cann .^ to o^ e . he }^,f. t
This proceduie of liming just 2 P>". Oct 8 in the State Aou
bcfoie seeding is basically wiong culture Building.
because the minerals supplied by State Agriculture Secretary
limestone don’t have a chance to Leland H. Bull said the state’s
react in the soil and to correct its dairy and ice cream industries
nnneial deficiencies It is also have been invited to attend the
wrong because limestone produ- hearing and express opinions,
cers or distributors in pricing Secretary Bull said new rules
their products must take into and regulations are necessary for
account all of the breakdowns fiozen dessert products which
encountered in making deliver- are currently being sold in other
ies. So why pay for truck-down- states but which cannot be sold
time when wear and tear on m Pennsylvania until guidelines
equipment and nerves are high, are adopted,
lather than paying for good ser- The products include “Mellor
v;ce 9 The knowledgeable farmer ine » an( j “Parevine,” both of
will order his limestone for de- w hich resemble ice cream. In
live o' in the off-season when de- “Mellonne” dairy fats are re
mand is off and conditions help placed with vegetable oils while
reduce costs. . in “Parevine” all dairy ingred-
The national Limestone Insti- ien t s ar e replaced,
tute says you should plan now Pennsylvania frozen des
foi your crop needs next year sert ]aw ( Sept i 96 5; amended
and get the limestone needed June 4 _ 196 9) s i ates that it is
to improve youi crop production I>m toe mterest o{ the dairy m .
next year To get P 10 ™? 1 an « c i U stry and the consuming public
efficient deln ery. put the lime- that there be um f or mity of Stan
s'oll6 on this Fall be oie d ards for frozen desserts ... to
difficult Winter and Spnng sea- end that the inefficiency and
sons roll ai ound needless expense and confusion
Theie is no best time to ap- caused by differences in products
ply agi icultui al limestone othei soM under the
same name, and
than to get it on as fai off-season- dl ff eience3 in labeling of identi
and as fai ahead of the ie»t oi ca j p loducdS) may b e eliminat
'vom neighboung faimeis as pos- d „
' Slble> _____ The fiozen desseit law requir
i „ pioaii Tin cs that iules and regulations be
1 , , uutten which will be based on
A Fall clean-up pi ogi am helps testimony given at a public hear
to conti ol plant diseases in om ±j ,g >p be j aw a j so provides that
home gaidens Many of the fun- m ieiested paities be given an
gi, bactena and othei oigamsms o ppoitumty to file exceptions to
that cause diseases in the garden u ,j es and regulations which the
dining Spnng, Summei and Fall gt a te Agnculture Department
oveiwinter on the dead leaves ad oDt
and other plant refuse The de-
struction of dead leaves and oth-
ei plant refuse can help reduce infested flowers and vegetables
the infection of young plants in should not be added to a com
the Spring. Many gardeners post pile as this is just another
maintain a compost pile in the way of maintaining disease
corner of the garden Dead leav- causing organisms for the next
es and other plant refuse from season.
Use Proper Lawn Seed
Lawns may fail for any num
ber of reasons Among these are
poor selection of seed, says John
C Harper, 11. extension lawn
specialist at The Pennsylvania
State University.
For sunny areas, he suggests
Menon bluegrass alone or a mix
ture of Merion bluegrass and
Kentucky bluegrass. In moder
ate shade, use a mixture of Penn
lawn red fescue, Poa tnvialis,
Applying Lime
September is one of the best
months for applying lime, par
ticularly on land to be soded to
legumes in 1970. Lime must be
applied well in advance of a new
legume seeding and well mixed
with the soil if it is to work prop
erly. Lime should also be applied
now if plans call for planting
sod next Spring so the soil audity
will be corrected by the time the
field is planted. Before liming,
be sure to have your soil tested
so the proper rate is applied per
acre.
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and Merion or Kenfuckj blue
grass. Under heavy shafte use
a mixture of Pennlawn reji fes
cue and Pot tuVialis. " '
Contact your county ex:ension
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seed mixture for your particular
situation and location.
Lawns given thought and pro
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