12 Lancaster Fat ming. Sat ■.-tiny. October 25. 196!) Experiments Show Lime Aids Best Crop Yields (bOVIU-t t.Ojls W UIOIU appK in a Imu' ircpiues moie phosph oius th ui is needed when Imu- is Highest jields weie obtained iM'd. and piodmes infeuoi onlj when lime anti phosphouis >ields aetoidma to an agiono weie used together. Lime with nnsl with the Vui.c-ultmal Kv out phosphouis pioduccd yields peiiment Stat.on at The Penn almost ns laigo ns, and often .svhama State fmxeiv.lv Hi largci than, any amount ot phos Albeit S Himlei. piolesso' of plioms without lime Nitiogen soil lethnolo-p at Penn S ate. and potassium weie applied uni sa\s se\en \e.os o' field expeii foi mh to nil tieatments nients showed tint Pme was The expeiimenls iea(Tiim the c flee live in mi iea->ne xiells ol veil known fact that sescial alfalfa h n and to n icgai dless months aie lequued tor lime to 0 Plant PIONEER "New Generation” Hybrids Medium Season 3567 3571 Ask your Pioneer Salesman about these Outstanding Varieties ' PIONEER. / \ ; ''•’i .-brand . i - i ) . SEED CORN - ‘l' -f . _ ' *’ ■ - of the amount of phosphouis used Full Season 3304 _ 3306 3369 A become effective after applica tion Lime, applied in the spring, did not increase yields the first yem but produied large yield incieases with all crops every 5 cai after the first On acid soils, lime and phosphorus comple ment each othei. Dt Hunter points out. and to some ox tint can be substituted one foi the othei in ccm production Fall is an ideal time to apply lime in anothci le-pect, he sug gested The soil is usually dry, so that little or no damage is caused by heavy titicks used to spicad lime While phosphoiua inci eased yields with or without lime, the increases "oie smallei on limed than on unlimed plots. Accoiding to Dr. Hunter, this indicates that lime made native or residual phosphorus moie available than otherwise and thereby decieased plant responses to fertilizei phos phorus • Farm Calendar (Continued from Page 1) 12 noon—Annual Meeting ot Distuct c;18 of American Daily Assn and Dauy Coun cil ot New Yoik Heisey's Dinei, Route 72, Lebanon 700 p m —Gi ange Dinnei Program meeting at the Gi ange Hall 700 pm —lntel State Annual meeting, Plain and Fancy, Bud-m-Hand Tuesday, Oct. 28 28 29—Lineai Piogiam meeting foi Ag -Finance Leadeis Faim and Home Centei Wednesday, Oct. 29 10 00 a ih —New Holland Sales Stables Dauy Show and Sale Thursday, Oct. 30 630 p m Lrncastei Count's. Poultiy Banquet, Hostetteis Dining Hall Mt Joy FREE SAMPLE COPIES Copies of LANCASTER FARMING are not always easy to find they are not sold on newsstands and perhaps some of your friends may not be acquainted wfth our weekly service. We'll be glad to send, without charge, several copies of LAN CASTER FARMING to your friends or business associates, iust write their names and addresses below (You'll be doing both them and us a favor!) Street Address & R D City State and Zip Code (You are not limited to two names. I'se Separate sheet for additional names,) Address □ CHECK here if you prefer to send a Year’s f 52 issues) GIFT subscription for $2 each ($3 each outside of Lancaster County) to your friends listed above If so S ... . . enclosed, or □ Bill me later. Please mail this form to; P 0. BOX 266 Mount the economical 37 Loader on your John Deere “1020,” “2020,” or “1520” Tractor and you have a compact outfit for all your loader work 40-inch Man ure and materials buckets . . blade and crane attach," ments a\ ailable Wenger Implement, Inc. The Buck 284-4141 Shbtzberger's M.S. Yedrsley & Sons Elm 665-2141 West Chester 696-2990 Your Namd Economical John Deere Loader ... ideal for confined areas Use our convenient, confidential Credit Plan A. B. C. Groff, Inc, New Holland 354-4191 Street Address & It, D * « f -i J. - City State and Zip Code —-* —x., Landis Bros. Inc. Lancaster 393-3906 To' LITITZ, PENNA
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