County Agent Speaks at Annual Quarryville Farmers Night ■fax Smith, Lancaster County most successful Lancaster Coun- Xgr&ctiJtural agent, was the ty enterprises There are 1,500 epea&wr for the annual Farmers dairymen now, which is only half Wight of the Quarryville Rotary as many as in 1950 but they are Tuesday evening atJßhoads producing as much milk There fjpaqfrfr Restaurant. is still-a good demand for milk, ;Mfcroduced by William M. Smith said. IPredd, Farmers Night chairman With Jots‘of hogs, beef cattle awl head of the Ag Department and calves to market yet, he ad •f SeUnco High School, Smith vacated getting beef cattle to said, ‘‘Agriculture in Lancaster market while the price is favor- Oouaty Is on a higher level than able Most parts of the state. There With labor scarce farmers in are better farmers and they ac- the county are asking advice, •ept then place in the commun- two to one, about free stall hous mg of cattle as compared to Dairying is still one of the sraunchions Steer feeding es- Need . . . HAY - STRAW - EAR CORN Buy Now and Save! More and more farmers are buying from us for better value and all around satisfaction DELIVERED ANY QUANTITY Phone Area Code 717 687-7631 Esbenshade Turkey Farm “America’s Oldest” PARADISE, PA. ■V" <nc John Deere Hi-lip 4310 with Dynamic - Power Reserve Go from start to finish without downshifting Dynamic Power Reserve is the “great equalize!” on land that’s laced with tough spots Dynamic Pow er Resei v e is that extra margin of power a 4320 de livers to pull through hard spots at a steady-as-you go speed With a 115-hp 4320 you plow ahead instead of shifting back. The new 4320 step up from 4020 power but not away from 4020 features. OM. S. Yeorsley & Sons West Chester 696-2990 A. B. C. Groff, Inc. Shotzberger's New Holland 354-4191 Elm 665-2141 Wenger Implement, Inc. Landis Bros. Inc. The Back 2844141 Lancaster 393-3906 Among those participating in the pro- Rotary Club president; Max Smith, Lan gram of-the annual Farmers Night of the caster County agricultural agent, and Bill Quarryville Rotary Club this week were: Fredd, new Rotary Club president and left to right, Edgar K. Brown, outgoing program chairman. tabhshments are using more au- lot of lean meat. The same is tomatic feeding. true for sheep. Larger units are the sign of Farmers want animals that the times grow faster. Buyers would Another trend is for greater I£ >ther buy cross breeds if they yields of crops per acre. Corn can S fi t them and alfalfa are the queen of the High moisture corn, shelled in crop here According to the silo or ground chop, lends itself Lancaster County Experimental to mechanical feeding station, we are not getting as Moie and larger silos aie being high a yield for alfalfa as we built in the county. Silage is should. probably the very best feed foi The trend is for larger cows, cattle to keep down costs xmg, lean pigs and the demand No-till corn planting may have foi beef cattle is for higher, a place on some farms, if it’s not longer and lean animals with a too wet when planted It is bet- How to get the bugs out of No-Tillage Com- Diazinon 14G J Hi Dj . . [The heavier ground cover that goes with no-tillage gives soil 9p Insects a good hiding place. H * And their damage to corn can Hi be severe. HI .. _ . . IEI VST- But not if you use Diazinon ilf when you plant. Diazinon 14G ip at 10 pounds per acre in the furrow controls wireworms, seed corn maggots, and root worms. And it’s safe to the seed. So why chance losing what you can gain with no-tillage saved time, lower production costs, more moisture con served in the soil, and higher yields? Get the bugs out with Diazmon, Order some today. It .♦ CHARLES K. NISSLEY ! Company, R.D. 2, Columbia Ph. 717-285-5506 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 6,1971—23 Contact ter on hillsides where you don’t disturb the mulch He advised farmers that they should under stand how to do it right. He does not think corn blight poses too much of a threat this yeai, but advised getting com produced as eaily as possible; A few of the problems in agu calture aie increased costs, use of pesticides, pollution of streams and waste disposal from livestock He said the importance of the place of the farmer should not be overlooked Faimeis should take part in zoning m their com munities ” Preisdent Edgar K Biown, Quairyville, acted as master of ceiemomes and Geoige Mitchell, Refton, as song leader Follow ing the meal, each Rotai ian in ti oduced himself and his guest faimers to the gioup The Quarryville Rotary Club meets at Rhoads Spanish Res- (Continued on Page 24) FROM YOUR .^FIOMEER, SEED SALESMAN A full line of forage al falfas for any rotation /§3\ Green-Nitro brand for plow-down /c§\ High purity, high ger- mination /o6\ Pre-inocuiated BRAND CORN and ALFALFA
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