Ray of Hope (Continued From Page 1 ) efficiencies, with no regard for the health of the soil. “For a soil to be healthy, it needs a lot of humus, three to five percent, because that’s the only way you can get all the micro organisms that occur naturally in the soil. These micro-organisms are the agents that make all the Try A Classified Ad If Poys! COMPLETE HERD DISPERSAL AT THE NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES NEW HOLLAND, PA. WEDNESDAY, OCT. 18, 1972 BC HOLSTEINS This herd consists of 30 mature cows, 13 bred and springing Heifers, 1 Registered bull. Several cows and Heifers recently fresh. Many due in the next 2 months. Herd is mostly young with good udders and plenty of size and type. This is a local Southern Lancaster County herd selling due to lose of crops in flood. If you need fall and winter milk, plan to attend this sale. 1 herd of 25 real top Holsteins. Man taken ill is reason for selling. CONSIGNED BY GIENN m| Quarryville RD2 Phone 717-786-2750 CALL Elmer Seller INTERNATIONAL CADET 75 RIDING MOWER SEE OUR DISPLAY OF LAWN SWEEPERS CALL Leroy Zook WEAVER LAND FEED CARTS EARLY DISCOUNT on Lancaster Silo and Unloaders Ryder Barn Equipment RADIO CONTROLLED TRUCKS FOR BETTER SERVICE ill C. B. HOOBER & SON ■WI. INTERCOURSE, PENNA. elements available that a plant needs.” Cox and others in the organic movement feel that the proliferation of agricultural chemicals and mechanization has produced an ecological imbalance which will eventually destroy the life-support system of “space ship earth”. He says that in areas where the soil isn’t “healthy”, the people aren’t healthy either. “Organic methods, where a man farms with nature instead of against her, are the only means SEE THE NEW we have to stop our race to extinction,” Cox said. “We’ve got to get people back to producting more of their own food and fiber." Cox admitted that organic farming was a lot more work than chemical farming, but added that he felt the effort was worth it. Manure, compost and grounds rocks were mentioned as the organic means of building soils. Chemical fertilizers and pesticides have no place in the organic bam. “Actually,” Cox said, “it takes an act of faith to become an organic farmer. And the first year you really take a beating. “On our farm in Emmaus, the first year we used organic methods the bugs ruined just about everything. A chemical farmer would have reacted to the situation by buying a lot of bug spray*. But on an organic farm, you want as many bugs as you can get, so they eat each other instead of the crops. Pesticides put everything out of whack, and it takes a while to get the natural balance back into the land.” Most farming authorities feel that an abrupt abandonment of agricultural chemicals would result in calamitous food shor tages. Cox said, “The MnaT—T t —. —— AERIAL LADDER EQUIPT. FARM PAINTERS BRUNING QUALITY PAINT WE SPRAY ITDN AND BRUSH IT IN. Call Now For Free Estimates HENRY K. FISHER 2322 Old Phi la Pike Lancaster, Pa. 17602 Phone 717-393-6530 CALL Bob or Less New 816-9 ft, Mower Conditioner $lOOO.OO Just Received 1 Car Load of 1 PR PICKERS USED EQUIPMENT ;NH No. 27 Hopper Type Blower HJsed 234-2 row mtd. corn picker 'Used Loaders F 1206 with cab IH - 37 Baler with Engine N. H. Super 68 Baler w Engine Used Papec Grinder Mixer 1 806 Tractor Used N.I. Horse Spreader Farmall 100 plow & Cultivator Farmall Super a and Snow blade New Corn Cribs I.H. 550 Forage Harvester N.H. 717 Chopper A-l Farmall Super A and Snow blade PARTS DEPARTMENT CALL Dick Bomberger CALL US! IT COULD BE WE HAVE IT. INTERNATIONAL GREASE 35 lb. pail Multi-Purpose Grease $9.90 10 pk. Cartridge Gun Grease $3.90 OCTOBER SPECIAL 5% DISCOUNT ON ALL PLOW I and ULLAGE PARTS International Anti-freeze s “ n !* in New Re-usable 1 gal. Jugs ,6" S al Lancaster Farming. Saturda: Mail Box Market For Sale - Sutorbilt feed blower; 200 fence posts, wooden tapered, oak, good shape 7 foot long. Phone 215-593-5662 For Sale - Pumpkins, pie and jack-o’-lantern; potatoes and celery. Ist farm past fire house in Mastersonville. Phone 665-6664 agribusiness companies tell us that if we made a total switch to organic methods, we’d have massive starvation, and one third to one-half of our people would die. They say we need all those chemicals to keep our people alive. I have to disagree with them. In China, they’re farming land that has never seen any kind of chemical, and there are some fields that have been in continuous production for nearly forty centuries.” One reason Cox feels that McHale is good for the organic movement is the fact that the secretary has instituted a study of the market potentials for organically grown food. The year-long study also includes development of a certification program for organic foods, and the publication of a handbook of organic methods. CALL Henry Esh FOR SALES—SERVICE—PARTS + Used 10 H.P. Fetter + Used 6 H.P. Lister + New 7% H.P. Slow Speed + New Quincy Air Compressors + New Listers with Lima Generators + Ask us about our new Automatic Control For Starter and Low Oil Protection. + Used PJ2 Petter +Used F2L410 Deutz We Have Some Very Good Buys On Used Diesel Engines. AREA DISTRIBUTOF FOR LISTER DIESEL ENGINES CALL Titus Burkholder 1 Dl 400 gal Girton 1- gal. Esco with 5 H.P. Compressor 2- gal. Esco 2-300 gal. Esco Several good used 2 HP Lehigh Compressors Distributor for Milkeeper and Mueller Milk Tanks Complete line of Bulk Tank Kleansors New Model Klensate Bulk Tank Washers 1500 series. PHONE 768-8231 Moil Box Mortal Wanted -1 used office desk wood or metal must be reasonable. Wanted for home use. Phone Mountville 285-5649 after 4 P.M. or all day Sat. Free liquid chicken manure loaded in your tank. Delivery and spreading can be arranged. Phone 786-2853 Wanted to Buy - Antique Cow Bells, any condition. Farmer not a dealer. Call collect. Phone 717- 272-6648 Wanted - Hand fired, sectional, hot water boiler, approx. 24”-36”. Apply to Noah W. Horning, East Earl RD No. 2, Pa. 17519 1 mile East of Union Grove. For Sale - Two 6 big New Idea steel wheels. One John Deere horse, cultivator, one 8 ft. sprocket roller with long tongue. First land South of Talmage, Pa. Chester Stoltzfus, Talmage, Pa. 17580. For Sale - McCormick 1 PR picker and grain bin. Call after 6 P.M. or before 7 A.M. 717-442-4510 For Sale - New 100 amp double throw switch box $45.00; 25 HP Deutz Diesel with twin disc clutch in good condition $5OO. or best offer. Reuben M. Zimmerman, Mohnton RD No. 1, Pa. Phone 215-856-7832 evenings. For Sale - Shellbarks, gather on shares or $5.00 a bushel. Harvey H. Martin, East Earl RD No. 1, Box 355 IVz miles Southeast of Bowmansville, Spook Lane Road. For Sale - Purebred Dorset Ram yearling, using him for breeding. Prolific corageous breeder. Large size at auction sale price. G. Jay Umberger, Denver, 267- 2605. Must see him to appreciate him or would trade on Dorset Ewe. USED BULK MILK TANKS October 14.1972 37
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