Weed Scientists Study Crop-Herbicide Rotation
Crop rotation practices have Drs. Clyde C. Dowler, E. W.
been used for centuries. One of Hauser and A. W. Johnson, USDA
the reasons for using crop research personnel at the
rotations is to control weeds. The Georgia Coastal Plain Ex
widespread use of herbicides as perimental Station, Tifton,
well as other pesticides has af- Georgia, reported some results of
fected the use of rotation a 4-year crop-herbicide rotation
sequences and has also affected study at the 1973 Weed Science
the types of weeds found in many Society of America meetings in
fields. Atlanta, Georgia.
FEEDER PIG SALE
SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 1973
2V2 miles South of Bethel from US 22 and 6 miles
North of Myerstown, Pa., along US 501.
450 to 475 40 to 60 lb. Choice Feeder
Pigs Hampshire, Duroc and York Cross
All pigs are vaccinated for Erysipelas. Castrated
young. Wormed, Sprayed for Mange and Lice.
All pigs were raised on this farm. No outside pigs will
sell on this sale. Also pigs will not have to be moved the
day of Sale.
These are some of the fmer quality feeder pigs in the
East
SALE AT 1;30 P.M.
NORMAN M. MARTIN
RD 1. MYERSTOWN, PA.
PUBLIC SALE
” Dairy Cows, Farm Equipment & Tools
, Wednesday, March 21,1973
Located 2 miles east of Washington Boro. Route 999,
tom South off Route 999 on Prospect Road. Watch for
Sale Signs.
17 Holstein Cows, 35 Ton of Com, Straw
6 can milk cooler, S.S. wash tubs, McD. milker, water
heater, milk pump & pipe, 16 milk cans.
4 tractors: Farmall Super A with cult., Farmall M
with L.PTO, A.C., W.D.
N.H. No. 616 Harvester PTO, single row, McD No. 61
combine with Cub motor, McD. silo blower with pipe,
J.D. grain drill with 18 discs, Graham chisel plow, J.D.
KBA 32 disc, J.D. 28 disc on rubber, Int. No. 401 10’
spring harrow with hyd. reset, Century field sprayer,
5 ton Midwest dump for unloading wagons, McD. No.
45 baler with PTO N.H. side rake, 24’ Smoker & Har
vest Handle elevator, J.D. No. 72 Harvester, J.D. No. 5
6 McD. mowers, Lilliston rotary mower, N. I. 12A
spreader, 10’ & 11* cultipackers, rubber tire wagons
with beds, lime spreader, two wheel silage wagons with
PTO, fast hitch cult., weeder, 2 Papec silo fillers, Hol
land 1 row tob. planter, tob. ladder wagons, gear re
duction box, air grease gun, air compressor, 12 volt
battery charger, cabinet with 80 drawers & swivel bot
tom, drill press, elec, drills, hyd. jacks, anvil, wrenches,
tools, vise, torches, bolt cutters, Slating tools, log &
tractor chains, chain saw, grease bearing filler, feed
carts, stove, bag wagon, tob. shears & spears, tob.
presses, rotary mowers, ext. ladders, lumber, platform
scales, many articles too numerous to mention.
Sale by C. OLIVER EIBLER
Harold (Abe) Shaffner 653-5689
C. H. Wolgemuth, Auctioneers
Diffenderfer & Waser, Clerks
Saturday, March 24,1973
Household Goods Antiques
Kemnore automatic washer like new, elec, dryer,
Coldspot refrigerator with freezer on top, deep freeze,
G.E. sweeper, heaters, upright piano, marble top bu
reau, book case, rope bed, sofa bed, living room suite,
plank chairs, clothes trees, breakfast set, ext. tables
with drop leaf, 3-pc. bedroom suite, old side board,
high (hair, wall & shelf clocks, glassware, dishes, toys,
window fans, metal cabinets, tinware, linens, picture
frames, wooden rake, trunks, iron kettles, H. H. appli
ances, end tables, table lamps, crocks, jugs, spring
wagon seat, brass dinner bell, many items too numerous
to mention.
Sale by C. OLIVER KIBLER
Harold (Abe) Shaffner & C. H. Wolgemuth, Auctioneers
OF
9:30 A.M.
Food Stand
10:30 A.M.
Corn, cotton, peanuts, and study Several rotations
soybeans, grown continuously or drastically reduced the number
in rotation, were treated with of weeds but the ecological
either cultural or herbicide weed content of the initial major weed
control programs designed to species (crabgrass, Florida
control a broad spectrum of pusley. Florida beggarweed,
weeds. Herbicides controlled cocklebur. sicklepod) was not
more weeds than cultural altered.
practices in all cropping
sequences.
Weeds were almost entirley sequence and climatic factors
eliminated in five of the eight iffluenced the amount of weeds
herbicide cropping sequences in at harvest time. For example,
each of the last 3 years of the more weeds were present at
PUBLIC SALE
Farm Equipment - Household Goods
Straw & 35 tons of Corn
TUESDAY, MAR. 20, ’73
Located 2 miles north of Maytown, Penna., along
Route 743.
FARMALL 340 TRACTOR and I. N. 2001 LOADER
FARMALL SUPER C with fast hitch, cult., tool bar,
Com Planter, 7 ft. mower, Wood Bros. Single row Corn
Picker, McD. 2-point 3 B. trip plow, I.H. 46 Baler P.T.0.,
A.C. #6O Combine, with bin; McCurdy Grain Bin, N. I.
wagon, Farm wagons with beds, N.I. 12A Spreader,
Ontario Grain Drill, 14 disc; McD. 9A28 Disc. J.D. 28
Disc Spring Harrows, Cultipacker, J.D. Hammer Mill,
N.I. side rake, 20 ft. grain elevator on rubber, Hershey
tobacco planter, 8000 tobacco lath, tobacco ladder wag
ons, tobacco shears and spears, tobacco presses, log
chains, 36’ ext. ladder, stove, milk cans, platform scales,
grain cradle, Sears freezer chest, Furniture, Carnival
dish, dishes, Gas Heater, like new; Maytag Gas Range,
and many other item-too numerous to mention.
■H. (ABE) SHAFFNER 653-5689
C. H. WOLGEMUTH. AUCTIONEERS
DIFFENDERFER & P. MILLER. CLERKS
- Food Stand
SHORT NOTICE
PUBLIC SALE
DAIRY HERD AND MILKING EQUIPMENT
FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 1973
aU2:3O P.M.
The undersigned due to labor problems will sell on the
.premises located approx. 2 miles south of Whiteford,
Md. and approx. 2 miles off Route 136 along Prospect
Rd. in Hartford County, Md.
33 HEAD DAIRY HERD 33 HEAD
27 head of Registered and Top Grade Dairy Cows in all
stages of lactation. Approx. 15 head of Registered an
entire herd are home raised and are of Pennsylvania
and Maryland artificial breeding cooperative sires. This
herd is young, many being first, second and third calf
cows There are 6 good-sized spread Holstein Heifers
to be sold in the sale. Herd will be tested and have
health charts for interstate shipment
MILKING EQUIPMENT
Majiomer 400 gallon bulk tank and compressor. Glass
type line milking system and dumping station. Three
surge milker units and straps. Pails, strainers, etc.
Terms cash or approved check.
June Miller,
R.D. 1, Delta, Pa., Owner
Robert L Sechrist, Auctioneer 382-4379
John Hope Anderson, Clerk
Not Responsbile For Accidents
Under 4 years of cultural weed
control practices, the cropping
—OF—
12:00 NOON
LESTER SHEPLER
Lancaster Farming. Saturday, March 17.1973
harvest time in corn grown
continuously than in a cropping
sequence of peanuts, cotton,
soybean, then corn
Saddle Cindies Tour
New Bolton Center
The Saddle Cinches 4-H Horse
and Pony Club took a bus trip to
the New Bolton Center School of
Veterinary Medicine March 10th
There were 14 Club members:
Sue Cassel. Gayle Shultz. Sharon
Nissely, Margaret Keeney.
Robert Keeney Liza Kauffman.
Debbie Myers Kim Bernhardt,
Jerry Bernhardt. Patsy Steffy,
Barb Steffy Regina Kasara,
Barb Helm Penny Fulmer, one
leader, Mrs Tvrus Keeney, two
parents. Mr Nissely and Mr.
Keenev and four guests, who
went on the trip
The tour of the Center lasted
about one hour Some of the
highlights of the tour were wit
nessing of an emergency
Caesarian cow operation, other
operating rooms, the padded
recovery room, the radiology
room the heart station, and nil
kinds of equipment used in the
different rooms
The horse stables wore \ isited
where the group saw a horse w ith
his leg in a cast and feeding a
horse intravenously In (he cow
barn there was a donor cow used
•is a donor of poisonous bacteria
found in the cow’s third stomach
The library was also toured
Margaret Keeney
Club Reporter
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