—Lancaster Farming. Saturday. April 13, 1974
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Soil Testing Among Services Available From Penn State
Four testing programs are
available from the College of
Agriculture at The Penn
sylvania State University.
These include soil testing,
forage analysis, plant
evaluation, and diagnosis of
plant diseases.
Of these services, the most
timely for spring is soil
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THE EQUIPMENT
Farm equipment is in short supply. Deliveries
are slow. Act now to be sure you’ll be ready
for the coming season.
We suggest that you do two things
1. Order your new equipment now. We’ll do
our best to serve your needs.
2. Make arrangements early to have your
present equipment put in shape and
checked-out. That will give us a chance to
order any replacement parts not in stock.
C. E. WILEY
& SON, INC.
101 S. Lime St., Quarryville
786-2895
YOUR AUTHORIZED NEW HOLLAND DEALER
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the dairyman who desires to check the production of every cow at every milking Washes-in-place
The large vacuum reserve near the udder helps to stabilize vacuum at teat
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COLEBROOK RD. PHONE 867-3741
testing. Such analysis of lime
and fertilizer needs is
available to farmers,
greenhouse owners, golf
course superintendents,
nurserymen, and home
owners-anyone who owns
land.
Whether you have 10 acres
of com, 5000 square feet of
lawn, or a 20 by 20 foot
garden, soil testing can help
you,” says W. Wayne Hinish,
coordinator of this program
in the College of Agriculture.
For a small fee, mailing
kits are available for sub
mitting soil samples. The
kits may be obtained at
county Extension Service
offices or from the Merkle
Soil and Forage Testing Lab
oratory at University Park,
Pa. 16802.
Soils are tested for pH
Book Herd
Cited by DHIR
Milk and butterfat
production levels established
by Registered Holstein cows
in this area have been
Fultoji Bank
Picks Hoober
C. B. Hoober, Intercourse,
has been named to the Gap
Advisory Board of the Fulton
National Bank.
Hoober has owned and
operated C. B. Hoober and
Son, a farm machinery and
equipment dealer in In
tercourse since 1941.
He is president of the
Leacock Road Board
Authority and vice president
of the Pequea Valley School
District Authority.
Formerly from New
Holland, he is the husband of
Irma Brendle Hoober and
has four daughters and a
son.
He is a member of the
Groffdale Mennonite
Church.
(acidity or alkalinity) and
for corrective liming
requirements. Phosphorus,
potassium, and calcium
content are also determined.
Recommendations for
limestone and fertilizer,
along with the test results,
are returned to the in
dividual.
“By following the
recommendations, you will
satisfy the needs of the
plants you are growing
reported by Holstein-
Friesian Association of
America. All cows are from
herd of Roy H. Book, RDI,
Ronks, enrolled in the Dairy
Herd Improvement Registry
(DHIR) official testing
program.
Cows recognized for their
exceptional food producing
ability in this area and their
owners are:
Roaring Maples Archie
Alma, 7-7, 21,040 pounds
milk, 816 pounds fat, 3.9
percent test in 305 days
milked.
Roaring Maples TT
Ivanhoe, 11-8, 17,910 pounds
milk, 705 pounds fat 3.9
percent test in 281 days
milked.
Roaring Maples Flashy
Fem, 7-5,16,430 pounds milk,
575 pounds fat, 3.5 percent
test, in 305 days milked.
Certainly Lasso plus
atrazine controls
fall panicum.
Plenty of growers last year learned
late in the season that the “foxtail"
they thought grew through their
herbicide was really fall panicum.
And plenty of growers this season
will learn that if you tank mix Lasso
plus atrazine, you control fall
panicum. Plus you’ll control foxtails,
crabgrass and other annual grasses
P. L. ROHRER & BRO., INC.
Smoketown, Pa.
without harming the en
vironment. In fact,-a healthy
plant aids in cleaning the
environment,” Dr. Hinish
affirmed.
The four testing programs
provide far-reaching
benefits to the total
resources of the Com
monwealth, he added.
Agricultural scientists rely
on laboratory findings to
help spot and diagnose plant
problems and other
deficiency conditions before
they become widespread.
Fall panlcum
HAY &
STRAW SALE
EVERY
WEDNESDAY
AT 12 NOON
PAUL Z. MARTIN
SALES STABLES
2 miles East of
Intercourse
Sale managed by
Harvey Z. Martin
... ancklots of broadleaves like
smartweed, pigweed, and lambs
quarters. Lasso plus atrazine
for your corn.
That’s what you expect
from your herbicide!
““"Monsanto
PH. 397-3539