Cbver'Crop I Continued from Page I| Hartwig’s technique has been under investigation at Penn State for the past few years, and a demonstration plot was planted this year at Landisville. The pratice is begun by first establishing a crownvetch cover in the field to be used usually, for corn. The year after crownvetch is established, corn is simply seeded into the ground with a no-till planter. In the following years, the cover crop must be sprayed with herbicide before planting. “We thought maybe the corn would stay ahead of the cover crop if we didn’t spray, but that didn’t work out,” Hartwig said. He pointed to a test plot with a thriving abundance of crownvetch and a meager showing of corn. Plots nearby, where the crownvetch had been sprayed before corn was planted, showed a sparse growth of the cover crop shaded by the canopy of corn leaves that towered above it. The trick, Hartwig said, is to sock just enough herbicide to the cover crop to slow it up without killing it. 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This perennial cover, including technique would be soybeans ans small grains, especially interesting to area They’d like to find out how to fanners who plant corn or establish a crownvetch cover soybeans in barley or wheat FRACKVILLE Route 61 MANSFIELD Route 6 ■*£. PHILIPSBURG 307 Alder St WHITE DEER Route 15 The grand and reserve champion exhibitors were also presented trophies by , ... .the Lancaster County Swine researcn station at p ro( jucers Association, represented by Tony Folker, secretary of the organization. The breeder exhibitor champion award went to Rick Pfautz, Stevens RDI, also an Ephrata Area High School student, while Lloyd Hoover, Garden Spot High School, took the reserve champion breeder exhibitor award. Their trophies were presented by the Lancaster County Red Rose FFA Chapter. The senior showmanship trophy was also presented to perimental Landisville. stubble. 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The winner of the senior fitting contest was Russel Kline, Reinholds, with Jay Huber, Warwick High School, taking the junior trophy donated by Pennfield Corp. Barry Wissler, Ephrata Area High School, won the pen-of-ten class and a trophy from the Lancaster County Vo-Ag Teachers Association. Listed below are the various breed championship winners followed by the reserve breed champions: Yorkshire Larry Weber, Garden Spot; Russel Kline, Ephrata. Hampshire Tun Grube, Warwick; Mike Warwick. Spotted Swine Kevin Boyd, Ephrata; Tony Grube, Warwick. Chester White Barry Wissler, Ephrata; Joe Lefever, Manheim Central. Landrace Randy Hunt, Penn Manor; Bruce Landis, Penn Manor. Duroc Jay Huber, Warwick; Kerry Boyd, Ephrata. Poland China Kerry Boyd, Ephrata; Elvm Weaver, Pequea Valley. Crossbred Kerry Boyd, Ephrata; Robert Strauss, Ephrata. Open Class Richard Strauss, Ephrata; Russel Kline, Ephrata. New Vo-ag Teacher at Garden Spot One of the largest high school vocational agricultural departments in Pennsylvania grew even larger this week with the addition of Robert Anderson to the Garden Spot High School staff. Anderson, 30, of 268 W Main St., New Holland, joined the department Tuesday as an instructor for adults. He is expected to work primarily with the Plain people in the New Holland vicinity. The Easton native comes from the Soil Conservation Service after serving three years in West Chester and Michigan. Upon graudation from The Pennsylvania State University in 1967 with a B.S. in agriculture education he taught for one and half years at Wallen paupack High School. He then worked for Sperry New Holland for a year, followed by a two-year stmt the the Army followed by the SCS. Anderson is the ninth vocational agriculture in structor at Garden Spot. The only high school with a larger vo-ag staff is in Philadelphia. Homemakers Camp Set Come and spend a delightful three days at Extension Homemaker’s Camp. You will enjoy the friendship of ladies from seven surrounding counties. The place is Camp Swatara, RDI Bethel in Lebanon County The date is August 25,26,27. The price of the camp is $14.00. Camping activities include speakers on “World of Women”, handicrafts of bargello, dried flower paperweights, and Chnsmonds, entertainment, 9
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