96—Lancaster Farming. Saturday. March 13, 1976
Alfalfa management tips given
By DIKTKX Kill KG
UtNCASTKR - "Last
year wai a disastrous year
for hay making in much of
l»«Tnsyhn»nia,” John Baylor
totd visitors to the Crops and
Fields Day held here
recently.
Considering that the
state's hay crop is Tallied at
Sinking lan)
According to reports by
the United States Geological
Survey, land subsistence, or
sinking of the land surface,
is taking place in many
parts of the nation and could
become more prevalent in
the future One report notes
that at least 4.300 square
miles of California's San
Joaquin Valley has subsided
more than a foot smcc the
1920 s Similar subsistence
problems in varying degrees
have also been observed in
parts of Louisiana, An zona
and Nevada
In the Swing
Being in the swing used to
mean relaxing on your from
porch Home-made jam is
what you get when you start
that breakfast argument
with your wife That’s the
time your cereal will turn
cnsp, crackle and soggy So,
don’t jump out of bed so fast
in the mornings, you’re
likely to sprain your ankle
SHORT NOTICE
LARGE REAL ESTATE SALE
436 ACRES
Consisting of 3 Farms with excellent high
producing cropland.
THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1976
AT 1:00 P.M.
Located in southern York Co., in Fawn &
Hopewell Twp. near New Park, Pa
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Formerly known as the Clarence Sisker Farm,
located off Rt 851 near New Park, along Davis Road
and containing 143 acres.
This farm consists of approx. 90 acres of cropland, 25
acres in pastime and about 25 acres of timber. Growing
crops consists of approx. 50 acres of wheat and approx.
15 acres alfalfa.
Improvements are a 2 story 8 room frame house, Ig.
bank bam & wagon shed w-2 com cribs.
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Formeriy known as the Emory Lanius Farm, ap
prox. % mile north of New Park along Rt. 851, con
taining 180 acres more or less of which approx. 110
acres are cropland, 47 acres pasture & 20 acres timber.
Growing crops consists of approx. 60 acres wheat, and
12 acres alfalfa.
Improvements are a nice 2 story frame bouse, lg.
bank barn remodeled into a hog finishing parlor.
To be offered at location of Tract No. 2, formerly
known as the Duonick Farm, containing 113 acres,
more or less of which approx. 50 acres are cropland, 30
acres in pasture & 30 acres timber. Growing crops
consists of approx. 18 acres wheat & 6 acres alfalfa.
For inspection of real estate: Please Note! There
will be a showing on Sat. March 13 & March 20 from
12:00 noon to 4:00 P.M. or by appt. by calling 301-296-
0263 or 717-382-4379.
Terms: 10 down in cash or approved check day of
sale with approx, one-third to be paid in 1976. Balance
may be financed with a sales agreement at sellers
approval. Further information upon request & full
particulars on day of sale.
Auct Note: Please notice the sale will begin at 1:00
at the location of Tract No. 1, then move to Tract No. 2
for the remainder of sale. All three farms will be of
fered separately and then in their entirety.
Robert l_ Sechrist, Auctioneer
Ph. 717-382-4379
1200 million annually (a
crops value figure only
exceeded by com), the Penn
State agronomy specialist
believes It’s pretty im
portant for farmers to
manage their hay fields for
optimum production.
"There arc many
breakthroughs coming,"
Baylor noted at the con
clusion of his speech, “which
mil make hay making leas of
a risk and more profitable."
One of the newer techniques
which is already in use is
chemical preservation of
hay. If these chemicals
usually propionic or acidic
add are used properly,
Baylor believes the
preservation technique
stands a “fairly good chance
of success.”
The crops specialist was
very encouraged and en
thused with a forage analysis
service the University ex
pects to have available
before too long. The program
will reportedly give buyers
and sellers of hay more to go
on that just the “eyeball
test.” Also on the drawing
board is the infrared crop
analyzer which will warn
agriculturalists of problems
before it’s too late. But since
some of this is still in the
future, Baylor advises that
haymakers use the best
management techniques
which are available today.
One of the first things be
Tract No. 1
Tract No. 2
Tract No. 3
E.H.F. REALTY CO.
Lewis B. Whiting, Pres.
Ph. 301-296-0263
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pointed out was what he
considers to be the best way
of avoiding hay crop losses
turn it into silage instead.
In explaining chemical
preservatives, hie noted that
several important factors
must be kept in mind if
satisfactory results arc to be
obtained. They arc; 1.
uniform coverage of the hay,
2. moisture of hay being
baled should not be much
over 30 per coil, 3. use the
preservative at a rate of
about 20 pounds per ton, and
4. apply where it is the most
practical (usually at the
throat of the baler).
In stressing the im
portance of Pennsylvania’s
and the U-S.'s hay crop,
Baylor noted that the
average dairy cow receives
23 per cent of her nutrient
requirements from hay, dry
cows 29 per cent, and beef
cattle 16 per cent Last year
the bay produced in the U.S.
had a value of $5 billion.
The Penn State
agronomist cited the
following steps for high
yielding hay fields;
1. Fit the crop to the soil; 2.
use high quality seeds and
varieties, 3. use compatable
mixtures (be announced that
a grass-alfalfa mixture is
definitely to the farmer's
advantage undei most
conditions and recommends
the practice); 4. get good
stands never place seeds
deeper than a measurement
equal to five times its
diameter; 5. band seed; 6.
eliminate competition from
weeds; 7. lime and fertilize
for yield persistence; 8. test
your soil; and 9. manage for
1:00 P.M.
Located in Perry Co.. 5 miles northwest of New
Bloomfield. Turn north off Rt 274,2 miles west
of New Bloomfield on road to Mannsville, located
Vz mile north of Mannsville. Turn east off Rt. 74
at Erly to Mannsville, Pa.
2:00 P.M.
30 Day Tests for Bangs and T.B. Eligible for In
terstate D.H.I. Records 1 — Pregnancy-Examined.
52 young cows and heifers in milk, nearly all between
2 and 5 yrs. old. A good number fresh, many bred for
July and Aug. base milk, others various.
3 bred heifers, 9 heifers under 1 year; 11 calves from
4 months down. Popular sires - many by Atlantic.
Services are to Atlantic and a son of Ivanhoe Star.
A typey herd with especially good udders and
production.
FARM MACHINERY & FORAGE EQUIPMENT
ACIBS Tractor, equipped (1500 hrs.), chains for
same; M.F. 4 bottom plow; Case transport disc; J.D.
grain drill; A.C. 4 row No-Till com planter; Hawk Bilt
207 manure spreader; Hesston mower conditioner,
P.T.0., used"! season: A.C, 780 Harvester with
com and pick-up head; Harvestore recutter with
Chrysler industrial motor (made by Wetmore).
A.C. 56F flail chopper; 2 Fasten self-unloading
wagons, 14 ft.; 2 Mcurdy bin wagons; New flat bed
Grove wagon; Several bam fans; feed carts; circular
saw, belt driven; Surge milker, large pail. Surcingles;
Stewart clippers; refrigerator; some small items.
Lunch at Sale Cow Sale Under Cover Catalogs
R.D. 2, Newport, Pa. 17074
Phone (717) 582-4598
Sale Order - Machinery; then Cattle
Dean Shull, Auct.
Fred Naugle, Pedigrees
COMPLETE DISPERSAL
SALE
HOLSTEIN DAIRY HERD -
MODERN FARM MACHINERY
TUESDAY, MARCH 23.1976.
Starting at 10:30 A.M.
75 REGISTERED & GRADE HOLSTEINS
MARLIN J. GEESAMAN,
Owner
persistent stands He par
ticularly stressed the
necessity of having a good
fertility program and fer
tilization rates which are
condudvc to high yields for
long periods of time
“Potash is the key to good
alfalfa stands," Baylor said
For I-ancestor County he
recommends approximately
240 pounds per acre but
this vanes and to really find
out the farmer should test his
soil and evaluate his
management program.
Alfalfa stands should be
managed for persistent
stands and to enable them to
get through stress periods,
he noted.
The proper time to cut hay
was outlined by Baylor.
Experiments at Penn State
indicate that the most dry
matter is obtained if a
cutting interval of 40 days is
followed. But as everyone
knows, that doesn’t make for
the best quality hay. The top
protein level is reached at
about 30 days when it’s
around 25 per cent. Ten days
later it’s down to around 19
per cent, Baylor’s figures
showed.
In figuring when to cut
hay, Baylor advised that the
farmer consider TDN,
protein, and the animal’s
performance. According to
Penn State’s findings, the
first cutting should occur
around the tune the plants
have reached the full bud to
early bloom stage. The
second cutting should follow
35 days later, followed by the
third cutting 37 days later
and a fourth cutting after 40
days. Baylor cautioned that
late August and early Sep- schedule, Penn state
lember is a critical time for recommends that the cutting
alfalfa management. As intervals increase ns the
shown by the above season progresses
PUBLIC SALE
VALUABLE FARM MACHINERY,
10 BEEF CATTLE, HOUSEHOLD GOODS, ETC.
On the farm located 6 miles South of Jersey
Shore, Route 44, Oval, PA.
SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 1976
10:00 A.M.
With Household Goods to sell first.
M.F. 65 Row crop tractor with power steering - good ;
J.D. 420 tractor, 3 pt. hitch - good; M.F. 3-14" 3 pt.
plows; J.D.2-14" 3pl. plows; IH PTObaler; N.H. 24 ft.
elevator; 24 ft. Hay-O-Bater; IH 16-7 Disc Drill; 16 ft
Flatbed Electra 5025 wagon; Little Giant 120 bu.
gravity flo metal grain bin; N.I. No. 19 PTO spreader;
M.M. 1-row pull picker - good; J.D. 4-section harrow; 5
ft. double disk; Dearborn 3 pt. 2-row com planter, J.D.
2-row cultivator; J.D. 7 ft. 3 pt. mower; N.H. side rake,
Kawasaki 350 motorcycle; small items, etc.
8 BRED HEREFORDS, COWS AND HEIFERS DUE
IN APRIL TO CHAROLAIS.
Vi CHAROLAIS 800 LB. BULL.
700 LB. HOLSTEIN BULL.
Health charts.
Owner
DEAN & CATHERINE WAGNER
AUCTIONEER Max Fraley & Son
717-546-6631
Lunch Available
PUBLIC SALE
DAIRY CATTLE, SHEEP, FARM EQUIPMENT
HOUSEHOLD FURNISHINGS
THURSDAY, MARCH 25,1976
Situated in So. Londonderry Twp. Leb. Co.. Pa.
1 mile south of Palmyra. Vz mile No. of Camp
belltown, and Route 322.
39—Head Grade Holsteins—39
Herd consists of 35 milk cows, 16 fresh or close
springers. Balance in various stages of lactation.
Fresh Guernsey cow, 4 bred heifers. This is a
homebred herd with big, strong producers.
30—Head Sheep—3o
28 Head Cheviot Ewes with lambs.
2 Suffolk rams.
Farm Machinery.
John Deere 116 wire tie baler, McCormick 2-14 trailer
plow, McCormick 2 row horseplanter, Allis Chalmers
904 9 ft. mower-conditioner, Mountville walking
cultivator, Syracuse walking plow, 2,9-36 tractor tires,
30 ft. silo distributor pipe, % H.P. air compressor,
Warner 500 electric brooder, grinder mandrel, 170 ft.
%” rope, belt lacer, hand seeder, beam scale, steel
seats, rope tackling, oil drums, seed bogs, disk blades,
steel fence posts, locust rail posts, 2 bole bog feeder,
bam door hinges, hay and grain forks, drill press,
jacks, oil drums, auto tires, electric fence wire, tow
cable, and chains, Iron pipe, wagonpoles, assorted lots
of framing lumber, and boards, 2 cord fireplace wood,
50 window shutters, window sash, Butcher furnace, 2
iron kettles, tripod, reel hand and power mower,
animal traps, and numerous other items.
Dairy Equipment
Surge Alamo 4 unit compressor like new. 3 Surge
milker units, 2 S.S. strainers, S.S. wash tank, S. S. milk
pails, can rack, plastic pails, 30 milk cans.
8 ton mixed hay, 5 ton alfalfa hay
Household Furnishings
Columbian coal kitchen range, 9 piece oak dining
room suite, buffet, pine chest of drawers, vanity, wood
box, oak rocker, folding table, proch rocker, wood
stands, Norge electric refrigerator, B&W TV,
magazine rack, foot stool, dool cradle, record player, 2
lawn chaises, ironing board, window fan,
Westinghouse rotisserie, hanging lamps, floor lamps,
2-50 lb. milk cans, frames, single tree, 100 fruit jars,
bone saws, Victor adding machine, 44 cal. muzzle load
rifle, croquet set, girl’s bicycle, kerosene lamp, Car
nival glass, glass fruit bowls, depression glass, vases,
compote, electric coffee pot, teapot, cake tins, bean
pot. Cookie cutters, glass jugs, berry boxes, flower
pots, utensils, flatware, linens, material remnants, and
numerous other items.
Sale to commence at 11:00 A.M.
Conditions By
IRWIN H. EARLY Owner
Auct. Earl S. Buffenmeyer
Clerks, McNeai & Ebersole