—Lancaster Farming,. Saturday, April 3,, 1976 68 Chisel plowing gaming Chisel plowing, a method of tilling the soil that keeps much of the crop residue on top, thus conserving soil and moisture, is gaining in use today. Quoting a recent Illinois survey, Clair Ger berich, Executive Assistant, Lebanon County Con servation District, said that 45 percent of this com belt states farmers are using chisel plowing. The farmers surveyed grow more than half of their corn and soybeans using a chisel flow tillage system. The reasons given for this shift to chisel plowing by the farmers interviewed was the saving of time, fuel and reduced cost of seed bed preparation. Also high on the list of reasons for the shift was the availability of better herbicides, former crop yields were maintained, or improved, and a substantial reduction in soil loss from erosion was dted by the farmers. Of the farmers owning NPPC initiates job placement service The National Pork Producers Council, Des Moines, has begun a “summer job placement service” for students in selected agricutlture schools from across the country who are interested in finding summer jobs on a swine operation. The program will also help producers find good summer help. The NPPC has requested a list from several universities of four students who would be capable and interested in working with a pork ocp jj Don’t cook two different packages of dry beans to gether. Older beans take longer to cook than fresher ones, and a mixed batch will cook unevenly. interest both chisel plows and the conventional moldboard plow 86 percent said they intend to do more chisel plowing. Karl Hellerick, District Conservationist, Soil Con servation Service in Lebanon, tells me that at least 30 percent of the far mers of Lebanon County are using chisel plowing today. He also stated that soil losses may be reduced by 50 per cent by chisel plowing compared to conventional mold board plowing. This is a considerable savings of production inputs, fertilizer, lime in addition to the top soil he added. But he cautioned chisel plowing must be done with caution to be effective. Gerberich added that far mers wanting to start using this soil conservation practice should call the Conservation District at 272- 4618 for assistance in star ting this practice. producer for the summer. Each applicant has been recommended by his school. A list of prospective student employees is available from the NPPC. All negotiations from that point on will be at the initiative of the prosepctive employer. All interested pork producers should contact the NPPC. Their address is: NPPC, 4715 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, lowa. Berks [Continued from Pace 61) Weiser. In the four to six division, first place went to Leon Ohlinger, Conrad Weiser, and first runner-up was lisa Gerhart from' the same school. Lori Swavely came in to take first place in the seven to nine division for Daniel Boone and Mark Owens from Conrad Weiser was first runner-up in that division. Cindy Buchanon of Daniel Boone captured first place in the 10-12 division and Sharon Freeman from Conrad Weiser was first runner-up. The winning posters were on display Friday* evening, and as students’ names were called to accept the awards, each had the opportunity to show his or her poster to the audience. - John P. Schueller, Bern Know Where the Activities WHI Be? Read the Farm Women Calendar. EW Tramisol amt mb runs mom the most effective cattle wormer you can feed CONTROLS MORE WORMS More than any othar product. New TRAMISOL* levamisole HCI controls all 9 major worms (nematodes) of the lungs, stom ach, and intestines, that steal profitable weight gains. 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