o-till convention draws
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Before weeds emerged, we
applied a combination of
Bladex and Lasso and no
tilled a medium season com
in com stubble. The com was
combined in mid-October
and no-tilled to wheat in the
first week of November with
200 pounds of 10-20-20 in row.
“This is the first time we
had planted small grains in
15 inch rows - we had our
27 blue ri
HARRISBURG - Plain and Fancy Egg Ranch,
Elizabethtown R 3, dominated the egg judging at Penn
sylvania’s 61st State Farm Show in Harrisburg by winning 27
first-place ribbons, and six second place ribbons. Twenty
five of those blue ribbons were for single cartons of eggs
entered in the Producer-Dealer Quality Eggs Class for one
dozen Grade A large eggs. Nobody else in the state came
close to this high number of blue ribbons. The next highest
winner was six blue ribbons won by another Lancaster
County egg producer.
These wins firmly established Lancaster County as the egg
capital of Pennsylvania.
“Blue ribbon winning eggs,” one poultry official judging
the show said, “are evidence of everyday high quality eggs.”
James Hess, production manager of Plain and Fancy Egg
Ranch, when asked to comment on their sweeping the field
with the highest number of blue ribbon wins said, “All during
the year we try our very best to produce the highest quality
eggs that we can, I guess winning all those blue ribbons
proves we’re producing the top quality eggs that we want to
provide our customers with.”
With over 150 employees, Plain and Fancy Egg Ranch is in
its 11th year as an egg producer. They daily provide eggs for
a seven state marketing area from their egg ranch in nor
thern Lancaster County.
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fingers crossed. But harvest
convinced us that 15 inch
rows were not too wide. We
sold 33 bushels of certified
wheat per acre. Where
fertility and moisture were
adequate, the 15 inch rows of
wheat covered the ground
completely.
“We have also planted
oats, barley and buckwheat,
with the no-till planter and
all have shown promise for
future use.
bons won
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“We will continue to use
the no-till com planter m as
many ways as possible. New
herbicides, the need for
quick planting of crops to
follow rotation schemes, and
the contmual t:y for the
conservation of time,
energy, and soil means that
no-till will continue to be a
useful tool for a long time on
my farm,” said Ernst.
Donald K. Myers, Ex
tension forage specialist,
Ohio State University ex
plained that the following
steps to successful no-tillage
pasture renovation were
drawn from the research and
the experience garnered
from, the observations of the
demonstration seedings.
Briefly summarized, they
are:
Seed-soil contact was
necessary for successful
seed germination and
seeding establishment.
Shallow seed placement of
one-fourth to one-half inch
was optimum.
A seeding tool of con
struction and weight to
penetrate the existing
vegetation and sod to open
the soil and provide for seed
sod contact was required.
The grassland drill and the
Zip Seeder were observed to
be adequate for this purpose.
A conventional grain drill
did not meet these
requirements.
Herbicides were required
to suppress and-or eradicate
the existing vegetation.
as low as
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Band treatment of one-half
the soil surface area with
Paraquat, directly over the
seed placement zone, was
proven effective in research
areas. This technique per
mitted the introduction of
legume species into a
productive grass species,
while not severely reducing
the vigor and-or total stand
of the existing grass
vegetation.
Aggressive, perennial
weed species are not
eradicated or controlled with
the 2,4-D and Paraquat
herbicide program. A more
intensive program of clip
ping and herbicide ap
plication must be initiated at
least a year prior to
renovation in order to reduce
the intensity of these weeds.
Applications of ground
limestone and fertilizer to
correct soil deficiencies are
required prior to no-tillage
renovation. These fertilizing
agents should be applied six
months to one year prior to
the no-tillage seeding.
In order to reduce the
competition to the forage
seedlings, the renovated
area will need to be lightly
grazed and-or clipped ap
proximately 45 days
following seeding and
thereafter during the
establishment
period.
Problems Encountered
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moderated by Murray
McJunkin, Bellefonte, R 2,
Pa., included these fanners:
Wayne Harpster, Warrior’s
Mark, Pa.; Edward T.
Uppy, Hampstead, Md.; and
William H Rea, Mt.
Jackson, Va
Wayne Harpster feeds 600
head of Holsteins and uses
high moisture com.
He has 600 acres in no-till
com. “It’s here to stay,”
Harpster says. It gives us
tune to get m corn in the
spring. Major factor is that
we don’t have to spend a
week each year picking
stones. Fills eight silos with
high moisture com. Plant
population per acre is 24,000
to 26,000 using no-till. Uses
Allis Chalmers planter. Most
important thing in planting
no-till com is knowing when
to re-adjust coulters or depth
of wheels so it is adjusted
Kenneth L Rexroth
Mabel 3
79 3
84 3
Richard E Stough
Claudin 3
Frena 3
Wendy 3
Rick L Cook
Pearl 3
Kate 3
Posch 3
Fem 3
J Donnell Taylor
Dean 3
Hy-Vue Farms Inc
55 3 6-7
260 3 4-4
Bupplynn Farms Farm 2
3 8-3
3 5-3
3 5-1
panel
44
11
Elvin G Molison
11
55
35
37
22
47
Mcßal Dairy Farm
25 3
44 3
202 3
321 3
326 3
361 3
362 3
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Jan. 22,1977
York DHI
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5-3
4-2
6-9
4-5
4-7
6-
7-
4-8
3-4
4-5
3-2
3-6
8-5 305
6-8 305
4-3 305
3-5 305
2-11 305
2-2 305
2-4 305
8-9 305
34 305
2-5 305
correctly for various field
conditions. Plants 38-inch
rows.
Ed Lippy plants 40 per cent
of corn no-till - uses no-till
one year, the next year uses
chisel plow. By using chisel
plow every other year, he
increases corn production
and has better control of
weeds.
Uses weed control spray
on no-till along with liquid
nitrogen. Has to use
numerous spray programs to
completely control perennial
weeds Do not spray above 85
degrees F. Sprays 90 per
cent of no-till by pre
emergence after com is
planted.
William Rae never plants
no-till com without using
Toxephene to control insects.
He also uses other in
secticides to control certain
types of minor insects and
possibly nematode
problems.
A Report
from Page 851
18,589
19,171
14,501
305
305
304
3.3
3.6
4.2
3.5
3.5
4.2
20,864
19,116
15,988
305
305
290
17,443
16,089
15,847
15,480
3.8
3.9
3.8
3.9
305
305
305
305
19,065
305
15,311
14,899
285
305
17,214
15,250
11,916
305
305
305
3.8
3.9
4.4
16,498
18,559
16,579
20,032
15,308
14,404
17,194
20,193
16,500
15,403
16,352
16,115
17,164
20,577
15,644
13,530
3.4
3.6
4.1
87
611
681
603
734
675
673
657
634
606
610
684
574
545
650
597
521
638
678
639
763
553
517
696
566
559