9£-tanc«ster Farming', Saturday', February 4,1978 Vegetable conference (Continued from Page 97) Shipp added that the use of sewage sludge can be a good practice if the contents are known and the application is done safely and beneficially. In closing, Shipp praised the Department of En Tractor club forming THE BUCK - Wenger Implement, Inc., here, will begin hosting a new 4-H Tractor Maintenance Club, beginning Friday, Feb. 10 at 7:30 p.m. The club is coming about as a result of considerable interest having been ex pressed for the formation of such a group, in the southern part of Lancaster County. Ben Wenger of Wenger Implement, Inc., and Glenn Aument, Quarryville R 2, will be leaders of the clubs. A senes of six to eight meetings will feature N.Y. packer violates P & S NEW YORK, N.Y. - G & L. Packing Co., Inc., New York Mills, N.Y., has been charged with violating financial and payment requirements of a federal fair trade practices law for the livestock, poultry, and meat industries. The firm is a meat packer. It purchases meat, meat food products, and poultry throughout New York and in Boston. In an administrative complaint filed under the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) charged the firm with: THE SYSTEMS The CARDINAL Line GRAIN HANDLING EQUIPMENT CARDINAL MECHANIZATION CONTRACTOR ' '*" r ‘ n '‘ r '0 ,rjur qrvn n tnrj'mq I< ri l r , l u Uj EARLY ORDER DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE vironmental Resources for their rules and regulations concerning the use of sewage sludge. “These people recognize the dangers of using contaminated sludge and they are concerned with pubhc safety,” he stated. demonstrations, films, trouble shooting and actual work on machinery. Safe operation of equipment will be stressed. Awards will be made for outstanding work. Anyone between the ages of eight and 19 who would like to participate in the program is asked to contact either of the above leaders or the Lancaster County Ex tension Office. Phone numbers are as follows; Wenger - 284-4141 or 284- 2229; Aument - 548-2373; and the Extension Service - 394- 6851. -Operating as a packer while its current liabilities exceed its current assets; and -Issuing insufficient funds checks and failing to pay, when due, for more than 5146,000 worth of meat, meat food products, and poultry. G & L. Packing Co., has a right to a hearing. If the charges are proven, the firm would be placed under a cease and desist order. The P&S Act is ad ministered by the packers and stockyards program of USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service. “For that, they should be commended.” Another topic coverd at the Vegetable Conference was trickle irrigation under plastic. Dr. David S. Ross, Extension agricultural engineer from the Univer sity of Maryland, was speaker for the subject. Trickle irrigation, Ross explained, is a relatively new concept, starting in the U.S. in 1969. It is basically used for crops and tree fruits The system of trickle irrigation is actually the slow daily application of water to the plant root zone so that the soil moisture is maintained at the field capacity. It eliminates the problem of having too much or too little water. There are several ad vantages to using trickle irrigation. The system wets less area, conserving water by making greater use of a small water source. Energy is conserved for the system works on a lower pressure level. Trickle irrigation can be used on hilly terrain suc cessfully. Another ad vantage to the system is that the area between the rows is dry, therefore there are less weeds. Also, while the trickle irrigation system is being used, cultivating practices and harvesting can be done without problems. Trickle irrigation can be used to apply liquid fertilizer to plants. If the system of irrigation is used, there should be labor reduction, with less weeds, more automation and the ap plication of liquid fertilizer. As with most things, there are also some disad vantages. Clean water is required for the system, with no solid particles m the water supply. The emitter, A GSI «jgv System. Now Priced Lower Than Ever! 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Rust problems are also possible if the system is not in continuing use. Ross explained that there are four basic types of trickle irrigation, including the in-line type, the insert, the micro-tube, and the double chamber variety. In vegetable farming, the double chamber is the most m,** '*- ?&>"% - ■' S- '& < m&BmVk' V '' I $259 UPLAND f INCLUDES DECORATIVE COVER AND RAKE j: -.1 wood mht Rt. 212, Pleasant Valley Quakertown, Pa. 18951 £ if nr s * •• v *; s' /* ' •* ■* M S S S SS S ' WE SELL, SERVICE & INSTALL used form of trickle irrigation. When plastic is used, the trickle irrigation emitters are placed under the plastic. Usually the plastic is laid on the ground before planting, and holes are punched in the plastic to put the plants in. Benefits of plastic mulching are many. There is moisture conservation and temperature regulation as the plastic will hold water and heat. Dark plastic, stopping the light, will aid in weed control. 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