iMstj^fonping,Saturday, February 11, 1978 108 yas! A sizable crowd of farmers irom Lancaster County and neighboring areas filled the opportunity to inspect new and used farm equipment and was treated to the shop area at C.B. Hoober’s last week to listen to presentations on soil lunch by the I.H. dealership, management, leasing of farm equipment, and tillage tools. The group also had New ideas offered at C.B. Hoober Open House INTERCOURSE - When C B. Hoober, Inc., In ternational Harvester dealership, here, held an Open House last week, the sponsors offered more than the usual slide program, free lunch, and rows of equip ment to look at. Two other major attractions were presentations by experts on soil fertility and management and farm Charles T. Burress TERRE HILL SILO CO. INC. Terre Hill, PA 17581 MANUFACTURERS AND ERECTORS OF TERRE HILL TRI-RIB STAVE SILOS Serving the Farm Community for over One-Half Century FOR OLD FASHIONED PRIDE OF WORKMANSHIP CALL TERRE HILL 215-445-6736 fTAKEADV^ANT AGE OF THE I; i EARLY ORDER DISCOUNTS > ★ See and Compare the proven interior silo finishes financial services, par ticularly the concept of leasing. Attended by more than 200 interested farmers, the event was held last week at the Hoober firm. First on the program was Don Beidler, a C.B. Hoober employee, photographic work provided a review of agricultural events held during the past 12 months. Included m the presentation were Ag Progress Days, the Penn sylvania Farm Show, several Lancaster County fairs, and Open House at Hoober Equipment in SudlersVille, Md Slides of farms, farmers, their equipment, and animals rounded out the show Bob Blythe and Stewart Harnish, representing Fertility Associates of Whiteford, Md., told the crowd of farmers about the importance of proper soil management and fer tilization. Illustrating their talk with colored slides, the two agronomists showed how chiseling and discing allows for better decom position of field debris. The incorporation technique also allows for better movement of water and penetration of roots, they pomted out. Citing facts and statistics to whose ' - r "'- back up their claims, they that “when a crop is working told farmers how greater properly, it’s converting efficiency can be gotten solar energy .to chemical from a bag of fertilizer and energy-sugars.” acre of ground. The key, The Maryland soil they noted, is proper * scientists also stressed that working of the ground. That decay organisms m the soil m turn leads to the crop require oxygen, moisture,, being able to work properly, the proper temperature, and The end result, they said, is a moderate pH in order to * M C ' Fall-plowed UNIPEL fertilizer yields benefits all other three seasons. A Unipel Single Application for Fall plowdown provides basic com fertility for the next growing season with these benefits • Eliminates Spring soil compaction (often responsible for significant yield reductions), saves your valuable Spring time for planting; • Two forms of Nitrogen provide both quick response and continuous feeding for com plants through planting and growing seasons, • Long-lasting form of Phosphate resists fixation in acid soils, remains readily available for plant use during the growing season, • The chemical combination of Nitrogen and Phosphorus in a pellet enhances Phosphate uptake by the plant and increases overall fertilizer efficiency; • Low calcium-carbonate .equivalent helps maintain more favorable soil pH and reduces liming costs Let’s discuss these and other benefits of Fall-applied Unipel 20-10-10 complete pelleted fertilizer for com Chevron Ortho FERTILIZERS CALL TODAY AND PLACE YOUR ORDER TM s Ortho Chevron and design Unipel Reg US Pat Off P. I. ROHRER & BRO., INC. SMOKETOWN, PA -g J f 20W-10 PH: 717-299-2571 function properly. In corporation of the soil and crop residues as opposed to plowing, is more conducive to allowing the organisms to work effectively, say Blythe andHarnish. A comparatively new method of discovermg'less (Turn to Page 113) J .5wP ' ** -
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