—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 4,1978
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Farmers advised of potential energy sa
LEBANON - George B.
Wolff, chairman of the
Lebanon County Con
servation District, spoke
recently about a major
energy saving method that
should be used by farmers.
Present day farms are
energy, demanding for crop
and livestock production,
and purchasing this energy
The chairman noted that
most farmers are aware of
the energy they use for
lighting, heating, drying,
¥T J * • processing, and mobile
power but he questioned
-*■ -*• v Aether they were aware of
the tremendous energy
needed to manufacture
fertilizer, quarry and
pulverize limestone, or to
supply supplemental water
to crops.
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organizations and private
owners of top U.S. bulls.
Another highlight of the
year was the signing of a
three year technical
assistance agreement with
Hungary. Traveling to
Hungary, specialists from
the United States will consult
with the new owners of U.S.
Holsteins to insure their
success.
The first graduates of the
Holstein Sire Development
Service, the young sire
sampling program of HFS,
Inc., came up with strong
sire summary proofs.
A young sire from Ohio,
Straight-Pine Elevation
Pete, attained +1157
Predicted Difference for
Milk (PDM), +l.OB
Predicted Difference for
Type (PDT) and +3lB Total
Performance Index (TPI)
and is now at the artificial
insemination firm of Select
Sires. Witelyn Bootmaker
Rumler reached +973 PDM,
+.50 PDT and +227 TPI and
was leased to American
Breeders Service. All five
graduates, which have both
a type and production
summary, are +lOO TPI and
higher.
In 1977, 116 bulls were sold
or leased domestically
through HSDS while 72 bulls
were sold on the foreign
market. Thirty-seven young
sires were sampled.
Being named HSDS
manager in April, Jim
Copper laid the groundwork
for new sampling
procedures and incentives
during 1977. The changes
allow HSDS to adequately
sample more bulls in a
shorter time, improve
semen distribution and offer
an attractive package of
incentives to cooperator
herds.
FISHER
WOOD BURNIIK STOVES
BOWMAN'S
STOVE SHOP
EDS, Naplerville Rd.
in its various forms is the
major cost in a farming
operation. The farmer that
makes the most efficient use
of the energy he has
available is the farmer that
will generally have the
greatest profit margin.
The energy equivalent of
five tons of coal is needed to
produce one ton of nitrate
fertilizer. A quarter ton of
coal energy equivalent is
used to quarry, pulverize,
process and transport a ton
of hydrated lime and
depending on the lift,
distance and volume
required, pumping water for
crop irrigation can add more
energy and equipment costs
than can be absorbed by the
increased yields. .
The district official
stressed the conservation of
energy through the con
servation of the soil and
water resources on the farm.
Farmers using con-
finances
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servation practices retain
most of the rainfall that the
farm receives and can then
use this soil moisture for
crop production. Con
servation practices also
retain the fertilizers, other
crop nutrients and the soil to
produce increased yields
and improved quality in the
crops.
Many pesticides are pet
troleum-based derivatives
that can only be compounded
from certain factions in
crude oil. Conservation
practices allow these
compounds to stay in the
field and control weeds,
insects, and crop diseases so
that crop yeilds will be in
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creased. These pesticides
are toxic, and allowing a
percentage of the applied
materials to wash from the
fields and into streams can
cause hazards to streamlife
and others that use' the
streams an lakes.
When muddy water flows
from farm fields, energy
dollars are flowing with it,
said Wolff. The conservation
district offers the services of
technicians to farmers who
wish to control stormwater
runoff and the nutrients and
sediments that are carried
along. There is no charge for
the services of the district.
Call 717-272-3377 today, and
We do. The Farm Credit S;
Millions of tons of meat,
grain, fruits, melons, berrie
other crops that move fror
the farm, ranch, or orcharc
into storage, processing an
marketing by farmer
cooperatives. We’re the
Production Credit Associat
Federal Land Banks.
Owned by and operated
for the benefit
of farmers •
and growers.
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