and Southeastern Pennsylvania Areas - Also Maryland, New Jersey and Delaware VOL 23 No. 28 Techniques of minimum tillage noted By KENDACE BORRY LANCASTER - Today more and more farmers are trying minimum tillage. The practice is used for its ability to save time, fuel, and soil. Every farmer can see his fuel and time is saved, but it takes a closer look at the fields to notice the long range erosion-stopping process. The practice of leaving the crop residues on the soil surface to protect it from the erosion factors of rain and wind is known as con servation tillage. It has the potential of being an ex-,; cellent erosion jiQntrbl measure for use odcropland. But hpte’gobd a system of mihimum tillage is depends directly bn how much crop residue is left on the soil surface after planting. The {Turn to Page 31) Careers available in ag education Editor’s Note: The' following is the first in a two part story on career op portunities in agriculture education. This week’s article deals with die op portunities in the field. Next week’s story will include personal interviews with vo ag instructors. By JOANNE SPAHR LITITZ - In an age when the skyrocketing price of land and equipment as well as spiraling rates of interest make it nearly impossible for a young adult to go into farming, many agriculture oriented individuals are wondering just where their niche in this field of en deavor will be. Although the marketplace virtually welcomes individuals with an ag background, one particularly open job area at the present time is <TurntoPaKe34) Dairy issue coming On June 3, LANCASTER FARMING will recognize the area’s dynamic dairy in dustry with its Annual Dairy Issue. We extend a special invitation to dairy groups and organizations, as well as in dividuals, to submit articles and news on dairying for the Dairy Issue. To be sure you make the Dairy Issue, please submit all advertising and editorial material by Tuesday, May 30. Call us at 717-394-3047 or 717-626-1164. Or write Lancaster Fanning, Box 366, Lititz, Pa. 17543. I For all the love they share, and work they do, Mothers are very special people. Aaron Stauffer is an outstanding con servationist. See page 131. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 13,1978 Steam power is on display today at the Rough and Tumble Museum grounds near Kinzer, east of Lan caster. See page 90. Lancaster Farming photo by Dieter Krieg A big craft show took place this week. See page 129. $6.00 Per Year Foreign land purchases arouse U.S. WASHINGTON - Foreign investments in American farm land are arousing suspicion among U.S. farm groups and members of Congress. Both the National Farmers Union and American Farm Bureau Federation have voiced concern, testifying at congressional hearings that are looking into the matter. Meanwhile, Congressman Robert Walker of Lancaster, Pa. has introduced a bill in the House to require registration of agricultural transactions involving foreigners. Ironically, while this is going on, the U.S. Senate is nearing a vote on a treaty which will make it easier for foreigners to buy U.S. farms. The legislation is known as the United Kingdom Tax (Turn to Page 28) Farm bill -waiting on President WASHINGTON, D.C. - Legislation giving the Secretary of Agriculture the authority to increase target prices for wheat, feed grains, and cotton, whenever a set-aside is in effect for any of these crops has been approved and passed by both the Senate and the House. The bill has been sent to the President’s desk who has until May 17 to act on it. The bill also sets a minimum price support loan for upland cotton of 48 cents per pound. The Senate action, on a voice vote, approved the second effort by a House- Senate conference to write emergency farm legislation. The first conference report was approved by the Senate on April 10 but was defeated in the House on April 12. The second conference (Turn to Page 30) In this issue Farm Calendar 10 Editorials 10 Angus sale 16 Dairy princess 23 Farm tour 25 Medicine &Mgmt. 36 Classifieds 48 Homestead Notes 82 Home on the Range 84 Joyce Bupp 86 Jr. Cooking Edittion 87 Tractor pulling 100 Kendy’sKollumn 101 Ida’s Notebook 104 Greenhouses 118
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