Kerry Boyd h t 1 ByDIETERKRISG , , from a 9-apre field which LANCASTER '— “if you .was planted with Pioneer don’t keep upthe fertilityof 3360-A, a variety which he the soU yoncan’t expect-a has preferred during all of strong population and ,tpp ;‘.his years in dub work. This yields,” commerited' was Boyd’s 10th and last Boyd Wednesday", after year in the contest as a youth winning ' the Lancaster exhibitor- County FFA Com Show at Boyd, who farms in part- ' Home Center, nership with his father, ijere. ears came Elmer, at Ephrata R 5, f*STEIGER OUR FOUR-WHEEL-DRIVE TRACTORS WERE TESTED AGAINST THE OTHERS... STEIGER WON showed thecrithersjMi •wheel tractor* % / reaflyfce. ' * 1 - 4? S > ' €» product £4WD tractors or the market i|WeBthe reeuft* tpe*k fferthemeeh uy^ MOST WORK PER GALLON OF FUEL Ist - Steiger ST-450 @ 1700 RPM sth • Steiger ST-325 2nd - Steiger PT-350 w/o PTO 6th - Steiger ST-251 3rd - Steiger ST-350 7th - Steiger ST-450 @ 2100 RPM 4th - Steiger PT-350 w/PTO Bth - Steigei' ST-310 C A..D cyuibit CAB QUIETNESS sth -Allis-Chalmers7sBo I SEE OUR EXHIBIT lst . steiger ST-450 @ 1700 RPM / Steiger ST-270 AT FARM SHOW 2nd-Steiger ST-450 ® 2100 RPM 1,.. Steiger ST-251 AVAILABLE AT LOTS 310 3rd-SteigerPT-270w/oPTO | 'SteigerPT-225w/oPTO OUR FARM AND 311. 4th-Steiger PT-270W/PTO V DeereB43o SHOW EXHIBIT. SO WHEN YOU DECIDE ON A NEW 4-WHEEL DRIVE TRACTOR, MAKE SURE YOU GET THE BEST STEIGER. ' \ TRACTORS .. Best-by-Test , / ,V '' exhibits bested com show entdes exhibited by Wayne Hess and Steve Sbertzer, both - .from the Penn Manor FFA Chapter. Hess finished second and Shertzer trailed in third. The top corn in the Lan caster County 4-H Com Show, which was held at the same time, was shown by % •> ''*/ BEST DRAWBAR H.P. PERCENTAGE Ist - Steiger PT-350 w/o PTO sth - Steiger ST-270 2nd - Steiger ST-350 6th - Steiger ST-310 3rd - Steiger PT-350 w/PTO 7th - Steiger PT-225 w/o PTO 4th-SteigerST-325 Bth -Massey 1505 '• winning corn entry James'Bollinger of Lincoln. Scott Brinton o? Peach Bottom placed second and Steve Aument of Quarryville was third. Boyd planted his award winning com during the first week of May. “I sprayed for weeds and prayed for rain - not too much and not too little,” he commented dryly. “We planted 28,00(rseeds per acre and harvested 24,000 plants per acre.” The yield, he reported, w'as right around 200 bushels per acre. Soup for sale HARRISBURG T The Pennsylvania Vegetable Growers Association \is adding a new item to the menu at the State Farm Show. It’s vegetable beef soup, and it’s to be cooked up fresh with all Pennsylvania products. It’ll be for sale at' 75 cents per serving. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 6,1979 Manure, rather than allows them to use lots of commercial fertilizer, is manure. Also, Boyd places being credited for the high strong emphasis on annual performance. “We never put soil tests and a 4-year crop on more than 300 pounds of rotation program. Ground fertilizer per acre,” Boyd limestone is applied to the remarked, adding that the fields as needed, field from which be picked During his seven years of the winning ears received FFA competition in the com just 250 pounds of 5-10-10 show, Boyd has won two first fertilizer per acre. The places and two seconds. He Boyds have 65 head of dairy plans on going to the Farm cattle on just 40 acres, which Show with his entries. Kerry Boyd, Ephrata, displayed these winning ears of corn at the Lancaster County Corn Show. —►NOWH— EARLY PURCHASE PERIOD AND WINTER APPLICATION ★ Com Starter Fertilizer ■ Pram. Grades ■ with Mg.S. Other minor elements added eo request December Prices Pre-Payment incentives Your money .worts all winter Dec. payment earns the most You take delivery in season Pesticides: Anything for corn. Early prices avail. Limestone: Field spread. Apply: Ammonia & P & K this winter. Open Mon. Thru. Fri. 7:30 to 4:30 ~ Closed Sat. {fihMBBBF PLANT a 1 anhydrous ammonia j PQQQ QQ 2313 NORMAN ROAD. LANCASTER, PA. PHONE: 717-397-5152 17
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