Fwhg, Satnrtay, January ISM a; Now Is The Time Continued from AlO beef are to register at the The 1980 Agronomy Guide local ASC office between gives a very good com- January 26 and February 6. parison of these fertilizer Voting will take place later values, in February. With the amount of This time the order requires that 50% of those registering must vote, and the majority of those voting must favor the referendum. This is a bit different than the referendum that was conducted and defeated in 1977. We urge beef producers to study this program and participate in the registering and voting. It will be a much better indication of the desires of beef producers if a large number of folks par ticipate in the program. Take part and make your own opinions known. TO RECOGNIZE FERTILIZER VALUES Since the cost of com mercial fertilizers seem to be (xi the rapid increase, other sources of fertilizer elements should be con sidered. I’m thinking of farm manure and the value of legume sods in the crop rotation. manure that is being applied to some of our livestock farms, it is quite possible that very little commercial fertilizer will be needed. Alfalfa sod can add as much as 75 pounds of nitrogen per acre. This is one advantage to having legumes in the crop rotation. A complete soil test will reveal the needs of each field. Then the needs can be provided by using farm manures, legume sods, or commercial fertilizer. Careful handling and storage of manure will preserve many of these valuable fertilizer elements. Lancaster Co. champs comment (Continued from Page A 32) reserve grand champion SWIQ6* The hog, a Spotted Poland China z Duroc crossbred, was Steve’s FFA project. Steve has been a member of the Cloister Chapter for Barb Herr, Narvon, pinned a flower on her reserve champion light heavyweight Junior Market lamb's halter before putting him on the auction block to be sold. four years, a.id has always raised bogs as his projects. In his last year in FFA, Steve was trying to match his older brother’s record. “My brother had the grand champion market hog in 1976. I decided it was this year or never to catch up with him, but I came up short,” he said. But Steve left the Farm Show with his first reserve championship and a nice sum of money from Hatfield Packing Co. Steve said he is planning to put the money toward his goal of someday owning his own hog farm. He already has close to ten crossbred sows on his dad’s farm near Ephrata. Steve has~ also tried his 2 COMPLETE Pt WESTERN MARYLAND DISPERSALS At Shady Lane Dairy Sales, V* mile West o \f) Quarryville, PA. ’** 115 Head Registered & High Grade Holsteins Tuesday, January 29,1980 11:30 A.M. ' Watch next weeks paper for full ad Shady Lane Dairy Sales GLENN ft DAVID FlTE,owners hand at showing mostly market whethefs. But, he said, “I’d pick pork over lamb any day.” When asked if he had named his market hog, Steve concluded," You name steers I never bother naming hogs.”
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