BlO—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 19,1080 HUNT VALLEY, Md. - No-tillage farming can be successful on any nor theastern dairy farm where the chief crops are com, oats, and alfalfa, declared Penn State Agronomist BiU Maryland ag week ANNAPOLIS, Md. - “Maryland Agriculture: Food and Energy for People” has been selected as the slogan for the 1980 Maryland Agricultural Week. The slogan, suggested by Kendra Buckel, was chosen from approximately 100 entries submitted. Miss Buckel is with the Mon tgomery County Extension Service. This year’s “Ag Week” will begin Monday, February 4 at Salisbury Mall in Wicomico County. Traveling agricultural displays mil be set up m the local malls of five additional Maryland counties on the following dates: Prince Georges County at Laurel Centre - Feb. 11-16. Baltimore County at Westview Mall - Feb. 18-23. Washington County at Valley Mall - Feb. 25 - March 1. Frederick County at Fredencktowne Mall - March 3-8. Montgomery County at Montgomery Mall - March 10-15. The public is invited to view the displays free of charge. The purpose of the six-week tour is to pass in- Corny fuel COLUMBIA, Mo. One of those cold, wmtery evenings, picture yourself snuggled around a stove fueled with corncobs. Corncobs’! “Well, they’re inex pensive, renewable, require no sawing or splitting, produce fewer ashes and provide a cleaner fire than wood does,” claims James Pastoret, wood utilization specialist at the University ‘ of Missouri. How no-till farming keeps plantings timely McClellan. He addressed known about a complete no nearly 1000 farmers at- tillage system.” No-till tending the Sixth Annual farming replaces plowing Mid-Atlantic No-Till Con- with planters having soil ference. cutting disks or coulters He urged farmers to “take which prepare a narrow advantage of what is already strip for placing the seed. McClellan reported the chief advantages of no-till UJ.CS farming are control of erosion, the ability to plant instead of using time for tillage, and minimum labor and fuel. Eastern farmers have proved, he said, that they can grow no-Ullage com, soybeans, forage crops, and small grams. Timeliness of no-tillage planting can be of utmost benefit to farmers, he pointed out. No-tiU planting prevents delays in seeding fields. In conventional planting, however, delays due to weather and soil conditions can disrupt the entire planting operation. Moreover, soil conditions in no-till fields often allow harvesting when con ventionally tilled fields will not support heavy har vesting equipment, Mc- Clellan noted. Farmers attended from Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, Virginia, and West Virginia. The Mid-Atlantic No-Till Conference is sponsored annually by the Extension Services of the land-grant universities in the six Mid- Atlantic states. Co-sponsorship and financial support come from related agribusiness firms serving the Mid-Atlantic area. activities formation from food producers to consumers about the role agriculture plays m today’s world. Chairwoman for the 1980 Ag Week program is Connie Pams of Delmarva Poultry Industry Inc. Committee chairmen include Robert E. Blades of Bayshore Foods in Easton, finance; Jack I. Matthews of the Maryland Farm Bureau, dinner; Roy D. Porter of the Maryland Extension Service, exhibits; and Susie J. Richburg of Maryland Cooperative Milk Producers in Baltimore, publicity. The 11-year-old activity is sponsored by the members of Maryland’s agriculture industry. In addition to the small exhibits, the traditional legislative banquet will be conducted the second week of February. Those wishing to offer ideas for or assistance during Ag Week should direct correspondence to Maryland Ag Week Com mittee, c/o Maryland Agricultural Commission, Parole Plaza Office Building, Annapolis, Md., 21401 or contact local Ex tension agents in the par ticipating counties. this winter “Of course, they produce a fire that requires more frequent attention because they bum more rapidly. And since fuel supply is not as dense, storage can be a problem. “Corncobs bum unevenly and very hot if you chuck the box full,” he said. “That could mean a chimney fire “But there is no reason you can’t use corncobs as fuel. Just be careful ” In no-till farming, only herbicides are needed for weed control, McClellan stated. A com crop can be followed with no-tillage oats the succeeding year. Her bicides with short-term residues must be used on the com field to prevent injury to oats. After removing oats for BUILDINGS '&W Winter Season Discounts MORTON BUILDINGS OFFER QUALITY MATERIALS. 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He said the time and labor saved in growing no-tillage com has made it possible for him to increase his acreage con siderably and has provided much added income without creating any more work. “All com on our farm is planted no-till and we have been planting no-till for eight years,” he claimed. “The biggest advantage no-tillage has given us is the ability to add 300 acres of rented ground for producing com and 400 acres of custom planting. “This provides added income without greatly increasing our time and labor beyond that needed FOLLOW THE SIGN TO QUALITY PRODUCTS & FRIENDLY SERVICE ELMER M.SHREINER T/A GOODS FEED MILL R.D. 1, New Providence, Pa. Ph: 717-786-2500 PLET US SHOW YOU THE ADVANTAGE OF PENNFIELD'S NEW DRY COW FEED A complete line of animal aaaaAaN health products and supplies, penntield feeds Rohrer - s Garden & Flower Seeds Ortho Lawn & Garden Products TO FIND OUT ... WRITE OR CALL TODAY! 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