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Need money for additional cattle or hogs 7 Or to improve your dairy herd 7 Start where you
have the most going for you At Farm Credit, we not only lend money for livestock, we do our'
best to tailor your loan to your particular needs.
WE’LL HELP WITH LOW RATES.
Look around. Check prevailing interest rates. Then check in at your Farm Credit office If you
shop for your livestock loan as carefully as you shop for your livestock, we think you’ll see the ad
vantage of a Farm Credit loan.
YOUR PAYMENTS WILL FIT YOUR
INCOME PATTERN.
At Farm Credit, we always try to schedule your payments around your peak income periods
So you pay us when your crops or livestock pay you
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You'll always get prompt attention at your Farm Credit office. And if you're too busy to make
the trip in, give us a call We’ll come to you Most of us were brought up on farms, and we know
how tough it is to break loose sometimes It all comes down to this. Whether you need money for
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YOUR LOCAL COUNTY OFFICE. 9
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STOVES
“It’ll Be Different
Next Year
Call it faith, hope or just
plain perseverance, next
year is the essence of last
year’s expectations for this
year. Now, this year looked
fine last year, etc., etc In
short, the progress of
mankind has always been
tied to the future.
' We don’t need to wait for
1980 to end m order to start
thinking about another year
A good exercise for Sep
tember is to admit to our
selves that we probably
made a few mistakes in
planning for this year, and
we surely don’t want to
repeat them
A close look at this sum-
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Dairy
Business
By
Newton Bair
mer’s crops can help you
decide what worked and
what didn’t Examine
varieties, weed control,
fertilization and cultural
practices Then, begin to
formulate your decisions
about next year, while there
is still plenty of tune.
Look at your favorite
varieties. Did they perform
as well as you expected’ Did
the small gram lodge, or
stand straight for harvest’
Did your varieties head out
well, or was there evidence
of scab, smut or rust’ Was it
the fault of. the weather,
variety, or fertility of the
soil’ Wheat varieties are
changing, and you may want
to try one of the newer
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 13,1980—D13
bearded varieties this fall
There are many com
mercial Hybrid corn
varieties with as many
characteristics you like or
dislike such as stalk height,
ear height, easy husking,
standability, drought
resistance, and of course,
yield. Compare them in your
own fields, as well as your
neighbors. Visit some
commercial demonstration
plots, and request a copy of
the 1980 corn variety
evaluations from the Ex
tension office.
How was your weed
control’ If you have a field
or two that is too weedy, be
sure to identify the weed
problem. If it’s grass, is it
mostly fall panicum, foxtail,
barnyard grass or Johnson
grass Broadleaved weeds
are more easily identified,
but there may be several bad
ones that your herbicide
program missed. Knowing
what your weed problems
were this year will make it a
lot easier to put togethez the
right program to control
them next year.
We can always blame the
soil for some of our crop
problems. Of course,
physical problems like
compaction, drainage,
eroded areas or thin shales
are usually spotted very
easily Moisture, either too
much or not enough, is also
very obvious Nutrient
fertility, or the chemical
status of the soil is less easily
diagnosed, except by
laboratory test. By all
means, have your soil tested.
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sample represents the whole
field. Use a soil probe and
gather samples from at least
20 spots, mix them well, sift,
and submit about a cup full
to the laboratory. Then
follow the recommendation
for lime and fertilizer.
Consider the nitrogen
supplied by previous crops
and by the manure you
apply. You’ll save money
and avoid ground water
pollution.
Now while you are at it,
take a good look at your
other management prac
tices. This is an ideal tune to
resolve to test your forage
(hay, silage, haylage) and
build a least-cost ration
around your available
supply One test won’t be
enough for the whole season.
The forages you feed will
vary greatly through the
season, and adjustments
must be made as the forages
quality changes. Weigh,
measure and push a pencil.
Good “eyeball” feeders are
rare these days.
One more bit of advice.
Take tune to attend some
information meetings this
fall and winter. The Ex
tension Service will offer a
senes of meetings designed
to keep you informed on a
variety of useful subjects.
The tune spent m learning
may be your wisest in
vestment
Don’t wait until New
Years Day to make your
resolutions for next year.
Your assessment of this year
is clearer and fresher now
than it will be January first.
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