D24—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 13,1980 NEWARK, Dela. - This has been a frustrating and disappointing year for many Delmarva farmers. High costs for fertilizers, seed, and other production inputs have been followed by severely reduced yields due to drought. It will make planning for next year all the more difficult and critical. Probably the smgle most important practice to insure efficient fertilizer use, good weed control and generally satisfactory crop growth is liming, says University of Delaware extension soil specialist Leo Cotnoir. Fall is the ideal time to lime smee lime takes several months and adequate rainfall to react. Winter rams will be very helpful in promoting this reaction. Before ordering lime, though, it’s essential to find out whether or not you need it. Soil pH values un- fortunately tend to vary with the seasons, especially in very sandy sods The lowest values usually occur in late summer and early fall. They’re critical to get good samples that are representatives of soil conditions over the entire field, stresses the specialist. Earn recertification UNIVERSITY PARK - If you are a certified private applicator and have received a card from The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture stating that you must provide evidence of receiving pesticide/pest management update training to be recertified, you will find help from Penn State. You may study in your home any one of the eight available pesticide courses from Penn State When you have satisfactorily com pleted one of the courses, the correspondence course office will furnish you with a letter of evidence that you can return with the card to PUBLIC SALE SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18 9:30 A.M. 190 Acre Farm Located 3 miles Southwest of Mercersburg, PA on Blue Springs Rd. Owner. ROBERT LINE, JR. 717-243-1281 Edgar Stull, Auctioneer 717-597-2787 HARRY RUDNICK & SONS, INC. Livestock Sales Every Tuesday Galena, MD 21635 Phones (301) 648-5100/5179 IDES., SEPT. 16 at 4:00 P.M “80 ANGUS & CHAROLAIS COWS & CALVES” 45 Cows, Angus & Charolais, pasture bred to Angus Bull . 35 Calves & Yearlings acres of good farm ground 514’ of road frontage along Hopkins Mill Rd Property open for inspection Sat’s , Sept 13,20 &27 from 1 till 2 Sale by ROBERT & MARY BOYD Robert A. Longo Atty. Howard Shaub Auctioneer 464-3541 and Roy C Probst 464-3190 Depth of sampling is very important. In general, take samples to the depth of plowmg. Sod below the plow layer is usually more acid. A small amount of this subsod mixed with the plow layer will lower pH values. If the sod is too dry to easdy push the sampling tube into the ground to pow depth, it may be better to wait for better moisture conditions. No-till crops present a different problem. The surface one or two inches of a no-tdl com field will generally be more more acid due to surface applications of fertilizers and decom position of the surface mulch, ihis acid surtace at 7:00 layer will have little in- second sample from the top fluence on the growth of the two inches to detact surface crop, but will have very acidity which will influence serious impact on the ef- herbicide behavior. Be sure fectiveness of herbicides - to label these samples especially atrazmes. On no- properly before sending till com fields,take a sample them to the laboratory so to 6-8 inches for general that proper lime recom fertihty assessment and a mendations can be made. PUBLIC AUCTION SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11,1980 At 12 Noon 1 mile West of Gratz, Upper Dauphin County, Pa.; 40 miles North of Harrisburg (watch for auction sign along Rt. 25 midway between Gratz and Cross Road Sales & Market) 33 ACRE LYKENS VALLEY FARM 6-Room Dwelling with Heat & Bath; Bank Barn; (2) Block Sheds; Approximately 30 acres under cultivation, balance wooded with some nice oak tim ber. TERMS: 10% down the day of sale, further terms & conditions to be announced when real estate is offered at 1:00PM. FOR INSPECTION CALL: (717 ) 425-3313 PERSONAL PROPERTY including Household Furnishings, Carpenter & Garden Tools, Springfield l h * h p Riding Mower GRACE M. MILLER, owner George & Mike Diebert, Auctioneers Box 3, Klingerstown, Pa. 17941 1980 SPECIAL CATTLE SALES 1980 We have scheduled for your Feeder Steers & Calves the following SPECIAL SALES for 1980, which will ALL be a ONE DAY operation on MONDAYS SALES STARTING AT 7 30PM Holstein Steer Sale „ Va Assoc Hereford and Angus Calf Sale Open Yearling Steer Sale Va Assoc Yearling Steer Sale Va Assoc Angus and Crossbred Calf Sale OCT 13 730 p m •Va Assoc Yearling Steer Sale OCT 20 7 30pm Va Assoc All Breed Calf Sale OCT 27 7 30pm Beef Breed Cow and Heifer Sale . OCT 29 7 30 p m (Cows and Heifers for this Sale will be received from noon Tuesday Oct 28 until noon Wed Oct 29th and solo Wednesday night at 7:30 p m ) (All Virginia Association Sales are consignment sales with Tel-O-Auction Hookup Available) All livestock must be on the Market Grounds not later than 5 00 p m This is extremely important in order to have them graded and listed for the sale at 7 30 p m Bring only the type of livestock being sold in the special sale Contact your Extension Agent on all of the Virginia Association Sales. TRI-STATE LIVESTOCK MARKET PO BOX 558 - TELEPHONE 703/628-5111 ABINGDON, VIRGINIA 24210 REGULAR SALES FOR ALL CLASSES LIVESTOCK FRIDAY-130 PM PUBLIC SALE 57 Hi Grade Home Raised Holstein Dairy Cattle, 30 Milk Cans, Some Dairy Supplies, Etc. Owner discontinuing Dairy Business on Farm 15 Miles N. of Danville, Pa. 15 Miles N.W. of Bloomsburg, IVz miles W. of White Hall along Exchange - White Hall Rt. 44 Highway (Montour Co.). TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23,1980 Herd consists of 33 Milking age animals including 19 Ist and 2nd Calf Heifers 7 Bred heifers from Elevation Son, 17 heifers from calfhood to breeding age from Oak Hill Ranch Don Jose Son from Lucky Dam with records to 20,359 M, 785 F DHIA rolling herd average (owner sampler) 6-80 16.624 M, 3 7% 620 F, Herd never under 15,000 lbs Milk since on Test Herd average 50 lbs Milk for the last 14 months Sample records of animals selling Lucy (Ivanhoe Star Grandaughter) up to 118 lbs a day 4 yr old 325 da 23,210 M 833 F syr old Pro] 22861 M 755 F Princess milked 92 lbs 344 Da 22954 M 908 F Martha just fresh 91 lbs for Aug Test. Kendy 2 yr old 342 Da 17,512 M 693 F Cattle have not been pushed for Maximum production 9 Cows fresh in August, 3 due by Sale time. Balance various stages Cattle have good dairy quantity & good udders 60% Calfhood Vacc 30 day TB & Bangs tested, Preg Checked. Catalogs, Sale under Tent Owners BENUEL S. & ANNIE STOLTZEUS Auct. Max Fraley & Son, 546-6631 SEPT 15 7 30pm SEPT 22 7 30 p m SEPT 29 7 30 p m OCT 6 7 30 p m 12:30 P.M f