Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, November 29, 1980, Image 96

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    •48—Uncaster Farming, Saturday, November 29,1980
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ENERGY SAVINGS FROM ORGANIC FARMING
especially in an
SUBSTANTIAL.
Studies show that for certain
crops, organic farmers achieve 15% to 41% energy
savings over conventional competitors.
NATURAL WEED
, the use of “timely
tillage and cultivation, delayed planting and crop
rotation” rather than chemical herbicides, is
effective.
FOR PROFESSIONAL SOIL & CROP SERVICES
OR A COPY OF THE 108 PAGE STUDY CONTACT:
THE NATURAL DEVELOPMENT CO.
FM specializes in tillage and rotation programs, soil analysis
services and transitional soil corrective programs that work.
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AMONG ITS FINDINGS:
era of high fuel
Box 215, Bainbridge, PA 17502
Phone 717-367-1566
EGUIMATE AND PROMISING”
SAYS WHO!
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AGRICULTURE SECRETARY
808 BERGLAND
After reading the U.S. Agriculture
Department’s 108 page study entitled
ONTROL
ORGANIC FARMING
“Report and Recommendations
on Organic Farming.”
(Reported also by Wall Street Journal of July 14)
costs, CAN BE