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•48—Uncaster Farming, Saturday, November 29,1980 U7ri>// c m 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. ' “tun AMONG ITS FINDINGS: era of high fuel Box 215, Bainbridge, PA 17502 Phone 717-367-1566 EGUIMATE AND PROMISING” SAYS WHO! 7^\ 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