*24—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 14,1981 BLUE BALL Four area dairymen were honored for having high producing herds this past year at the seventeeth annual District 4 Meeting for Atlantic Breeders Cooperative members held Tuesday at Blue Ball Fire Hall. Receiving Certificates of Merit for having top Dairy Herd Im provement Association averages were Elmer & Kerry Boyd (28 Mixed cows, 14,966 Milk and 541 Fat) and Jerrene & Adam Zim merman (29 Holstein cows, 19,052 Milk and 670 Fat). Both herds were at least 15 Farmers learn sulfur’s importance MT. ZION Nearly 100 farmers from the Lebanon County area met last Thursday evening, here, for the annual customer banquet sponsored by Lebanon Chemical, Stauffer Chemical, and Monsanto. One of the meeting’s mam thrusts was to spell out the fact some farmland could be deficient in the element, sulfur. It was pointed out that 20 years ago only 13 states, not including Pennsylvania were known to have sulfur deficient soils. Now this number has grown to 35 states, with the Keystone State being one of the statistics What caused this rise in deficient soils’ According to the experts, sulfur deficiency is caused because there is less sulfur being emitted in industrial smoke stacks so less is earned back to the ground by rain and snowfall. Along with that, chemical fertilizers have less sulfur in their make-up And, higher crop yields drain the soil of more sulfur Years ago, when corn yields YOUR EVERYDAY LOW PRICE STORE sJ?l7ul CAMPBELL SPRAYERS * EARLY BIRD * PRICES More Sprayer For Your Dollar bracing Local dairymen gather production awards percent above the state average for milk or butterfat production last year, while at least two-thirds of the cows in these herds are progeny of Atlantic sires Awards were presented by C. P. Brantley, Atlantic’s Field Supervisor for this area District 4 Director, Clyde Martin of East Earl, informed members that 1980 was the most successful business year in Atlantic’s history. Service Technicians provided more than 300,000 services, and semen sales increased to direct herd breeders and through distributors Patronage dividends w’,l’ be ■"i r "led tr nn members who averaged 80 bushels per acre, the amount of sulfur needed to grow that crop was 18 pounds Today, with com yields around 250 bushels to the acre, it takes 50 pounds of sulfur for the crop Where are these sulfur deficient soils’ Most likely, the deficiency is found on sandy soils with low organic matter contents, it was explained Recognizing whether a soil is sulfur deficient through examining the plants is somewhat difficult because the symptoms are similar to nitrogen deficiency symptoms Chlorosis and stunted growth are evident in plants where sulfur deficiencies are severe. In less severe soils, crop yields are reduced When sulfur is deficient in the soil, the other soil nutrients are tied up and plants cannot use the nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium put down in regular fertilizer to the optimum Also, a shortage of sulfur decreases the protein content of forage crops, used the Cooperative’s services last year A narrated slide program presented by management representative, Alan Bair, lan caster, covered the topics of proper sire selection, good con ception and finances of the organization Members present voted for District representatives for the coming year. Election results will be announced in the next issue of the Cooperative’s monthly newsletter, since more than one meeting is held in most of Atlan tic’s 16 Districts because the element is vital for ammo acid synthesis, it was reported. Plant Industry Supervisor Dave Thompson, of the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture ad vised the group on proper disposal of chemical containers, citing a law passed last November which regulates how empty pesticide containers, hazardous waste, must be handled “For a regular trashman to pick them up, they must be triple rin sed, with the rinse water poured into the sprayer Then the con tainer must be rendered useless by chopping a hole in it or burning it,” he stressed Proper disposal will be monitored by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources, he concluded Farmers were cautioned on selecting the proper herbicide this spring to avoid unwanted carryover into next fall’s small gram or alfalfa seeding It was pointed out the dry winter being AIL HEW 1981 SPRAYERS - HO LEFTOVERS Reg. 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Event will be held at the Farm and Home Center, Lancaster The actual program begins with an update on small grains, soybeans, and tobacco, to be presented at 9 30 by John Yocum, experienced, following a dry summer last year, may not have moved the herbicides applied last spring As a result, lesser amounts could be called for this planting season, especially in an atrazme program. SM SUMP PUMP <i W « 3ft JT (I Pedesal T Pump • 11/*”I 1 /*” Water ‘ T outlet • Overload ; protected A Reg. $79.99 |yg ; I SALE WE UPS ANYWHERE - JUST CALL 717-464-3321 SALE PRICES GOOD THROUGH FEBRUARY 21 TO CM HERR \C SUPPLY . DIRECTION! FARM A HOI n . /r 301 ww 30 W :Atn* wiuowtrvml HffVVVILLJVOAV 1 Mill SOUTH Of WILLOW ITtl FT H|tt/ M wi c AVI " * EM HIM FARM A HOMI SUPPLY OV***tvilu Y MILE SOUTH Ol IF WILLOW STREET Store Hours Mon Thors 7 30 A M 6 00PM Fn 7 30-9 00 Sat 7 30 A M 500 PM 50 LB. 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