C24—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 11,1981
LANCASTER - There’s a
solution available for farmers who
always have wanted to try no-till
but didn’t want to drop a bundle of
money into equipment first
Now Lancaster County farmers
can try no-till plantings with a
rented machine for $3 per acre
Through a cooperative effort of
the John Deere Company: Wenger
Implements, Buck, and the
Lancaster County Conservation
District, a four row, no-till corn
planter is available for one-day
rental
The planter is to be used for
educational-demonstration pur
poses on a small scale, not for
whole-farm planting
“Our objective,” according to
County Conservation District
Administrator Tom Johnston, “is
to make available, at reasonable
cost, a no-till planter which a
farmer can experiment with to see
how no-till yields compare with
fields conventionally planted ”
A Deere 7000 Conservation
planter will be used
In order to allow as many far
mers as possible to have access to
the planter, a limit of one day and
15 acres per farmer has been set
If demand for the planter is not
too great, this could be extended
Also, the planter must be used for
no-till planting, no-till being
defined as the soil cover not being
Grow
Rabbits. Quail.
Pheasant. Racoons.
Chickens. Turkeys.
Guinea Pigs. Any
small animal. Right
in your own
backyard!
Put a little bit of country in your
life Experience the fascination
and fun of raising small animals in
your own backyard Natural
education for kids, profitable
hobby for adults TO get started
visit the 1100 square foot Favorite
Factory Showroom Everything
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animal raising Full line of pre-
fabricated, all metal Lifestyle
enclosures Watering systems
Feeders 100 foot rolls of welded
SCS to offer farmers
no-till planter to try
disturbed this Spring, Johnston
said
This is part of a nation-wide
program in which John Deere is
encouraging the lending of con
servation equipment to Soil and
Water Conservation Districts to
promote no-till planting
The District then schedules the
planter, provides insurance, and
replaces worn parts at the end of
the season
Farmers will be' requested to
sign a six point agreement which
states the following
They will pay a maintenance fee
of $3 per acre for use of the
machine,
They will agree to use the
planter carefully, to keep it out of
the weather, and to have a com
petent operator running it,
They will not make any
alterations or modifications to the
equipment.
They will not lend the planter to
another landowner, unless
assigned by the District, and must
make arrangements to transport
the planter;
They will use the planter only for
no-till purposes,
And fmaly, they will agree to
hold Deere, Wenger’s, and the
District free from loss or
liabilities
In other areas of the country the
Deere company also is making
wire mesh Complete modular
rabbit raising systems All at
direct-to you low prices Stop in
today and save'
Favorite Manufacturing, Inc,
114-116 Earland industrial Park,
Building #1 Just East of New
Holland off Route 23 Phone
(717) 354 4586
Open weekdays 7 30 AM to 4 30 PM
Fridays 7 30 AM to 6 00 PM
Saturdays 7 30 am to 11 30 am
available a 1710 A mulch tiller, a
251 power till seeder, and a 1550
power till seeder
For further information, contact
Tom Johnston at the I Lancaster
County Conservation District
Office, Room 6, Farm and Home
Center, or phone 717/299-5361
DAIRY
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New Holland, PA
If you need 1 cow or a truck load we have from
100 to 200 cows to sell every week at your price
Mostly fresh and close springing holsteins
Cows from local farmers and our regular ship
pers include Marvin Eshleman Glenn Fite Kelly
Bowser Bill Lang Blam Hotter Dale Hostetter
H D Matz and Jerry Miller
SALE STARTS - 12:00 SHARP
Also Every Wednesday,
Hay, Straw & Ear Com Sale -12:00 Noon
All Dairy & Heifers must be
eligible for Pennsylvania Health Charts.
For arrangements for special sales or
herd dispersals at our barn or on your
farm, contact
Abram Diffenbach, Mgr.
717-354-4341
OR
A Norman Kolb
\ 717-397-5538
Model 910 CD Tiller
can be yours
for a little more than
a Front Mount Tiller!
*
The 16 inch tilling width is the same as the world
famous Model 350 Howard Rotovator selling for
nearly 3 times as much
This tiller allows more planting in your garden
space because of its most practical dimensions It
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independent tine action Shredder snow thrower
and furrowing tools available at a- reasonable
price
Prices start at $5lO
BENDER'S SALES & SERVICE
Rd 2. Mifflinburg, PA
Ph 717-966-1173
tt Kreider, left, and SCS District Ad
ministrator Thomas L. Johnston check out the contract for
the no-till planter which is available for farmers to use to see
how no-till farming works at their operation.
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Lancaster Co.
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