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soil test is the most important tool
in deciding on a fertilizer
program.”
He also discussed the use of
nitrogen fertilizers, manure, and
starter fertilizers. Beagle stated,
starter fertilizers give Hie plant a
‘‘kick in the rear, and get it going.”
This prevents stunting if a dry
spell should come along in the
early life of the plant.
In the herbicide plot, weed
killing efficiency of various
chemicals was tested. According
to George Williams of Cordorus
Fertilizer Service, all the her
bicides were working well
This statement was easily
verified by comparing the test
plots to the check plots where no
herbicide had been applied and an
abundant number and variety of
weeds grew.
On the farm of Charles
Rauhauser, two plots of com were
observed. One plot tested in
secticides for the control of com
borer, while the other plot tested
corn varieties. The hybrids were
tested for their durabhtiy, disease
resistance and later will be tested
for yields. In addition to the com
plots, the Rauhauser’s dairy farm
also featured an alfalfa-variety
testing plot.
A no-till corn plot and a
minimum-tillage com plot were
the sites of two herbicide testing
fields on the farm of Michael
Hoffman. In both plots, a variety of
herbicides were tested The
minimum-tillage plot was
relatively free from weeds and all
the chemicals used had performed
admirably.
In the no-till field, some
problems were evident. According
to James Haldeman, York County
Extension agent, the field was
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heavily covered with old grasses
and weeds making weed control
difficult. The amounts of each
chemical placed on this particular
field were not heavy enough to
control the abundant weed-seed
population, he explained. One of
the chemicals used in this test plot
(an Aatrex-Bladex combination),
Haldeman noted, had a tendency to
delay the maturity of the com by
several days.
Participants in the field day
visited displays setup by a
number of seed, chemical and
machinery companies —LD
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will be one of four states to receive
560,000 from the U.S. Department
of Agriculture to help finance a
planning and evaluating demon
stration project aimed at im
proving rural and agricultural
transportation, a USDA official
said.
The state will use the funds to
test the feasibility of providing
transportation services for
agricultural and other rural
shippers through a short line
railroad or trucking transportation
cooperative or other non-profit
organization.
K the study proves the project to
be economically feasible, the state
will then work with affected users
to help develop cooperative or
other non-profit organizations to
provide needed services.
The grant will be matched by
state funds, said Mildred Thymian,
administrator of USDA’s
Agricultural Marketing Service
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division is judged on basically the
same criteria; however, the plows
must have less than 3 bottoms.
Second place in this division went
to Bradley Hess of York County,
with Bradley Keim of Somerset
County taking third.
The contour division, which is
judged on slightly different rules
than the level land contests, finds
each contestant staggering the
furrow and plowing them in a
curved pattern to match the hill. A
thirty-foot waterway had to be
skipped over by each contestant.
To make sure the waterway was
just the right width, contestants
could be seen checking and double
checking with tape measures.
It was a close race for first place
in this division, with top honors
going to Miller and second place
going to Jay Stoner of Cumberland
County. James Mowery of
Somerset County ranked third
while using a foreign made plow
that gave a slightly different turn
to the soil than its American
counterparts.
the agency which administers the
Federal-State Marketing Im
provement Program, under which
the grant was made.
Similar grants will be made to
Montana, North Dakota and
Texas.
A USDA task force invited states
to submit proposals for rural
transportation cooperative
projects earlier this year.
Thymian said eight states applied
and the USDA Task Force on Rural
Transportation Cooperatives,
headed by Martin Fitzpatrick,
director of USDA’s Office of
Transportation, recommended six.
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State plowing contest
A rookie plowman award was
presented to Glen Myers of York
County for his excellent plowing
performance during his first year
in state competition.
According to Richard Pennay,
contest chairman, each year the
number of plowmen participating
in the contest drops, but the
plowing quality goes up.
One of the judges in the large
plow division quipped, “It’s tough
to judge when you have two triple
furrow while competeting in the small plow contest. His
performance earned a second-place ranking in close com
petition.
Fanning, SHwhy, My 25,19H-A2l
crown winners and three people
who really want to plow. ”
When asked if moldboard
plowing and contests requiring
these types of plows aren’t going
out of style with the large number
of fanners today using no-till and
chisel plowing, Pennay said, “This
could be the last year for the
contest, I just don’t know. There
are still farmers who enjoy these
plowing contests and they may be
able to keep them going. ”
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