Lancaster soil fertility meeting on Wednesday
TERRE HILL The Eastern
Lancaster County Adult Farmer
Program is sponsoring a Soil
Fertility Meeting on Wednesday at
7:30 p.m. at the Union Grove
School. Speaker for the meeting
will be Dale Baker, agonomist and
soil scientist from Penn State.
Baker will discuss the results of
research from over 20 Eastern
Lancaster County farms where soil
nitrogen levels were studied. This
research is providing valuable
information for the Chesapeake
Bay Study which is looking into
nitrate and phosphate pollution
from agricultural and other
sources.
The key to the research is a new
laboratory test that enables soil
scientists to measure soil nitrogen
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levels. This test is still in the ex
perimental stages but will be a
valuable tool for scientists and
farmers when perfected. The soil
nitrogen test, taken before plan
ting and after harvest, used in
connection with crop tissue
analysis, yield data, and U.S.
Geologic Survey ground and
surface water analysis data, can
provide real answers to how much
nitrate pollution agriculture is
really causing.
The test has real management
advantages for farmers since they
will be able to more accurately
calculate the nitrogen level of their
fields after they have applied
manure. Thus, they can avoid
surplus applications if no ad
ditional nitrogen is needed and can
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credit at this meeting. The Union
Grove School is located near Terre
Hill on route 625, 2 miles north of
Rt. 23. Por additional information
contact the Adult Farmer office at
(215) 445-5041.
moderate humidity. Winter squash
will keep well in temperatures of
about 55° F in a moderately dry
area. Dried seeds, light beans,
peas, and onions should be stored
in a cool and dry location. Apples
are probably the easiest fruit to
store and will keep well if kept as
near 32° F as possible in an area
with moderate humidity.
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