DlO—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 13,1984
BERKS COUNTY - New and
different doesn’t always mean
better, as any wise farmer will tell
you But Berks County farmer
Gary Stoltzfus isn’t against trying
new or different farming
techniques if they show good
potential for benefitting his overall
operation.
During his years of farming,
Stoltzfus has adopted several
techniques that have helped him
conserve soil, produce crops more
efficiently and preserve the yield
for maximum feeding value.
Stoltzfus is a firm believer in
minimum tillage. “I’m convinced
that by using minimum tillage we
save a lot of water and soil,” he
says
To avoid erosion problems,
Stoltzfus uses a chisel plow instead
of a moldboard plow whenever
possible. He notes that it is par
ticularly effective for corn ground
The chisel plow has worked its
way into Stoltzfus’ farming
operation in other ways.
A dairyman, the Berks County
farmer each year deals with tons
of manure from his herd of 120
milk cows and a similar number of
young stock. He takes advantage
of the manure to manage his crop
production expenses.
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utilize the nutrients m the manure,
he chisels in liquid manure on his
corn ground.
Stoltzfus first chiseled m liquid
manure last fall. Taking ad
vantage of the nutrients in the
manure he reduced his fertilizer
application. He is awaiting yield
results on his 1984 corn crop to
judge performance of the new
fertility program.
Besides using liquid manure to
fertilize his corn crop, Stoltzfus
uses it to get maximum production
from his alfalfa stands.
T like to give alfalfa fields a
light application late m the fall,"
he says. "I won’t apply manure on
alfalfa in the summer while the
plants are growing. This helps
avoid burning problems.”
Each year Stoltzfus raises about
100 acres of alfalfa which he
harvests as haylage and baled hay
He fills a 20x60 silo early m the
season with haylage. Most of the
later crop is baled during the
summer. He feeds out haylage
year-round so a portion of the late
season alfalfa is also used to keep
the silo full.
As part of his silage
management program, the Berks
County dairyman uses a bacterial
silage inoculant to enhance the
fermentation process
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Gary Stoltzfus
T hate to see dust flying behind
the wagon," he says. “That's
money left out m the field
T like to put up haylage at 60%
to 65%, however I will put it up
wetter if 1 have to. Using a good
silage inoculant gives me some
flexibility We also used it on about
100 tons of corn silage last year,"
says Stoltzfus
A good bacteria] silage
moculant helps speed up fer
mentation in the silo and stabilizes
the crop mateial quicker," ex
plains Jerry Berger, silage
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"By completing fermentation
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Controlling heating m both his
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