BUSH HOG Flex-Wing Tandem Disc Harrows A Complete Line Of Flex-Wing Harrows For Big Acreage And High Horsepower Tractors FOR ROLLING TERRAIN, FOR HEAVY TRASH, FOR HIGH HORSEPOWER—THESE RUGGED FLEX WING TANDEM DISCS FROM BUSH HOG ARE BUILT TO TAKE THE DEMANDS OF HIGH-SPEED FARMING AND LARGE ACREAGE. y I Walking tandam whaala Incraaaa notation and atoadinaaa. Tha upward or downward frama movamant la cut In halt by tha action of tha tandam whaala whan moving ovar a rldga or dropping Into a hola. SEE YOUR LOCAL BUSH HOG DEALER BINKLEY & HURST BROS. INC. • Lititz, PA 717-626-4705 CLAPPER FARM A. L. HERR & BROS. EQUIPMENT Quarryville, PA RDI 717-786-3521 Alexandria, PA 814-669-4465 KELLER’S FARM t UAU .*. ».. u . .» MACHINERY, INC. THOMAS L. DUNLAP Quakertown, PA Jersey Shore, PA 215-536-4046 717-398-1391 EQUIPMENT INC EQUIPMENT NICHOLS FARM EQUIP. STOLTZFUS FARM EphrataPA Wes"™ PA Bloomsburg, PA SERVICE 717-354-4271 215-398-2553 717-784-7731 Cochranville, PA 717 354-4Z71 215-593-2407 ii Thoroughly workad soil la tha raault ol tha doubla-oftaat gang daalgn. Tha naad for a cantar tooth la alimlnatad bacauaa all of tha ground covarad la completaly cut and mlxad. GEORGE N. GROSS, INC. Dover, PA 717-292-1673 18’3” to 31’9” cutting widths • Rated for 125 to 220 drawbar HP tractors # MARSHALL MACHINERY INC. Honesdale, PA 717-729-7117 MILLER SALES PETERMAN FARM & SERVICE INC. EQUIPMENT, INC. Stewartstown. PA 717-993-2470 NEUHAUS’ES INC. Glen Rock, PA 717-428-1954 Wing* fold completely over for more transport (lability. Paaaaga through gates or along roadways is no problem, with transport widths 12’3” to 16’2”. PEOPLES SALES & SERVICE Oakland Mills, PA 717-463-2735 Carlisle, PA 717-249-5338 STANLEY'S FARM SERVICE Klingerstown, PA 717-648-2088 Dura-spring gang hangars ars available lor work in rocky soils or soils with obstructions. Adjustable scrapers are standard equipment for efficient blade cleaning. Spring scrapers are optional. Large 24" x 6 gs. blades are standard to chop, turn and mix the heaviest stalks. STRALEYFARM SUPPLY INC. Dover, PA 717-292-4443 TRACTOR PARTS CO. Bloomsburg, PA 717-784-0250 UMBERGER’S OF FONTANA Lebanon, PA 717-867-5161 C.J. WONSIDLER BROS. Quakertown, PA 215-536-1935 Lancaster Pennine Saturday, April 6,1955-D25 No-till corn session slated WEST CHESTER - A session covering no-till corn planting will be held at Stoltzfus’ Farm Supply, Cochranville, at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 9. “We hold a session each spring so that farmers who want to rent our White no-till planter are familiar with proper planting procedures”, said John Stoltzfus. “Users need to be familiar with the adjustments of the planter. Dif ferent soils and different residue cover will require changes in the settings of the press wheels, the opening coulters, etc. Planting soybeans with the Maxi-Planter will require different ad justments.” The rental planter is a new 4-row White Maxi-planter. Gary Reed, Fieldman for White Equipment, Lancaster, will be on hand to ex plain the operation of the planter. “Proper adjustments are essential for proper placement of seed and fertilizer,” Reed said. “It is im portant to adjust pressure on the cover wheels so that the seed is placed at the right depth. Soil needs to be compacted around the seed so that there is good contact,” Reed explained. Jenny Russell, Lewisville, Chairman of the Chester County Conservation District is very enthusiastic about Stoltzfus’s no till rental program. “Farmers using no-till have as good as or better yields than with con ventional tillage. The important result is that they do less damage to neighboring property. The rental planter made available by John Stoltzfus will permit farmers to try the system. They will not need to invest in more equipment until they have a chance to try out the system with no capital in vestment.” Russell explained that Con servation District Directors are supporting no-till com and gram planting. “Research studies and farm user’s experience show that no-till reduces erosion and has less equipment expense than plowing and harrowing,” she noted. “Farmers are aware that the Chesapeake Bay study has alleged that agriculture is the cause of the greatest amount of sediment carried into the Bay”, Russell said. “Never-the-less, farmers must be aware that they are under the gun. They must make every effort to make sure that they are not letting erosion and the resulting sediment escape beyond their property lines. “Mud across the neighbor’s property, in the stream or on the roads - is not the way for farmers to win friends and influence people.” Stoltzfus is pleased that farmers are trying no-till planting. “Nearly 300 acres of com were planted last year with the no-till planter. We have well over 100 acres signed up all ready this year. Total acreage planted with the no-till planter this year could go well over 400 acres,” Stoltzfus calculated. “Any member of the Crop Im provement Association who has not used no-till could do a com parison test with their con ventional planting methods,” Keith Zanzinger, County Extension Agent suggested. The Crops Im provement Association is new this year. It is a joint effort between the Extension Service and the Con servation District. Zanzinger will have pesticide applicator’s up dates at the meeting. J. Omar Stoltzfus and personnel from Stoltzfus Farm Service, Oxford, will also be on hand to share their experience and knowledge with new users. They will talk about chemicals and fertilizer.
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