THE BULLETIN, Mount joy. Pa. Thursday. january 6 i]
Contour Tillage Makes
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| two growing seasons have set| Infiltration
Bud wo as many farmers thinking about|Into the ground -— 40 inches
irrigation to off set the lack of| Precolation - 12 inches
ec WA | rainfall. A look at water loss| For crop use — 28 inches
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figures from the Experimental! Crop needed
Station of New York and Penn-; 4 ton clover -— 23 inches
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wt? | .
lhe a ‘Best Use Of Moisture
ay aw e; = ty Ys ar | Dry spells during the past, Runoff — 1 inch
Don't let the weather fool you, Prepare
for more cold. Re-fill your bin with the Sylvania willishow that Fain and Reserve “=. 5 ienes
or ; Irrigation water can be used CORNLAND
world's newest, finest fuel. more efficiently with contour | pn, i
fo ara) am Rain — 41 inches
| t age and strips cropping. Runoff — 15 inches
Hi ° | First let us look at the aver-| Infiltration .
COAL | age annual rain fall in Lancaster| into the ground — 26 inches
N/ County. If all the rain stayed put| percolation — 3 inches
| on the land and wasn’t used or | por crop land — 23 inches
H. HIESTAND & CO. |rnom we wouidbe wait acon crop need 30 nah
| in water for we annually get 41 Deficit — 5 inches
|
SALUNGA. PENNA.
inches of rain fall. This is en- We
PHONES : 3 have compared the a-
LANDISVILLE - 3221 MOUNT JOY - 3.5803 | water to grow our mount of water lost from clean
49.tfc | Another interesting point is that cultivated and grass plots now
—— | the rain fall is rather evenly
dstributed over the year. Ac-
| lets see what part the direction
| of tillage play in water loss.
| tually June, July, and August Tillage studies at State College,
JOE REPAIR i are the months with the highest Penna., during 1936 to 1938 on
average monthly rain fall, re-| plots show that the direc-
respectively. These are the
PHONE 9227R | months that are generally con-
sidered to be the driest months vated across the slope lost an
of the year. average of 5.4 inches of rainfall
ANNOUNCING What happens to this rain|or 14 percent. The three plots
when it reaches the farmers! cultivated up and down the hill
| fields? We have observed that|jost 6.9 inches of water or 189
s oO .
24 Hour Service From most of the run off comes from' of the rain fall got away.
41 E M St M t J | fists while High Toa) Now combine the practices of
ay a as- oni ard
ain [111] contour farming and stri -
as 9 0 oy ture fields. For actual figures _. ie g and snp crop
lets look at tf sults | ping. That is to farm in strips a-
[ tats Joo ak the results | Tom 4) round the hill so that the rows |
nine year study of plots in New
— EXPERT REPAIRING - | York State. Hore a well fertile. 2° nearly level and have a strip
of hay or winter grain between
od but ungrazed blue grass plot| | wl : 2 i
4 2 each cultivated strip. Measure- |
lost only 4% of the rain fall by : :
i ments taken on plots farmed for
run off. A grazed plot would .
. three seasons at Cornell show
have produced more run off. A :
. the advantages. Contour strips
| hay strip on the same soil and esch 104 feet wide of titans
slope lost 18% of this rain by po :
oats, and hay lost .4 inches of
run off. Now’ lets compare these ’
rain fall and .15 ton of soil. A
grass plots with similar corn}. BT, .
.. | field 312 feet wide farmed on
plots where 41% of the precipi-
: ; é
| tution was lost in run off. Here the contour but all cultivated
: : st 1.1 inches rain fe a
on the clean cultivated fields is lost 1 Inches of rain fall and
: . 11.26 tons of soil. The same field
where most of the rain fall is
i portant than any other farming
operation. The three plots culti-
On The Square ELIZABETHTOWN | ceiving 4.1, 46, and 45 inches tion of cultivation was more im- |
[ ed and can be requested thru
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Timely Randers from The Report forms of the 1954
| Pennsylyanigstate University | census of Business are being
College 1 Agriculture mailed to Pennsylvania retail
Start GoodFoundation The | Wholesale and service business-
child's first bas of human re- es, theatres and other amuse-
lationships diend on his early ment places, hotels and tourist
experiences ith members of courts early in January by the
his family. Te warmer, more Bureau of the Census, Depadt-
affectionate, \d more satisfy- ment of Commerce. The
ing these relionships are, the forms are adapted to the vari-
more wholesne and construc- | ©4S Kinds of business and smal-
tive the ¢hi's attitudes will | ler firms need answer only a
be. minimum of basic inquiries.
Heat Fron Squash — A Approximately three millon
iy Census Of Business
| Home alender Forms Are Mailed HEAT
business firms throughout the "
jood way to af frozen squash . ‘ :
oy ii Aig v1 it in Wi top United Staates will receive the
of a double Bler. Keep water | 1954 census forms. Information
in the bottompan boiling until | collected n the census is confi- OLIVER SAGER
the squash ishawed and heat- | dential and will be used by the
ed through. "en season with Bureau of the Census in Com-
piing new statistics on business
r, salt, and er and i .
Wd salto ind ANG activities for the Nation, States Ditch Digging — Septic Tanks Installed
re IC] 5 a > first ;
Note he Safety — Take and smaller areas for the > . .
ime tos of cooking time since the results of the '48 Field Drainage — Footings — Grading
utensils to thevack of the stove. Cons of Business were pub- Hauling - And Light Jobs
Keep knives 3d other sharp lished. : :
instruments ¢t of reach of] Plane Br ai: Top Soil and Fill
fldren. Use stepladder| Vania from the If ensus o ;
or selves and other | Business follow: Portable Air Compressor— Concrete Breaking
storage places. Retail Trade, 1948— number Rock Drilling
Wash Alone— White nylons | of stores, 129,896; Sales for the
1 1 raps | year, 069,431,000; Payroll
should be wshed separately. year, $9, ;
They have a tidency to absorb for the year, $946,602,000. R.D. 1 ELIZABETHTOWN
colors from oparently color-| Wholesale Trade, 19438 Num. PHONE 863R2
ber of establishments, 14,565; 11-tfe
ast g ts.
fash garments Sales for the year, $11,010,828-
Use of Gart Salt — If you
3 ,00; Payroll for the year, $499,-
£: S ¢lic salt i > of
ant i ae i reduce 853,000. Everybody In This Locality Reads The Bulletin
the amount ofregular salt by ee remem - a
one half.
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MANHEIM R. D. 2, PA.
the District Medical Office,
Pennsylvania 'ept. of Health,
126 College Aenue, Lancaster. |
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County, planmg a health pro- ’
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tions can be jade from awide Rock Drilling, Concrete Breaking, Etc.
lost. farmed up and down the slope
: or 312 feet lost 3 inches of rain |
The importance of water lost fall and 15.5 tons of top soil. |
Dy run off is apparent from the Here
disposal of the rain fall at Cos-
hocton, Ohio for the year 1941.
The studies were made on plots
where all the water movement
> we can see that the grass|
strips helped reduce the run off |
and with the cultivated crop |
planted on the level each row]!
held the water up on the hill so
This revolutionary new furnace keeps itself
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percent, EFM thrives on low-cost rice anthracite — fuel GRASSLAND soil and stored for the use of]
savings can pay for your unit in a few vears. | Rain — 41 inches the plant during dry seasons or
y There is an EFM Furnace-Stoker Unit perfectly suited | SE rr. | 707095
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1 I cacrless | Se. | | : I MARY G. NISSLEY show the largest loss of rain as
filtered, odorless heat. See it at our showroom today — FUNERAL DIRECTORS run off occurs during the period
ask us to make a free heating survey of May to September with the
Mount Joy, Pa. : : :
of your home. | maximum occurring during the
| months of June, July, and Aug-|
° ust. It is during this period
Weldin when water is so badly needed
iy £7 7q an Gas for crop growth and production
| Also Specialize On that the water holding charact-
ey z { MACHINE WE ristics of the conservation
5 Df | F eris
“ a [iki 7 { As SN practices pay off. Conservation
~“YTOMAT iC . - SERVICE figures give an increase of 10%
Woon. mew bhai 0 | Automobile and Truck Welding | in crop yields from water con-
PHONE 8122 LANDISVILLE, PA. §| LAWN MOWER SHARPENING servation alone. Even if a thor-
fais 3 ah SIC pasha a ough study indicates that an ir-|
New STORER UNIS for steam or hot water Cover's Weldin Sho rigation system will pay, expen-|
: sive irrigation water can be lost
{ Delta and Marietta Streets by run off on sloping land the
5 a’ VT. JOY, PA. Phone 3-593} | same as rain water. A system of
P U B I C 3 A i E contour cultivation and strip
cropping is a must for more ef-
r ficient use of rain and irrigation
OF VALUABLE Aaron G. Longenecker | uc ue ang
REAL ESTATE and PERSONAL PROPERTY | mre Qf bos een
: ~~ BULDING Register
Saturday, January 15, 1955 CONTRACTOR neg
Friday, January 7--at 10:30, |
On ihe premises located in the Village of Newville, two |
miles west of Elizabethtown.
MOUNT JOY R. D. 2 a complete dispersal of entire
A lot of ground 100 ft. by 150 ft. thereon erected a milking herd of 85 registered
PHONE 3-6091 Holstein Cattle at the dairy |
barn on Route 501, 4 miles
North of Lancaster and 1 mile
2% Story ae
MILLWORK - FILL = GRADING South of Lititz on the farm ad-|
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FrameDwelling| Torsoll - Joining Lancaster Airport. Also,
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LUMBER - KITCHEN CABINETS | milking equipment. R. D. Buck-
walter. Dupes Auct. !
1-tfe mr
covered with asbestos shingles
ie containing eight rooms. Electricity
in house. Well of never failing water. Wood Shed. | . Tuesday, January 18—a com- |
Adjoining this property a lot of ground 100 it. by 150 ft. | Pest Control Service plete dispersal of 78 registered)
thereon erected a Holstein cattle, in Chester Co. |
FOR on route 202 or 322 one mile |
2-Story Frame Barn | Insects-Rodents-Vermin | south of West Chester on the
Also at the same time and place the following personal | In Homes - Farms - Places of | Wilmington Pike. Also milking |
property will be offered for sale: RY Business equipment. Sale at 11:30 a. m. |
Dining room suite; dinette set; plank bottom chairs; gas re- by Leon Martin, owner, Harvey
frigerator; 4-burner Wincroft Gas Stove, apartment size, like new; Rettew, sale manager. |
Columbia FKange; Estate Heatrola; room heater; Norge Electric gn {
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WM. J. POWERS Saturday, January 15, — Aj
Washer, apartment size, double tuns, spool bed, spring and mat-
tress; two Simmons Studio Couches; Hollywood Bed; wooden bed,
121 W. BAINBRIDGE ST. public sale of real estate and]
E'TOWN — PHONE 289W personal property, on the
spring and mattress; two Washstands, one marble top; bureau:
end table, extension table; card table; small tables; smoking
31-tfc | premises in Newville, 2 miles
west of Elizabethtown. Real Es-
et ws
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stand, drop-head sewing machine; desk and bookcase; radian,
clocks; highchair; rocking chairs; other chairs; linens; bed clo-
thing; dress goods; throw rugs; rag carpet; set of encyclopedia;
lot a4 other Pooks; Sweeper; small Sociric p- tate includes a 214 story frame |
er; electric lamps; coal oil lamps; copper wash adles oll:
forks: 100 piece set of dishes; cooking utensils; other dishes; gar- WHITE - WASHING dwelling ¢
den tools; oil drums; empty jars and crocks: some canned fruit: | Also a 2-story frame barn. Sale
lot of wood, cut length and split; and a lot of other articles too | AND at 12:30 p.m. Dupes, Auct.
numerous to mention.
Sale to commence at 12:30:P. M., real estate ath 2:00 P. M.} DISINFECTING xia Fliddy oid
when conditions will be made known BY : 3 J Friday, Februafy 4-—a public
sale’ of ‘Livestock, farm mach-
1 dfelter inery, ‘and dairy equi
Heirs of Lizzie Gladfelter yo oq ppg. [ine ind in caipment on
Lalia Kestrevec . FLORIN. PENNA. of Morgantown, just off Routes |
Yu Walter Dupes, Auctioneer | Ph ; 23 and 132. Sale at 10:00 a. m. |
3 Mt. -493/, y >
Landis & Garman, Clerks Francis Gladf; elter i me Mi. Jor. 44% By Joby snd Abner P. stole:
2c] | US, OWNETS,
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variety of heath topics. and
Speakers, orojectors and
screen are alo available for . . Trees
any interested group. Anyone Excavati n dg and G rad i ng
|'wishing information Removed
rue. Lancastr. PHONE MOUNT JOY 34753
| concerning thdfilms or program Cellars, Trenches, Etc.
| planning shoud call Lancaster
3-3958 or wri: to the District
Medical Office 126 College Av-
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