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Lancaster Farming

Location

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Sep 02, 1961

Page

8

Cows Preference for Grazing Over Green Chop Found

Dr. George Haenlein of the University of Delaware reports six year studies on sudan grass showing grazing cows eat more forage daily and select digestible plant parts. Grazing yields over five pounds more daily digestible intake and about 16 pounds more 4 percent milk daily, despite some field waste.

George Haenlein Uni Delaware Haenlein Sudan

Trefoil Needs Plenty Of Sun For Growth And Nodulation

Penn State tests by research agronomist Guy W McKee show birdsfoot trefoil requires 26 percent of full daylight to survive and 50 percent to form nodules. Shading from weeds and companion crops like Clin ton oats reduces trefoil growth more than red clover and Vernal alfalfa, with light under dense weed cover sometimes below 5 percent.

Penn State University Guy W McKee McKee Pennscott

Countians Win At Hay Show In Hershey

Two Lancaster county farmers Mahlon H Shenk of Holtwood and Galen W Crouse Stevens won championships at the South east Penna Hay Show held August 24 in Hershey for alfalfa first and later cuttings. John S Shenk II Willow Street won a blue ribbon in the first cutting of mixed hay. The show drew entrants from eleven counties with 173 samples. W B Hosterman of the Department of Agriculture served as judge.

Lancaster County Mahlon H Shenk Holtwood Galen W. Crouse Stevens Hershey John S Shenk II Willow Street Ri Mahlon Shenk Crouse Shenk John Shenk Chester Montgomery Franklin Berks Adams Cumberland Schuylkill Dauphin Lebanon Lancaster York W. BH Hosterman Dept of Agriculture Washington, DC Penn State University Extension Service Pennsylvania Dept of Agriculture

Complete Picture of Flower Arrangements for Home Decor

Sanna Black advises that a flower arrangement used with candlesticks, books, or figurines should be a part of the total display. If flowers are the main focus, keep accessories few and restrained to maintain balance.

Sanna Black State Extension

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