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By IV. H. Lyne, County Aytnt
Ninety-odd persons attended the cprn planting demonstration a t Gen. Noce’s farm last Tuesday. Included were leading farmers and county agents from Madison, Culpeper, Page, Fauquier and Rappahannock.
All didn’t go well by any means, however, comments indicated the majority were well pleased with the idea. Certainly they saw the necessity of clean plowing,, having a good man on the tractor, and having all equipment involved thoroughly adjusted.
For instance the planter used was planting as desired when it was checked at, the field Monday afternoon. Apparently a wing nut securing a shield to the plate on the planter came loose in hauling the planter from and back to the field which interfered with it functioning properly. Don’t expect a good stand. Then too, trash on the plowed ground caused the planter to place grains of com at uneven depths._sometimes, we fear, too deep_other times, too shallow.
It was interesting to learn that Dave Brower, manager of Still House Hollow Farm at Hume, tried the idea last year on Chester, Eubanks and Brandywine loams and was well enough pleased with his results to go all out for wheeltrack planting this year. In fact Dave bought a new three-row planter, got it adjusted and going as best he knew how first thing Tuesday morning and then came to our demonstration to learn more technique. Research conducted to date has been on sandy and silt loams and expectations had been the method wouldn’t be too well adapted to upland loam soils. However, the soil types Mr. Brower planted last year successfully in this manner were all uplartd soils, and identical soils are in Rappahannock. Give it a trial before going all out to learn techniques.
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A letter from Bob Priode, Sup’t. of Beef Cattle Research Center near Front Royal, says they “have two young shorthorn bulls for sale at $350 each; one white and one dark roan. They are good bulls and should help to improve Shorthorns in this area. They completed an R.O.P. test March 21, 1962. If you are interested wel will furnish complete R.O.P. records and pedi
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