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silage corn on a well-manured sod, 
with 1000 pounds of 10-10-10 plowed 
down and row fertilization for a 
starter, produced this year 13 tons of 
dry matter per acre. Even half this 
amount of humus-forming material 
put in circulation in any garden soil 
will be a big step forward toward 
plenty of high-quality eating. 
When farm garden soils are not 
very productive and must be used 
until they can be improved, concen- 
trate on those crops that are less 
sensitive to fertility levels such as 
beans, carrots, late sweet corn, pars- 
nips, pumpkins, late squash, toma- 
toes and turnips. Favor the leafy or 
short-season crops that have a high 
fertility requirement by harrowing in 
some well-rotted manure or compost, 
in addition to the regular manuring 
and fertilization. They will repay the 
effort. 


to provide. He used an Eastern States 
Ladino seeding in his two acres of hog 
pasture. The animals thrived on this 
type of management. Mr. Schofer is 
owner of a two-star, Registry of 
Merit brood sow. Pictured here are 
some of the Schofer Hampshires in a 
corner of the lush, two-acre pasture 
piece. 


Schofer’s one star 
Mr. 
for some time. In one week 26 of 
these super markets wanted no poul- 
try because their customers were all 
buying red meat. In planning for the 
future poultrymen should remember 
that there is still a generous supply 
of red meat left in this country on the 
hoof which eventually will find its 
way to market. 

egistry of Merit brood sow at left and a two star brood sow at the right. 
Eastern States feeds are used on this farm. 
ee. 
astern States Ladino pasture at Robert E. Schofer’s 
of Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania. 
yx HAMPSHIRE HOGS like La- 
dino clover pasture, declares farm 
owner Robert E. Schofer of Sinking 
Spring, Pennsylvania. Mr. Schofer 
followed the Eastern States program 
in feeding his purebred animals and 
added an important feeding practice 
which many other hog raisers failed 
vy STRAW-IN-THE-WIND — This 
fact may be a straw in the wind for 
you to note carefully. The dressing 
plant of a New England egg auc- 
tion during November had a feast of 
poultry and a famine of buyers. They 
had been supplying a large chain of 
super markets with dressed poultry 
POULTRY SHOW — Paul Ives, 
who is chairman of the committee 
sponsoring the 98th Boston Poultry 
Show, reminds us that the dates are 
January 16 through 20 in the Boston 
Garden. This mecca of poultry en- 
thusiasts again promises a display 
geared to the commercially important 
trends in the poultry business, as well 
as to the showmanship standards of 
the fanciers. 
yy TWO LITTERS of purebred Du- 
rocs owned by Howard Geyer of 
Harbeson, Delaware, are eligible to 
compete in the National Ton-Litter 
contest. Both litters weighed over a 
ton at 180 days. These sows were fed 
Eastern States Pig Starter and Breeder 
and Calving Ration during the gesta- 
tion period. After farrowing, the 
sows and pigs were fed Pig Starter 
and Breeder and corn until the pigs 
weighed around 100 pounds after 
which they were fed Pork Builder and 
corn. They were self-fed and ran on a 
very good pasture of soybeans, corn 
and rape. 
