Milford chronicle., 1963-03-01

lin order to keep expenses down
will hold off feeding concentrates
and other supplemental forms o.
feed. It's true that feed costs
are reduced but so is income
The Connecticut DHTA recently
surveyed the relationships be-
tween level of production and IN
come per cow above feed costs,
The study showed that net In
come was greater when the herds
we're fed more concentrates.
Feed costs per average COW
Increased, true, but average In
come more than offset the costs,
The study also brought oui
this interesting fact: feed costs
per hundredweight of milk
dropped as the average mill
yield per COW increased.
II is not always wise to de-
crease feeding rates unless
one is willing to accept a de-
cline In production and income
as result Of this practice.
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UNDERGROUND STORAGE
AND DISASTER SHELTER
A fruit and vegetable storage
cellar that can be used as @
farm fallout shelter is easy to
build using a simple plan we
can furnish.
The plan calls for reinforced
concrete structure, cast In place
below ground and covered with
about three feet of earth. Accord
ing to the Office of Civil De-
fense, this type of construction
offers excellent fallout radiation
protection.
Original plans for the cellar
shelter provide space for six
people, but the structure may
be enlarged by extending 1t two
feet in length for each additional
person.
Other features of the plan In
clude ample storage space for
fruits and vegetable, proper
ventilation, electrical installa-
tion and an emergency exit.
Engineers of the u. S. De-
partment of Agriculture and
State Land Grant Universities
worked together to develop this
plan.
You can order working draw
ings for this plan No. 1894 from
the Agricultural Engineer, Uni
versity OF Delaware at Newark.
Delaware or by calling our Of
flee at 736-1448.
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DELAYED PLANTING Under
certain conditions, east coast
strawberry growers who use
cold-stored plants may reduce
first year production costs by
delaying the planting date from
March or April until June, the
y. S. D. A. reports.
In tests using Surecrop,
pochahontas, Sparkle, and Blake
more varieties, June planting
vas made possible using a method
n which dormant plants are dug
rp in winter months, bundled in
,olyethylene-lined crates, and
stored at 80 degrees F. Here,
here was no difference In yield, /
ruit size, amount Of fruit de-
!ay, or crown size Of straw
,erries planted In April or June,
md less labor was required for |
weed control. With June set
plants, irrigation is a necessity
o get a good start.
SOLUTION TO THE COM
PROBLEM? : Recent
estimates indie ate 443, ,000I
lorses stabbed In suburban
areas 10000 more than are
o be found on western ranges.
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SWINE CARCASS SHOW The
Delaware Swine Carcass Show,
1t Lewes, Delaware, March As,
IS open to any breed or cross
breed within the live weight |
range Of 18o-220 pounds. ri
1ou're interested in entering a |
carcass In the show, let us know
1t the County Extension Office
IN the End floor Of the Dover
,ostoffice.
SOIL TESTING II you didn't
ret your soil tests taken last
FALL, plan to do 1t early this
'pring. The Soil Testing Serv-
ce at the University Of Della
yare's School of Agriculture can
Generally complete the analysis
n about ten days depending on
he backlog of samples. The
iervice provides fertilizer
recommendation where plant food
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