«vr* T**'’*”’’ **■■■•■*- r " 12 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 13, 1965 • Sugarbeets (Continued from Page 1) Penn Slate University and their guests toured the sugar beet research plots at Her shey and in Lancaster County. Dr. Clarence S. Bryner, ex tension agronomist from P.S. U.. stated at that time that in dividual beets should weigh between two and three pounds, and desirable yields would to tal 18-20 tons per acre. Assum ing a four-year rotation, Bry ner said, it would take about 120,000 acres of beets to sup port a refinery. This would mean there must be 30,000 acres of beets under cultiva tion each year. That amount of beets could then be pro cessed over a four-month peri od by a local refinery. Beets can be harvested anytime un til- the ground freezes hard; the longer they remain in the ground, shoit of freezing, the better, according to the P.’S.U. scientists. • At the Neff farm during the tour in September, the effects of the fertilizer treatments were noted. There was little visible • difference between the plots, receiving 500 and 1000 pounds of fertilizer, but the plots receiving 2000 pounds per acre were noticeably greener. Final analysis of tonnage yield' and sugar data showed that the three fertilizer treat ments on the Neff farm didn’t effect sugar percentage. Yield in tons per acre, however, was significantly effected At the 500-pound level beets were hai vested at the rate of 13.9 tons per acre; 1000-pound level yielded 15 5 tons, and 2000- pound level yielded 17 1 tons For each additional 500-pound unit of 8-16-16 feitilizer test ed an increase in yield of 16 tons was obtained When analyzed statistically che 16 ton increase was not consid eied to be significant But the diffeience between the 500- pound and the 2000-pound lev els .3 2 tons was considered highly significant accoidmgto the final pioject repoit This one-year study would seem to show that sugaibeets is a crop that could be con • Farm Calendar (Continued fiom Page 1) Engle, Big Dutchman, Inc —7 30 p m Central 4-H Tractor Club at Keener ivlanheim Pike, Equip Co, Lancastei —8 p m Manor Young Faimeis at Penn Manor H S Sub] “Coin Pioduction,” speakei fiom Geigy Chemi cal Co Feb 17—130 pm 4-H Tailoi mg Class —7 15 pm Corn Giowing Meeting at Lincoln Inde pendent School . one-half mile noith of Martmdale. Arnold Lueck, Associate Agn Agent will be discus sion leadei Field Seed lep i esentatives fiom Agway, DeKalb Pfistei, Pioneer, and Heist will be on hand Plow planting and bmited tillage will be discussed —7 30 p m Atlantic Breed eis Coop annual Distuct 4 meeting, noithem Lane County, at Brunnerville Fire Hall Feb 18—7 80 pm Atlantic Bieecleis Coop annual Dis tnct 5 meeting, Lane Co -outh of Rt 30, at Solanco H S 3 a m to 9 p m Tobacco efoiendum foi location of polling places see “Type 41 Tobacco Refeiendum 18th” oage 1 of this issue Feb 20 27—National Future Faimers of Amenta Week. V * SUGARBEET PROJECT IN REVIEW PLANTING TO HARVESTING Upper Left Dr. Albert S. Hunter, professor of soil technology, Penn State University, and John Yocum, superintendent of P.S.U. Research Lab. near Landisville, discuss the sugarbeet seeding operation during the first week in May, 1984. Upper right John Neff, farmer, and M. M. Smith, Lancaster Agri. Agent, examine -a sample beet pull ed in September, 1964 at the Neff farm Lower left sideied for Lancaster County It is a ci op that appears to lequire a noimal amount of lainfall and good fertilization to reach profitable yield lev els Dr Hunter believes that its value as a cash crop has overshadowed the important by-products that beets offer. He pointed out that the tops may be fed as green chop MARK your Calendar! FEBRUARY 24 and 25 WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY" are OLIVER DAYS at FARMERSVILLE Equipment Co., Inc. Epfrrata, R. D. 2 (Farmersville) Pa. Phone New Holland 354-9221 oi ensiled for livestock feed, and the beet pulp is an im portant feed ingredient in dairy and beef cattle rations. 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