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, - Improvement of seed produc
tion and harvesting equipment,
study of the basic physiology of
vegetable seeds, and research on
factors and practices affecting
seed quality were among- the
jwlgh-pnonty needs cited by the
U S Department of Agriculture’s
Seed Research and
visory Committee at its annual
meeting, held this year at the Uni
versity of California, Davis, Calif.,
March 4-7.
The committee is composed of
persons outside USD A, selected
to review Department research on
seeds and to advise the Secretary
•pf Agriculture on needs in this
fteld. The group called for a
broad program of research on
seed production and marketing.
Among high-priority research
needs cited by the Committee
were;
PRODUCTION: Expand studies,
on seed-production equipment for
vegetables, legume, and grass
seeds. Increase research on the
influence of light, temperature,
other .factors on seed germi
nation and seed development.
Widen the search for varieties of
legumes, grasses, and vegetables
with resistance to insects affect
ing seed production.
MARKETING. Expand re
search to obtain information on
factors responsible for changes
in seed dormancy, hardseeded
ness, seedling vigor,- and loss of
c ped viability in storage. Increase
Worts to develop more rapid, ac
curate, and objective methods
and equipment for seed testing.
Initiate studies to adapt new de
velopments in research to pre
vent insect infestations in stored
grains.
UTILIZATION: Expand * re
search to develop and improved
uses of honey as one of the most
promising ways of assuring a
orosperous beekeeping industry,
is essential for seed-crop
pollination.
The group is submitting a de
tailed report of its recommenda
tions to USDA. Copies may be ob
tained in a few weeks from the
committee’s executive secretary,
Marshall J. Goss, Office of the
Administrator, Agricultural Re-
Search Service, U. S. Department
■ of Agriculture, Washington 25,
J). C.
* Committee members at the
meeting were: Clarence L. Ben
son, Benson Honey Co., Phoenix,
Am; Sam Frantz, Dublin, Ohio;
Dr. D. D. Hill (vice chairman),
head of farm crops department,
Agricultural Experiment Station,
Oregon State College, Corvallis,
Ore.; Dale H. Johnston, Johnston
Seed Company, Enid, Okla.; John
W. Mathys, vice president, garden
*-*seed division, Northrup, King &
Co, Minneapolis, Minn.; Donald
M. Murphy, vice president, Cor
nell Seed Company, Inc, Twin
Falls, Idaho; W. T. Nolin, Ham
burg, La.; Walter Peirce, Peirce’s
Green Acres, Hutchinson, Kans.;
Maurice A. Perry (chairman),
Hemet, Calif.
IJBenson Urges
*Hog Farmers
To Farrow Uess
In a statement released March
25, Sec. Benson urged hog farm
ers to hold close to their indicat
ed March 1 intentions as to
spnng pig crop farrowings. -
He emphaized the fact that
hog prices are largely influenced
by fanners’ production, and that
'*•' producers can maintain their re
latively favorable position by
maintaining stable production.
Careful planning, he said, will
help avoid a repetition of the
heavy production of 1955 which
forced prices down to undesir
ably low levels during the fall
and winter of 1955-56.
Prolong Ladders Life
.•With Linseed Oil
Max H. Falkner, farm build
ings specialist at the University
of Tennesseee suggests treating
ladders with a protective coat of
linseed oil to keep rails and
rung smooth, free from cracks,
splinters, and prevent drying
out and loosening up of rungs.
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Guernsey from W;
PETERBOROUGH, N. H. A
new record placing second in fat
production among the 10 highest
of the Guernsey breed in her
class has just been completed by
the registered cow, Zeitler Ac
tor’s Lizzy, a senior two year-old,
owned by Raymond and Louise
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illow Street Herd Second High Fat Producer in Class
Witmer, Penn Del Farm, Willow for production. Her dam Zeitler’s
Street.
“Actor’s Lizzy” produced 11,693
pounds of milk and 665 pounds of
fat in 305 days on two times
daily milking.
This purebred cow was bred
Get Maximum Yields on
Your Alfalfa and Clover
Crops by Adding to Your
Spittle Bug Spray
Nutri-Leaf
(60)
(A soluble (20-20-20) fer-
tilizer containing added
trace elements.)
- Liqua-Leaf
(10-10-8)
Don’t fail to have your
custom sprayer add Nutri-
Leaf or Liqua Leaf to your
Spittle Bug Spray.
Nutri-Leaf 5 lb. bag .. 1.50
Nutri-Leaf 25 lb. bag. .6.75
Liqua-Leaf—l gal
5 gal. 12.25 30 gal. 63.00
Prediction Lizzy, has a record of j
10,477 pounds of milk and 576.
pounds of fat, made as a senior
three year-old, in the 305 2X
division and met calving require
ments. "Actor’s Lizzy”,was sired
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Weedone 2,4 D Products
Special Prices to Custom Spray Operators
Time to
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AEROPRILLS
Ammonium Ndr»ta
33 1-2 % NITROGEN
High analysis means LOW
COST application.
80 lb. bag
Ton ....
MILLER’S
FERTILIZER
5-10-10 Mineralized
80 lb. bag
5 bags (400 lb.) ... 12.25
Ton (cash price). . 54.50
HEPTACHLOR
24.00
4% Heptaehlor Dust
50 lb. bag .6.50
5 gal. can
NO-SEED HORMONE
Blossom-set
fylakes tomatoes ripen one to
three weeks earlier. Just spray
on tomato blossoms. Practically
every blossom sets frnit. Yields
are mnch bitter. Many tomatoes
are seedless.
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Lancaster Farming, Friday#, April 5, 1957—1
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Protects Seed Corn, Soy Beans,
Sweet Corn, etc , against
—Wireworm
—Seed Corn Maggot
—Seed Rot Fungus
—Damping-Off Disease
Increase stands and yields
Costs approx. 10c acre
iVi oz. can treats
3 bu. corn
I lb. can treats
10 bu. corn
3.45
82.00
2.60
1.79
Contains approx. 42% Kentucky
Blue Grass plus creeping Red Fes
cue, Bent Grass and Red Top
Does NOT contain any Rye Grass
or other coarse grasses.
1 lb. Covers 250 Sq. Ft.
1 lb.
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by Zeitler’s Nanita’s Actor, that
has six tested daughters in the
Performance Register of the Am
erican Guernsey Cattle Club
The record of this cow was
supervised during the test period
by Pennsylvania State University.
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