A VARIETY called Beltsville 2-69, right, is one of the
wildfire and mosaic resistant tobaccos that has been deve
loped at the Southeast Field Research Laboratory. At the
left is a stalk of Swarr-Hibshman, the common variety now
planted. No new varieties have been released by the sta
tion as yet. (Penn State Photo)
Tobacco Characteristics May Be
Changed by Using
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Quarryville, Pa.
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Lancaster, Pa.
Radiated Seed
During the coming summer you
should be able to see some
strange looking tobacco plants
at the Southeast Field Research
Laboratories near Landisville
Plant scientists there have
ladiated four lots of tobacco seed,
u c ing doses of radiation that
would be many times enough to
kill a human being The object of
the radiation is to cause divisions
in the chromosome structure of
I hr seed
It is the chromosomes, or ac
tually the way the chromosomes
arc arranged, that give plants
their characteristics Sometimes
the chaiactenstics are grotesque
formations, but what the research
ers are hoping lor is a few plants
ot the common Swarr-Hibsman
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Lititz, Pa.*
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Stevens. Pa.
variety that will be wildfire and
mosaic resistant.
IT WILL TAKE several seasons
of testing after the initial plants
are produced to make any speci
fic findings
Tobacco breeding, which has
been directed at producing a wild
fire and mosaic free variety with
acceptable standards of taste and
yield This is a long process due
to the length of time in curing
and evaluating.
Thus far no varieties have been
released from the station, al
though theie are several in th<'
final stages of selection at this
time.
OTHER TESTS AT the station
this year include soil fumigants,
soil sterilizers and anti biotics.
The soil stenlants this gen
erally did not do the job of stop
tnng weed growth m the seed bed
ao well as steam sterilization
While most did a good job on
the grasses, clover proved to be
a problem It is reported that the
action of the stenlants varied
greatly from farm to farm this
spring, and the only general state
ment as to their effectiveness is
that spring applications proved to
More Proof ... It Pays to Feed PURINA
Harvey Rettew’s LOCUST CROFT Farm
Harvey Rettew A PURINA Feeder for 35 Years!
A tjpical Rettew cow is 1900-lb, 7-year-old Rose
Rag Apple Dekol with 619 lbs butterfat in 332
days Another, Pine Tree Cornucopia T has pro
duced 16,890 lbs of milk with a 37% test
Locustcroft Invincible Babe made 478 lbs of tat
as a 2-year-old and 525 lbs. fat in 323 days as
a 3 year-old Any cow not achieving a 305-day,
2X, mature equivalent of 500 lbs fat or more
finds her days numbered at LOCUST CROFT
Breeding is important, but Harvey Rettew is a
skilled feeder Nan-Wen Whitey of Mark Galaxy
YOU CAN DEPEND ON PURINA EFFICIENCY FOR LOW-COST PRODUCTION
Janies
Gordonville
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Pequea
John J. Hess II
Intercourse—New Providence
John B. Kurtz
Ephrata
S. H. Hiestand
Salunga
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be better than fall applications
THESE TESTS, the scientists
said, proved that soil and climate
make a great difference in the ef
fectiveness of the commonly used
matenals and that a farmer
should try several if he decides
not to steam his bed
The new plant anti biotic, Agn
nr acin, is pioving to do a good
lob of wildfire control in the lab
test plots However the matenal
must be applied according to di
lections, for any variations in
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All Forms of INSURANCE
FIRE HEALTH
AUTO ACCIDENT
LIABILITY HOSPITALIZATION
HOMEOWNERS POLICIES
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made 373 lbs fat with her original owner
LOCUST CROFT, she made 588 lbs fat in
first lacation, and 552 lbs. m 260 da> s of
second Luck 9 No'
Dairy farmeis can benefit from a feeding pro
gram such as Rattew s based on excellent
roughage, permanent paatiues and top quality
gram rations for cahes heifers dr> cows
milkers Youi local PURINA dealer can
you more about improong jour own
Sec him soon' .
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Snader’s Mill
Mt. Airy
John J. Hess
Kinzers—Vintage
P’oceedure show up 111 stunk
growth of the seedlings
Wildfne has not been toi
tioubkaome this spring
Tests with Mil 30 last
showed that the maleiial not only
docs a good job of stopping suef
eis on the tobacco plant but 1
will also increase >ields as muci
as aOO pounds an acre over hand
suken ng
The best time to applv the hai
mone maienal is the same day tho
tobacco is topped
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a demonstration of
herd-building under
expert direction!
It jou know Holsteirs n Lancaster Counh,
you know Har\ ey
built
has
not
one
registered animals
the first herd, Har\e\
quit He “kept bus:
of 10 milkeis, all producing in excess
500 lbs fat. ME
GAP; PA. |
Since 1918, he
Rettew
two fine herds of
but
Following dispersal o£
was not content to
building toda\ s held
B. F. Adams
Bird-m-Hand
At
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