Ag College
Grads Needed
For Space Age
The advent of the space
age has not changed the fact
that, where human life and
health is concerned, food
still comes first.
The importance of aoe
auate food supplies to the
eurvival of this - nation was
pointed out recently by Carl
F. Neumann, Chicago, secre
tary-general manager of the
National Live Stock and
Meat Board.
Mr. Neumann ooserved
that rapid changes are tak
ing place in agriculture, aim
ed at efficiently ' providing
the nation’s expanding popu
lation with ample supplies
of-nutritious food.
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LAWN
GRASS SEED
An excellent blend of perm
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Kentucky Blue Grass, , plus
creeping Red Fescue, Red
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Does NOT contain any Rye
Grass or other course grass
es.
r 1 lb. Covers 250 Sq. Ft.
1 lb. box I*lo
5 Lb. box 4.95
25 lb, bag 22.50
SO lb, bag 41.50
Special Prices to
Landscape Gardners
Dairy Organic Compost
A true natural plant food
odorless—weed free
Good for anything that grows
25 lb .bag
50 lb. bag
FBEE use of Lawn Sprea-
der for one day on pur
chase of lawn grfctss seed
or fertilizer.
MICHIGAN PEAT
A Superior Grade
97 r / 0 Pure Virgin
Michigan Peat
Contains Many Valuable
Natural Nutrients
100 lbs. Bag 2.50
10 bags or more 2 25 ea.
Store Hours:
- Fri. 7 A. M. - 6 P. M.
Sat. 'Till S P. M.
Mon.
SMOKETOWN. PA.
Plant Soybeans Within soil to warm also provides
time for weeds to germinate
and be killed before soybeans
are planted. Too-early plant
ings and srow slow*
Planting of soybeans within specified dates is extreme- ly “ permitting W eeds to get'
ly important, for successful production, the IT. S. Depart- established before the soy
mcnt of Agriculture reminded growers today; beans.
Specified Date Limits
The best times to plant in the Northern States are May Emergence of soybeans us
-15 to June 1, in the Central States May 10 to June 5, and ually takes 12 to J 4 days
in Southern States May 1 to June 1, —when the soil temperature
These most favorable times i n Northern areas, medium- “ ® t ss i n live* to
for planting soybeans have maturing varieties in Central £ da i£ g the soil temper
been determined through ex- areas, and full-season van- ature 7 above 6g degrees,
periments by scientists of the ties in Southern areas.
USDA’s Agricultural Resea- The maturity date of soy- Of course, quicker emer
rch Service and State Afin- beans yield, seed quality and
cultural Experiment Stations o jj content of the seed are
If planting is delayed be- affected by time of flowering
yond recommended dates, the w hich occurs only when days
scientists said, early-matur- are of a certain minimum
ing varieties should be used length.
—~~ 77" " ~ Different soybean varities
“Because there are so knQwn short . day plants
many sciences and skills m are adapted for growth in
volved m producing, mark- narrow of lat u u de. The
eting, processing and distn- Mtg are determined by
buting food and fiber for 175 location in the country and
million people, the need for time o£ season
agricultural Flowering takes place in
ates has b ~ y these belts, south to north,
all greatly' con- ? 9 daylight diminishes, dur
we are a » * H mg the summer season, to
earned over rockets and * necessary leng th.
statellites and the defense of 7 ~
our nation, and it is good USDA scientists said that
that we are alert to the generally, in any area, the
situation. On the other hand maturity date of an early
we tend to take such things maturing variety is more af
as food and clothes for fected by date of planting
granted—the fact that they than is the maturity date of
grameu n,,* a late maturing variety.
are , available is the Fairly early plantings of
SJlt of many combined ear, V maturing varieties, and
resuu. „ " early plantings of latemalur
sciences. For the e usua n y result
nation s health and well-be- jn yields Best.qual
mg, it is essentia ? itv seed is normally produc
have enough peop e ed by most early-and late-ma
in those sciences. turing varities if planted at
Mr. Neumann stated thm timpg that also aid in the
an estimated 15,000 agncul- p ro ducthon of highest yields
tural college graduates per oil CO ntent of the seed is
year are needed m all bran- ]ittle greeted bv date of
ches of_the food industry. pj a oting of early-maturing
However, at the present time varieties, but oil content of
only 8,000 students a year £ be seed of late-maturing
are graduating with degrees varieties steadily decreases
related to agriculture. as planting is delayed.
“In our peroccupation with Rapid soybean emergence
the space age, it is possible and growth are encouraged
that we have become negli- if plantmg is done after the
gent of the day-to-day needs soil temperature is 65 degr
of human survival,” he said., ees or warmer. the
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Spray will co n i r .
leaf curl by kill,,
wintering' spores J
scales,' according .
State extension pW
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the spores and Pr
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