Tobacco Seedbed Care Outlined By M. M. By: M. M. Smith, County Agent The specialized job of seeding tobacco beds is facing many tobacco growers throughout Lancaster County. Prop er seedbed care is essential for the production of a good supply of healthy tobacco plants when needed for trans planting. Extra care and attention in the seedbed will mean stronger plants and reduced disease trouble after trans planting in the field Growers who steam, their beds in the fall usually can get their seeding done earlier in the spring and have plants ready for transplanting be fore the spring sterilized beds are in production Also the fall steamed beds have more tir to regain the nor mal physical properties ot the soil. Growers planning to steril ize their beds as soon as the ground drys off are urged to plow down well-rotted ma 7 nure rather than- fresh ma nure, and apply the fertilizer to the beds before steaming A complete tobacco grade fertilizer is recommended in limited quantities. Applica tions of 4-8-12 or 5-10-15 at the rate of 8 to 10 pounds per 1000 square feet of bed area along with the manure should provide sufficient plant food With spring steaming where manure and fertilizer have been applied prior to steaming, it is important to delay the seeding of the beds BIG SAVINGS!!!! STANDARD EQUIPMENT'S BIG SPRING DISCOUNT BARN CLEANERS and COMFORT STALLS MIGHTY-MOVE BARN CLEANER EASY-ALL COMFORT STALL Discbunt, Changes: Mar 14, Apr 15, May 16, May 31st See Tour Standard Dealer Today. Do Not Delay. COPE & WEAVER CO. WILLOW. STREET Spunty.. .Spirited Springfield 4021 NORTH SIXTH STREET Arcade Garden Center 113-117 North Prince Street Lancaster EX 3 2340 R. H. Cooper & Son Salunga . Landisville TW 8-83C6 for at least 7 to 10 days af ter steaming; this gives the soil a little time to get back to normal and permits some of the excess ammonia ni trogen, released through steaming, to escape. When raking the beds af ter steaming operation, grow ers should exercise caution by not raking deeper than X to 2 inches; this is to elimin ate the possibility of bring mg healthy weed seeds to the surface. The rate of seeding of the beds is often the start of fu ture disease and plant prob lems- Beds that are too thick will be bothered more with diseases and have more spindly plants The recom mended rate is about one ounce of cleaned seed for each 1200 square feet of bed (24 pans) Or in smaller terms, one ounc« of tobacco seed is a level tablespoon and not mounded or heaped to get a full measure. The seed may be sown wet or dry with similar results Ph. Lancaster EX 3-2824 ENGINEERING EQUIPMENT CO. Aiier seeding with the dry method, many growers will tamp or firm the seedbox in order to get-quicker contact between the seeds and the soil. The next step is to ap ply a mulch in order to keep the muslin off the ground and to hold moisture. Clean straw, sterilized hog bristles, or cottonseed hulls are com monly used. Muslin should men be ap plied and pinned down to the ground. Many growers prefer new muslin for the best plants, if old muslin is used it should be soaked iij a formaldhyde solution (one pint of 40 % t formaldehyde in 30 gallons of water) for at least 15 minutes and allowed to dry before putting on the beds. Tins is to control diseases and especially mos aic Smith safifify ! (o any tilling Job, lositive answer! versatile tiller in ;atures positive •averse. Rugged traction, husky 'e. Terms, too! DJSTR IBUTOR For Sales & Service Contact Hosier's Service Station R. £). 3, Manheim MO 5-4240 I- B. Hostetter & Sons Mount Joy OL 3-3721 If bed boards are used to frame the beds, these also should be washed with the formaldehyde solution before using The final step m the seed ing operation is to apply a soil drench to prevent wild fire and damping-off diseases; this may be done before the muslin is put down on the day of seeding or when the first plants appear, tlirough the giound Use cither the Bordeaux mixtuie —B-4-100, or 50% Fixed Copper at the rate of 4 lbs. m 100 gallon of water With either mater ial use 23 gallons per 1000 square feet of bed area Lancaster Farming advertis ing brings results. GREIDER LEGHORN FARMS Distributors of The SHAVER Starcross 288 Leghorn TRY THIS RUGGED, CANADIAN BRED LAYER ON YOUR FARM. YOU'LL GET PLENTY OF EGGS IN THE ROUGHEST WEATHER, BE IT HOT OR BE IT COLD. GREIDER LEGHORN FARMS, Inc. Phone OLdfield 3-245 S MT. JOY, R. 1. PA. Mower Fun! Lancaster Farming. Saturday, April 1, 1961—19 S.P.A.B.C. Leads State Co-ops For First Time University Park, Pa, March 30—For the first time in the history of the Pennsylvania Artificial Breeders Coopera tives, the Southeastern Unit at LandisviUe led all other units in the number of cows bred last year. Technicians at the Lan caster County stud bred a total of 144,203 cows during the year. Second was West ern at Clarion, where 140,- 658 cows were serviced. Oth ers in order of services were Nepa at Tuckhannock, 106,- 802; First Penna at Lewis burg, 57,565, and Lehigh Valley at Allentown,' 34,075 Now starting its twentieth jour, Pennsylvania’s fanner cooperative program in dairy artificial breeding was credi ted with four new Inga ach ievements at the annual meeting of the State Asso ciation this week. Haivoy £ Shaffei, exten sion dairy specialist at Penn State University, summariz ing the v. ork of five sire centrals, said breeding effi ciency rose to 78 7 per cent in 1960, 8 per cent higher than 1959, for the highest mark in the history of this work in Pennsylvania This statewide average in breed ing efficiency was reported higher than for natural ser vice. Also, Shaffer said, for fhe 19th consecutive year there was a gain m cows bred, fr om 463,503 in 1959 to 483,- 303, an increase of 19 800 or fi_ld :es_ . . . does every job in yard and garden. Built by America's No. 1 manufacturer of riding mowers. See it perfoim! Full line of attachments. Easy terms available, too. HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA Rohrersiown Hardware Rohrerslown EX 4-7617 I. Martin Groff R. D. 2, Ephraia - FarmersviLo Leola OL 6-316 X 4 3 per cent. Among breeds, Holslems led with 319,803, for a gain of 17,143, or 5.7 per cent Next were Guernsey’s, 62,- 235; Jerseys, 21,260; Ayrshire 8,560, only other dairy breed to show a gam .4 per cent and Brown Swiss, 4,669. Cows bred to beef bulls to taled 66,776, u gam of 10 6 per cent. Two speakers. Helim H HuJbcrt, U S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC , and William H John son, Faim Credit Banks, of Baltimore, both urged direct ois of the five central co operatives and foity coun' / units to discharge their fail responsibilities as the best assurance their organizations will continue to function vigorously and effectively. GROWTH CHAMBERS AID STUDIES Specially designed gromh chambers, allowing 12-month studies of growing nlants, are in use by the Agricultur al Experiment Station at the Pennsylvania State Univer sity The growth chambers permit a wide xangc of en vironment by’ the push of a button Year-round stud'es arc made o± 'the effect of light, temperature, and humi dity on plant disease pro duction processes The Most Famous Name Irf.Corn Pfister Associated Growers R, D. 3, LANCASTER Phone-TW 8-7121 // *“v. v'^rr\ - 1* % PROFITS 6" RBAN 'TOR HALE WAY to the LAYING HOUSE on just 6 LBS. FEED with 2 LBS. MASTER M!X CHICK STARTER 4 LBS. MASTER MIX ALL MASH PULLET GROWER [S SUk?f<> io it all! for healthy, well-devel oped 10-week-old pullets! See us today! MASTER ROSS H. ROHRER & SONS QUAHRYVILLE Phone ST 6-3372
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