16—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 13. 1961 jlaaiwuisljnG ALFALFA FIELDS FOB WEEVIL Thursday are left to right, George Berggren., extension agronomist, Ben Landis, Pa.adxse Ri custom i-Piay operator, and John O Pepper, extension entomologist. Very little weevil damage was found in fields where dieldrm was used last fall In this field near Paradise the alfalfa was nearly—l 3 inches tall and was pushing buds near the crown. When these buds develop, following crops will not be damaged by harvesting the alfalia, Pepper said L 1 Photo • Spray Program - (From page U now be killed by the appli cation of three quarts of Methoxychlor (25 per cent wettable powder) in 20 gal lons or more of ‘water per acre - George Berggren, Exten sion Agronomist, m com menting on the weed prob lem m some new stands of alfalfa suggested that new seedmgs with large amounts vw- « 7 -V *.. VS**? ' ' s „ / “ V f v ' v/A /A /A v X+S-J: * ->, s ' / S A N V <\i> *, V VA s *• * v ' , of Shepard’s purse or wild Many alfalfa fields are ma rutabaga or mustard in the ture enough to prevent any crop should be chopped for damage to later crops if silage as soon as the crop is harvested in the next week, ready. _ but for the good of later cut tings, new seedings should Some of the weeds are de- h e harvested before ten veloped enough to mature p ercen t of the crop has blos their seeds from the juice in some d their stems if the crop is mowed and dried for hay Pepper said farmers with Putting the crop through the weevil problems have two silo will kill most of the choices They can spray now weed seed and help control and wait seven days before the crop next year. harvest, or they can harvest Making Silage? PRESERVE and IMPROVE YOURS WITH StAdmcuc LANCASTER Sweet Mix • A BLEND OF MOLASSES • CONVENIENT and ECONOMICAL • AN IDEAL PRESERVATIVE Lancaster Sweet Mix can be fed into the chop per or blower, spread in the silo or added in the field as silage is loaded. To chopped grasses add 100-150 lbs. of Sweet Mix per ton; to mixed grass- Legumes, add 150-200 lbs. per ton, and to legumes, add 200-300 lbs. of Sweet Mix per ton. BEFORE YOU FILL YOUR SILO see us for complete details and price. A. S. GROFF MUSSER'S 118 N Queen The Buck, R. D. 1 Lancaster, Pa. Quarryville, Pa. CHAS E. SAUDER & SONS AMMON E. SHELLY R. D. 2, East Earl, Pa. R. D. 2, Litltz, Pa. E. MUSSER HEISEY J. C. WALKER & CO. R. D 2, Mount Joy, Pa. Gap, Pa. ns soon as possible arid spray Unless there are chang, *he stubble to control weevil in the government regyj. i n the second crop. * tions, the-spray program ( 0 | If the crop is harvested "alfalfa is likely to be abou ' ad the stubble sprayed, the the same this year as i, s ! ate of application should be year, Pepper said. ' at back front three, to two applied in the fall has glVe uarts of Methoxychlor per very good control in icre. • county, he,added VBBBBBBWB«BBBBBBBBBBBIBBaflBBBBBBSBIBBflBBBl| a| [ Complete Line of I ORTHO PRODUCTS Available At ■ SMOKETOWN mmmmmmmmmm* IMPORTANT BULLET NOW! Cleared for Potatoes ORTHO PHOSPHAMIDOM 4 SPRAY A brand new liquid systemic spray for the control of Aphids, Leaf-hoppers, and Colorado Potato Beetles. , Kills insects by direct contact. Also absorbefl into growing tissue for jong-lasting control Little effect on beneficial insect parasites ana predators. Contact your local dealer for more inform# tion about this wonderful new potato insecti cide. California Chemical Co ORTHO DIVISION • BOX 165 YORK, P*- TM ORTHO REC U S PAT OPP *| ................................... [ ORTHO j Phosphamidon 4 Spray jj.C. Ehrlich Chemical Co., Inc ; ■ 736 EAST CHESTNUT ST. LAHCASTEB. ■ SEE YOOH DEALER- Phone Lane. EX 7-3S3i ORTHO Distributed by PH. EX 7-3721
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