• Now Is The Time - - " fFrom oaeo - 4) T 0 ORDER .PALL FERTILIZER NEEDS—When ordering fertilizes for barley or wheat growers are reminded that phosphorus and potash are the important elements.; many furies nitrogen is not needed on small grains and will in crease lodging trouble; fertilizers such as 0-20-20 or 0-15-30 , r e recommended for good soils. This same analysis of ferti lizer should be used this fall on alfalfa, clover, or pasture Helds; fall fertilization after the last crop is removed and after the grazing season, is recommended. 10 SPRAY FOR FOURTH ALFALFA CUTTING—Several growers have reported rather heavy leaf hopper damage in the recent weeks, the stunted yellow color of the p ants are typical symptoms. Many growers -will get the fourth cutting with continued favorable moisture; this means that a spray mg with Methoxychlor when the n6w growth is 4 to 6 inch e - high will protect the plants and -give better growth. THE FOR Have BROZONE applied this fall and get Complete Weed. Disease and Insect Control. You'll have more and healthier Tobacco Plants next Spring. Costs no more than s'oaming. FOR DETAILED INFORMATION WRITE OR PHONE HESS BROS. S. Market St., FLORIN, PA. OL 3-7195 or J. C. EHRLICH CHEMICAL CO., Inc. ’3B E. CHESTNUT ST„ LANCASTER. PA. NEW SOIL TOBACCO EX 7-3721 CHANGES IN WILL Some sections of your will may need to be changed from time to time, says Sanna Black, Penn State extension home management specialist. Reasons for making changes include the need to make special provisions sale or ownership change in proper ty or belongings, and changes in the family. The nation’s dairy cows produced 122.9 billion lbs. of milk in 1960. This was about one billion pounds up from the year before, says the Na tional Dairy Council. The all-time production record occurred in 1956, with an output of 124.9 billion lbs. FUMIGANT SEED BEDS ** R. C. HENNEY R D. *1 MA 6-5185 by LITITZ. PA. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 9, 1961 • Alfalfa Sprays (From page l) one to use. While Dieldrin gave excel lent control when applied as directed last fall, good con trol might be possib e at low er cost with Heptachlor. The latter material normally sells for about half the cost of the former But, Menusan points out, there is more to consider than cost of materials. The cost of application is the same for either material, and application sometimes costs as much as the spray. Also worth considering Is the time of application of the two materials. While Dieldrin can be applied any time during October and November, Heptachlor should not be applied after the last of October. The FDA approv al reads “after the last cut ting but before Nov. 15.” but we say before November 1, Menusan said. CERTIFIED WHEAT • RED COAT • PENNOLL • DUAL • SENECA CERTIFIED BARLEY • HUDSON • WONG REIST SEED COMPANY MT. JOY Ph. OL 3-3821 If the farmer needs bis alfalfa for late fall pasture or wants to make a late cut ting of hay, he would be able to hold the job off for another month. Menusan cautioned that neither mater ial is recommended after De cember 1, and that no forage should be harvested, with machine or by grazing, after the field has been sprayed. Menusan said research in Pennsylvania shows better control with sprays than with the granular form of either material. While both the emulsion and granular Heptachlor have been given clearance by the FDA Penn State is strongly recommend ing the emulsion. With either method of ap plication, about one pound of the actual chemical is need ed to give control. Because of the difference in weights of the material, a bout eight pints of the Hep tachlor emulsion per acre be needed do +he job of six pints of Dieldrin. For best results, Menusan said, not less than 20 gallons of water per acre should be used Thirty or more gallons will give more complete and even coverage, and is prefer red over the smaller amount Heighth of the forage in 'he fic’d at spraying time is not an important factor, the nsect specialist said, as long as a good spray cover s put on For the farme> who plans to use the granular material, the recommendations are 50 pounds of a two per cent ma terial, or 40 pounds of a two and a half per cent material. Smaller amounts of a higher analysis granule are not rec ommended because of the difficu’ty of spreading the mater>al evenly. Menusan concluded by cau tioning farmers not to spray either of the materials after December 1 and not to har vest any of the sprayed fields before May of 1962 11
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