16— Lancaster Farming. Saturday. November 11, 1961
• Agronomy Guide
(From page 1)
should expect to get an add
ed $4 return for every one
he spends for spray material,
No Harm To Wildlife
In answer to the question,
“Will the spray of Dieldrin
kill more rabbits than the
granules’” Menusan said. “In
some places where rabbits
are a problem, people wish
we could recommend Dield
rin for rabbit control, but the
fact is, the chemical is not
toxic to wildlife.” He said
the chemical would probably
make the wildlife healthier
by killing the lice on the ani
mals; ' '
George Berggren, exten
sion agronomist, told the
dealers that Heptachlor or
Dieldrin can be mixed with
Chloro I P C or DnNitros
for the control of weeds and
insects in new alfalfa seed
ings. “Go easy on mixing the
insecticides with M C P.” he
said With such a mixture
there will be some burning
of the crop, especially if the
alfalfa is not completely
dormant. If M. C P is to be
used, it should be sprayed
immediately after a killing
frost, he said. Do not wait
for a week after the frost to
make the application.
Switching to the control of
weeds in corn fields, Berg
gren said, in fields of corn
after corn where Atnzine has
been used as the only herbi
cide, there is somethimes a
buildup of certain weeds. He
told dealers Atrizine should
not be sold for the control of
quack grass.
In some of these fields we
need to go in there and clean
them out with 2, 4-D, he
said. He said 2, 4-D is still
recommended for certain
weeds in pastures, but cau
tioned against spraying
where dairy cattle are graz
ing. The chemical is not tox
ic, he said, but in instances,
traces of it have been picked
up m the milk. Cattle should
be kept off sprayed areas for
at least 10 days, he said.
New Oats Variety
Elmer Pifer, Extension Ag
ronomist, told the group,
“Russel is a new variety of
winter oats which looked
better than anything we
have in our recommendations
this year.” He said the Uni
versity is not recommending
the variety because they do
not have enough research on
it to make any predictions,
but it looked good in the first
year tests.
Pifer said Kenbar, an old
established barley variety,
has been dropped from the
recommendations this year.
In reviewing the newer
wheat varieties, Pifer said,
Redcoat will probably com
pletely replace Dual as soon
as seed supplies become
available. Redcoat is very
stiff strawed and can stand
up to 20 or 30 more pounds
of nitrogen per acre than oth
er varieties. He said it also
takes grazing well
John Baylor, extension ag
ronomist, said alfalfa recom
mendations will be about
the same as last year, but
Chesapeake Red Clover will
be recommended along with
Pennscott He said Chesa
peake is similar to Pennscott,
but it does carry some resis
tance to southern anthrac
nose which the Pennscott
does not carry.
Seed Box Survey
Clarence Bryner, Extension
Agronomist in charge o£ the
meeting, reporting on a
“seed box survey” said 40%
of the home grown seed and
80% of the homegrown clov
er seed used by Pennsylvan
ia farmers is not fit for seed
mg purposes
He cited examples of seed
containing as high as 1,000
weed seed per pound and
having a germination of un
der 10 per cent. The average
of all home grown clover
seed, he said had a germina
tion of 85 per cent while the
average of all certified seed
m the state has a germina
tion of 96 per cent.
The meeting was sponsor-
Eastern National
Livestock Show
Is Next Week
300 of the prizes will be a-
TIMONIUM, MD.—Judges war ded to 4-H Club and
will award more than 1,700 Future Farmers of America
prizes totaling $52,000 at the exhibitors,
fifteenth annual Eastern Na- The cash premiums range
tional Livestock Show to be f,. om a i ow of $2 to a high
held at the Maryland State 0 £ $5OO.
Fair Grounds here Novem- Arthur Godfrey will be a
ber 11 through 16. mong the riders in an exhi-
A similar number of rib- bition of quarter horses at
bons, plaques and trophies the show on Sunday, Novem
will be awarded in the com- ber 12.
petition that will bring to The radio and television
Timonium some of the na- s t ar w m bring to the fac
tion’s finest breeding cattle, grounds some of his prize
steers, market hogs and quarter horses from his 3,-
lambs, according to Jack I. 000-acre Beacon Hill Farms
Matthews, show manager. a t paeonian Springs, .Va.
Exhibitors from more than The exhibition Is slated to
■ ' " ' be held on the infield of the
ed by the Pennsylvania State Timonium race track.
University Extension Service The schedule of events
and was held in cooperation will include a registered
with the Lancaster County quarter horse judging con-
Extension Service. It was test in the morning The
one of nine such meetings in contest will be open to any
the state. one with a registered quarter
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c. cou
horse,
In the afternoon, profession- garden for your living herb
al cowboys from all over shelf. Instead, she suggests
the East will compete In cuttings and divisions from
calf-roping and cattle-cut- the plants. The plants may
ting contests in which more be put into individual pots
than $5OO in cash prizes will or several or more plants
be awarded, according to may be set into a planter.
John Cooper, chairman of Use the herbs often in
the event. cooking and .in salads. The
more the plants are cut back,
the better they will grow in
doors. When you have more
of the fresh herbs than you
can use, pick springs from
each plant and give to your
neighbors and friends.
Living Garden
In The Kitchen
A living herb shelf—that’s
what you can have when you
grow some J™r own Patronlze Cur Advertiser ,.
herbs for seasonings, reminds
June Wilke, extension home
economist, Chester County.
Many of the herbs com
monly used in cooking grow
exceptionally well in a
bright sunny kitchen window
They take little care and
fresh herbs are ready to use
at any time.
Among the easy-to-grow
herbs are chives, parsley,
thyme, mint, rosemary, sage,
sweet marjoram, winter sav
ory, and certain geraniums.
Miss Wilke advises against
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