Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, September 15, 1962, Image 6

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    6—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 15, 1962
Redcoat Wheat
Yields Higher
Than All Others
Redcoat wheat has outyield
ed all other wheat vaneties in
Pennsylvania, a seven county
survey shows Despite the
drought. Redcoat averaged
•40 2 bushels per acie two
more bushels per acie than
Dual, its neaiest competitor.
Dual averaged 38 1 bushels,
Seneca 35.4, and Pennoll 34 9
bushels
In six of eight years of test
ing, Redcoat has had the high
est yields of the four recom
mended varieties, according to
Robert P. Pfeifer, small giains
breeder for the Agncultuial
Experiment Station at the
Pennsylvania State University.
Redcoat’s eight year average
Is 42 2 bushels per acre. Dual
41.1, Seneca 37.5, and Pennoll
37 bushels.
Redcoat’s outstanding yield
Is due largely to straw strength
and disease resistance, Dr.
Pfeifer claims. Redcoat is the
first Pennsylvania wheat with
combined resistance to Hessian
fly, mildew, leaf and stem rust
and some resistance to loose
emut. Leaf rust and mildew
damaged severely many wheat
fields this year, Pfeifer found,
hut did not hurt Redcoat.
“No other Pennsylvania
wheat has the ability to pro
duce 45 to 60 bushels per acre
All-Job," All-Farm
LIVER 550
k New Utility Power '
'lt’s here—a new 2-3 plow all-purpose tractor with,
greater flexibility than ever.
Sharp new styling, bright new colors of meadow
green and clover white, new starting safety switch,'
,new twin-dial instruments. All are yours in thel
new Oliver 550. 1
But that’s just a start. You get the most modem
utility-tractor features of all. Your new 550 feels
its own way, goes from position to draft control
automatically. Your choice of a gasoline or diesel
engine, Powerjuster wheels, power steering, Inde-J
pendently Controlled PTO. I
You get six forward speeds, double-disc brakes;
,'a rubber spring seat—all at no extra cost. See the
new 550 soon. Feel its extra eagerness, its quick,]
smooth response to every touch.
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Farmersville Chas J. McComsey
Equipment Co. & Sons
Ephrata, R. D. 2 Hickory Hill, Pa.
from 50 pounds of spring top
dressing,” Dr. Pteifer points
out.
“Because of excellent straw
strength, 50 pounds of avail
able nitrogen topdressing per
acre may he used without caus
ing straw breakage. Normally
other vaneties are limited to
30 pounds of available nitro
gen per acre,” he adds.
Early Planting Helpful
Early planting helps Red
coat yields, the suivey shows.
Both Redcoat and Dual may
be planted eaily m September
and may be fall pastured.
Hessian fly, which damages
other vaneties, does not injure
Redcoat or Dual. Being winter
hardy, they may be planted in
late September or early Octo
ber where the soil is not pre
pared for early seeding.
In preliminary experiments
at University Park, Redcoat
showed poor winter survival
on areas having acid soils /ith
pH of 4.5 to 5.2. Redcoat
survived severe winter tem
peratures in comparsion tests
where the soil was well limed
above pH 6.2.
Mushrooms, toadstools, or
puffballs m your lawn are
fruits of various fungi and
may be difficult to eradicate
until all wood or organic
matter on which they are feed
mg is decomposed, says Herb
Cole, Penn State extension
plant pathologist.
N. G Hershey & Son
Manheim, R. D. 1
Mushroonis
Redcoat Wheat Grows Tall
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FOUNDATION SEED OF REDCOAT Wheat, from
fields such as this, produces certified seed available to
farmers. Inspecting the crop are Elmer C. Pifer, left,
Extension specialist, and Robert P. Pfeifer,- right, small
grains breeder, both from the Pennsylvania State
University. The certified seed is available from com
mercial seed producers.
Another Farm Bureau Service!
PATRON DAIRY CLINK'S
Tuesday, September 18, 1962 Monday, September 24, 1962
Farm Bureau Auditorium Quarryyille Fire Hall
Dillerville Road East State Street
Lancaster, Penna. Quarryyille, Penna.
7:00
p.m.
7:30
p.m.
8:00
p.m.
8:30
p.m.
9:00
p.m.
ALL DAIRYMEN ore welcome and urged to attend one
of the climes. Here is on opportunity to benefit from the ex
perience and special training of Pennsylvania State University
Specialists as well as Farm Bureau personnel. MARK YOUR
CALENDAR NOW reserve the date of your choice for an
interesting and educational evening.
Start Today.. Feed The Farm Bureau Way!
Lancaster
EX 4-0541
New Holland
ELgin 4-2146
HERD MANAGEMENT FROM THE MILKING
MACHINE STANDPOINT
Mr. Stephen Spencer, Dairy Specialist,
Pennsylvania State University
COWculotor PROGRAM
Mr. A. F. Kish, Manager, Feed and Poultry
Services, Pennsylvania Farm Bureau
MILK QUALITY TESTS
Dr. Samuel B. Guss, V.M.D.
Pennsylvania State University
DAIRY FEEDING by Farm Bureau
John E. Wolgemuth, Assistant General Manager &
Sales Manager, Lancaster Farm Bureau
ADJOURN, Refreshments and Informal Discussion
,C. cou.
V Manheim
• Milk
(Continued fronr Page 1)
being conducted by the TJ.S.
Dept, of Agriculture, .said he
was urging the action so that
milk producers can share m
all milk marketing areas.
The hearing which opened
last week is to consider a
mendments to federal ordei ?
regulating the handling of
milk in the New York - New
Jersey aiea.
Williams suggested the gov
ernment rewrite all milk
marketing agreements to guai
antee the “free flow of milk”
in line with the U. S Supreme
Court decision outlawing com
pensatory payments to out
of-diatnct suppliers as being
in restraint of trade and ex-
cessive.
Williams said Wisconsin
milk producers were not seek
ing to invade Eastern markets
with low-priced fluid milk, ad
ding that “it would not be
profitable to do so.”
Buyer of Oak, WALNUT,.
Poplar, ASH, etc.
O. J. CHARLES LUMBER
Not Providence, Ffc,
Phone ST R-SIOS
665-2466
Quarryville
STerling 6-2126
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