20 —Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 27, 1962
County Agent Says Spray Now
To Control 1963 Alfalfa Pests
The most practical approach
to" the contiol of alfalfa wee-
Mis and spittlebugs on 10GJ
alfalfa oops is div the fall ap
plication of an insecticide in
10C2, Robe't Poweis, Chester
CounU accent said this weeU
Theie aie now two niateiial-.
appioied lor this puipose.
dieldun OR heptachloi.
Either materials will pro
vide conti ol of alfalfa weewls
Both will control spittlebugs.
hut dieldnn gnes better con
ttol Xeithei mateual will af
feet aphids or leathoppeis, he
said
For satisfaetoi v conti 01,
spnns should be applied usm-t
at least 20 gallons of watei
pei acre Gianules, eithei al
one or mixed with leitilizer,
should be 2<£ or2 2, 2 % foimu
lation but not higher SPRAY,
application is the preferred
method
Use OXB insecticide either
Dieldnn or Heptathlon Tow
els cautions, and in the foll-
owing amounts
DIELDRIX 1 pound ac
tual pei acie Apph not lat
ei than Xotembei 30 1062
Dieldnn SPRAY use
gallon oi about 3 quails of
1 1 pounds 1 gal emulsion or
2 pounds of jO% dieldim wett
able powdei per acie
Dieldnn GRAXULES ei
thci alone oi mixed with fei
tilizei ■ — 40 pounds ot
Livestock Show
Will Feature
Stated Best
HARRISBURG Moie than
CilO breedei s troni 23 states
Maine to Mississippi and
Texas to lona todax had
enteied a total of 3 12G beet
cattle, swine and shefep foi the
sixth annual Pentisx 1\ ania
Lnestotk Exposition Xo\ ri
ll in the Pennsxhania Faun
Shoxx Building Haiiisbmg
lien Aloigan genet al super
intendent said the list ot ex
hibjtois includes main ot the
top bieedets in the Afid-\\ est
and the East
Sxxme entnes total 1 2G4 a
uexx high toi the exposition
Thex aie up liom 122 3 in
I'lGl r rhe beef catt!“
show ol 7TG head up fi om
7Pi laM jeai will be the
second hugest toi the exposi
tion Onlx sheet) showed a diop
at 1 08G head as computed to
1 l<)2 a >eai aao The 3 126
total animals' tor all depart
ments computes to 3.1G3 last
x ea i
J)i AVilltatn L Henning:
Pennsvhauia Secretary ot Ag
ue uUtiie, said the “continued
and consistent participation of
biecdeis is exidence that the
exposition is tilling a need
A\ ide disti ibution of entries
tiom most ot the eastern half
ot the nation i effects inti eas
ing intei est in lixestock in this
impoitant pioducmg and mar
ia ting area
"i'lif» exposition is sponsored
In the I’ennsthania Dep.ut
ment ol ALiuullure Us Farm
Show Comniisaon and the
Pcnnst U ama LitestocK and Al
lied Industnes Association
lltemim entei ttinnieiu will
halme mdooi polo paiadesof
(hanipion Inestork call scram
l)i(s and ndiiui demonstrations
In 2nl) hum tooths n. 4-II
Imht hoist and pom tluhs
Ji.nm-, thi Imaiifk pirade-i
spot I<i toi s will st e also ofuenl
Uidt,iiif, ol heei hieeder sioups
r i lie enliie eteir and ptrkiug
.no tiee Cash premiums total
neailv
01 50 pounds of 2% granules
per aci e
HEPTACHLOR 1 pound
actvnal pel acre Apply
not latei than Xo\embei 13.
101,2 Heptachlor SPRAY
use 2 quaits of 2E emulsion
pei acie
Heptachloi G-RAXULES
eithei alone or limed with
feit/hzei 40 pounds of 2
\i<* r or 50 pounds of 2%
grannies pei acie.
Aftei dieldnn or heptachlor
is applied, the fields chould not
be ginzed or hanested until
the noimal time for cutting
D. H. Van Pelt [Dairy Specialist]
Writes An Open Letter To ALL DAIRYMEN
Uu Doi»V mon:
Deot ***•
For More Information On This Important Topic
See Your HORNCO Representative Or Dealer
D. E. HORN & COvINC. york, pa. Ph. 2-7867
first crop forage in 1968. Nei
ther dieldnn nor hgptachlor
can be appied m the spung
■without danger of a lesidue on
tiie foiage, he further cau
tioned.
CHrCKWKFI) COXTROU
Chloro IPC can be applied
alone or in combination with
insecticide for weewls.
Tempeiatme should be 50°
F or coldei and lemam that
iiai foi seieial days Use-at
late of 1 quait (1 lb acthe
ingiedient) per acre in at
least 20 gallons of water Hea
ner rates will be veij, des
tiuctne to glasses, especially
in August seedings.
Watei Soluble Dimtro can
be used for chicken contiol
dm mg eaih fall Temperature
should be 55°F or wanner
Concerning The Roughage Shortage
This Coming Fall and Winter.
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„ chott cr ° P t VJ^ en
a\xen y° u „ uc e in tbe p
Hoi w ch ea ? • tep^’ *
"» n c:“ b-“S» r f*;
I suWf I , h ”t you pl»“ ’ a nd Silas' J cOW «.d P r “ present supp
«se ** per co«- day pe r
abounds hay P w pounds V in hay
** ****£s'&*
i sogS est •' Jjo and cVl ange *° J n d
4tfa ' n t 0
*.-* -S&
ra»° o *Vi po“ n4s My and and yOU Lnded
f^^ w ui
This U'ddc you 'W we te ceis. t ne
ireP la^ } outlined » b • ler ests an siticer J are be st
W«JJ e *esu«s and t*
possib 16
when material Is applied Din- Changes in Cereal Family
itro will not damage grass.® ~ ,
Use at rate of 3 to 4 pints ln| , Soma ehanges have taker
20 to 40 gallons water per » lace w,thll V tlle cereal *»«.!*
acre. Repeated applications f ys
. , i ~ old Neigh, Peim State exteri
will likelj be required, he said,
sion specialist in cons u
economics. Ready -to - seu»
cereals are becoming moie and
moie popular. In 1947,
accounted for about half ot a j|
the cereal eaten. Today, a |.
most two-thirds of the total
amount of ceieals used is sun.
ed right from the box. ftUny
of the ready-to-serve eeieals
are made of corn, and rolled
oats is the favorite among hoi
Keep Apple Quality
Harvesting apples at the
right stage of maturity does
• more to lengthen their storage
life and pi event scale than
aitificial aids, says Carl S.
Bittner, Penn State extension
poniologist. Quality and ap
peal ance aie also Influenced
bv color of fruit, condition of
trees and kinds of containers
used tor stoiage.
Vaccinate all hogs for cho
lera; theie is no known cure
for infected animals.
October
cereals.
"“The hand that rocks ths
cradle” now charges moie pet
hour than Grandpa earned per,
day.