—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 9, 1963
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Corn Borers
Fewer In 1962
Fewer European coin boieis
infested majoi corn-producing
areas of the United States >n
1962 than m 1961, the >U S
Department ot Agriculture re
ports.
Surveys conducted bv en
tomologists ot the USDA’s
Agricultural Research Service
and 16 cooperating States in
the fall of 1962 showed an
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seed grains from 53 counties
since 1958 and found that ab
out 60 peicent were “loaded
with weed seed”.
"I would hazard a guess that
this county would be better
than that, but we .thought the
same thing about Centre Coun
ty since the university is there,
but it was just as bad as most
and worse than some of the
other counties”, Brjner said
Our survey showed some
startling facts, he said Approx
imately 60 per cent of the seed
oats planted in one good agri
culture county was unfit for
planting because of weed con
tent.
To those tv ho thought the
survey painted the picture too
black, Bryner explained that
the sample might be biased, but
if so, it would oe biased toward
the better farms Most of the
sampes came fiom what were
considered the better farms by
county agricultural agents and
vocational agnculture students
The situation is probably worse
than the suivey indicates, ne
explained.
CERTIFIED SEED
Certified seed had the high
est average quality, but even
here some samples were unfit
■for planting. Next in quality
rating were the non-certifled
seed purchased from dealers
. The poorest quality seed in
every survey conducted was
that purchased from a neigh
bor. Bryner said apparently
farmers did a pretty good job
of cleaning then own seed or
having it cleaned at a mill, but
many of them purchased a crop
of weeds froiji their neighbors.
,According to the survey in one
county, 26 per cent of the oats
grown were planted without
cleaning. Farmers planting
farm-grown seed of his own or
neighbors should clean it or
have it cleaned thoroughly
even to the extent of cleaning
twice. It is all right to plant
home grown seeds, hut you
don’t want to plant home
weeds, lie said.
The boys will be asked to
bring in a full quart of seed
oats or a heaping cupfull of clo
ser or timothy seed for the an
alysis The farmer will receive
a report on the amount ot pme
seed, crop seed, inert matter,
weed seed, and the bushel
weight of the sample In addi
tion the report will include the
•percent of gemmation and hard
seed The weed seed count will
be broken dow n into kinds,
number per pound, noxious
weeds found and prohibited
weed seed found
Bryner asked that the sam
ples be sent in by the middle of
February so that analysis could
be made betoie oats planting
season.
Any farmer in the county
■wishing to p| ncipate in the
faurvew may do so by contacting
any students of yocational agri
culture, their teachers or the
county agent’s office.
“The purpose of the survey is
not to sell certified beed,” Bry
ner said, “but to try to get
farmers to use high quality
seed whether it is pui chased or
home grown.” ( ,
average of 71 borers per 100
corn plants. In 1961, the aver
age was 78 borers per 100
plants.
ARS entomologists attribute
this decie,.se to-a combination
of the increased use of resis
tant hybrids of corn, an in
crease in the number of para
sites of the European corn
boier, and weather conditions
unfavorable to the borers’ sur
vival and development.
These surveys are made each
fall to estimate the average
number ot live corn borer
larvae bedded away in dead
cornstalks.
Boier numbers decreased
sharply in Eastern States sur
veyed. The average in these
States —'Delaw-are, Maryland,
and Pennsylvania was 55
borers per 100 stalks in 1962.
The average in 1961 was 183.
However, borers increased in
the North-Central States, the
average number rising from
51 in 1961 to 80 per 100 stalks
in 1962 Nebraska had the
biggest inciease, going from
5 6 borers per 100 plants in
1961 to 201 in 1962. Illinois
and South Dakota also had
increases over 1961.
• Eggs Incorporated
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j'ear round basis The pullets
will be placed m the cages at
appioximately 12 weeks and
will lemain theie for 15
months of lay.
A seventh building in the
complex, which is taking on
the appearance of a small vill
age, will house processing eq
uipment including lefngera-
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TAKING ON THE APPEARANCE OF A SMALL village or an army camp,
the “egg factory” of*'Eggs, Incorporated at Rheems, is scheduled for completion
sometime this summer. Three of the 12,000 layer houses are filled with birds and
the fourth unit is almost complete. Construction of the egg processing building
in the left foreground is going on at present. Bulk feed bins at the side of each
building gives the complex a distinctive look. All the buildings are windowless
with light and ventilation being supplied electrically. L. F. Photo.
tion, washing, candling, grad
ing, and cartonnmg facilities.
Ait present'the eggs are gather
ed twice daily-and washed in a
temporary set-up They'' are
picked up daily by a processor.
When the plant is in full oper
ation, the eggs will go directly
to large retail outlets.
We have one man to each
house of 12,000 now. because
there are a lot of little details
ito be worked out, Wenger said
but when all the houses are full
one man, and a lady assistant
to help gather the eggs, will
take care of two houses.
Eggs will be gathered twice
a dav on filler flats and put on
skids which will be taken dir
ectly to the processing unit.
The eggs will be processed im-
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