'g—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 23, 1963
Corn Clinic
At New Holland,
“Today’s Answer to Yester
day’s'Problems,” was the topic
ot discussion at the Carden
Spot Young Adult Farmers’
meeting last Tuesday evening.
Mr. Phillip Koch, Area Pield
man for Geigy Agricultural
Chemicals, discussed the chem
ical weed control in corn pro
duction He stated that effect
ive weed control is one of the
most essential needs of every
farmer who grows corn Here
are some questions that were
answered. How has modern
chemical weed control been ac
cepted among the farmers who
pioduce top yields’ How do
they use herbicides on their
own farms’ What ai e the ben
efits’ Why is effective chemical
weed control so important for
improving efficiency and pi ofit
in com pi eduction
It was stated that some of
the newer herbicides used to
control weed in lows with an
application at planting, before
■weeds aie up Another piactice
widely used is an application
after planting, any time befoie
weeds aie 1% in high.
Weed killers can be sprayed
the day after planting or at any
time before weeds and grasses
are IVz in high The herbicide
is absorbed by weed seedlings
through foliage and roots.
Koch stated that good weed
control is largely dependent up
on these conditions; 1 Proper
rate of application according to
soil type; 2. Uniform distribu
tion on soil surface, 3. Proper
calibration of equipment at re
commended rates, 4. Adequate
moisture is needed to move
herbicide into soil where it can
be absorbed by weed roots; C
For granules, good seedbed
preparation that is smooth and
compact, free of clods, is espec
ially important.
Special treatment for peren-
r
Reduce* ’soil compact on
PHILLIP KOCH, REPRESENTATIVE of a na
tional chemical firm presented a talk on weed control
in com at a meeting of the New Holland Young Farm
ers this week in the New Holland High School. Koch
illustrated his talk with a series of charts outlining pro
per application of herbicides.
Soils Day
(Continued from Page 11
ternoon session Bakin will
speak on “Nitrogen a Key
Element”
Lancaster County’s winner in.
the Southeast District hay show
last summer will discuss “How
"We Do It” for quality hay aw
ards. Discussion will center ar
ound the production methods
of Galen Crouse, Stevens R 1;
Mahlon Shenk, Holtwood R 2,
and Harold Wenzel, Ephrata
Rl.
The meeting will be sponsor
ad by the Lancaster County Ex
tension Service Lunch will be
available Adjournment is sche
duled for 3 p m.
Never try to “make the lig
ht,” advises the Satety Cru
eade Enter the intersection on
ly if there is enough time and
room to deai it completely be
£oie the light changes.
nial weeds is needed for effect
ive weed control. Koch suggest
ed the following treatment:
1. Make first broadcast appli
cations to quackgrass in the
spring, three weeks before
plowing.
2 After planting corn make
a second application for control
of annual broadlea? weeds and
grasses and to finish off any
persistent quackgrass.
It was recommended that
corn should follow corn when
these special treatments of
higher-than normal dosage rat
es are used.
Maximum sunlight provides
conditions for faster weed kill
ing and warm temperatures re
sult in taster weed growth and
more rapid absorption of herbi
cide by the weed Rain is nec
essary to move the herbicide
into the weed root zone. Ade
quate moisture at the tune ot
planting or shoitly afterwards,
dissolves the herbicide and dis
perses it lapidly through the
soil making it readily available
for absorption by weed roots
Under high soil moisture con
ditions, weeds tend to germin
ate nearer the surface where
they aie easily killed.
In a dry spring, the farmer
must cultivate as soon as
weeds appear to move the
chemical into the root zone.
Rates of application, said Mr.
Koch, should be carefully fol
lowed from the label directions.
Because some chemicals re
main in the soil to work for
you all season long, observes
these four simples rules:
1. Do not use more herbicide
than is recommended for your
soil type.
2. To minimize possible inj
ury to wheat or barley, plow or
work the soil well.
3 Corn should follow corn
when higher-than normal dos
age rates are *used
4 Do not follow treated corn
with sugar beets or vegetables
m rotation.
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Cocalico Herd
Has High Record
The Ayrshire Breeders’ As-
sociation of Brandon, Vt , has
announced the completion of an
official herd lactation average
for the herd of Cocalico Farm,
Stevens, Pa.
This herd of registered Ayr
shires completed its 17 th year
on officjal Ayrshire herd test
with 28 lactation records aver
aging 11,606 pounds of milk,
testing 4 per cent and having
470 pounds of butterfat
The high individual cow in
the herd for milk was Cocalieo
Signet’s Viola with 13,810
pounds in 305 days and on just
twice a day milking. The high
row for butterfat was Cocalieo
Piefened Lass with 572 pou
nds
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How to Save
$l5 or $2O
per Hundred
Pullets
Do you know that you may save as
much as $l5 or $2O on every hundred
pullets you raise this year? You do it
by following the Purina Controlled
Pullet Growing Plan.
After pullets have reached ten weeks
of age, you simply limit their feed to
80% of what they would consume on
full feeding. The correct amount has
been worked out by Purina Research,
and it’s easy to follow. Best of all,
Purina Controlled Feeding Plan helps
you grow pullets that lay more large
eggs . . . fewer small ones and pee
wees.
KILL RATS... Use Purina Rat-Kill
Purina Rat-Kill is an entirely different kind
ot killer ior rats and mice. It’s, a “carry
home” bait. Rats haul it back to the nest . .
distribute it themselves . . . feed Rat-Kill to
the whole family till they’re dead.
Rat-Kill has these evtra advantages:
• Highly palatable and bulky
• Kills fast in 5 to 15 days
• Low priced
See us for Purina Rat-Kill right away. 'We’re
at the Red and White Checkerboard Store
in town.
John B. Kurts
Cedar Lane
John J. Hess, II
intercourse - New Providence
Ira B. Landis
~ T alley Road, Lancaster
Warren Sickman
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Salunga Kirkwood
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James High
Gordonville
Pequea
Vfsit our store and let us explain this
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of Purina Health Aids, and, of course,
our friendly service is always avail
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Call us or drop in. Prove to yourself -
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Here’s what happens to rats that eat Purina
Kilt-Kill. They’re dead, in 3 to 15 days. RatJ '-3
love Rat-Kill. It’s effective and economic ale'!-;
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