—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 2, 1963 12 Pennbel 69 Tobacco Deserves Better Trial Pennbel 69, the new hybrid and were bought at'a premium, tobacco tried extensively in The ripening season tor lace- Lan caster County tor the first planted crops was cut short by time last yeai deserves a cold weathei and these lower inoie thoiough testing betoro leaves with their unassunilated it is discarded by growers, nitrates did not hate tunc to Countv Agent M M Smith mature saal tms week He consulted (« In the nme years ot test witn Hem v B Engle, Agiono- mg ot Pennbel both at the Re sist w ith the U S DepaitinOiic search Laboiatory and on o 1 Aencultuie stationen at the farms in ditterent paits of the Pennsylvania Reseaich tann county, no previous gieenmg neai Eandisullc, and came up has occuned with the following obseiu- I In lecent yea*s local men tiolls N from the tobacco trade had an Some gioweis in L.mcastei opportmuti to eialuate Penn- Connic ha\ jrpoiled gieen bel 69 tobacco these hands ot aicas on some ol the leaves of tobacco wete giown on a num the new hjbnd tobacco, Penn- bei of county fauns as well as hcl 1 9 These aieas appeal to at the Reseaich Faun These be on the lowci to middle men consistent!} plvM Penn- R.i'es and on the lowci hilt bel at the top in oiei-all quail ct the atleued lo’t tj Cigar tests made lioui Since 1962 wji tno lust sea- these ciops haie umtoin.li son in which Penuoel 69 was placed the Pennbel tobacco w,aeli giown in -th (> coniiti, on a pai with, 01 ahoie the ire Research woike,s at me standaid imieties tor smok- Li.Kiic'loiy aie corneiiieo if- mg qualitv guclmg this piohlem With the In new ot the aboie condi pmpose of tu mg to datei mine tions conceinmg this new to the caiue ot this gieen dis- bacco xauety the Extension coloiation, a sui\e\ was made Agents in Lancaster Comity eaily in Ftbruaiv with the me aUo concerned is to the help ot the Coimtj Extension tacts behind the can •nit pro- Senice a munbei ol gioweis Mem lelatieg to Pennbel 69 weie ciuestioned legal cling Hie tobacco Vie would lin.o to glow mg and handl'i.c, ol iheu pomt our that this new ninety crop Me leel theie am seiertl ha-, yielded good weiglu pit items that should ue taken in- acie and in addition, is lesis to consideiation Inline this taut to both Mildtue and new i.inen, with onnileiaMe -Mosiae diseases these aie inel jt clibcai dec! ois acl uot bo ovfH -1 The i rathe; coi’ditioi’s looked dm mg the 1962 glowing -oa- Theiefoie u cqnsuPatiou son wtie 10,1 abnoimal the with All Hem \ I, Engle and dfouth hit when tne plaids Mi John lociun at the I leH weie paitli giown and then R p seamh E iboiatoij wowoull showed httle g,owih unul the like to make the follow in., sug heaii mins ol eaily August -et gestions to Lmua&tei Count! oil a ieiv lapicl mow lb ode tobacco g,ow r eis 2 Attei the mourn,e came I Bo not dscaid this new the giowth and iipcuna ol the trrietv unHl we me suie that nppei loaies weie noimal 't 13 unwoithi ot aii airoage howevei, the low ;i leaies that m the county had been seieiel clucked by 2 Do not plant Pennoel 69 div weathei may haie begun b> late; than Jim 1 20th m oidei le-absuib mtiated and unable to ahow loi pioper matm .ty to can> out the uoimal pio cess ot comeitnif, mtiales to Oiganic compounds 3 Maiij ol the aliectod lea\- es s.iow that apln 1. weie pie sent, this may lia\e helped to upset the nilnlional balance 4 Other vaiietie s tnan Penn bel showed green a>eab on lovv ei to middle leates 5 Many uops oi Peunbel G 9 that weie planted and harvest ed eaih weie ol to)) quality 1 Uo not crowd too man> plantb per acie, the usual number oi about G (>OO plants pei ac.e is .ecommendod 4 \Vheu topmng the crop lea\e Yxo more than 1G leaies j It aphids appear, soray w .th IMalathion or Partition. G Alter hanging in the shed, use either torced air oi sup- plemental heat to hasten the curing process Heat would be (Continued on Page 6) MARCH IS EGG MONTH Did you do all you could to help promote your industry in the past year? ? Do you talk EGGS to consumers? Do you explain their many nutritional advantages? Do you set the example when you take your family out for a meal and order eggs in some form? Do you have the feeding program which gives the best return per dollar spent? If you are in doubt about this last item, talk to our Nutrition Department or one of our Poultry Specialists. For the Finest Poultry Service Anywhere— Contact your Miller & Bushong Ser- vice Representative or call us direct at Lancaster 392-2145. \\\ll lit/ _ v _ Finest Service &. BU cn fttv MILLER & BUSHONG Inc. Rohrerstown, Pa. Ph. Lancaster 392-2145 Anywhere
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