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ComftreifcTal Spray Operators
Cautioned About Chemicals
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1 The time may come when
commercial spray operators
will 'have to be licensed ito use
chemical pesticides, vegetable
growers were told Monday at a
meeting in the Lancaster Pro
duction Credit building.
Paul ‘Rowe, Strasburg 'EI,
president 'of the Pennsylvania
Vegetable Growers Association,
said there are several court
suits pending now for damage
to ‘firm crops from ithe use of
chetaicals on roadways and
railroad rights of way. He cau
tioned commercial operators to
nse every precaution m the use
of herbicides in order to pre
vent bringing any more pres
sure for legislation against the
use of chemicals on farms.
■ Dr. Carlton Taylor, plant
disease expert from the Penn
sylvania State University, agr
eed with Rowe saying, “The
farther you can stay away from
legislation, the better, or you
may soon have to have permis
sion to spray on your farm,”
Taylor told tne growers they
could help to prevent the sp
read of mosaic from one plant
to another by washing their
hands in milk periodically wh-
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en working with plants. The
same is true for tobacco plants,
he said. The virus of tobacco
arid tomato virus can. be carr
ied in the smoke from tobacco
if the 'worker is smoking while,,
forking with the plants.
He warned against the use of
maneb in the tomato seed bed,
but said it is a safe fungicide
to use after the plants are set
in the field.
James iDutt, extension veget
able specialist from PSU, urg
ed growers m the county to
"try a small acreage” of direct-
seeding /tomato planting this
year. He cited an example of
a two acre plot in Erie county
last year where the grower
harvested 75 tons of ripe fruit
in two pickings from the direct
seeding method.
He said the grower planted
the tomato seed on May 15
with a commercial garden seed
er using asparagus seed plates. John O. Pepper, extension
After the plants were about entomologist, said the only
three inches high, he took a change in spray reconnnenda
hoe and thinned them to about tions tor yegetables is the re
six or eight inches in the row. moval of approval of Aldim for
He put 300 pounds of 10-20-10 wirewonu control in Potato
fertilizer in the row at planting Soil He said Aldrin had
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thod to good advantage, but
cautions that there are some
drawbacks. It the soil is under
60 degrees, the plants probably
won’t come up, or if the soil
crusts right afiter planting, th
ere may be trouble getting a
stand. The major problem is
weed control, but with three
chemicals on the market (Sol
an. Diphenamid, and Tillam;
this‘problem can be solved.
Only the early "varieties, such
as llreball, should be used since
the direct seeding will come in
to production abomt two weeks
later than the transplanted fi
elds.
’Dutt said 'he believes some
county vegetable growers may
be wasting money on potash
fertilizer. 'Many county soils
are high in potassium, but you
can’t be sure unless you soil
tesit. He said it is not necessary
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Lahdaster Farming, 'Saturday, March 16, 1963—3
Agriculture Open House Set
For H.S. Science Students
University Park, Pa.
Scientific developments in tl\e
biological and agricultural
sciences will be featured March
23 during an Open House pro
gram of the College of Agricul
ture at the Pennsylvania State
University.
The Open House will fea
ture 'lectures, demonstrations,
and exhibits, announces Lyman
E. ’Jackson, de'an of the Col
lege of Agriculture. Beginning
at 9 30 am., visitors may at
tend a different program each
tion withdrew clearance of the
chemical just about a week
ago.
He told glowers that 310
samples of food and feed stuffs
were taken from commonwea
lth farms last year, and with
an increase in funds, 11101 e are
likely to be taken this year.
None of the samples taken last
year were coirtammated, he
said. He called on growers to
cooperate with the nispectois if
they ask to take samples. The
regulations are here, and we
might as well make the best
of them, he said.
Manheim
665-2466
Quarryville
STerling 6-2126
hour on the half hour, ond’iig
at 4:30 p.m. Open House head
quarters will be the Coufe>ei
ce Center building on the cam
pus.
The program is designed to
acquaint young persons anti
adults with developments m
the biological and agricultural
sciences. Dr Jackson says In
vitations to attend, plus a
iolder describing events, have
been mailed to school officials
throughout the State, ami lead
ers in business and industry.
Featured topics will include
(1) biological sciences, (2)
animal sciences, (3) plant
sciences, (4) agricultural en
gineering and physical sciences,
(5) agricultural business, edu
cation, and extension, and (G)
counseling for caieers
Guides at the Confeience
Center building will escoi t
visitors to aieas ot interest.
Exlnbts will be featured m all
agricultural buildings Laboia
tones, gieenhouses, lueatocit
bains, and all other facilities
will be open Parking lot Xo.
50, near the Confeience Cenlt-r
building, is leserved for Open
House visitois.
Last yeai s Open House
diew 2,000 young peisons an I
adults. Dean Jackson lepoits.
Twenty bus loads of high
school students with their bio
logy and science teacheis weie
among those attending, he
adds.
Pioducts bought annually by
Aineucan tanners contain. 320
million pounds o£ rutobei—
enough to put tires on neaily
six million automobiles.