Chemical Spray Program Pays,
But Can Be Applied Too Heavy
Application rates on pesti- Aside from the savings In
cide labels are sale, yet often spray costs, Dr. Taylor points
in excess of what Pennsylvania out, Cooperative Extension
farmers need, according to Dr. Service recommendations help
Carlton F. Taylor, Professor of assure chemical - residues on
plant Pathology in the Co- crops will be far below legal
operative Extension Service, limits. Crops found by the
The Pennsylvania State Uni vet- Pood and Drug Administration
gity, to exceed these limits are sub-
For example, farmers follow- ject to seizure through prompt
ing Extension’s recommenda- legal - process. Usually, crops
tions for spraying potatoes can of this kind are destroyed, and
save from $3O to $4O per acre always their harvest is prevent
ia most seasons, Dr. Taylor ed,
says. In Pearly 50 percent of. Representatives of the Food
the situations In which pesti- and Drug Admlnistration,
cldes play a role, the rate of headquarters in Philadelphia
application may be substantial- and Buffalo, will take more
ly- less than recommended on than 1,200 samples of crops in
the package label. Pennsylvania, New Jersey and
Recommendations on labels Northern Delaware this sea
are intended to insure effec- son. Such sampling showed in
tiveness in a wide .range ot 1962 that farmers had not
climates, soils and crops. This been violating the spraying
includes hot climates and high limit. about 1945, permitted pota
humidity vhere the life cycles Spray recommendations of plants to reach full foli
of pests may be shorter and the Extension service, are
more frequent and control may available in the majority of a £® ant * grow healthy using
be difficult. In Pennsylvania seed and chemical dealerships, plant food more complete
climates, control is usually and from Extension’s county j y
simpler. ' offices, Dr. Taylor said.
Corn demands “beef”
in a combine
Gleaner combines have the rugged construction, the heft, the capacity . . . the
power and traction to wade through your heaviest com . . , even in muddy or icy
fields. If your crop can be combined ... the Gleaner combine is the machine that
can do it.
Take your choice of Gleaner combines ■— A, C, or E everyone has an easily
attached corn head. Because the cylinder is down at the ear level, feeding is direct
to the cylinder. No extra elevating necessary. Fewer parts are required. You save
money. Ask us about an eye-opener test on your own farm.
Finance for profit. Ask us about Allis-Chalmers ’ time payment plans.
ALLIS-CHALMERS A
SALES & SERVICE
Nissley Farm Service
Washington Boro, Pa.
L. H. Brubaker
Lltitz, Pa.
... GLEANER
combines have
Grumelli Farm Service L. H. Brubaker
Qaarryrille, Pa. Lancaster, Pa.
Allen H. Matz
Form Equipment
New Holland, Pa.
Lousch Bros. Equipment
BU/ACRE
340
300
260'
220
180
140
100
1936 40 44 48 52 56 60 64
Chart above shows how
modern insecticides, arriv
ing on the farm scene
Big C with 4-row corn head.
New E with 2-row corn head.
Gleaner I« am Allu Cbalman trademark*
N. G. Myers & Son
Rheems, Pa.
.insecticides
appear
Guernsey Ass’n
Hires Countian
PETERBOROUGH, N. H.
Roger L. Strack, Quarryville,
has just accepted a position as
fieldman for the American
Guernsey Cattlt Club, accord
ing to R. D. Stewart, AGCC,
Secretary. His territory is the
states of Pennsylvania, Virgin
ia, West Virginia, Delaware,
New Jersey, Maryland and
District of Columbia.
PENNSYLVANIA
POTATO
PRODUCTION
This post was held by Sara
Minor, who recently accepted
a position with New York Ar
tificial Breeders Cooperative.
Strack was born in Missouri
but moved to Illinois at an
early age. He attended the
it!
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 7, 1963—13
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It pays to feed heifers,
dry cows the Purina Way!
Grain feeding of heifers and dry cows is an accepted
practice by leading dairymen here in the East. They
do it to make more milk ... and more money. Many
report 1,000 pounds more milk during the next lacta
tion when a dry cow is properly conditioned on
Purina D & P Chow. You feed it according to body
weight... a thousand-pound cow, for example, needs
only 10 pounds a day. Purina D & F—full name.
Dry and Freshening Chow —is specially designed to
help build body condition, which later converts to
low-cost milk. You’ll find D & F in coarse or pellet
form, whichever fits your feeding situation best.
Either way, it’s one of the
smartest feed buys on the
market today. Ask for it by
name—“ Purina D & F” —
at our Store with the
Checkerboard Sign.
PURINA D & F COMES IN
COARSE OR PELLET FORM
James High
Gordonville
Wenger’s Feed Mill, Inc. S. H. Hiestand & Co.
Rheems Salunga
Ira B. Landis
Valley Road, Lancaster
John B. Kurtz
Ephrata
Whiteside & Weicksel
Kirkwood
University of Illinois, majoring
in Dairy Production. While in
school he was 6th high indivi
dual in the 1956 National In
ter-Collegiate Dairy Judging
Contest. During this time he
was employed two years at
Rolling Acres Guernsey Farm,
Elgin, Illinois and at Laux
mont Guernsey Farm, Wrights
ville, Pennsylvania, under the
Guernsey Scholarship program.
After graduation he returned
to Lauxmont as Assistant herds
man and finally herdsman.
More recently he was em
ployed by the Eastern States
Farmer’s Exchange in Lancas
ter County, Pennsylvania.
It is difficult to slice any
thing so thin that it has only
one side.
John B. Kurtz
Cedar Lane
J. H. Reitz & Son, Inc.
John J. Hess, II
Intercourse - New Providence
Warren Sickman
Pequea
John J. Hess
Klnzers - Vintage
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Lititz