20—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 7, 1963
excited seedmen and research- Qf —l-uJ 1 A _|. 'equipped by Jan. 1, iggg
— era who first saw it. It was OIOCKyaFU /ACI a type-registering weigi
-v- . n “ easy to see its superior per- f J_ J a dial with mechanical
Kicrhf I 68UTS VI I csts jrFOVC formance In tests with other rtlllCllUCU printer, or a - similar
_ ~. . . recommended varieties, _. _ . , , . which mechanically pi
Redcoat Wheat Yields Highest Dr. Robert P. Pfiefer, and ric^t e ur^\ S od^ P^un C e°d um- st *? p * weight v ««>
, . Dr. Clarence S. Bryner, as- ? p a nn °uncea am sca j e tickets.
Redcoat emerged' from 8 "these months reported increas- sociate professors of agronomy en< ™ of Paclters ana stock- Packers and- Stockyard]
years of field testing as the es of 5 pounds -of milk per cow at the -. Pennsylvania Agricul- yar !v A . ct -- wq “ ir ?",cials. explained that such
most desirable new wheat var- per day. - -tural Experiment Station, were -™* 0 . *™ al w «tS“t.- recording helps to eliminate
iety of approximately 80 test- Redcoat is an early matur- responsible for Redcoat’s five ®uuipment-.on au scales owned in ; recording weights, ai
ed. It outperforms other wheat ing variety and threshes easily, years of scientific research , y stockyard owners, livestock the opportunity for
on Pennsylvania soils, accord- Combining should begin sto testing before its release, neaiers, market agencies,' «Jd j n g we jghts on scale ti
ing to Elmer C. Pifer, associate 7 days earlier than for other As soon as the variety ap- . eat pacKers 8,1 , J , Pi tlie Equipping a scale with f
professor of agronomy, Co- varieties. Redcoat’s milling and peared promising in the re- c ' . device .does not require
operative Extension Service of baking characteristics are sat- search plots, it was “tried in The amendment Which be-' of hew scales, USJ
The Pennsylvania State Univer- isfactory and ranks among drill width demonstrations on comes effective Sept. 30‘—' was _ ' ",
sity, other high quality soft red 45 Pennsylvania farms. The proposed in. June by the Pac- p aper supp u es> soaps
With the same sowing rate winter varieties. . superior performance of Red- kers * nd Stockyards Division water softeners accessory
and fertilization, Redcoat yields The Pennsylvania Agricul- coat in these county demon- USDA’s Agricultural Market- bathroom. It’s good deci
4 to 5 more bushels per acre tural Experiment Station evai- strations agreed with the re- in S Service. It v requires’ that' sense to ‘ the co)
than other varieties. This can uated many wheat strains be- search findings. For this rea- all livestock scales owned by bathing supplies, bathrc
mean as much as $lO added fore selecting Redcoat. Early son, an earlyVrelease of the P&S Act registrants, stock- gUft an( j facial * tissue to
cash income per acre for farm- observation of this new variety variety was possible. y* r( l owners and packers be' color scheme of the room
ers. What’s more, by adding
50 pounds of nitrogen per l
acre, in many soils, yields of
more than 60 bushels per acre
are possible. Other varieties
are not capable of this per
formance because they have
weaker straw than Redcoat.
Professor Pifer checks
Redcoat stand. Rows, as in
background, are easy to
distinguish with this varie
ty no matter how closely
sown, admitting sunlight
to legumes and grasses
planted with it.
This variety has many char
acteristics that contribute to
its superior performance It
has a short, stiff stiaw with
narrow leaves which reduces
lodging and lets more light
reach legumes (clover and al
falfa) planted with it. Redcoat
is lesistant to many diseases
It is very resistant to mildew
which reduces yields of other
■varieties It is also resistant
to leaf and stem rust.
Redcoat is resistant to Hess
ian fly to which it seems to be
toxic - For this reason, this
new variety can be seeded irr
early September for grazing
during October and November.
Farmers who have grazed their
dairy herds on Redcoat in
County Man
Finishes Course
Paul H Herr of Holtwood,
Pa, R 1 recently completed an
intensive six day refresher
training course in artificial in
semination of cattle.
The course, conducted by
American Breeders Service,
Inc of Chicago was given at
Belvidere, Illinois and inclu
ded instruction in animal phys
iology, farm sanitation, gene
tics, techniques of artificial
breeding plus a visit and in
depth-study of the Stud and
processing facilities at Madi
son, Wisconsin.
Sweet corn is first in acreage
among all vegetable crops pro
duced in Pennsylvania. About
27,000 acres of sweet corn are
harvested annually with 15,000
to 18,000 acres grown for fresh
use and the remainder for pro
cessing. Important sweet corn
producing counties are Yorh
Pudlcsr- LaffeastOTFr'Ada&s," ah
Sliiizerne. ' 0 r e ' I ’ . . s'* ■