S'' s \ * / THIS BEETLE HAS BEEN described as one of ie most destructive pests of cereal grain and corn, jtual size of the mature beetle is a little less than inch long. It is now known to exist only in Michigan, Idiana and Ohio, but is reported to be spreading to her areas. Wheat “After all these years of de , , velopmg new varieties, we bushes have been destroyed , , . , u J have no vanety of oats or I Her the states giain rust , . „ , . 1 wheat that is totally resistant idication program The . ,„ , “ to rust, he said Rust hybnd nts aie beginning to be haid ~ . , , , izes on the baibeny plants find but some 30,000 weie , ~ ~ , ... | and the hybrids attack grain strojed lasi year He added varieties which were resistant fit less than a fourth of the t 0 mos t of the known races fte has yet to be worked in 0 f ruS (- (Continued fiom Page 1) GET RID OF APHIDS and COLORADO POTATO BEETLES On Tomatoes Phosphamidon 'hosphamidon actually hunts pests down on toma- to plants. It kills them wherever they’re hiding ■inder the curl of a leaf in the crevice of a stalk. This is because Phosphamidon doesn’t kill by con tact alone. It’s absorbed by the foliage and goes though the entire upper part of the plant system. Fhat means it kills hidden insects other sprays N * the eradication program, Ask us about New Spring Oat Robert P. Pfeifer, Penn State University plant breeder told farmeis and seedsmen a( /> rSU*IYIC Tn QfofA new variety of spring oats will i. dIIIIO 1 ll oL 111 iJUiLv be released to seed producers He said Pennfield, a tall, Dairying; Seventh In U. S, ££ jss: d „i“Lsrr s ** rr will not be available for gen- ® in p ® nnsyl ' dustr y 13 the main reason why oral distribution until 1966 f Hi* fai ! mers continually surpass the Forty acres of foundation p °" , 1963 ® b y 4 the llatlon m fa rm efficiency and stock is now producing seed ennsylvan ‘ a Cro P Reporting progress, and why Pennsylvan for coSmwdal Teed Sowers S A emce and the Pennsy lv a ™ la consumers will continue to In tests Tenn- AsSoCiati ° n of . Milk Dealeis receive <>f the highest field has produced 100 to 110 health p standfrds bushels of grain ner acre A value at $25,799,000 to out- The average Pennsylvania little lighter* in bushel weifilrt rank Pennsylvania ' s S€COnd be said, “can gain ap than Clmton or Gary, the Tew SmoT'L onT ST"?*? 30 *» »* * “» variety averages 33 to 44.5 ? / e f ir /® enbs ** pounds uuu °nly 15% of its food budget H using dairy foods. The aver age Pennsylvania factory work er can earn the price of a quart of milk m only six min utes.” Hybrid Wheat “I think the future is bright for hybrid wheat, but it has to be economically feasible,” he said He believes an increase of 20 to 25 per cent m yield can be expected from hybud wheats “If hybrid wheat becomes a satisfactory pioduct, and production be comes piontable, think of the tiemendous number of bushels of seed wheat that will be needed each year for Pennsyl vania’s 400,000 acre crop at 1 to IJ/2l J /2 bushels per acie,” he said. Pennrad Barley Pennrad Barley will be avail able to farmers for the first time this fall, according to El mer Pifer, PSU Agronomist He said the new beardless barley outyields Wong by about 10 bushels and is “nip and tuck” with Hudson. The stiff-strawed, scald-resistant va riety is also extremely winter hardy. In three years of tests Pennrad had a winter survival of 78 per cent compared to 64 for Hudson and 57 for Wong. No New Oats Harold G Marshall, also from the Penn State Agrono my staff, said no new winter oats are worth mentioning. Two experimental strains are at least two years away from release. One black seeded va riety looks very good in all other respects, but seedsmen discounted it because of the color of the grains. It will be used for breeding work and as a check vaiiety, he said. The Most Famous Name In Corn Pfister Associated Growers Lititz, Pa. Phone 626-8808 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 27, 1964—9 These facts were disclosed by Louis G Galliker of Gal liker Dairy Company, Johns town, and president of the Pennsylvania Association of Milk Dealers, in a tribute to the state’s dauy industiy dur mg Pennsylvania’s 28th annual June Dairy Month celebiation ‘•Milk is not only the ‘woild’s most nearly perfect food’ con tubuting to the health of Penn sylvania,” he said, “but dairy ing also contributes more to the wealth of Pennsylvania than any other farm industry ’ “Dairying accounts for of every fann dollar in Penn sylvania compared to only 14<* for the nation Pennsylvania milk production value in 1963 was $327,000,000 which ranked us fifth in the nation ” 'Mr. Galhker said that, in Lancaster County, 62,600 cows were milked daily during 1963 to yield 547,750,000 pounds of milk valued at $25,799,000. Lancaster County cows, he said, had an average produc tion of 8,750 pounds per cow compared to the U. S. average of about 7,500 pounds per cow, and the 2,460 commercial dairy farms in the county has an es timated total farm investment of close to $150,000,000 “Dairying,” he said, “is Penn sylvania’s second largest in dustry with a total capital in vestment of over $2,000,000,000. There are 29,000 dairy farms in Pennsylvania with an aver age value of $58,000 for a farm investment alone of $1,682,000,- 000; and 633 licensed Pennsyl vania dealers with an estimat ed total investment of over $400,000,000 ” “Added to this huge invest ment is the milk production value of $327,000,000 plus a Pennsylvania dealer payroll of approximately $165,000,000 which means that Pennsylvan ia dairying was a $2,500,000,- 000 industiy in 1963 ” “While dairying is second on ly to steel in Pennsylvania, it is almost recession-proof and is a state-wide industry. Evei county in Pennsylvania 1 as some of the state’s 841 000 cows and the 29,000 d'’.iy l fdims and 31,000 de. ’ em ployees make an important economic impact o - every city and community i Pennsyl vania ” Gallikei said hr I the size Pennsylvania June Dairy Month is held undei the aus pices of the Pennsylvania Dany Fedeialion Farm Women 2 Will Visit State Hospital Society of Farm Women 2 met at the home of Mrs Ber nell S Nolt, East Petersburg. Mis Sadie Shenk and Mrs. Ruth Waltz served as assisting hostesses Mis Alvin Graybill, presi dent, piesided over the busi ness session and led devotions. Each member responded to roll call by naming her favor ite spot in Pennsylvania Five guests attended. It was announced that the group will visit the Harris burg State Hospital, donate $lOO to the Child Development Center, Lancaster, give $5 to the Children’s Bureau and give a gift of money to a member who is ill. It was also an nounced that the Farm Wom en will hold a picnic on Tues day, Aug 4 in Long’s Park. Alvin Graybill showed slides taken during his recent trip to Mexico as the program of the session. The next meeting will be held in the home of Mis. Lawrence Fisher, 115 Mill St, Manheim oh July 11. University horticulturists suggest dividing your chrysan themum plants at the end of April or fr st of May. Keep the younger, ' uter growth and dis card th r old. Hant Cover Crops Now • Ryp Grass • F eld Brome Q Sweet Clover • Winter Vetch • Rape • Soybeans Emergency Hay Crops Available 9 Piper Sudan Grass • DeKalb Sudax • Soybeans • Japanese Millet SMOKETOWN Ph, Lane. 39T-3539
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