ta t Qntnrdnv Februarv 12 1966 annual grow control and fair- heading an applied approach
16 — Lancaster Farming, Saturday, repruary iz, x»dp good broa <H Ca ,f control in to check the adaptability of
“ ” beans, broccoli, cabbage, and various reduced tillage prao-
Shortage Of Harvesting Labor Hit . Horne ,: eMlll! , on “•£ „ perlm „ t . wllh com ,
Rv Growers At Pa. Veffetable Cont. agricultural engineer at Penn Horne pointed out that yields
® State, explained new tillage were higher when little soil
The unavailability of agrl- Sweet said low rates of methods that may be used
cultural labor during harvest Treflan applied several days in vegetable production. He
seasons Is one ot the great, beifore seeding or transplant- said the department of agrl
eat problems facing vegetable lug has given long lasting onl'turnl engineering is spear
growers today, William Ba
ronner. of Holliduysburg. told
members of the Pennsylvania
Vegetable Growers Associa
tioii at their recent confer.
ence on the Penn State Um-
\eisity campus,
“In the future we could
lose all or pait of our crops
because ol the scarcity of la.
bor' he said "In fact. I did
]o>-e my ciop ot Inna beans
this past year because ot an
insufficient harvest labor
toree ’
Baronner, a commercial
vegetable grower said that
if we intend to get a share
of the local labor .supply, we
will hate to compete more
and moie with other indus
tries We can compete in the
area of wages but other 111-
dustnes 'can otter steadier
employment and possibly bet
tei woi king conditions
In summing up the agn
cultural labor situation. Al
tance F Frank of the Penn
svlvanm State Employment
Service, pointed out that the
number ot seasonal faun
workeis employed declined
trout 21 000 in 1964 to 20 -
000 in 19 65. Fewer resident
workers will be available in
succeeding yeais providing
the getieial economy contin
ues to expand, he added
TJnee tomato growers ex
plained their experiences with
duect seeding practices, say
ing they had excellent results
with direct seeding ot toma
toes They telf any grower
W'ho sells to a cannery could
profitably duect field seed to
matoes providing the soil is
in a good physical condition
and sufficient moisture is
available
Robe'i t D Sweet of the
derailment of vegetable crops
at Cornell Univeisitv leport
ed on newel dev elopmeaits in
chemical ■weed control He
said low lates of Atrazine
with sipiai oil and emulsi
fier applied as a post-emer
gen'ce spiay is very effective
on annual glasses and broad
leaves in sweet coin The use
of Atiazuie at low tates le
du'ces the dangei of soil res
idues, be added.
Pa. Turkey Raising
Plans Up 8 Percent
Following the 'national
trend, Pennsylvania turkey
growers showed an intention
of raising 8 percent more
turkeys this year, as of the
Ist of January.
If these plans materialize,
1 7 million gobblers will be
wearing Pennsylvania brands
in 19 6G This will be the
largest number raised since
1957
A 'breakdown by breeds,
shows, that 8 3 percent of
these will be heavys Light
breeds will account foi about
300 000 buds
Ibe number actually raised
in 1900 ma\ vaiy from orig
inal intentions, dependfßlg
upon growei reactions to the
mei eased estimate, puce of
teed supplv and prices ot
hatching eggs and poults,
and prices received for ttu
kevs in the ne\t lew months
Nationally, turkey growers
intend to produ'ce 7 percent
mote market birds Most of
this increase, if it materia/
izes will be in heaiy whites
and in light breeds A na
tional crop of the intended
would exceed lOdl’s
record crop bj 4 percent.
size
Horace Feeds The Growing Choke Of Business Farmers
Ist Prize Heifer Calf
Penna. All-American Show
Our Congratulations To NI-CRETE FARMS
Chambersburg, Pa. For This Outstanding Achievement
FEEDS
D. E. Horn & Co., Inc. York, iv. ph. 854-786?
N(-CRETE JANET R. PONTIAC TWIN
To win at the All-American, Janet 1 had to beat the best heifer
calves from the east, mid-west and Canada. She also won the
honor of Ist prize senior heifer calf at the Penna. Black and
White Show. Janet is a daughter of an excellent Pebble Beach
cow. She has 6 milking sisters that have completed records near
500 lbs. of fat.
preparation was used. He
said reduced tillage has been
attempted in vegetable pro
duction with varying results.
More Dairymen are feeding
Hornco Uni-Pel Dairy Feeds than
ever before. Why not check
with your neighbor who
changed to Hornco?
He felt
are necessary and most
portant, theja'fcceptancf
minimum tillage praci
will depend on the dev*
incut of planters that «j)
curately place'the smalls
table seeds in optimum
conditions.