PSU Open House
Will Feature
Agr. Careers
HARRISBURG Leland H.
Bull, State Secretary of Agri
culture, suggested Monday that
high school students interested
in agricultuial careers attend
an open house to be held May
6 at University Park.
He said the open house, which
is sponsored by the Penn State
University College of Agricul
ture, will give students an in
sight into the various careers
agriculture offers
Headquarters for the open Snyder, Peggy Eshleman, Dennis Allen, State Represen
house will be the Hetzel Union, tative Sherman Hill, and Lancaster County agent Win
Building Open house hours Mprriflm
will be Bam until 4pm me,u<uu -
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Alfalfa weevil:
what you should know
to control It,
When is the best time to spray? In
spect your alfalfa twice a week, start
ing in early spring. Larvae are not
easy to spot. So look closely, and
check different areas of the field.
When 3-5 out of 10 plants show
signs of larvae feeding in the bud
tips, spray immediately with 2-3 qts
of Alfa-tox® per acre. Use twice as
many gallons of water per acre in
your tank mix as the height of the
How long’is the control good for?
Control of alfalfa weevil with Alfa
tox is effective for 2-3 weeks This
may be reduced, however, if it rams
shortly after spraying So continue
to check your fields frequently and
spray again with Alfa-tox if you de-
How can you decide which insec
ticide to use? Several insecticides
-maybe used. But Alfa-tox is special
ly formulated to control alfalfa
weevil and just about every other
insect known to attack alfalfa. It's a
combination of_Diazinon® and
methoxychlor.
Alfa-tox is effective' even under
fowtemperatures, and control lasts
for 2-3 weeks. Another benefit is
that the waiting period from spray
ing until harvest to avoid milk resi
due is only seven days.
Q
SHARING IDEAS on local government issues dur
ing a special legislators’ breakfast at State 4-H Capital
Days this week were, from left: State Senator Richard
alfalfa in inches. But don't use less
than TO gals, or more than 40 gals,
of water.
If you have an infestation at the
time of first cutting, spray stubble
immediately after harvest. This will
prevent damage to the second crop.
Continue to check alfalfa through
the season for possible infestations
and spiay before the situation be
comes serious.
tect a reinfestation of weevils.
With Alfa-tox. all you have to do
is wait just seven days after spraying
before you pasture your crop or cut
it for hay or green forage Then you
will be sure of no insecticide resi
due in milk.
The liquid formulation of Alfa
tox is easy to apply. Farmers have no
difficulty working with it because
special clothing or protective de
vices are not needed Simply follow
label directions. See your supplier
today for Alfa-tox.
Geigy Agricultural Chemicals, Di
vision of Geigy Chemical Corpora
tion, Ardsley, New Vork 10502.
Geigy
CREATORS Of CHEMICALS fO* MODERN AGRICULTURE m
Alfa-tox
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 15,1967
SECOND SECTION
Two County 4-H’ers At Harrisburg
To Observe State 4-H Capital Days
Local Commonwealth legis
lators Monday and Tuesday
helped two Lancaster County
4-H Club members Peggj
Eshleman and Dennis Allen—
broaden their knowledge of
governmental functions at
State 4-H Capital Davs in Har
risburg
The lawmakers were hosts
to some 130 members oi 4-H
from most Pennsylvania coun
ties Monday afternoon when
they invited the young people
to “sit in” while m session
Orientation sessions were con
ducted by Senator William
Lentz, of Dauphin County and
Representative Alvin Bush, ot
Lycoming County
Tuesday morning the 4 H
members then hosted the leg
islators at a special breakfast
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