24—Lancaster Farming,* Sat., February 24,1968 Ortho Meeting Features Dr. R. M. Thorup A group of local farmers were told that it is important to fer tilize on a per plant population basis rather than per acre at an Ortho fertilizer meeting held Monday evening at the Meadow Hills. Dining Hall Dr R M Thorup, Ortho agronomist from Madison, Wis , stressed precision fertilization — putting the fertilizer at the light place and at the right time so the plants can use it In his speech, “Two Wrongs Don t Make a Right,” Dr Thorup said, “Now, if you're thinking about cutting back on your feitilizer application for next year’s crop because of the low price this yeai, this is also WRONG' “Why is it wiong 9 ” he asked “First, because plants know nothing about economics' They cannot and will not cut back on their nutritional requirements simply because their produce is selling for a low price They still must receive an adequate supply of plant food to pioduce a crop ” Thorup added, “Second, be cause this year’s production was HIGH The aierage corn yield was 76 6 bushels/acre compared to 66 3 as an average for the years 1961-1965 The average soybean yield was 24 6 bush els/ acre compared with the 5 year a\ erage of 24 2 This means that your fields will start the 1968 season at a nutnent level just as low, or lower than they have in the past, becaus'e of the increased nutnent consumption by this year’s crop “Finally, because YOU can not AFFORD a reduction in the average yield per acre of crops grown on your farm! In spite of low crop prices, statistics still show that the PROFITS you realize from your farming oper at on INCREASE markedly with increasing FERTILIZER appli cation'” he concluded The meeting was attended by 75 farmers Purina’s Swine Meeting Draws 300 Farmers Richard Hollandbeck exten sion swine specialist, Purdue Unnersity, Lafayette, Ind , told a group of 300 area farmers present at Purma’s Big Pig Pow Wow meeting, Tuesday, that you can pick the day you want your sows to fax row by using a drug to regulate heat periods Speaking to the all-day meet ing in the American Legion Hall in Palmyra, Hollandbeck said they have records where artifi cial insemination got better con ception rates than natural breed ing “But it takes manage ment,” he said He listed some of the problems as semen stor age (can be kept only 3 or 4 days) and research (most work has been done on dairy cattle and little on swine) Other speakers included D E Christiansen, A J Newer P W Schumacher and P W Widel, all of the Purina research and products team, and W R Prafka of the Yeager & Sulli van Feeder Pig Company, Cam den, Ind The meeting was one of 13 such information meetings be ing held during Febiuary across the nation The American Farmer Degree is awarded to about 450 out standing FFA membeis each year Only one member in a What’s so different about Stor-N-Feed®' . . . the Butler Sealed Stoiage System for hay and corn silage, high mois tuie com, or reconstituted milo and barley'' Take a few bt your Agri-Builder® show you 8 ways Butler Sealed Storage beats all others: Time was when you could get any color car you wanted as long as it was black. 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