Check Corn For
Management Effects
The period between “lay-by"
and tasseling is a cntical stage
in tre development of coir
plants because the potential
number of kernels is deteimined
dui-ng this time. Irv R Delhi
aiea agronomist for a leading
Hi-Bied Company, says that
faimeis should use this penod
to examine areas where practices
weie different. This way, he ic
ports in the June-July (1969)
issue of Crops and Soils Maga
eine, faimers can determine the
effects of weed, rootworm, and
corn borer control, as well as
fertility and soil conditions
Corn plants should be vigoious
and dark green in color Stunted
plants with thin stalks and fired
leaves may indicate improper
placement of fertilizer, too little
fertilizer, poor soil drainage, ex
cessive plant and weed popula
tion, or rootworm damage. Stunt
ed plants with spindly stalks are
evidence of phosphorus shortage
A drop of Banvel controls broadleaf weeds.
Cost? A drop in the bucket.
• V«UK«L CHEMICAL IM*
If plants are short, with the
leaves close together and the
lowei leaves filed along the outei
edges, potassium may be inade
quate Signs of nitiogen deficien
cy include pale, yellowish-gieen
plants with flung of the lowei
leaves fiom the tip along the
midub Wilted leaves indicate
watei shoitage
Excessive weed populations ac
centu to moistuie and nutnent
p obltms If annual broadleaved
weeds aie numeious, corn grovv
eis should considci spraying
after pollination
Tightly rolled top leaves us
ually indicate a reaction to 2.
4D applied during the “grand
giowth” penod This herbicide
applied with drop extensions at
“lay-by” can cause abnormal curl
ing of brace roots and make the
stalks brittle If strong winds
occui within two weeks after
application, severe stalk break
age is likely Also, smut may
form on leaves or stems after 2,
4-D stoim damage force plant
tissue to rupture
Just small amounts of Banvel per acre do the job with
out making corn brittle. It’s a liquid and can be
sprayed postemergence up to the time corn is 36
inches high or ten days before tassel emergence,
whichever comes first. Banvel penetrates broadleaf
weeds that other herbicides miss. It translocates
throughout the weed...tough Canada thistle, pig
weeds, smartweeds, velvetleaf. lambsquarters, spurge
and others are all con-
trolled. Corn is freed of
weeds. Order Banvel
herbicide today.
Velsicol Chemical Corporation • Chicago, II 60611
Use pesticides safety... o. Read the label, follow directions.
VELSICOL
BANVEL® Avoiloble At
Corn borer tunneli weaken
stalks and make the plants moie
s'isceptible to di'oase s such as
itjik iot Giai'iioiipers, aim
woims common stalk boici'.
and ha.l also cause mnjoi dam
age
Since manv field p’oblems a'e
the icsult of a combination ot
factors faimeis who have d.fil
er Ity inter pi eting them shou.d
consult then extension agiono
nnsts \ppaient nutuent defi
c encies may be caused b> d.-
sease and insects, oi vice veisa
In diagnosing problems, major
attention should be devoted to
the bulk of the acreage rather
than to the small trouble aieas
It is unwise to make radical
changes in practices until small
scale trials or widespread obser
vations indicate that the changes
aie feasible
The giant flamingo of southern
Mexico is one of the veiy few
animals whose knee will bend
backwards
BANVEL
HERBICIDE
Smoketown, Pa.
Ph. 397-3539
Lancaster Farming. Saturday. Juno 14.1969—.'
Akoholocaust
Almost 75,000 pedestrians became casualties by cross
ing between intersections in 1968.
• Farm Calendar
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Club Strawberry Exhibit.
Oveilook County Club
Thursday, June 19
7:00 am Cumberland Wool
Pool, Carlisle Fan-
Grounds
Jerry Morcui
12 15 pm (noon) Interstate
Young Coopeiators Ban
quet, Downmgtown Motor
Inn
Friday, June 20
7 30 p m —4-H Saddle Cinchers
meet, Han> Watts, Man
heim R 2
is