—Lancaster Farming. Saturday. May 9.1970
10
• Smith Cautions
(Continued from Pago 1)
of Aliazino per acre ns n resi
dual heibicule to keep weed
growth down.
These materials may be ap
plied together in 30 to 60 gal
lons of water per aci c Applica
tion of the herbicide should be
done at least 10 days before
planting time
The conventional practice of
plowing down fertilizer is not
possible with the no-till
method, however, some re
search work reveals that corn
will respond favorably to sur
face applications of nitiogen
and potash
Some forms of nitrogen such
as anhydrous ammonia may be
applied down into the soil be
fore planting.
Also, it is strongly suggested
that fertilizer be placed in the
row at planting time using a
complete fertilizer high in
phosphorus Adequate fertility
is a must for no-till corn grow
ing.
The problem of getting suffi
cient phosphorus into the soil
for no-till corn growing is hard
to soh e. However, one methd to
meet this need is to plow the
field with a moldboard plow
every 4 to 5 years
This is a lecognized weed,
plant disease, and soil insect
control measuie and highly de
sirable for a smooth seedbed
pnoi to sod establishment
In addition, plowing will pro
vide an opportunity to incor
porate lime, phosphorus, pot
ash, and organic matter
throughout the topsoil piofile
In relation to planting rates
it is recommended that 2,000
more kernels be planted per
acre with the no-till method as
compared to the conventional
corn planter method This
heavier planting rate is sug
gested to offset the lower
germination percentage due to
lower soil temperatures under
the sod, heavy soil cover, and
the heavier potential bird, mice,
and slug damage
Even though soil tempera
tures may be lower in the
spring, and germination slower,
this delay with no-till may be
easily made up during the heat
of the summer because of the
mulch cover providing lower
soil temperatures and greater
moisture holding properties
In view of the above informa
tion regarding no-till corn
growing, local growers may
want to try part of their acre
age with this system, providing
planting equipment is available
No doubt coin glowing prac
tices aie headed for many
changes and the plan of produc
ing corn on the same giound for
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ELECT
GEORGE
W. BRYCE
Assemblyman
102nd District
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No>Till Use Care
Max Smith, county agent,
this week warned that no-till
planting of corn can produce
poor results if done im
properly
No till is a new process
with different equipment and
know how required from
what aiea farmers have been
used to. Smith explained. In
the accompanying article,
Smith explains some of the
possible pioblems that need
to be overcome by no-till
farmers
While urging farmers to
be careful about using the
new corn concept, Smith also
noted that corn growing
practices are undergoing ex
tensive change and no-till
may have a good future for
those farmers who use it
properly.
a number of continuous years
may help dictate some of these
changes.
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All Penn Stale recommenda-
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In addition, I’enn Stale pesticide
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the idea of eliminating the use
oi all persistent pesticide mater
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substitute material can be sug
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This is the reason why Penn
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include either Aldnn or Chlor
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Corn Root Worm control.
Both materials are very persis
tent in the soil for a number of
years. Use of either one could
result in illegal residues in milk
or meat, and result in loss of
farmers' markets. This is a fool
ish gamble for producers to take
at this time.
This policy by the University
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of years. The current pesticide
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