Jersey Farmer Claims $75 an Acre on Corn Those who wonder if New Jer sey will ever become an import ant notch m the nation’s coin belt should talk to John R Evei ett, Somerville He’s the state corn growing champion, one of 27 state cham pions for non-irngaled pi educ tion announced recently by the National Corn Gioweis Associa tion Everett, who has now won the state championship two years in a tow. is doing his pait to make corn a majoi ciop in New Jersey H.s championship yield last year was 142 41 bushels pei acie, the year befoie it was 123 3 bush els per acie But the competition keeps prodding Everett to high er p. oduction Second place in New Jeisey went to Donald Simpkins, Tienton, with 12141 bushels per acie, and third to Ei nest Kuster, Jr, Ringoes, with 113 61 Eveiett’s championship yield causes a natmal reaction among othei gi owei s “How he’d do it’” There are no secrets Eveiett happily passes along production tips to others who are looking for higher yields and more pro fitable corn crops Everett runs a 160-head dairy operation, with 96 cows milking, just outside of Somerville, locat ed about 30 miles north of Tren ton He competed with 545 growers fi om 36 states in the annual corn growing contest. Official contest fields must be at least 25 acres Everett normally raises about 225 acres of corn in his total op eration of about 600 acres _ Eyeietjt keeps 1 working to im prove his corn production from year to year. But the basic in gredients are.always the same good soil careful man agement "and" outstanding hybrid seed. , “We really like the single-cross hybrid PX 50. It seemed to be so vigorous. It was gxeen and grow ing all the time really healthy plants We had a tough season chat was pretty hard on a lot of the corn around here, but our Corn tmned out pretty well There was a peuod of three to four weeks of daily rain which seemed to hurt the pollination And there was also a bad dry spell right after planting ” Everett staits his careful man agement with the preparation of the fields. ‘‘We try to go over the field as few times as possible Last year we plowed, then harrowed once with a row harrow and once with a straight-tooth. We used a four row planter with 38-ineh rows for the corn crop. We aimed foi a population of 23,000 to 24,000 plants per acre at planting time And with the good standability of PX 50 we had almost that population at haivest time ” Eveiett’s corn planting was completed May 17 He had prev iously plowed down a substantial application of feitihzei Corn is an important ciop in Southeastern Pennsyl \ ama and is becoming more so Arnold Lueck, associate county agncultuial agent, told several faim leaders this week he estimates corn acreage in Lancaster County is up five to 10 per cent this year Overall, the indications are growing that there’s a lot of excitement and interest among local fanners on the prospects foi corn No-till fanning is coming on the scene, better hybrid seed and new equipment is being developed, research is giving new insight into the propel management of the corn crop, corn fits in well with local daily and live stock operations The overall result to the farmer is highei corn vields Since the cost of production is relatively stable, regardless of the yield, and price has remained relatively stable, any increases in yield have' the potential for greatly increasing the faimer’s piofit on corn This article from Northrup, King & Co, a seed sup plier, on a New Jersey corn grower illustrates some of the enthusiasm and possibilities for corn producers. “I plowed down about 180 pounds of nitiogen, 90 pounds of phosphoius and 130 pounds of nitrogen, 90 pounds of phosphoi us and 150 pounds of potash pei acie Then we added an applica tion of 20-40-20 at planting time " He used two pounds of atiazmc pei acie, plus one cultivation, foi weed conti ol And, since loot-worm problems began to show up last yeai, he's considei mg the use of an insecticide this yeai Eveiett combined his coin ai ound the middle of Octobei Eveiett tues to keep a check on the profitability of his com ci op He estimates his total cost of pi oduction at about $BO pei acie “My total opeialion of 225 aci es aveiaged just ovei 110 bushels per acre,” he says “We’ie selling right now foi about $145 pei bushel which means we’ie making about $75 pei acie” Can others do the same? Eveiett figuies they can with a combination of good seed, high soil feitihty and careful management. And, with profit figuies like that, he also predicts that more and more growers will add corn to their operations and put New Jersey on the map as a “corn belt state.” Fulton Grange to Celebrate Dairy Month With Ice Cream Richard Holloway, Master of Fulton Grange 66, presided at the regular meeting May 25 at Oak ryn when third and fourth de grees were conferred upon six candidates Plans were made to make 92 quarts of ice cream at the next regular meeting June 8, in ob servance of June Dairy Month The committee to make the mix is Mrs. Chester Todd Jr, Mrs Gyles Brown and Mrs Haiold Alexandei The Grange men will be on hand at 7 p m to turn the fieezers At 8 p.m Mrs. Mai tin Stoner and students who aie members of the American Junior Citizens Club of the Quairyville Elemen tary School will present a half hour patiiotic program which will also be attended by the Fulton Jumoi Grangeis. Ice cream and sti a wherries will be served following the progiam alter which the subordinate and junior granges will hold then regular meetings. About 60 people attended the Go-to-Church service and cover ed dish supper at the Grange Hall May 17 Rev. Howard Hud dleson was the speaker and the Pomona choms provided special music Lancaster County Pomona Grange officeis and the fiftieth William Gretzinger (left), Fall River, 238.42 bushels per acre. John R. Everett Wis., won first place in the National Corn (right), Somerville, N. J., was first in his Growers Contest in 1969 with a yield of state with a yield of 142.41 bushels. anmveisary committee will meet at 2 p m May 31 at Fulton Gran ge Hall to complete plans for the fiftieth anniversary of the Po mona Grange. Lancaster County Grangers will participate in the Pomona District meeting to be held at Wakefield Community House, Woodside, Bucks Co., pa June 27. The youth committee is seek ing Grange young people to at tend the State Giange Youth Camp at Camp Kanesatake, Spruce Cieek, Pa July 17-19 and members under 18 years of age to enter the National Grange safety essay contest Farm Women Set European Tour The Society of Farm Women of Pennsylvania is sponsoring a European Tour again this sum mer which will feature the fam ous Oberammeigau Passion Play in Germany September 14 The September 11 to October 2 tour of Geimany, Austua, Yu goslavia, Italy and Switzerland will cost $825 It is open to Society members, their husbands families and otheis intei ested in the cultural and agncultural ac tivities and life of the people of Eui ope While July 14 is the deadline foi Passion Play tickets, tom ics ervations aie available until Aug 1 The Society will answei ques tions and furnish mfoimation to intei ested peisons who should contact Mis W F Dumraer, Thomasville, Pa 17364 oi phone 717-292-2659 Mis Dummer is past state piesident of the Socie ty Travel airangements aie made by Menno Tiavel Service of Eph rata. to the Farm and Home Centex The Council meets monthly on that he has tickets foi the Dan> the second Thmsday of each European cities that will be Pi mcess Pagent month and this week met to visited include Munich, Salzburg, _ elect new officers of their organ* Krems, Vienna, Venice, Flor- The pagent is scheduled at the ization for the current year Th» ence, Rome, Pisa, Torino, Mont- Farm and Home Center at 7p m outgoing Council Members greet reux The tour will start from Tuesday June 23. ed new members with a pizza and return to New York by KLM Plastow said some entries hai e party after the business meeting Royal Dutch Airlines jet. _ been received for the pageant. was held. Lancaster Farming. Saturday. May 30.1970 SECOND SECTION Wollaston Elected President Of Chester County 4-H Council Nancy Wollaston of the Manor Calf 4-H Club and London Grove Clothing Club has been elected president of the 4-H County Council, of Chester County Other new Chester County offi ce! s are; Melanie McCartney, Northern Chester County Horse Club, vice-president. Bob White, Octorara Dairy Club, secretary, Anne Minshall, Kaolin Commun ity Club, treasurer and Tom Newell of the Southern Chestei County Community Club, parlia mentarian Outgoing officers are- Diane Lamb, Coatesville HD, president, Melaine McCartney, Chestei Lancaster Poultry Firm Represented on Panel Hauy Hess of J C Snavely Inc, Lancaster, is one of the panel xnembeis of poultiy hous ing at the annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Poultiy Fedeia tion at Hershey June 24 Also on the panel are Glenn Heir, general manager of Clois terdale Farms, and Dr Caiey Quarels, Indian Rivei Poultiy Faims 4-H signs aie now evident tluoughout tne county vvelcom- Dairy Pageant Tickets ing Visitors These Signs have , been made and erected by mem- Victor Plastow reminded local bers of the Councll citizens who might be coming in- Springs RD2, vice president; Anne Minshall, Kaolin, secretary; Nancy Wollaston, Toughkena mon, treasurer The 4-H County Council of Chester County is a repiesenta tive body ot the 60 4-H Clubs in the county, comprising over 1200 4-H members. These repiesentatives aie se lected by their clubs to plan and carry out 4-H events and activi ties that will create a feeling of unity and cooperation among all 4 H clubs They try to involve as many representatives as possible in the program planning, the use ot good parliamentaiy proced ures, committee responsibilities and in the social, educational and lecreational activities dining the year As an example, the Council planned and executed a 4 H Tour to New Yoik City m Apnl in which 200 4-H members and their families paiticipated It will plan county-wide events such as pic nics, 4-H achievement night and iccieational events, will assist in vanous educational events such as Regional Demonstration and Public Speaking Day. and 4-H Roundups 17
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