USD A Plans Pilot Study To Reduce Pesticide Use The U S Depaitment of Agii- The test will key pesticide use culture has been discussing a by farmers to leal needs for proposed plan with agencies of pest control,as determined by North Carolina that would im- trained scouts who will survey plement a cooperative expen- tobacco fields and possibly ment in reducing the amount of other ciops for threats by in pesticides used during next sects, weeds, and plant disease yeai’s growing season State of- Many faimeis now simply ap ficials have been receptive to ply pesticides, paiticulaily m the plan. secticides, on pi e-detei mined This pilot test, being pioposed f chedule s th£d aie known to by USDA’s Agncultuial Re- keep pests undei control search Service, would be in co- “We expect scouting not only operation with the Fedeial Ex- to i educe the uses of pesticides, tension Service, State Exten- but the costs of pest control,” sion Service, State Department Dr Francis J Mulhern, ARS as of Agricultuie and the Univei- sociate administrator, said sity of Noith Carolina. “Farm use of this technique in ATTENTION GRAIN GROWERS 1971 SKCIM [ARLY ORDER DISCOUNT JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH || r ‘4p : s BROCK DUAL PURPOSE GRAIN BINS SAVE BY TAKING DELIVERY NOW AND NOT PAYING BEFORE OCTOBER I, 1971 FOR DELIVERY IN THE FOLLOWING MONTHS See a Brock Groin Drying System in Operation on Our Own Farm. WE SELL, SERVICE AND INSTALL E. M. HERR EQUIPMENT, INC. R. D. T, Willow Street SEE US AT THE FARM SHOW BOOTH PI & 2 lasggj (csss; ti lii iUnIM For Grain Storage and Drying 48 Models 18 to 40 Foot Diameter Bins Capacity From 2200 to 40000 Bushels SAVE 7% SAVE 6% SAVE 5% cotton-producing aieas of Aii zona, Aikansas, and Alabama has demonstiated that reduced use of pesticides, which lessens the chance of contaminating the environment, and the sav ings in pesticide and appiica tions costs, aie greater than the added costs foi scouting ser vices ” If the test lesults are piomi smg, the Department expects 1o work with „ other States and farmeis glowing other ciops to develop similar programs. This approach to pesticide use man agement could become a stand- " ' X ’ e APRIL MAY JUNE Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 9,1971 ard agricultuial practice, USDA expei is believe. Tobacco was selected foi this first test because it is a ciop that is intensively fanned, has requned high use of pest'cides, and is usually giown in small acreages that do not usually lend themselves to routing This experiment was i ecom mended by a Stale Federal com mittee on pesticide use manage ment appointed by Seciotary Haidin, which said that the pie sent system provides nc super vision and control of the use of pesticides beyond the foimula- SAVE ¥/o SAVE 3% SAVE zro 717-464-3321 tor level The committee also recognized that consideiable misuse of these agiicultmal pioduction tools occurs at the faimer level This misuse is raiely delibeiate, but lesults pumaiily fiom the lack ot the necessaiy expeit advice leadily available to the faimei The committee felt that the majoi misuse was m using pesti cides when they weie not need ed The pilot test, theiefoie, will involve using scouts to deter mine pest populations in the field and so piovide a basis for specific conti ol i ecommenda tions to the faimei This would eliminate pesticide use when economically unnecessaiy and insuie that the faimeis know the pioper pesticide to use for paiticulai pest species Plastic Milk Bags The Associated Press recently lepoited the use of unbieak able, see-tln ough plastic bags for selling milk Bagging milk is leported t 6 be a simple piocess involving two machines that cost $12,000 with less than a penny each for the bags According to Richaid Hoff man, a Montgomeiy County dairyman using the piocediue, “We are convinced, that bag ging is going to become the ac cepted pioceduie in the fif tuie ” BUY MMI Get cash from NEW HOLLAND through BUV€RT| divided This special pre season program pays you cash for buying early. The amount you get depends on the machine you buy—and when you buy it. The earlier you buy,- the bigger your dividend. Program starts November 1,1970, and goes through February 2C, 1971. Eligible machines include: Auto matic Bale Wagons and Stack Re trievers • Balers • Combines • Crop-Choppers*Forage Blowp r :C Forage Boxes and Crop Carriers • Forage Harvesters • Hay Condi tioners • Mower-Conditioners • Mowers • Rakes • Self-Propelled Windrowers. Program applies to new machines only. Stop in soon for complete details. Roy A. Brubaker Lititz RD3 626-7766 A. B. C. Groff, Inc. 110 S Railroad Ave New Holland 354-4191 C. Wiley & Son, Inc. jOI S Lime St, Quail yville 786-2895 L. H. Brubaker 350 Stiasbuig Pike Lancaster 397-5179. 21
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