6—-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 3,1971
Editor’s note: The armyworm
was reported an important new
corn problem in some local
fields by local Extension offi
cials last week. But the problem
is widespread, as this report
from Maryland Extension ser
vice indicates:
The armyworm is marching
on the Eastern Shore and parts
of central Maryland His ex
panding bivouac areas in barley
fields and other small grains
display ominous signs for near
by cornfields Already the hun
gry hordes have maneuvered
into no-tillage cornfields where
fall rye was utilized as a cover
crop.
To halt the invasion, the Co
operative Extension Service at
the University of Maryland has
recommended emergency use
of the highly toxic chemicals,
parathion and methyl para
thion.
(Note: Locally, however, Ex
tension officials continued to
recommend the less toxic sprays
and said results by local farm
ers using these sprays have
been good.)
Under current Maryland state
law the two spray materials are
classified as restricted pesti
cides posing unusual hazards to
human health, livestock and the
environment. They are prohibit
ed from home and garden use
Custom applicators must have
both a license and a restricted
use permit in order to apply the
materials legally
To help prevent possible dan
gers to humans, Extension en-
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tomologists at the University of
Maryland urge farmers apply
ing parathion and methyl para
thion to post warning signs
which read.
This field has been treated with
a highly toxic pesticide
Measuring 11 x 9% inches,
the signs are available free
from county Extension offices,
or directly from the office of
David Shnver, statewide direc
tor of the Maryland pesticide
chemicals program, Symons
Hall, University of Maryland,
College Park, Md 20742
Shnver recommends that the
signs be placed, immediately
upon spraying, along fields ad
jacent to populated areas, near
public roadways, or even near
paths used by hikers or trail
riders. The danger period from
such spraying usually lasts only
two or three days, he said
Shriver noted that safer al
ternatives to parathion and
methyl parathion are available
to fight the armyworm. How
ever, he admitted that the al
ternative pesticides are some
what costlier
The following article appear
ed in a recent issue of Potiltry
Times and reflects concern in
the egg industry that cutbacks
in culling and increased forced
molting may prolong low egg
prices indefinitely
ATLANTA Dr. Gene C.
Masters announced last week
that many producer members
of United Egg Producers are
not following the “Phase 11,
Action Now” program designed
to allow industry to cooperative
ly plan supply to meet expected
demand.
Masters states that the pre
sent and future price conse
quences of failure to cooperate
means serious losses for the in
dustry and probable bank
ruptcy for many firms in the
industry.
The present slaughter level is
evidence of the industry’s fail
ure to cooperate, the UEP
spokesman stated. The light
fowl slaughter in U.S. Depart
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ment of Agriculture plants for
the week ending May 12 was 11
per cent below the same week
last year.
It is almost unbelievable that
less culling would occur at a
time when many producers are
losing at least 10 cents per doz
en on all eggs produced. Mas
ters said.
The expectation of seasonal
price increases is encouraging
re-cycling of laying hens, the
spokesman indicated.
“Unless our Producer mem
bers cooperate in supply plan
ning, there will not be a normal
price increase from now to Sep
tember,” Masters states.
It was further stated that
UEP can do nothing about pro
duction decisions if each pro
ducer goes on his merry way
and lets someone else do the
adjusting.
The present situation is stat
ed by Masters to be;
1. Seriously higher costs than
a year earlier.
2 Both flock size and rate of
lay above last year’s level. This
is resulting in serious overpro
duction.
3. Decreased mortality due
to Marek’s vaccination both dur
ing growing period and in the
laying houses. This is resulting
in increased rates by lay and
more than expected number of
layers in the flock.
Masters states that the in
dustry cannot continue the pre
sent low slaughter and relative
ly high chick placement levels.
If slaughter continues 11 per
cent below last year’s level, the
flock size could reach 345 mil
lion birds by December. The
flock size could exceed 330 mil
lion by September which would
be over 17 million more birds
than the four year average for
September. The resulting prices
to producers could be as low, or
even lowep, than present prices.
The industry cannot afford to
continue in this manner, the
economist said.
If, however, industry slaugh
tered at the previous year’s
level for the rest of the year,
the September flock size would
be 10 million above the four
year average for September, the
spokesman said. It was indicat
ed that this could mean farm
blend prices for all eggs of
about 21 cents per dozen in
September.
Masters said it is not too late
for the industry to cooperative
ly adjust. He indicated that if
only one region of UEP, such as
National Egg Company, would
sell 15 per cent of all laying
hens over the next six week
period, prices would revive. For
example, the September New
York large price would be pro
jected to be 50 cents per dozen
if the 15 per cent cut'were made
in the one region.
In summary, the spokesman
says that the egg industry is not
cooperating to meet reasonable
production levels. It is not too
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suit in reasonable prices f<
last half of the year. Thi
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