Pesticide Spokesman Sees Better Public Attitude A swing in public opinion leading spokesman for the toward a more reasonable agricultural chemicals industry. , Speaking at a meeting of the outlook on the use of pesticides Western Agricultural Chemicals was predicted recently be a Association, H. L. Straube, vice Take Extra Unusual fall weather and high honey prices are combining to require extra good care bees this winter, according to a report to local beekeepers recently by flflfrex Label Changed The Environmental Protection Agency has accepted a revised labeling for AAtrex 4L liquid corn and sorghum herbicide, officials of Geigy Agricultural Chemicals announced recently. The revised labeling now permits farmers and applicators in most areas to use liquid nitrogen or a complete liquid fertilizer as a carrier for the liquid formulation of the popular AAtrex herbicide. By using the fertilizer carrier, farmers will now be able to save one expensive trip through the field, as well as valuable time. Use of a fertilizer carrier for AAtrex SOW wettable powder had previously been approved. The fertilizer-herbicide combination may be applied prior to planting or prior to the crop’s emergence. However, liquid fertilizer applied after the crop emerges can cause crop injury, so post-emergence ap plications of the mixture should not be made. AAtrex 4L is ap proved for post-emergence ap plications, but not in the fertilizer mixture, Geigy officials pointed out. THERE'S NEVER AN "OFF-SEASON" FOR THIS SYSTEM •t? ORDINARY planters are pulled out of storage for a few days each spring . . . then it’s back into the shed to wait for another season. Not so with the AJhs-Chalmers 600 Senes No-Til Planting System. Its season spans more months and more crops than a patch of Canadian thistles. 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They went into winter low on food in many areas, and with this combination of con ditions it will be more important than ever to check for food supplies in the late winter. It is possible to open bees at any time that the outside temperature is near 50 degrees F. If colonies are low on food, they should be given food at once. It seems important, with the price of honey so high and the supply, especially of the darker honey, low that all possible colonies be kept alive this winter. It is also important that all available equipment be filled with bees next spring, but be sure to prepare sufficient supers to» take care of the brood and hoeny. It is better to have more supers and fewer bees than the reverse. Destroyed Temple In 586 8.C., Nebuchadnez zar, the Babylonian king, led a mighty army against Jeru salem. This brought about the fall of the kingdom of Judah and the destruction of King Solomon’s temple. * * t president and general manager of the Agricultural Chemical Division of Stauffer Chemical Company, cited four indicators that a reversal from the ex tremist views against pesticides is forthcoming: 1) House passage of a new federal pesticide control act that “does not represent extremes but promotes, instead, a common sense middle ground in which the industry, responsible en vironmentalists and the govern ment can work together”; 2) Recognition by industry of the need for products that are ecologically safe, as evidenced by a wide range of new second and third-generation pesticides now coming on the market; 3) Realization by the general public that the benefits of modern living also involve certain en vironmental risks, “and people are beginning to realize they can’t or won’t give up everything”; 4) More effective com munication between the pesticides industry and the press, resulting in the mass media “taking a second and more sensible look at the issue.” Straube warned pesticide producers not to repeat past industry mistakes, notably failure to communicate with the general public and lack of eternal STA-RITE Can Put A Pipeline In Any Barn WHY BUY A PIPELINE? 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To look at it another way: Annual losses of crops and livestock to pests in the U.S. are $2O billion. “If pesticides were withdrawn from U S. agricultural production,” Straube said, “total output of crops and livestock would be further reduced by 30 per cent and the price of farm products would likely increase by 50 to 75 per cent.” This message is now beginning to reach the public, he pointed out. At the same time, Straube said consumers are becoming more practical. rT7%fe &f - fe: SUPPLY CENTER 1027 Dillerville Road, Lancaster 24 Hour Service Daily “The consumer simply isn’t willing to go back and put up with the inconveniences he took for granted 10 and 20 years ago, but with one important difference: He wants the benefits but at less and less risk to him and his environment. Products that meet these new requirements are now appearing on the market with more and more frequency.” Looking to the past, the Stauffer executive noted that “as mu' standard of living continued to advance, people began to take a lot for granted and forgot about agriculture in the process. “The farm vote was no longer an attractive bloc for politicians to woo and it took the farmer out of the headlines. 'People began to think of food as a product that was manufactured, not grown. It was easy for the consumer to forget about the days of the wormy apple, the blemished corn, the half-rotted potato. “Our affluent society had cured many of its basic ills, so it could now afford to worry about more sophisticated problems,” he said. “We must learn to accept and anticipate these changes,” Straube pointed out. “We must recognize that product need is not static. It has changed in the past, it is changing now, and it will change in the future.” I\ Ph; 717-397-4761 11
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