Extension Service Will Sponsor 1973 Agricultural Progress Days
One of the largest outdoor
agricultural events in the East—
the 1973 Agricultural Progress
Days—will be held August 28-29-
30 at the Milton Hershey School
Farms in Herhsey.
The schedule of events will
include three days of farm
machinery demonstrations;
commercial and educational
exhibits; family living demon
strations; youth activities;
livestock, dairy, crops, and en
vironmental improvement
programs; and the State Plowing
Contest.
Max Smith, County Agent,
points out that the sponsor of the
event is The Pennsylvania State
University Cooperative Ex
tension Service, in cooperation
with the Pennsylvania Grassland
Council, State Plowing Contest
Committee, federal and state
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agricultural agencies, farm
machinery and equipment
dealers, and the Milton Hershey
School Farms.
“About 100 commercial farm
equipment companies will
exhibit their newest products at
the field days,” Smith said. “A
large number of commercial
companies also will operate their
latest line of equipment in field
demonstrations.”.
Scores of field crops and forage
test areas have been established
for Ag Progress Days. Included
will be alfalfa, corn, soybean.
grain sorghum, and weed
control plots, no-till corn plan
ting, a limited crops garden,
living weed layout, and a turf
area.
For women, there will be
demonstrations and exhibits in
the areas of consumer in-
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formation, ethnic crafts,
preparation of nutritious foods,
wise use of textiles, and home
beautification.
The State Plowing Contest will
be held August 28 and 29. The
contour and small plow,divisions
are scheduled for August 28 and
the large plow division will be
held the second day. All contests
will start at 10 a.m.
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cluding demonstrations on good
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Wheat Virus Not
Pennsylvania growers have
expressed concern in recent
weeks over the general,
unhealthy appearance of their
winter wheat. This problem has
been tentatively identified by
Pennsylvania State University
Plant Pathologists as Wheat
Spindle Streak Mosaic Virus.
But the condition is not a cause
for grave concern, according to
Dr. Stan Smith, a plant scientist
from Penn State. Smith spoke at
the annual PennAg Grain
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Motor Inn. He said that while the
disease has been recognized,
there are no definite figures on
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dying. Also included will be
exhibits on career opportunities,
soil judging, and forage quality.
For livestock producers,
exhibits and demonstrations will
focus on the advantages of using
crossbreeding and planned
breeding systems. The dairy
program will place emphasis on
manure handling systems, calf
housing in a controlled en
vironment, and a tour of the
Milton Herhsey School Farms
new dairy barn.
Smith said that those attending
Ag Progress Days will see a
Smith Says
what yield losses, if any, are
resulting from the soil-borne
virus.
This disease has been present
in Pennsylvania for at least 5-8
years, Smith said. However, its
symptoms are more apparent in
cool, wet springs when mean
temperatures are between 40-55
degrees for about 60 days. Under
these conditions light green to
yellow spindle shaped streaks
appear on young leaves. As the
season progresses the lesions
expand, become necrotic, and
cause some inward leaf rolling.
When temperatures become
warmer new leaves will appear
normal; however, older leaves
within the canopy may die. Under
severe conditions plants may be
stunted with fewer tillers and
smaller panicles.
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methane gas generator which
converts agricultural wastes into
usable fuel for home heating and
lighting. Other environmental
improvement exhibits will in
clude the “Bressler System” for
drying poultry wastes and the use
of lagoons for waste disposal.
Ag Progress Days is held in a
different section of the state each
year. Last year’s field days, held
in Somerset County, attracted
30,000 people during the two days
of activities.
Serious
with urea are reported to reduce
symptom expression, but Smith
said there were no figures on
whether or not yields increased.
This disease does not affect the
milling or sorting quality of the
wheat produced Brown Spotting
of the florets of Arthur and Ar
thur, 1971 are not considered to be
symptomatic of this virus
disease. Since this disease is now
recognized as having been in
Pennsylvania for some years; it
may be one of the major factors
contributing to declining wheat
yields.
At present, Penn State
pathologists are working to
confirm the identity of this
disease by demonstrating that it
is caused by a soil borne virus.
Work will also be carried out to
determine yield losses under
Pennsylvania conditions.
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