Fertilizer Shortage Seen Not Harming Vegetable Producers Possible shortages of fertilizer, and accompanying high prices, should create no serious problem for most commercial vegetable growers of Pennsylvania, a plant scientist announced dming the annual Vegetable Conference February 11 to 13 r £= BEEF SALES MONDAY 2:30 P.M. THURSDAY 12:30 P.M, m Sale Order - Fat Bulls, Steers, Stockers, Beef m 1 Cows and Veal Calves. 1 NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES, INC. Phone 717-354-4341 Abe Diffenbach, Manager 2 Field Representatives - Bob Kling 717-354-5023 1 1 Luke Eberly 215-267-6608 i iWlillllliilllilllllllllllilllillllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllfllillllllllllllllllllllff ANEWWICKESBUILDIN6>O® CAN HELP YOU ’" Y ‘ WEATHERT r J.-,* <“ 1 !n times like these the way you plan your personal farm program could be the difference between an uncertain year of crisis shortages or a year of unprecedented prosperity—the best you ve ever had A~vital part of your operation is ma and equipment and it s no secret it s gi more costly to buy and harder to get It s important then more than ever before that you maintain your equipment in peak operating condition because you II have to depend on it A new Wickes machinery storage building is one of the most timely rewarding investments you can make right now to help reach your goals of maximum production and income For many reasons (1) It will provide clean dry storage for expensive hard-to-replace equipment preventing needless exposure to weather and deterioration (2) It will provide a comfortable sheltered area to keep machinery in good working order so it s ready to go when you are (3) It will prolong the productive useful life of your equipment Ephrata, Pa. • Box 300 Highway 222, one mile north of town (717) 733-2312 at The Pennsylvania State University. Such farmers should ob tain good results in 1974 by spending no more for fer tilizer than they paid out in 1973, stated Dr. Cyril B. Smith, professor of plant nutrition at Penn State. Dr. llllllllllllllll))llll)lll)ll)lllll)llllllllll)IIIIIIIIIIIIIH)III| If you have fat I cattle or I need feeders . . .1 THINK NEW HOLLAND Smith said commercial vegetable growers of Penn sylvania have a “soil bank” rich in plant foods, to supply a higher .percentage of needed nutrients. “There probably never was a better time to use some of the fertilizer ceserves existing in the soils of most Pennsylvania vegetable farms,” he af firmed. What is often needed is not a whole range of plant nutrients in large amounts but small quantities of certain nutrients to balance out the needs of a crop, he pointed out. For several years Dr. Smith and associates have carried out extensive experiments with various fertilizer treat ments, especially on snap beans and sweet corn. For instance, in eight snap bean experiments in 1973, the best overall response came from applications of 25 pounds of nitrogen and 60 pounds of phosphate per acre. Dr. Smith said long range studies indicated adequate levels of potash for and conserve your working capital (4) It will help stretch out fuel supplies because well maintained equipment operates more economically (5) It will help prevent breakdowns and lost field time assuring efficient application of fertilizers and other inputs which may be in short supply One of the biggest values in the farm field today is a new Wickes building it only because of what it will do but ise if you act now you can still get one at savings and avoid cost increases '9 r W Wickes Buildings A Division of The Wickes Corporation Name. Add res: County Town State :—Phone Call collect or mail coupon for more information 1974 vegetable crops. "The first small quantities of fertilizer usually give a high percentage of the potential response from a crop. Small amounts of fertilizer needed for com mercial vegetable crops in 1974 can be applied in bands along the rows,” he suggested. He observed that potash should not be applied to vegetable crops unless recommended by a soil test. Potash seldom gives a favorable response with vegetables and can upset the nutrient balance if applied in excess. Strong evidence from experiments shows that magnesium should not be applied in fertilizer for snap beans and sweet com. In addition, potash and magnesium should not be applied together since one counteracts the effects of the other. Where needed, magnesium should be ap plied in lime. “All this means that lime is a better bargain than ever since it has not in MIMhIK Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Feb. 16,1974 U creased appreciably in price. Adequate liming will increase the effectiveness of fertilizer and can supply magnesium when needed,” he concluded. Charles J. Noll, associate professor of vegetable science at Penn State, reported quackgrass is a greater threat to nor theastern agriculture than any other single pest. He advised vegetable growers that the best place to bring quackgrass under control is in a cornfield. Professor Noll said the term eradication is not used in connection with most weed control work. A field where quackgrass has been 99 per cent controlled can, without further treatment, become 100 per cent infected in four years. He suggested that the chemical AAtrex should be applied to quackgrass in early spring or early fall. If the weed is 6 to 8 inches tall, an oil should be used with the spray mixture to give a more lasting effect. Following treatment, the quackgrass should be left undisturbed for 6 to 8 weeks before plowing. The spring application can be applied to plowed or unplowed fields as early as possible. A second AAtrex treat ment should follow com planting as a pre-emergence application. Herbicide residue in the soil will require the farmer to plant corn in the same fields the next growing season. Substitute Dowpon M for late summer or early treatments the following spring, Noll said, at a rate of 15 pounds per acre in the fall or 8 pounds per acre the following spring. A delay in planting of from 4 to 6 weeks is needed to avoid injury to the com crop. There may be a fuel shortage, a toilet tissue shortage, and a wheat shortage, but there’s no shortage of fabrics in this country, reports a sewing magazine. It states there will be enough fabrics in stores to make all the clothes your family will need. ■ is this tnp really necessary ? Not with a Volume-Belt’ cattle feeder Let the Volume-Belt cattle feeder "belt it out" quietly for fast feeding without separation. Jamesway. works so you can farm YOU CAN COUNT ON US LANDIS BROS. INC. 1305 Manheinj Pike Lancaster, Pa. 17601 Phone: 717-393-3906 Calendar (Continued From Page 10) Unionvllle. Production of com, alfalfa, soybeans as feed and cash crops. 12:30 p.m. • DHIA Workshop, Elizabethtown Trust Company, Washington St., Elizabethtown. 7:00 p.m. - Atlantic Breeders Co-op meeting, Blue Ball Fire Hall. 7:30 p.m. - Poultry Education meeting, Farm and Home Center, Lancaster. Northern Lancaster County 4-H Soil and Water Conservation club meeting. Friday, February 22 10:00 a.m. - Atlantic Breeders Co-op meeting, Penn Township Fire Hall, Huntsdale. Applicants requesting information on their state civil service examination ratings or test assignments should include their Social Security number. 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