IS— Lancaster Farming. Saturday. May 3. 1975
Farm
A three-day agricultural
(estival known as “National
Field Days” is fast
developing into one of New
Zealand's major tourist
attractions. Staged each
June at Mystery Creek
outside the fanning center of
Hamilton (about 80 miles
south of Auckland), the
event (June 12*14 this year)
takes on the appearance of a
large state fair with colorful
booths, displays, demon
strations and competitions.
Included is an exciting
fencing contest, the only one
of its kind in the world,
where teams match skills in
erecting fences and hanging
gates.
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Progress Days ~ New Zedlnnd Style
Manufacturers demon
strate their agricultural
machines, farm Implements
and gadgets in competition
with each other much to the
delight of spectators. Even
non-farmers find it exciting
to see squadrons of huge
earth movers and tractors
churning up the soil,
irrigation systems hurling
columns of water into the air
and small farm bikes
whirling around muddy
tracks and along the sides of
the hills.
There's also an annual
competition to select the best
dairy, sheep and dry stock
farms in the area. Visits are
arranged to the winning
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Planning to Dig
farms during the three-day Admission to Fieldays is
event at which time visitors $1.35 a day; three-day
can not only look over the concession tickets may be
farms but also talk to the purchased for $2.70. Com
owners petltlve demonstrations
Disease Control
for Azaleas
Leaf gall has been a
common and troublesome
disease of azaleas during
recent wet springs. It may
also occur on some
rhododendrons and is most
noticeable after new growth
begins in the spring.
This disease is caused by a
fungus. The fungus is wind
borne and may overwinter
as spores on the bark and in
bud scales of azaleas.
Symptoms of the disease
are fairly recognizable. All
or only part of the leaves
may be affected. When
diseased, they become
distorted (thick or fleshy)
and turn pale green or
whitish. When young, these
gall-like leaves are covered
with a mealy fungus growth.
As the bladder-like galls age,
they turn brown, dry up and
fall off. Flower parts may
also be affected. When the
disease is severe it may
reduce vigor of the plant due
to the loss of young leaves.
Leaf gall is usually most
severe on plants growing in
very shaded locations or in
locations where air
movement is very slow and
evaporation poor. The
disease is seldom a problem
during dry springs or when
plants are in sunny locations.
Infection occurs when
moisture is ample.
Once the disease appears,
there is no practical method
of control except to pick off
and destroy the galled plant
parts. It reduces the source
of spores and may provide
adequate control of the
disease.
In situations where gall
removal isn’t feasible, the
disease can be prevented by
proper timing of fungicide
sprays to protect the new
growth in early spring.
Start preventive spraying
at bud-break and continue at
10-14 day intervals, or as
long as young leaves are
present. When plants are in a
shady location or frequent
showers occur in early
spring, use the shorter in
terval between sprays. Add a
spreader-sticker to help the
material adhere more firmly
to the leaves.
The following fungicides
may be used to prevent the
outbreak of azalea leaf gall:
maneb (1% Tbs. to a gallon
of water), ferbam (2 Tbs
gallon) or zineb (1% Tbs
gallon). For more in
formation, contact your
county extension office and
ask for a free fact sheet on
“Azalea Leaf Gall.”
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BRANDT’S
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601 E High SI
Elizabethtown, Pa
Phone 717-367-1221
commence at 10 a.m. and Air New Zealand has
continue until 4 p.m. each organized several tours that
day, concluding on the af- include a visit to this year’s
ternoon of the third day Fieldays. For further in
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dressing spraying and fire to the New Zealand travel
fighting. Free buses operate commissioners in Los
frequently between Angeles, San Francisco, or
Hamilton and Mystery New York or contact any Air
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