76—LsiKastef Farming. Saturday. Oct. 4. 1975 "Over the Bock Fence" Max Suit, Coovfy Africittval A|nt Fertilizer The use of fertilizer at this time of the year should be restricted on moat trees, shrubs, and rose bushes. The reason being that extra plant food in the fall encourages new growth that will be tender and may winterkill before next spring. Without this extra fertilizer the plants will harden better when cold weather arrives and not be injured by freezing temperatures. In the case of shade trees, they may be fertilized later in the fall when they are dormant and the ground is colder and about to b* frozen. It is still time to fertilize lawn areas, although early September is preferred. Lawn seeding of new lawns or renovated areas should be done as soon as possible in order to get the gfrMaa growing before freezing weather arrives. Evergreen shrubbery should be transplanted early in October, if it is to be moved this fall. Shade trees may be planted later in the fall or early winter, after they go into the dormant stage. Old Corn Reports indicate some Insect Infestation in old com still in the cribs throughout the county; since the new crop is about to be har vested, I’d suggest that the old com be removed from the crib or granary before any new com is added. In addition, the storage facility should be thoroughly cleaned and sprayed with materials such as Malathkm to kill all grain insects. The practice of adding new com on top of old com is to be discouraged because of the danger of infecting the entire crop in a few weeks time. Also, the crib or bin should be rodent proofed to keep out mice and rats. Weather conditions will soon be driving them toward buildings and die com crib is a favorite nesting place, providing the fanner does something to keep them out. A good com crop deserves a good storage facility. Swine Producers Swine producers are riding the creat of farm enterprises at this time and the outlook is very good for this situation to continue into next year. With this in mind we stress the importance of every awine attendant or herdsman to be on the job at farrowing time in order to save a maximum number of pigs. Some sows and gilts may nave trouble at farrowing time and need help from the owner; too many pigs are bom dead because the sow was too long farrowing. Also, some gilts with their first litters may be nervous and tramp or bite the new-born pigs; an at tendant on the Job can remove the pig as soon as it is born and prevent this loss. With the favorable price of feeder pigs, and the hog market in general, swine producers are urged to spend time with their sows at farrowing time in order to save more of the little pigs. Heavy Rainfall The recent periods of very heavy rainfall reminds us of the need of winter cover crops in order to save the topsoil. The seeding time for these crops can be from now until early November, after the major crop has been removed. Any of the winter grains may be used, domestic ryegrass, or field bromegrass. The important Snowmobile registration required HARRISBURG ■ Sen. Clarence F. Manbeck, R-48, reminds all sonwmobile owners that snowmobiles must be registered with the state. He said registration applications currently are being mailed to all owners by the Department of En vironmental Resources, the state agency charged with keeping tabs on the vehicles. “I encourage all snowmobile owners to return their registration ap plications quickly, rather than wait until the last minute,” Manbeck said. The registration period thing is to keep the ground covered during the winter with some vegetative growth. In addition, this growth will add organic matter to the top soil next spring when it is plowed or incorporated into the soil. 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