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.
Soils that are very heavy
clay, and tend to bake and'
get hard after a heavy rain,
should have more organic
matter worked into them.
Cover crops are one of the
ways to improve soil tilth
and organic matter content.
With a good cover during the
winter, both water and wind
erosion will be reduced.
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