NEPPCO convention (Continued (tom Pige 21| livestock and dairy in dustries of the region are also in Jeopardy if the bankrupt rail lines arc not salvaged. Consumers would also be confronted with in creased food prices in the retail stores. “The proposed Conßail System would include ap proximately 15,000 miles to be purchased from the bankrupt lines. Some 2,500 or more miles are proposed for sale to the solvent railroads of the region. The 5,700 miles of light density lines would be eligible for a two-year trial operating program BINKLEY & HURST BROS. FARM & UTILITY EQUIP. PHONE 626 4705 1 133 ROTHSVILLE STATION RD. Coker 68-15 gram is readily accepted by the flour trade It performed well in preliminary cookie and cake baking tests, and ranked first in combined milling and baking quality in 1969 USDA Soft Wheat Quality Tests Distributors For: COKER ’S PEDIGREED SEED COMPANY supported by state and federal subsidies. However, If use of these light density lines cannot be increased, they would probably be abandoned. Aside from talks and panel discussions Involving economics, the NEPPCO audience also had op portunities to hear veterinary scientists discuss diseases, Dr. Swight Schwartz from Penn State informed the group that Mycoplasms diseases arc widespread in commercial egg producing flocks across Pennsylvania and other northeastern rBULLITIW BOARD BIG YIELDS ... HIGH TEST WEIGHT ... WIDELY ADAPTABLE SEED WHEAT! Introducing \tiJKt states. These diseases arc difficult to control once they are introduced on the farm, he said. However, cither or both of the Mycoplasma diseases can be controlled if the poultryman is deter mined and willing to do whatever is necessary to accomplish the Job. Various methods of control include eradication, medication, and inoculation of replacement flocks. F. K, Willis of Sterwin Laboratories, Inc., Millsboro, Del., told the group that infectious bursal disease, which was first seen in Delaware in 1957, is now CALI NOW FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION reported in all major poultry producing areas of the world. The vrius responsible for the disease is reportedly very resistant and outbreaks occur in subsequent flocks pieced in a contaminated house. A third speaker on diseases was Stanley Smith who reported on mycotoxins and mycotcxlcosls. What's ahead in the poultry industry in years to come was the topic of discussions presented by Dr. Robert R. Spitzer of the Food for Peace Program, U.S. Department of State; Dr. James E. Martin, vice president for agriculture at the University of Arkansas; William Groseclose, vice president of Rockingham National Bank, Harrison burg, Va.; Fred Adams Jr., president of Cal-Maine Foods; and C. F. Dickson, vice president of the Federal Land Bank of Baltimore. Planting reminder given HARRISBURG - Lan downers interested in planting tree seedlings for reforestation purposes next Spring are reminded by the Department of En vironmental Resources that now is the time to prepare the planting site to avoid delays in the actual planting. Samuel S. Cobb, Director, Bureau of Forestry, said that weather conditions during October and November normally are excellent for clearing a planting site of any sod, weeds, brush or undersirable trees in order Table 15. Performance of wheat varieties for several characteristics at Hager stown, 1974. Yield p-ni, Testwc Date Percent Height Percent Bu/A Ibs/Bu Headed Lodging Inches Mildew Entry Arthur 54 7 13 61 May 14 15 43 0 Arthur 71 «4 g 17 61 May 14 15 41 0 Abe 614 14 62 May 14 10 38 0 Coker 68-15 73.0 5 62 May 12 7 40 43 Coker 12 b Coker 72 12 McNair 701 McNair 1587 McNair 1813 McNair 4823 Holley Blueboy Blueboy II Redcoat Oasis Va 66 54 6 Va 70 52-22 Conducted at State Correctional Institute Soil Type Hagerstown Loam Date Planted October 25. 1973 Fertilization 360 lbs of 5 20-20 Fall and 60 lbs N/A Spring Date Harvested July 3. 1974 to plant pine, spruce or larch. Plowing and disking of an area are required for planting hardwoods such as oak, walnut, tulip poplar or hybrid poplar, said Cobb. The small size of the seedlings, usually less than 12 inches in height, makes it necessary that the site be cleared and maintained to eliminate shade from grass and weeds during the first year of growth. Seedlings are available at low cost from the Depart ment’s Bureau of Forestry to plant for future wood products or for watershed protection. They may not be used for windbreaks, or namentals, shade or Christmas trees. ROYSTER CO. 500 Running Pump Road OR Lancaster, PA Lanmter Farming Saturday, Oct. 25,1975 «M! TOTAL U.S. ANNUAL Ml CAPITA ICC CONSUMPTION 1950-1*74 1 4 S t 7 I UOl n 4 5 6 I I !DI 2 1 4 May II May 16 May 10 May 14 May 12 May 14 May 12 May 14 May 14 May 16 May 15 May 15 May 16 May 15 Years The landowner must have at least one and one half acres of open ground to plant the minimum order of 1,000 seedlings. To obtain more detailed information and the necessary application for ordering seedlings write to: Nurseries, Department of Environmental Resources, P.O. Box 1467, Harrisburg, Pa. 17120. EVERY FRIDAY FEEDER CATTLE 12 NOON Lancaster Stockyards, Inc. Agronomy Mimeo 19 (Revised August 1974) Page 16 ROYSTER CO. Richland, PA 717-866-6219 23 55 40 20
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