Ift-Uncastor Farming. Saturday. Nov. 29. 1979 Specialists speak on herbicides Several top growcm In tftc com belt, university weed specialists, and a manufacturer'a agronomist were questioned about herbicide buying methods Not surprisingly, they were in agreement on many important factors con cerning herbicide pur chasing tactics. Compare your own skills to those outlined below, and maybe you can pick up some im portant tips to sharpen your herbicide buying skills. Two weed specialists, Dr. William B. Duke, Professor of Agronomy at Cornell University, and Dr. Fred Slife, Agronomy Professor at the University of Illinois were questioned for their views on this important topic. Also contracted was Dr. Douglas R. Murphy, agronomist at Stauffer Chemical Company, for feedback from the manufacturers' viewpoint. Growers questioned were: Loyd Hall, Kenney, Illinois com and soybean grower who won the Ford efficiency award in 1974 for the top state com yield of 267.42 bushels per acre, Gerald Tamow, of Rolling Prairie, Indiana, who won the same award for soybean production, and Leßoy Thompson, lowa Master Corn Growing District Champ. When Shook! A Grower Decide Which Berbidices To Use Next Year On Corn And Soybeans: Duke; “During the latter part of the growing season of the previous year. Deciding at that time will allow the grower to have a better idea of what problems he’s likely to have the next year.” Slife: “From midseaaon to harvest time for the following year.” Hall: “Well, I try to ex periment and find chemicals that will do the job, and when I find them I stick with them. Now I use Vemam in soybeans, and Sutan pins on corn. I moved to~ these thiocarbamates because they control some really tough weeds like nut sedge. 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Then I buy the right chemicals at harvest time.” Thompson: "I wait until after the harvest, when the state recom mendations come out. I choose on the basis of the weeds I have and what the state recommends." What Should Be The Order Of Priority For: Price, Effectiveness, Safety, Mixing Ease, And Service Provided By Dealer? Duke: “While the grower may rate price very high on the priority scale, effectiveness has to be number one. Safety should be next, followed by mixing ease, and I would put price last.” Slife: “A grower should first determine what weeds be wants to control. Therefore price shouldn’t be important, but ef fectiveness must be. Then I’d put dealer services, safety and mixing ease.” Hall: “Effectiveness is number one, because a cheap chemical won’t save money if it dosen’t work. Hie only problem is getting the chemical after its ordered. Some fhwnical availability is tight. Tarnow: “Price is im portant, but you have to look at herbicides in terms of weather and stress conditions, ease of handling and timing of application. I’ll spend more time applying a if I know it will work well.” Murphy: “Effectiveness has to be number one, because if a grower has a problembe hiss to choose the right herbicide to control it. If there are two or more equally matched chemicals in terms of performance, then the economics of the situation call for him to then compare in terms of price." What After-The-Sale Service Should Be Offered By Local Dealer? Duke: "A grower should make sure that the dealer is unbaised and will define the effectiveness of the materials for specific problems. The dealer should also outline the place where the chemicals fit into the growers cropping pat tern. He should examine the grower’s operation in terms of planting factors, rotation methods, etc., and then consider safety factors and make growers aware of restrictions in the use of the specific chemicals.” Slife: “We should expect the dealer to know what herbicides are effective on different soil types and to suggest a program for the farmer. He has to be an expert in this area because of competition.” Hall: “I buy from a fertilizer dealer who knows my farm pretty well. As a matter of fact, If he knew it any better he’d be farming it himself. One thing I'd like to see them offer is detailed soil testing. Right now they test for N.K. and P for $8 per sample, but I spent $37,000 in fertilizer last year, and I think they should offer a complete soil analysis for micro nutrients along with that." Tarnow: “I’d like to see some follow-up from the dealer or manufacturer if the stuff dosen’t work.” Murphy: “It’s important for a dealer to know his products well enough so he can advise growers. He should be unbaised and transfer his more detailed knowledge to the grower. For example: “Stauffer offers a guarantee performance program for its Sutan plus, Sutan plus with atrazine,. Dyfonate and v Vernam pesticides. Simply, a grower need only keep a V* tree check strip in each field, and a Stauffer representative HA HHH HA x— s— y How to make more milk from same amount of feed the The "balanced bite " is one key The Schwartz Mixer Wagon is the other Cows vary greatly in their individ ual preferences for one forage over another. So while some of your cows may be getting the diet they need to maintain peak pro duction, others may be short changing themselves ... getting plenty of protein perhaps, but not enough energy to balance it. What can you do about it? The Agway Total Mixed Ration TMR is the best way yet devised for feeding a ration that’s perfect ly balanced for nutrient content. It eliminates cows' preferences. But TMR feeding can be no better than the equipment used to mix the ration. Accurate measur ing and thorough mixing are musts. Farm Systems {aGWAYj Service CHAPMAN STORE TEMPLE SUPPLY YORK WEST STORE RO2, Wescos«fc, PA H.SIhSI. njghmair 26».l»lrtelSl 215-395-3381 -Temple, PA Tork, PA ' 215-929-5264 717-792-2674 Would Yon Like To See Any Additions, Deletions Or Other Changes To tables? Duke: “The only problem I see with labels is that too many weeds can be placed there that arc questionably controlled.’’ Slife: “They are sometimes difficult to interpret by many people." 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AVONDALE SUPPLY CENTER LANCASTER SUPPLY Junction US 1 & 41 Avondale, PA 215-266-823 S will verify the claim of possible nonperformance and authorize equal replacement of products used." THINK AND THANK! We all have much to be grateful for to our God. ‘‘Forget not all His benefits.” Psalm 103:2 S. K. SHOTZBER6ER. INC. ( UJig22CKTg^P2gj^moN Gene Zwally, President Marvin Johns, Secy.-Treasurer. P.O. 80x925, Lancaster. PA 17604 Phone: 393-4641 (day or night) preplant, soil. in corporated herbicides. For the past few years I've combined ap plication and in corporation, but I’ll bo planting more acreage this year and will bring in a custom applicator. They use a 40 ft. boom and travel pretty fast. Chances are I won’t be able to keep up to them when I disk, and some of the chemical will volatilize before I can incorporate it. It would be better if we could have more time.” Tamow: “They are pretty clear, you just have to educate the farmer to read and follow them.” Murphy: “We try to make them as simple as [Continued on Pap 21) 1027 DSlenrille Rd. Lancaster, PA 717-397-4761
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