— Lancaster Farming. Saturday, Sept 1 .11.1976
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Farmers inspect weed control
Pennsylvania lays claim to
some of the best farming
country in the world, with
much of the credit for that
claim attributable to the
innovativeness and
progressiveness of her
farmers. But, like farmers
all across the world, Penn
sylvania farmers must also
cope with problems like bad
weather, chemical shor
tages, and insect and weed
infestations.
According to university
weed specialists, one of the
largest growing problems is
the spread and dominance of
perennial broadleaf weeds.
With minimum and no-till
techniques gaining in
popularity, weed control
poses a particular problem
in parts of Pennsylvania.
Farmers in Lancaster,
Lebanon, and Berks counties
viewed some possible
solutions to that problem on
two recently-held weed
tours, organized by P.L.
Rohrer and Agway, Inc.
Sponsored by Velsicol
Chemical Corporation, the
tours visited several farms
in the area, where corn and
pasture test plots were
treated with Banvel, that
herbicide has established a
reputation as an effective
broadleaf weed killer,
controlling even the hard-to
kill weeds often missed by
other herbicides.
Control ranged from good
to excellent, with the most
outstanding treatments seen
in two quarts Satan (PPI)
followed by % pint Banvel
post, and in two quarts Lasso
plus one pint Banvel early
post.
Control was good, too, in
the no’till plots, an area
where Banvel is gaining in
popularity, having been
recommended as an ef
fective herbicide at the
year’s No-Till Conference in
Hershey.
“Using Banvel following
Sutan generally gives the
farmer excellent control,”
explained Bergstrom.
“Satan gets the grasses,
especially nutgrass, which is
a problem in this area, while
Banvel gets the broadleaves.
The Banvel-Lasso com
bination, while just as
economical as other treat
ments, has the advantage of
no carryover. In a rotational
system,” he emphasized,
“that can be extremely
important.”
Tobacco to
WASHINGTON, D.C. -
Hundreds of thousands of
workers in flue-cured
tobacco farming may face
employment by 1980
as the industry turns to
mechanization, according to
USDA’s Economic Research
Service.
The workers, mostly
youths and women, may be
displaced by mechanical
harvesters and bulk
systems. In a bulk system,
tobacco leaves are com
pressed in bales and brought
into barns for curing. Fewer
workers are needed than
with the traditional system
of hanging individual leaves
for curing.
The analysis, conducted
jointly by ERS, U.S.
Department of Labor, and
North Carolina State
University, noted that bulk
systems were used on only
A picture wortfcta thousand words. Excellent weed control.
Bob Bergstrom, Velsicol sales rep, explains the advantages of clearing
pasture land of thistles and other woody and herbaceous plants. This
pasture was treated just 10 days previously with Weedmaster herbicide (a
pre-mix combination of one pound dicamba and three pounds 2,4-D).
Mel Kramer, Dairy Enterprise salesman at Agway, Inc., stresses need for
adequate weed control.
mechanize
eight per cent of the tobacco
crop in 1972, but that they
would be used for as much as
63 per cent in 1980.
Mechanical harvester use
could rise from only one per
cent of the crop to as much
as 30 per cent in that period.
As a result, between 84,000
and 266,000 job opportunities
may be eliminated, ac
cording to the projection.
The hardest hit area would
be the Coastal Plain of North
Carolina, which could
average a loss of almost 800
harvest jobs annually.
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FRIDAY, OCT. 8, 1976
90 Reg, and Grade Hokteins 90
28 reg. and 62 high grade
Sensame, dau. of Simpson Farm Tidy Gent
6yr. 17,794 m 708 F 305 da.
Lila, dau. of Milk & Honey Lila Hope
2- 12,992 527 F 305 da.
4yr. 17,138 772 F 305 da
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Gert, dau. of Whirlhill Kingpin
7yr. 14.809 M 614 F 305 da.
Byr. 14.046 M 647 F 305 da,
Minnie dau. of Simpson Farm Tidy Gent
syr. 12.439 M 453 F 305 da.
6yr. 14.647 M 563 F 305 da,
Heidi UNH Guardsman dau.
syr. 14.438 M 553 F
6yr. 14.056 M 535 F
Jean Maview Dunloggin Direct dau.
7yr. 15,453 M 588 F
Syr. 14.377 M 542 F
Patsy Whirlhill Kingpin dau.
4- 18.999 M 566 F
5- 16,897 M 587 F
6 Reg. daus. of Kingpin and
5 Tidy Gents selling.
Sample of other sires not mentioned;
Dibble Ideal Dictator, lime Hollow Burkgov,
Mapoval Famous Choice, Paclamar Astronaut, Skokie
Regent Duke, Gray View Sky Chief, Tara-Hills
Stylemaster.
One half of this herd purchased 2 yrs. ago from
Bradford County. Therefore you will find other sire
powered sires in this herd.
Also much of our foundation stock was purchased
from the late Bill Reed, Oxford, Pa.
45 fresh from August to November.
Balance due throughout year.
TB & Bangs certified. 30 day charts.
Sale held in tent.
Auctioneers note: These cattle must be seen to be
appreciated.
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14,835 716 F
305 da.
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