—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Oct. 23, 1875
18
‘Bankruptcy grass 9
“I feel you need a quick starting, tall hybnd of corn to
shade out the late season johnsongrass,” says Copenhaver.
“Another practice I think growers should follow is cleaning
their equipment when moving from an infested field to a
clean field, states Landis. “This prevents spreading
rhizomes and seeds from field to field. It is especially im
portant at harvest when the johnsongrass seed is so thick.”
Control program
“The degree of johnsongrass infestation must be con
sidered when deciding on the proper program for its con
trol,” Hoke points out. “If the problem is severe, I would
recommend first using a systemic foliar spray, like Roundup
or maybe dalapon, to kill rhizomes and then use another
material on seedlings in the spring.”
Many growers, however, do not like using a foliar spray
since it involves delay in planting. Foliar sprays also have
little effect on johnsongrass seedlings. The preference is for a
good seedling control program over a period of years that
will also aid in rhizome suppression and thus virtually
eliminate the johnsongrass problem.
“When combating seedling johnsongrass,” Hoke adds, ‘the
best method of application is to use a suitable preplant
herbicide and incorporate.”
One advantage of preplant incorporation is that the
chemical is mixed uniformly into the soil at the right time
and the right depth to assure maximum activity. A second
advantage is that incorporation protects the herbicide
against dissipation from wind, rain, or sunlight • all common
drawbacks with herbicides that are surface applied. In
corporation also removes the need to wait for rainfall to
move the material into the weed seed zone.
When incorporating, it is important that the herbicide be
well mixed into the top two or three inches of soil im
mediately after application. This can be most readily done by
mounting the sprayer between the tractor and incorporation
equipment, with the tank set on either. As the ground is
working for planting, the herbicide is incorporated in the
same trip across the field.
There are several herbicides that work well on john
songrass seedlings. Among these are Sutan and Eradicane on
corn; Treflan and Vemam on soybeans; and Eptam for
seedling establishment of clear-seeded stands of alfalfa.
A double rate of Treflan gives excellent seedling and fair
rhizome control in soybeans, but this program can’t be used
m a bean-corn rotation. The six pound rate of Eradicane will
clean up seedlings in corn in addition to aiding in rhizome
suppression. And recently Sutan + received a new labeled
rate of six pounds to be used against nutsedge and john
songrass infestations.
“One practice we try to encourage growers to do is plant
late when using Eradicane,” says Hoke. “We recommend
that they plant their infested fields last, around May 15-20.
This gives the soil a chance to warm up permitting seeds to
germinate and rhizomes to come out of dormancy,
maximizing the herbicide’s efficiency.”
“I used Eradicane this year for the first time, ex
perimenting on about 13 of the most heavily infested acres,”
says Landis. ‘ ‘I got real good control - so good that next year I
will be using it on all 80 acres that have the weed.
“Eradicane has sold me on chemical control of john
songrass,” Landis contmues. “I even recommend spot
oats sale % 1 .“/8u= ? 5.88/CVH117.50/Ton
Save Over *l.OO a Bag on
No. 5. .Horse Pre-mix
30XXPU. .Dairy Special
5%. .Swine Pre-Mix
VB. .Swine Pre-Mix
12-D. .Pre-Mix for Feed Lot
Cattle, Sheep
(Continued from Page 16{
Chemical Control
DOUBLE SAVINGS AT WALKER COMPANY -
These are Good • Plump - Reeleaned Oats * To be Sold for Cash
MINERALS DON’T have to be expensive -WHY PAY MORE?
Dairy cow show and sale
held at Green Dragon
EPHRATA, Pa. - The
Annual Dairy Cow Show and
Sale at the Green Dragon
Livestock Sales was held on
October 15 with 224 head
going over the sale. Buyers
came from New York, New
Jersey, Delaware, and
Pennsylvania to watch and
bid. The highlight of the sale
was “Penn State Ivan Ho
Star” shown by Kelly
Bowser and purchased by
Alfred Albright of Lan
disburg for $3200.
The second place Holstein
was shown by Alfred
Albright and purchased by
Raymond Smucker for $1275.
Robert Kennedy showed the
third place animal which
was purchased for $1525 by
Paul Labe. Norman Kolb
showed the fourth place
animal which was purchased
by Alfred Albright for $1325.
In the dry cow division,
first place went to another
animal shown by Kelly
Bowser and purchased by
Frank Mase for $2400. Frank
Mase also purchased the
second place animal for
$lOOO from Robert Kennedy.
The third place animal was
also shown by Kelly Bowser
and was purchased by
Melvin Kolb for $1075. Paid
Labe showed the fourth
place animal which was sold
for $BOO to Toni Williams.
In the heifer class, Kelly
Bowser again showed the
champion, which was pur
chased by Melvin Kolb for
$2625. Norman Kolb showed
spraying with Roundup on field edges and in fence rows to
avoid possible recontamination from these areas.”
“I have been working with a control program for the past
two years,” Copenhaver explains. “Each year Eradicane
has given me better and better control. That farm I was
about to give up a few years ago has nearly 95 percent control
of johnsongrass.”
“Now that we have developed a good johnsongrass control
program, I strongly suggest that growers all over the state
take a walk through their fields this fall to determine what
weed problems are developing,” urges Hoke. “I cannot
possibly overemphasize the importance of finding john
songrass early and treating it quickly.”
These forebodings are shared by Penn State agronomists
when they say - you must control johnsongrass or get out of
fanning.
V* Ton Price
V* Ton Price
V* Ton Price
V* Ton Price
Grand champion of the Green Worthington, Pa. She was also first in
Dragon Annual Show and Sale was the dry cow class. Behind her is Kelly
“Kerchenhill Miss Noel.” She was Bowser, father of Kevin,
shown by Kevin Bowser, (at the lead)
the second place animal
which brought $975 from
Alfred Albright. Alfred
Albright then showed a
heifer which took third place
and brought $9lO. Robert
Kennedy had the fourth
place animal which brought
$BOO and was purchased by
George Scott.
In the mixed breed class,
Norman Kolb had the first
place animal which was
purchased by Frank Mase
for $2325. Robert Kennedy
showed the second place
animal which was purchased
by Carl Herr for $975. Taking
V VAf- HARMONY H h
the third place was an Th® grand champion of the
animal shown by Kelly show was the dry cow
Bowser and purchased by showed by Kelly Bowser and
Frank Mase for $BOO. Dale purchased by Frank Mase
Brewer showed the fourth f° r $2400.
place animal which was also Judges for the day were
purchased by Carl Herr for Melvin Kolb, George Scott,
$B5O. and Michael Risser.
Reserve grand champion at the Green Dragon
Annual Show and Sale was Silver Brook Dolly de
Kol-Twin, sired by Penstate ivanhoe Star. The
animal is held here by Jay Risser, but she was
shown in the show by Kelly Bowser.
Sale Price
7.95
9.25
B.BO
12.95
8.40
GAP, PA.
Ph: (717) 4424169
(Call Us for Details and Arrangements)
Reg. Price
9.95 - 10 lb. bag
10.30 - 50 lb. bag
9.85 - 50 lb. bag
14.08 - 50 lb. bag
9.48 - 50 lb. bag