—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 21, 1977 106 Tips offered for weed control FLEMINGTON, N.J. - Too often insects and diseases are noticed after it's late to control them. There are a number of very useful cultural controls that the home gardener can use, according to William G. Mclntyre, agricultural agent in Hunterdon County, N.J. Consider some of the following: Composting - this process results in con siderable heat generation in a mass od compost. The heat generated will kill many diseases and insects. Composting combined with sanitation, will eliminate many problems. Rotation - changing the location of plants in the garden from one season to the next, will break a disease or insect cycle and result in a reduction of problems. For example, avoid growing crops like tomatoes, eggplants, and peppers, in the same part of the garden year after year. These are all members of the family solaneaceac. Growing them in the same location, year after year encourages the build up of diseases that effect this family, .like verticillium wilt and others. Resistant varieties are always a good idea. If you have a choice between a resistant and a non - resistant variety, play it safe and use the resistant ones. This does not mean that the plants are immune to disease, but certainly the resistant ones will suffer less than those that do not have this genetic protection. Sanitation - good weed STIHI SAWS HOLD UB That's because they’re de signed to last at least twice as long as any other popular saw. Even the so-called "normal wear" parts aren't normal. They keep nght on working to make Stihl saws (like the 020 AV Pro shown above) the most reliable chain saws you'll ever get your hands on. AND DEALERS WON'T LET YOU DOWN. FREE DEMONSTRATION Chain Saw —Concrete & Metal Saw Rentals STOLTZFUS WOODWORK RO Gap, PA Box IS3 1 Mile North Rt 897 From Gap Wes Stauffer Small Engines NORMAN H. ZIMMERMAN o n , Myerstown R. 0.2 EohrabM » Phone 1 717 l S^-« 95 717 733 9174 VaUey W EphfataEltrt N ** W ’ 222 ,l nMe * esf Myerstown • West Mam St control, in and around the garden is a big help. Many of the insects and diseases that effect vegetable plants, live over in weeds. Snails and slugs, appreciate the cover provided by the weeds. Removal results in less competition for your plants. Makes them more vigorous and at the same time eliminates hiding places for many problems. Paper barriers can be used around plants like tomatoes, cabbage, and many others, to discourage cut worms. Handpicking, one of the oldest insect control measures, and a most effective one, is just picking them off by hand. You need to be alert to what’s going on Milk production up HARRISBURG. - Milk production in Pennsylvania during April 1977 totaled 664 million pounds, up three per cent from the previous month and five per cent above a year earlier, according to the Crop .Reporting Service. The number of milk cows in the Commonwealth during April was 703,000 head, down 1,000 from a year ago. Production per cow averaged 945 pounds compared with 900 a year ago. United States milk production during April totaled 10,741 million pounds, up three per cent from a year earlier. Production per cow averaged 977 pounds in April in your garden. Look for egg masses, look for the first Colorado potato beetles, be on the alert for horn worms, Mexican bean beetles, cabbage loopers, all of these and many others can be picked off by hand and destroy while small before they do damage. By keeping abreast of the populations build up you can decide when' and if other control methods are needed. . If after all of your efforts, chemical means are necessary, select the proper insecticide. Be sure that the label of the material you use covers both the pest you want to control on the plant concerned. compared with 948 a year ago. Milk cows on farms totaled 10,989,000 head, down one per cent from April 1976. Lueck speaks to 4-H club LANCASTER, Pa. - Arnold Lueck, Lancaster County Extension agent, spoke to the Manheim Township 4-H Community Club on their latest meeting held May 3. Lueck’s topic was on vegetables and flowers, and dealt with the importance of plants as well as the proper care of them. A & B SALES & SERVICE 2 Miles South of Route 23 Along 772 thru Monterey RDlRonks, PA JOHN L STAUFFER Goodnlie, PA PH.215-445-6175 'A mile North of Goodville on Union Grove Road Feed Companies all across the U.S. are puzzeled at the rate their customers are switching to VIGORTONE FEEDS!! They are even more puzzeled at how hard it is to get even one of them to switch back!! To find out some of the reasons why, contact your local VIGORTONE PRE MIXES serviceman soon!! You will find him to have 100 PER CENT IN TEREST in your livestock needs, and your increased profits! Over 150 Servicemen in PA alone." PRE-MIXES Especially Now! PENNA. LEON B. HERSHEY Box 166 Paradise, PA 717-442-4807 RON L HERSHEY R 2 Gap, PA 717-442-8573 JASON E. MILLER 169 Strasburg Pike Lancaster, Pa 17602 WM.J. YODER Rl. Conestoga, PA 717-872-8047 RAY E. HILLARD, JR. RD 1. Box 220 A Milroy. PA 717-667 2421 ALVIN ESH Box 72 Intercourse. PA 717 768-3128 C. GEORGE BOOK RD2BoxBoMifflmtown Pa 717 527 2228 H. MELVIN CHARLES R 1 Washington Boro PA 717 684 5783 PETE CALDWELL R 1 Windsor. PA 717 246-1046 RALPHE BRUNGART Loganton PA 717 725-2355 ELAM G. HOOVER R 1 New Holland. PA 717-354-0432 PUZZLED? ? Better rations with Vigortone. 50 warehouses —over 5400 servicemen 3 manufacturing plants PHILIP A. HAYES Oxford RD 2 215-932-8736 CHRISTIAN L.STOLTZFUS R2Box4Q9Elverson, PA 215-286-5995 CHESTER SOLTYS, JR. Spring City, PA 215-«'» 3647 JAMES STUTZMAN SONS R 3 Kutzfown, PA 215-683-7198 MARLIN GEESAMAN R 2 New Port, PA 717-582-4598 £LWIN REAM Hugheswlle. PA 717-584-4085 SHERWOOD A. WITHER Box 138 Berrysburg, PA 717-36 Z-8823 PAUL L KREIDER RZ Palmyra, PA 717-964 3791 cost less . . WILMERJ, WEAVER R 1 Fredericksburg. PA KAREN TAYLOR R 3 Cambridge, MD 301-228-3989 NEW JERSEY C. OWEN FRANKLIN R 3 Bridgeton, NJ 609 451-5919 JOHN KLEMIUX Box 368 Hammonton. NJ 609 561-0982 RAYMOND CANn RD2 Phillipsburg NJ 717-865-6710 RUSSELLFRY Duncannon. PA DELMARVA ROMAN YODER R 1 Grantsville. MD 301-895-5302 ERIC W. FOGG West Chester, PA 215-696-2283 ED FOGG Malvern. PA 215-647-6818 201 859 1314 HEDSHIMP Woodstown NJ 609 769 3481 LEE TICE R 2 Elmer. NJ 609 358 2622
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