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Soy harvest increased by management
NEWARK, Del, - Don’t
throw away your profits on
poor harvest, practices.
Soybean growers can add as
much as $lB per acre to their
returns this fall through
better harvest management.
Tom Williams, extension
agricultural engineer at the
University of Delaware,
says the average soybean
grower loses as much as
three bushels per acre
through poor harvest
management.
With today’s soybean
prices close to $6 per bushel,
there’s, good monetary in
centive for producers to
harvest as many beans as
possible.
Here are some steps
Williams recommends- to
assure a more profitable
soybean harvest:
Begin harvesting when
. soybean seed moisture
reaches 14 percent. Shatter
losses increase markedly
when moisture levels drop
below 11.5 per cent.
Harvest at an average
combine speed between 2.5
and 3 miles per hour.
Combines operate most
efficiently at that range - and
the cutter bar is allowed to
nde down for maximum cut.
Count lost soybeans
already on the ground before
harvest; pre-harvest losses
should not be charged
against combining. Four
beans per square foot in
dicate a bushel lost per acre.
Match ground speed to
combine reel speed. Best
speed ratio is a reel speed of
1.25 times the combine
ground speed.
Cut soybeans as close to
the ground as possible. The
goal is to harvest all the pods
- even the very lowest. Tests
show a 10 per cent reduction
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 7,1978
in harvest losses when
soybeans are cut at 2
Vz inches. The new floating
cutter bars substantially
reduce this harvesting loss.
Measure soybean tosses
from cutting, gathering and
threshing operations to
pinpoint, necessary ad
justments.
Lawn care tips offered
UNIVERSITY PARK -
One of the best ways to
improve or rejuvenate lawns
that have suffered from
prolonged drought con
ditions or been seriously
weakened by excessive
rainfall causing the leaching
and depletion of nutrients is
to stimulate growth with
fertilizer. This also applies
to thin and poorly-colored
lawns. Even lawns which
have a good turf should be
fertilized to maintain green
color and a dense stand of
desirable grasses.
A high nitrogen fertilizer
such as 10-6-4 applied at the
rate of 20 to 25 pounds every
1000 square feet is recom
mended. Fertilizer of a
different analysis having a
ratio similar to 10-64 may
also be used. The rate of
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Continually adjust the
combine to changing crop
conditions.
For more information on
cutting losses, contact the
county extension office in
Georgetown, Dover, or
Newark. Ask for a copy of
“A Guide for Measuring
Soybean Harvest Losses.”
application should be ad
justed so as to provide an
equivalent amount of
nitrogen. However,
homeowners should heed the
following cautions:
In order to obtain
satisfactory results, proper
application is necessary.
Make sure the rate of ap
plication is correct. Do not
apply fertilizer when the
grass is wet. Spread fer
tilizer evenly and avoid
missing areas between
spreader widths. Improper
application of fertilizer can
ruin a lawn because of
burning or it will produce a
pattern of light and dark
streaks. Fertilizing now will
not only improve its ap
pearance this fall but will
prepare it better for the
battle against crabgrass and
other weeds next year.
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