Solid ST. LOUIS, Mo. Market demand and efficient production are key to producing a profitable crop. Strong international demand for soybeans has encouraged farmers to double production of the golden bean in the last ten ntosmm n Zp KKCim m 59 Sr RICK wo %. VARIETIES JK- KFUK iuuk msssobes TRAILERS UNDER 20 000$ GVWR I UTILITY AUTOMOBILE MOTORCYCLE SNOW ' 'MOBILE DUMP LAWN ANO GARDEN SMALL KEOUIRMENT AND CUSTOM DESIGNS - DEALERS - MGS TRAILERS RD 3 (Near Zinn s Diner) Denver, Pa 215/267 7528 MELLOTBROS TRLR SALES RD 2(Rt 272 N ) Willow Street Pa 717/464 2311 WHITE OAK LAWN t LEISURE 329 W High St Manheim Pa 717/665-4627 M ( S ARCTIC CAT/SUZUKI RD 1(1% Mi W Blue Ball on Rt 322) New Holland Pa 717/354 4726 SMITH VILLAGE TRAVEL CENTER 31N Ma;n St, Jacobus Pa 717/741 383* ARCTIC CAT SALES t SERVICE R D 1 Highpomt Rd Cochranville Pa 215/593-6280 YOU’VE HEARD THE TALK. There’s a better way to dry grain. It’s called CHILLCURING ™ because it means CURING without heat. Here’s what the talk is all about. THE GRAIN Every kernel of grain is alive when it comes out of the field. It is a seed, able to grow because it has the ability to take on moisture. Likewise, it can be kept in a state of preservation by removing the moisture already in it But by heating the gram to dry it, the seed life is destroyed. By removing heat and moisture from the gram, it becomes dormant, and stays alive Then it can ripen to full weight, losing only water while keeping valuable protein, starches and sugar THE SYSTEM It’s simple Gram goes from the field right to the bin. With the unique AIRFRAME " and AIRFLOOR™ the gram rests on a solid bed that allows maximum ventilation. Clean dry air is the best curing medium for the gram. GRAINLAMPS'" provide electric sunshine, cleaning and drying the air beneath the floor, before it passes through the gram. Fans force air under the floor. Rising through thegram, this dry outside air carries away moisture and heat. At the peak of the bin a jumbo 40” turbine, the WHIRLCOOLER", puts nature to work for you. Wind and rising air keeps it turning, venting the system naturally. A special HARVESTAT" Control System monitors the curing process. A simple setting controls the GRAINLAMPS " to make use of free, natural air seeding success hinges on management years. As a result, acreage devoted to soybeans has increased over one and one halftimes. The future is bright for soybean demand and far mers are looking for ways to reduce ever-rising production costs. Many are taking a closer look at solid seeding as one way to boost production efficiency. Growing soybeans in 7-10 inch drilled or narrow rows has been tried for years but, until recently, getting adequate weed control without cultivating was risky if not impossible. Advances in herbicides, particularly for annual broadleafs, have made control without cultivating more feasible for rising numbers of Midwest far mers. To help growers answer some of their questions Solid seeding about solid seeding, the American Soybean Association with the support of eight product and equipment manufacturers, sponsored the Solid Seeded Soybean Conference in In dianapolis. The program teamed researchers from all areas of soybean production with soybean farmers and in dustry representatives to detail production systems that work and didn’t work for them. Representing a cross section of soybean producers, the speakers focused on three areas of solid seeding - management systems, on-farm evaluations and economic considerations. All agreed that solid seeding is for soybean growers who already have excellent soil and crop management practices. Two 2. has been tried and proven in 17 states on over 3000 farms. The research is in: CHILLCURING™ WORKS' 3. The CHILLCURING™ system uses only the electricity to power fans and lights, using about Vk KW hrs. per bushel. Compare that cost to other systems that use increasingly expensive fuels to get disappointing results. 4. The gram goes from the field to the bin and stays there till you need it. Save time and money at harvest with the one step HARVESTAI L CHILLCURING™ and storage system. 5. 1 f you’re in the market for gram storage, you owe it to yourself to look further into HARVESTALL GRAIN CHILLCURING". Check With Us For Our Early Season Discounts soybeans factors were deemed for essential for solid seeding success. WEED CONTROL. Although research has proven that the more equal spacing of soybean plants created by solid seeding helps maximize yields, weed problems must be under control before tackling solid seeding. Proper incorporation of preplant herbicide is necessary for early control. If weeds are controlled during the first four to five weeks, the soybean becomes very competitive and the canopy will shade out most late-emerging weeds. Well-timed application of a post-emergence herbicide may be necesary to control broadleafs. Fields with perennial weed problems, such as john songrass, that require Advanced Ag Products RD 2 Box 174 Elverson, Pa. 19520 215-286-9118 THE FACTS 1. You can’t beat Nature. HARVESTALL GRAIN CHILLCURING™ uses the same elements that ripen and preserve gram if left to itself: free flowing airand infra red rays (sunshine). Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 16,1980—€ cultivation are not can didates for solid seeding. STAND ESTABLISH MENT, The experts say it’s easy to get a good stand - just plant seed one inch deep in firm, moist, nutrient-rich soil. The challenge comes in modifying secondary tillage operations to have consistent depth control, seed distribution and soil fuming. Equipment is available to achieve good results, but each farmer must match the machinery to his situation and get it properly calibrated. Upping seeding rate slightly when going from 30 inch to narrow rows is often recommended to make up for less uniform planting depth and crusting. Garden Spot reports activities LAMPETER Garden Spot FFA started its Winter season with its annual FFA citrus sale. Members took orders for ten days, selling 1,080 cases of citrus fruit. The second big event of the Winter was its tobacco sale. The chapter received seventy cents per pound for its tobacco, with the chapter now m the process of stripping it. The chapter had several award winners this season. Four members, Darrel Dombach, Gerald Garber, James Meek and Fred Overseedmg can en courage lodging and plant stress but a thin stand closes canopy more slowly and invites weed growth. Ex periments with several varieties. Results seem to show that early maturing area adapted varieties respond best to solid seeding. New semi dwarfs appear promising for solid seeded, high-yield environments. Proceedings ot the Solid Seeded Soybean Conference are available March 1. For this detailed conference summary, send your name and address to: Solid Seeded Soybeans, American Soybean Association, Box 27300, St. Louis, Missouri 63141. FFA chapter Musser, received Red Rose degrees. Darrel Dombach also received the Star Agri businessman award for the county. Two Garden Spot FFA members received the Keystone Degree. They were members Donald Brubaker and Jerry Myer. One Out of Four Last year, Amenrans returned six billion alum inum cans for recycling representing one of every four aluminum cans man ufactured. 3sk. 127
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