AlB—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 23,1980 OCEAN CITY, Md. - At least two insect pests on the Delmarva peninsula appear to be shifting their chewing preferences to the detriment of soybean growers, says Dr. J. Lee Heilman, Extension field crop entomology specialist at the University of Maryland m College Park. Heilman was a morning program speaker last week during the 14th annual Delmarva Soybean meeting, held in the Ocean City convention hall. He was teamed with Henry P. Wilson, a plant physiologist at the Eastern Shore brandf of the Virginia Truck and Ornamentals Station near Painter, Va. Their jomt topic was “Chemical Update.” The two “new” pests Adams County plans farm forum GETTYSBURG - “Energy Sources for the 80’s” will be the theme for the second annual Adams County Farm Forum sponsored by the Adams County Agricultural Council. This year’s forum will feature John Martin, engmeder with Seaffer and Roland, Chicago, Illinois and Robert La Turner of La Turner Buildings. Martin will be discussing the topics “Alcohol Production on the Farm” and “Methane as an Energy Source.’’ He is an engineer specializing in developing new energy sources for farms. He designed the methane generator for Mason-Duon Farms and is currently working on more efficient alcohol production systems. “Use of Passive Solar Energy in Agriculture” will be the topic for Robert La Turner. La Turner has designed over 500 turn key passive solar buddings for use as hog Poultrymen (Continued from Page Al 6) crease by 25 per cent in 1980. The further processed egg will keep the price of shell eggs from dropping, he said. He described a new mode of packaging the processed egg, called pure pack The eggs are poured into a plastic package without being touched by human hands, then they’re frozen While in the package, the eggs can be boiled to MILLER DIESEL INC. 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This family corporation is generating their own elec tricity for their dairy operation from methane gas. Tbe methane gas is being produced from the solid waste generated by the 600 cow milking herd. Pre-registration is York Baby Beef Club holds meeting YORK The York County 4-H Baby Beef Club held their monthly meeting on February 4, 1980, at the 4-H Center. All new members were welcomed. Every family should ob tain a copy of the York County 4-H Baby Beef Club rules. If you have not received one, call the ex- scrambled egg "Consistency and then satellited out to restaurants or institutions and will still be 140 degrees Farenheit when they arrive, Patterson noted. “We are on a threshold of a fantastic new era of processing and marketing the new frozen processed egg,” he said, “and at this point, we don’t have any whereto go but up.” SAVE ENERGY IT PAYS' hairless body.” In early stages of in festation, the skippers are not easily detected because they make folds in the soybean leaves which fur nish good hiding places. In later stages, they often tie several leaves together and hide among them. Until three years ago, the silver-spotted skipper was only a minor pest of soybeans in the Delmarva area It formerly did most of its feeding on black locust trees. But it now seems to have developed a shift in host preference toward soybeans. Last year, on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, it stripped foliage completely off the required for this one day conference. Reservations maust be made by Friday, February 29 by contacting the Adams County Cooperative Extension Service Office, 999 Lincoln Way West, Gettysburg 17325 or call 717/334-6271. A registration fee of $8 per person is being charge to cover the cost of lunch and other program expenses. Checks should be made payable to Adams County Agricultural Council. tension office or get one at the next meeting Leroy Bowles gave a 1 report on the Farm Show. : Bill Wise reported on the Baby Beef Banquet, and plans for the up-coming Preview Show were ex plained by Christine Shive. The York County Lamb Club and the Swme Club joined the Beef Club to watch a slide presentation on the Beef Referendum and a movie called “TV Highhtes on Agriculture Com mercials” which was put together by the PA Agn- Women’s Assoc. Reported by Christine Shive. Heel molded counter. RIDES EASY ON YOUR FOOT I RED \*ga\ | WING I BOOKS SHOE SERVICE 107 E STATES! QUARRYVILLE. PA 17566 717-786-2795 soybean plants m some fields. Management practices for control of the skipper are almost identifical to those for Mexican bean beetles and for Japanese beetles, Heilman noted. For now, threshold infestation levels at which spraying is recommended are the same for all three insects. Because of its the silver-spotted skipper presents some control problems, since no in secticides on the market are currently labeled for use against this pest. However, a request for emergency registration has PHONE 717-272-0871 IN 1980 Now, Pats gives you a gathering chain silo unloader with ring drive WHEN YOU SEE IT YOU’LL KNOW IT WAS BUILT BY PATZ. RD 790 motor Inven GATHERING CHAIN The well known Patz claw like teeth and cutter combination provide the ripping and tearing action required for hard packed or frozen 'Guard removed (or viewing " silage OUTPERFORMS AUGER MACHINES IN TOUGH LONG HAULAGE PLACE ORDER NOW, Before February 28, for price protection. Immediate installation or delivery anytime up to October Ist. 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