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or nearly equal to the highs of the
60’s.
More and more of the very light
sandy ground used for growing
com in lower Delaware is coming
under irrigation. It’s hard to know
to what extent this trend is
responsible for boosting corn
yields. But it’s obviously not the
whole answer.
The increase in average annual
yield started before much of this
crop was irrigated. When a sandy
field that’s a clear drought hazard
is irrigated for com production, a
farmer benefits two ways because
at the same time that he does away
with water stress, he can take
advantage of new production
practices proven to enhance yield.
Agronomists don’t have that
kind of handle on soybean yields
yet, unfortunately. Yet yields need
to go up in order to keep pace with
inflation, says German.
If costs continue to increase at
the rate of about 10 percent per
year, a corn farmer needs to in
crease his yield by seven to eight
bushels per acre depending on
price, just to stay even. For
soybeans he needs between a two
to three bushel increase, depen
ding on price
Increasing a com yield by that
much is entirely within the realm
of possibility.
But what about soybeans 7 Why
aren’t their yields keeping pace,
too 7 asks Mitchell
Is it because of the increasing
trend toward double cropping 7 Is it
a lack of outstanding varieties 7
And to what extent is water
limiting Delmarva soybean
yeilds?
Some people say that soybeans
don’t respond as well to irrigation
as com does. If your yield goal is
only 50 bushels and your dry land
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Beans
vs. corn
yield is already 35, maybe that
isn’t such a big deal But if you can
get up to 75 to 80 bushels an acre,
like a researcher at Rutgers
University did last summer under
irrigation, how much of that in
crease is due to better water
management?
“We need to go back to the
drawing board and carefully woik
this yield problem through on
soybeans,” says Mitchell “The
answer won’t come overnight, or in
a single growing season ’ ’
Double cropping, limiting water,
and limited vanetal choices area
the three factors he thinks may be
most responsible for holding down
soybean yields - not fertilizer
“There’s no evidence that
soybean yields will be boosted by
dumping on a lot of fertilizer,” he
says, “though high yields are
associated with high fertility soil ”
By high fertility he means soil
that’s high in organic matter, has
good aeration and other structural
properties that affect performance
- as well as adequate nutrients.
As soybean yields improve, this
crop will need additional fertilizer,
too A way to administer this
directly to soybeans may be found,
but right now it seems just as ef
fective to fertilize com land extra
well and let soybeans use the
residual nutrients the following
year, says Mitchell
Without good soil and well
managed fertility, you can’t get
good yields.
The soybean plant’s poor track
record in Delaware over the past
20 years is a clear challenge for the
self-help program soybean
producers have undertaken
through their new check-off
system, says Mitchell There’s an
obvious need for some good
production research on this crop.
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Mushrooms mob Pennsylvania
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livestock product It’s the
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commodity of the month.
Pennsylvania produces nearly
one-half of the nation’s
mushrooms, making us the
mushroom capital of the world.
Mushrooms are grown mainly in
southeast and western Penn
sylvania a
The Food and Nutrition Division
of the Pennsylvania Department of
Agriculture suggests mushrooms
deserve a place in every family’s
meal plans, whether as a garnish
or as a mam dish.
As a low calorie treat, nibbling
raw mushrooms can’t be beat.
They can enhance the simplest of
foods, and are a great addition to
omelets and salads. Of course,
mushrooms are a welcome ac
companiment to any meal.
One pound of mushrooms con-
Compared to the outlook tor corn
yield increases, the immediate
soybean outlook isn’t very ex
citing, admits the agronomist.
There’s a lot of work still to be
done.
“But with com,” he says, “all
we’ve got to do is knock out that
one bad year in the yield cycle. If
we can do that, we’ll give an added
boost to the upward trend already
under way with com yields.”
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Smith to be honored
LANCASTER Tickets are now
available tor a dinner honoring
County Extension Agent MM.
Smith, who is retiring on March 28
after 44 years ot service m Lan
caster County.
The porgram will be held Sun
day, March 28, beginning with a
buffet dinner at 1,00 p.m in the
auditorium of the Lancaster Bible
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CRISP GOLDEN MUSHROOMS
l /2 lb small fresh mushrooms or 1
can (6 to 8 oz ) whole
mushrooms
‘/3 cup cornflake crumbs
x /2 tsp. Italian seasoning
I ’4 tsp. salt
dash ground red pepper, if desired
‘y* cup hght cream or half & half
Rinse, pat dry and trim fresh
mushrooms or drain canned
mushrooms; set aside In a small
paper or plastic bag combine corn
flake crumbs, Italian seasoning,
salt and red pepper. Dip
mushrooms into cream and then
shake in bag with seasoned corn
flake crumbs. Place on a cookie
sheet. Bake in a preheated
moderate oven (350°F.) for 15
minutes Serve as hors d’oeuvres
or mam dish accompaniment
Yield: about 18 mustu corns.
College, 901 Eden Road, Lan
caster. Following the meal a
program recognizing Smith’s
achievements will be held
Tickets are available at $lO per
person, and reservations can be
made by calling Anne Bowman at
569-6680 or Jay Irwin, 394-6851
The dinner and program are
open to the public. Ticket deadline
is March 20
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