GREENSBORO, N.C. - The
Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) has approved use of Ciba-
Geigy’s Prime-f, a new sucker
control material for flue-cured,
hurley, dark-fired, Maryland and
cigar tobaccos.
Forage Harvesters, Round Balers and Mower Conditioners have
interest free,waiver until April 1.1984
Forage Wagons have interest free waiver until Pec. 1, 1983
Skid Steer Loaders and Mix-Alls have interest free waiver until
October 1,1983
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717-786-3521
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609-358-2565 or
609-769-2565
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BENNETT MACHINE CO.
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■ Milford. DE Richland. PA
302-422-4837 717-866-7518
Tobacco sucker control okayed
“Prime+ offers tobacco
growers a number of advantages
over other commonly used sucker
control products,” says Les
Manges, Prime+ product
manager for Ciba-Geigy.
“Because Prime+ is based on a
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WERTZ GARAGE
Line boro, MD
301-374-2672
REED BROTHERS
EQUIPMENT
Petticoat Bridge Rd. UMBERBER S MILL
Columbus, NJ Rt. 4 Lebanon, PA
609-298-3441 (Fontana)
717-867-5161
completely new chemistry, it
leaves no MH residues in the leaf,
making tobacco more acceptable
in world markets. Unlike MH
materials Prime+ provides full
season control, allowing the leaf to
ripen naturally without yellowing,
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Rt 9 Box 125
Hagerstown, MO
301-733-0515
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Lake Road R 1
Thomasville, PA
717-259-0453
PAUL W. HISTAND
CO., INC.
697 N. Main St.
Doylestown, PA
215-248-9041
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ROl
BecMetaflto, PA
215-8454911
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HURST BUS.
133 Rothsville
Station Road
Lititz, PA
717-626-4705
PETERMAN FARM
EQUIPMENT, INC.
225 York Rd.
Carlisle. PA
717-249-5338
WEB SNYDER, INC.
RD*l
Watsontown, PA
717-538-5555
bleaching or bronzing. This
translates into higher quality and
that means higher prices at the
warehouse.”
A topical treatment, Prime+ is
applied as a spray solution at rates
of 3 - 4 quarts per acre in 30 - 50
gallons of water. Three quarts are
recommended when the crop is
uniform and there is low sucker
pressure; four quarts where high
sucker pressure is expected. The
same equipment used to apply
contact fatty alcohols (CFAs) can
be used to apply Prime +.
For best results, apply Prime+
as a coarse spray directed
downward at the top of the tobacco
stalk, using three full cone nozzles
per row. One nozzle should be
directed downward over the row
center, the other two 7-9 inches
each side of center. Nozzles should
be 12-16 inches above the top of the
stalk and boom pressure should be
maintained at 26-25 psi.
Prime+ should be applied when
tobacco plants are in the elongated
button to early flower stage of
development. Sprays must run
down the stalk and wet the young
sucker bud in each leaf axil. Avoid
treatments if plants are leaning or
BEAT THE SUMMER HEAT..
SPRINKLER COOLING SYSTEM
(Not Fogger)
n;iaaiw:i<TOl
When the temperature goes up. one of When the temperature is above 72° F
the first ways your body reacts is by even ventilation can't cure the stress that
breaking out in perspiration That's results But a sprinkler cooling system can
nature’s way of cooling off help your hogs where nature fell short,
It's different with hogs High tern giving them a chance to cool off It sprays
peratures cause them a great deal of them with coarse water droplets to reduce
stress because they can't sweat When their body temperature The idea is
under this stress due to heat, hogs will simple, but extremely effective
lose their appetite weight gains drop
there is poor feed conversion, conception
rate is reduced and pens become a mess
All of this adds up to lost profits
The sprinkle cycle is turned on automatically
whenever the barn temperature rises above a preset
level 72° F Throughout this "on” period the control
tunctions to permit sprinkling to occur for a preset time
period each hour (2 mmutes/hour is recommended for
best results) When the barn temperature drops below
72° F the cycle is automatically interrupted
The nozzles are clamped to a plastic pipe strung over
the gutter of slatted area at the rear of the pen Each
nozzel covers a 5-6 foot diameter area which usually
means one nozzle per pen The nozzle assures a coarse
droplet spray pattern which is important for maximum
cooling A fine mist of fog is not desirable in
geographical areas of generally high summer relative
humidity
Average daily gam per hog
Average daily feed
consumption per hog
Lbs feed per
lb gram per day
Lbs feed save/hog
Days earlier to market
Research done at Ridgetown College of Agricultural Technology in Ontario and at the
University of California have shown these results
These ttgures are calculated on hogs Irom 100 lbs up to 200 lbs
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wet, or wind is too strong. Final
topping may be completed before
or after Prime+ is applied. If
plants are topped before, Prime+■
should be applied within 24 hours.
During final topping, all suckers
an inch or longer should be
removed from plants.
Where CFAs are used to control
early suckers and provide a more
uniform crop, the contact material
should be applied first, followed by
Prime+ about five days later.
Because it is longer lasting,
growers can use one application of
CFA and one of Prime + to replace
two applications of CFA and one of
MH.
According to Manges, Ex
perimental Use Permit trials in
1982 demonstrated outstanding
sucker control for Prime+ com
pared to standard treatments,
reducing the number of suckers by
more than half. “Generally, any
suckers remaining after Prime+
treatments were not due to poor
chemicals performance, but
because of spraying skips,”
Manges says. “Proper application
techniques will give growers ex
cellent sucker control, with the
added bonus of no MH residues. ”
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