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crop. The spring situation is quite
similar to last year, reminds
Arnold G. Lueck, County Farm
Agent - Agronomy. Of concern are
powdery mildew, scab and leaf
rust in about that order. Disease
buildup occurs based on the
relative resistance or suscep
tibility of the variety grown, the
amount of nitrogen available to the
crop and weather conditions.
There is need to be aware of
what is happening in our wheat
fields as the crop now goes through
the jointing stage. Check weekly to
note evidence of disease presence.
We do have a fungicide available
for both mildew and rust if disease
conditions warrant application.
The chemical is triadimefon, sold
under the name of Bayleton.
Where trade names are used no
discrimination to other similar
products is intended and no en
dorsement by the Cooperative
Extension Service is implied.
To Read
The Label
I am sure you have heard this
suggestion before, however, it is
still very important to all farmers
and gardeners.
Every pesticide carries a label
with directions; this should be read
WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 1984 10 AM - 3PM
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Dear Editor
The dairy industry in Penn
sylvania has been suffering
through an extended period of hard
times. Lower prices for dairymen
means less profit and that in turn
means less sales for the Agri
businesses that service dairymen.
The snowball effect ends up hur
ting the whole state’s economy and
it affects all of us more than we
realize.
The Pennsylvania Department
of Agriculture has recently created
a Pennsylvania Milk Promotion
Program to keep .10 per hun
dredweight of the .15 per hun-
and followed during the ap
plication of the material. Don’t
make the mistake of applying the
material in error. The labels are
required by law and should be
respected by the user. Serious
losses may occur, if the directions
are not followed. Materials should
always be kept in their original
container and stored in a separate
place under padlock.
The Extemion Service to an affirmative
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dredweight deduction that is
mandatory for the nation’s dairy
farmers in Pennsylvania. We in
the Pennsylvania Farmers Union
are in favor of this Program and
encourage dairymen to support it.
We hope that Penn State
University will ban the use of the
non-dairy creamers that Penn
State Food Services now offer
students and guests. At a recent
agricultural meeting held at Penn
State, non-dairy creamers were
served with the coffee. When I
asked for real milk, I was told I
could not get it. I then offered to go
to a local store and buy some. I was
told that I could not bring it back to
the meeting because it would
break the contract between Penn
State University and Penn State
Food Services. I had to ask myself
why Pennsylvania’s Agricultural
University would sign a contract
that did not insist on the use of real
dairy products?
I also found out, much to my
dismay, that the cafeteria in the
State Capitol building also serves
non-dairy creamers. Our State
Legislators are always looking for
ways to improve the state’s
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York to update soil report
YORK Soil scientists of the
Soil Conservation Service have
been evaluating the York County
Soil Survey Report for the past six
months to determine if the report
meets present day needs for soils
information.
Approximately 60 percent of the
field work for the report was done
between 1939 and 1943 and was
finished in the 1950’5. The report
was published in 1963.
After evaluating the 1963 soils
report, it was determined that soils
were recorded under an older
classification system and that
some soil names are obsolete to the
new classification system. Soil
descriptions are inadequate to
make good interpretations. Many
wooded areas are not surveyed in
sufficient detail for good urban
economy so let’s encourage them
to help the dairy industry by in
sisting that the State Capitol
cafeteria use real dairy creamers.
We all have a stake in the future
of Pennsylvania’s agriculture so
let’s insist that our state govern
ment and our taxpayer funded
Universities use real dairy
products instead of imported
casein based substitutes.
Chester L. Reed
Deputy State Director,
PFU
planning use. Also nearly all of the
1963 soil reports were in storage
and were destroyed by fire in 1981.
It was not deemed practical to
reprint them.
Many advantages were found to
justify updating the report. More
detailed information would be
provided about the soils so better
decisions can be made about land
use. Updated soil interpretation
can be computerized so they will
be readily available to users.
By having modern information
on soil limitation, potentials, etc,
and having updated soils maps,
many incorrect and costly land use
decisions can be avoided; thereby
saving individuals, groups and
units of government from wasteful
.^pending.
The actual updating of the soils
report will begin in October.
The updated information will be
available during the course of the
survey in areas of the county based
on priorities set by the Con
servation District, County Com
missioners, township officials and
others in consultation with the Soil
Conservation Service.
It will take 4 to 6 years to com
plete the field work needed to
make up-to-date soils information
available for all of York County.
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