DE KALB, 11. - The 1984 Field Analysis Comparison Trials (FACT) conducted in more than 1,260 locations will offer more informaton on DeKalb-Pfizer Genetics hybrids and varieties. More planting information will be added to the existing harvest reports edited by DeKalb-Pfizer regional agronomists. “We have redesigned some of the FACT information forms and developed a new planting report to supplement the harvest data. This will give farmers more data on the management of hybrids and varieties tested in FACT plots,” says Dick Bohling, director of agronomic field services for DeKalb-Pfizer and administrator of the program. New planting data The planting variables to be monitored in the FACT plots in clude: the type of planter, previous crop, tillage type, soil type, pesticide application, speed and depth of planting, current soil fertility status, planting date, row width and the amount of nutrients applied. “We also will collect some in formation on manure application,” Bohling says. The cooperator handling the FACT plot will estimate the gallons or tons of manure applied per acre. With the increased data collected, producers will have more information to use as guidelines in making their management decisions. “We plan mi*" CALL US FOR FREE ESTIMATES on TOP QUALITY BARN SPRAY & BRUSH PAINTING Try Our New Concept In Penetration And Adhesion. To earn a dollar give a dollars worth of service and work Pay only $750 for the best Kind of barn painting on an average barn if you pay more you paid too much On barn siding painting temperature and timing are factors as well as penetrating kind of quality for adhesion are helpful guides for long lasting under average conditions of siding type and age I will share helpful guidelines on roof maintenance of steel roofs by brushing on at prime time The farmers in Lancaster Co. are lucky because of the amount of i competition in barn painting. i Check with us for the best deal! I PHARES $. 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Harvest report data All of the new planting report information will be added to the existing harvest report. The harvest report includes data on insect problems that occurred during the growing season, the number of cultivations, irrigation and additional nutrient ap plications. The entire program will be coded onto a computer in the main office in DeKalb, Illinois. Each DeKalb- Pfizer regional agronomist has a portable computer terminal through which he can access management information on any FACT plot. For example, a dealer could request a comparison of the im portant data on several ex perimentals vs. leading com mercials in the area. “The dealer would contact the regional agronomist, who could run a printout of that information,” Bohling says. 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Each FACT plot Third Western Pa. Pork Field Day held BY BARBARA RADER Staff Correspondent NEW CASTLE - About 140 pork producers from Pennsylvania and Ohio attended the third Western Pa. Pork Field Day at the Lawrence County Fairgrounds on June 9. Approximately 50 com mercial exhibitors also attended the event, which, beginning this year, will be held at different locations each year throughout the western portion of the state. Patterned after the Keystone Pork Congress held in February, the field day began with registration at 9 a.m., followed by a trade show and guest speaker presentations before the noon pork barbecue. Mercer County extension agent Les Firth spoke on swine record keeping, and Dr. Matthew Par sons, swine production consultant from Hadley, Massachusetts, presented his program on swine waste handling. ( jfyuality Building Systems MERVIN MILLER YOUR RELIABLE BUILDER • DAIRY • BEEF • SWINE • POULTRY • HORSE BARNS • ALL PURPOSE BUILDINGS INSULATION R. 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