A34—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 27,
Soil, feed lab
reports more
flexible &
more costly
UNIVERSITY PARK - Com
puters are making Penn State’s
soil and feed program reports
more flexible.
The university’s Merkle Soil and
Forage Laboratory program
reports have been redesigned so
fertility and specialty crop in
formation can be updated in
response to new data or client
needs. Old forms could not be
tailored to fit a specific crop.
Because of these improvements
and inflationary adjustments,
however, report costs have in
creased. Soil analyses, formerly
$3, will now be $4. Forage analyses
increased from $lB to $22. Feed
program service reports doubled
in price to $3O, and plant tissue
analyses increased from $9 to $l2.
The new prices, rejecting the first
report price jump since 1980, took
effect Oct. 1.
To some, the program reports
will not look radically different. A
pictorial bar graph will still be
printed to indicate the relative soil
nutrient levels. One section will
specify lime and fertilizer crop
needs, and neighboring sections
will list further comments on the
specific crop tested. Soil analyses
will still be listed at the bottom of
the report.
But visible differences will be
evident as more crop specialties
become involved. Report ap
pearances will vary among fruit,
vegetable and lawn crops. Further
changes will be available with
grower-supplied information. (The
new reports will not be printed in
color.);
With the new reports, dairy
farmers can now reap the benefits
of cattle food rationing from an
unbiased source. Other features,
such as daily ration cost per cow
and overall ration specifications,
will be equally valuable to dairy
farmers.
See the new brochure at any
county extension office. For other
details of the fee structure, contact
Merkle Laboratory at Penn State.
Repair to address
ag board
PITTSTOWN, N.J. - Harold
“Nate“ Repair, Somerset County
Agricultural Agent, will be the
featured speaker at the annual
dinner meeting of the Hunterdon
County Board of Agriculture,
according to Richard Gulick,
Rocktown, N.J. chairman. Repair
is no stranger to Hunterdon
audiences. He is a frequent
speaker this side of the Somerset
line. He is most entertaining in his
humor and interesting in his
message, says Gulick.
The affair will be held at the
Quakertown Fire House, near
Pittstown, N.J. on Saturday, Nov.
17. Social hour begins at 6 p.m., a
roast beef dinner at 7 p.m.
Fred Clucas, Oldwick, county
board president, will conduct a
brief business meeting, with
elections, routine reports, and
awards for distinguished service to
Hunterdon agriculture.
An added feature will be awards
made to winners in Hunterdon’s
new field com contest.
Tickets may be purchased in the
Extension Center, rt. 31, north of
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