AlO-Lancastcr Farming, Saturday, Septembar 28,1985
NOW IS THE TIME T^V
By Jay Irwin - j
Lancaster County Agriculture Agent
Phone 717-394-6851
To Prepare For
Wheat Planting
Wheat is an important crop in
many of our farming programs
and the selection of good seed will
result in a better crop next year.
Due to some infection of Scab and
Powdery Mildew in our winter
wheat last summer, growers
should be extra careful this fall by
planting clean seed. Certified seed
would be free of these problems. If
you are planning to use home
grown seed, then do an extra good
job of cleaning and treating.
Vitavax 200 is a recommended
fungicide for seed treatment. The
fly-free date is either after the first
killing frost or in Southeastern
Pennsylvania, Oct. 10
Just a few reminders on planting
wheat - it should not be planted in
the same field more often than
once every five years; this time
period will reduce the fungus
carryover in the soil. Plow the
fields as early as you can, then disc
and harrow to kill as many weeds
as possible. It’s also a good idea to
harrow the field thoroughly the
day of seeding
To Prevent Silo Fires
This year’s good growing con
ditions followed by several weeks
of dry weather could cause a
higher than usual amount of silo
gas to be given off by this year’s
corn silage. One of these gases is a
yellowish-brown, nitrogen dioxide
gas, which is toxic to breathe.
Another gas is methane, which is
very combustible. Both are
heavier than air, and can ac
cumulate in silo chutes and feed
rooms. A single spark can ignite
the methane, which in turn can
New Holland Farmers Fair
Wednesday, October 2
7:00 p.m. - Farmers Fair Opening Parade
Thursday, October 3
11:00 a.m. - 4-H Market Swine Show
1:00 p.m. - 4-H Market Steer Show
Sale Following Show
4:00 p.m. - Market Swine Sale
Friday, October 4
5:30 p.m. - Kid’s Day Drawing and Pedal Power
Tractor Pull
7; 30 p.m. - Pet Parade
8:00 p.m. - Tug-of-War
Saturday, October 5
Craft Show, Franklin Street
7:00 a.m. - Horseshow Pitching, Community Park
4:00 p.m. - Baby Parade
5:30 p.m. - Pedal Power Tractor Pull
8:00 p.m. - Tug-of-War Finals
VA KNOW OTI 9, sues CAN
COST A FARMER '
A LOT OF \ — ,
ignite accumulations of dried chaff
in the silo chute. The smoldering
chaff can burn its way thourgh
wooden doors and into the silage.
Our recommendations are to
ventilate the chute and feed room
well, using fans as needed, but
being careful of any sparks. Keep
the silo free of any debris. When
working around the silo, use the
buddy system, and contact your
physician immediately upon ex
posure to these gases.
CAUTION: DO NOT use any
water on a silo fire; this could
cause an explosion - call your fire
company
During this time of the year,
cows are subjected to many
stresses They need all the help
they can get from you to adjust to
new feeding programs, changing
weather and indoor confinement.
Feeding changes should be made
gradually, and guided by a forage
testing program.
Bringing cows in from the
pasture and confining them to
concrete all day long can be a
severe stress An earthen exercise
lot will do a lot for these cows.
Good stall maintenance can also
increase their comfort When cows
are kept in confinement, we have
the obligation of providing proper
Sunday, September 29
National County Agents Meeting,
October 2-5
To Help Cows Adjust
Farm Calendar
ventilation. This is especially
critical during fall and spring
when the weather can change quite
drastically and quite suddenly.
It is a good idea to work closely
with your veterinarian to develop a
good health program for your
herd.
To Protect Plants
For The Winter
Plants with shallow roots such as
azaleas, rhododendrons, mountain
laurel and flowering dogwood need
frequent watering. And it’s a good
idea to continue watering these
plants on a regular basis until the
ground freezes this fall
A shallow-rooted plant has most
of its room system in the upper
three to five inches of soil. Since
this is the first layer to dry out, it’s
very important that these plants
receive at least an inch of water
each week through the season.
Also, the more water your plants
can take up before the ground
freezes, the better they will
withstand the severe winter
conditions Keep in mind that once
the ground does freeze, there will
be no free water for the plants to
take up But even though the
ground is frozen, the parts of the
plant above the ground will con
tinue to lose water.
Hershey. Continues through
Oct. 3.
Tuesday, October 1
Eastern Milk Producers 63rd
Annual Meeting, Syracuse, NY.
Continues tomorrow.
Wednesday, October 2
Lancaster Conservation District
monthly board meeting, 7:30
p.m., Lancaster Farm and
Home Center.
New Holland Farmers Fair, New
Holland. Continues through Oct.
5.
World Dairy Expo, Madison, Wis.
Friday, October 4
State 4-H Horse Show, Harrisburg;
continues through Oct. 6.
Monday, October 7
Hollidaysburg Community Fair,
Hollidaysburg. Continues
through Oct. 10.
Manheim Community Fair,
Manheim. Continues through
Oct. 11.
Tuesday, October 8
Cattle and hog feeders meeting,
7:30 p.m., Blue Ball School. Call
354-4525.
Thursday, October 10
Unionville Community Fair,
Umonville; continues through
Oct. 12.
Background Scripture:
Ephesians 4:17 through 5:20,
Devotional Reading:
Ephesians 5:3-20.
Nothing is more hurtful to the
image of Christianity than the
naive failure to realize that
Christians are human beings and
therefore subject to the same
frailties, temptations, experiences
of failure that are common to the
whole human race. Anyone who
has ever read the epistles of Paul
and the Book of Acts must realize
that the earliest Christians were
human beings, not cardboard
saints. Paul and Peter had some
pointed conflicts; the church at
Corinth was divided into factions;
immorality in various churches
brought strong admonitions and
protests from some of the apostles,
and so on
There’s an old cliche about not
staying away from church because
it’s filled with hypocrites, for
there’s always room for one more!
Yes, there’s lots of room for
hypocrisy in the church and lots of
other sins and sinners as well. As
someone has said, the Church is
not a club for saints, but a school
for sinners.
YOUR OLD NATURE
At the same time we must
acknowledge the human nature
that is the common lot of all of us,
we are ca" , ' H »*lco fo irnnrovo
Tobacco meetings slated for Oct.
BLUE BALL - About 100 tobacco growers and buyers turned out
for a meeting at the Blue Ball Fire Hall on Tuesday evening to learn
more about the newly organized Pennsylvania Tobacco Auction
f lnc.
A partial list of upcoming meetings is given below. Future
meetings will be scheduled for Bart, Washington Boro and Lititz.
All growers interested in marketing this year’s crop through the
auction are urged to attend.
• Oct. 1 - Rawlmsville Fire Hall, 7:30 p.m.
• Oct. 8-Bird in Hand Fire Hall, 7:30 p.m,
• Oct. 16 - Martmdale Fire Hall, 7:30 p.m.
WASHINGTON - The U.S.
Department of Agriculture has
issued certificates of protection for
15 new varieties of pea, perennial
ryegrass, pumpkin, soybean,
tomato, and wheat.
Kenneth H. Evans, an official
with USDA’s Agricultural
Marketing Service, said
developers of the newly protected
varieties will have the exclusive
right to reproduce their products in
the United States for 18 years.
USDA grants certificates of
protection after a review of the
breeders’ records and claims that
each new variety is novel, uniform
and stable.
The following varieties have
been issued certificates of
protection:
the Ricardo variety of pea,
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September 29,1985
USDA protects plant varieties
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considerably upon our human
nature. Yes, we are all sinners and
there is no one truly righteous, but
the writer of Ephesians also calls
us to “Put off your old nature
which belongs to your former
manner of life...” (4:23). If we are
followers of Christ, we are called to
give up our old ways of living “and
put,on the new nature.”
Wh"‘ 'oes that mean?
Ephesians gives us some clear
indications: avoid falsehood ‘ -
not let the sun go down on your
anger,” do not steal, talk evilly,
avoid “all bitterness and wrath
and anger and clamor and slan
der.”
But it is not enough to give up the
“old nature,” Ephesians calls us to
“put on the new nature, created
after the likeness of G0d...” or as
the Jerusalem Bible puts it, “put
on the new self.” And the new self
is specified in being “kind to one
another, tenderhearted, forgiving
one another, as God in Christ
forgave you.”
REVOLUTION!
The Jerusalem Bible helps us to
understand that what is called for
here is not just a few band aids
“Your mind must be renewed by a
spiritual revolution so that you can
put on the new self” (4:23,24). A
spiritual revolution! That’s what's
needed in many of us. Too often I
assume that I need to make a few
little changes here and there; a
little more love, a little more faith,
a smidgen more of kindness, and
soon.
But that isn’t what God wants of
me, I’m afraid. What he wants
and I’m so reluctant to let him
have-is a revolution, a spiritual
revolution that will enable me, not
to play church, but “walk in love,
as Christ loved us and gave himself
for u 5...”
Yes, we are human. But Christ
calls us to be more than human-as
he was and is.
developed by Deveco-
Handeslraad, Rotterdam,
Holland;
the Cowboy variety of
perennial ryegrass, developed by
Piwe-Seed Testing, Inc., Hubbard,
Oreg.;
- the Bushkin pumpkin variety,
developed by W. Atlee Burpee
Company, Warminster, Pa.;
- the RA-452 and RA-405
varieties of soybean, developed by
Rohm and Haas Seeds, Inc.,
Philadelphia, Pa.; the Epps
variety of soybean, developed by
the University of Tennessee
Agricultural Experiment Station,
KnoxvUJe, Tenn.;
- the Indiana 812 variety of
tomato, developed by Purdue
University Agricultural Ex
periment Station, West Lafayette,
Ind.;
- the Marshall variety of wheat,
developed by Minnesota
Agricultural Experiment Station,
St. Paul, Minn.; the Erik,
Mustang, Magnum, Wrangler,
Ram, Blazer and Meggie wheat
varieties, developed by Nickerson
American Plant Breeders, Inc,
Mission, Kan.;
Certificates of protection for
Ricardo pea, Epps soybean, and
Erik, Magnum, Mustang,
Wrangler, Ram, Blazer, Meggie,
and Marshall wheat varieties all
were issued under Title V of the
Plant Variety and Protection Act.
Seeds of these varieties may be
sold by variety name only as a
class of certified seed.