COLLEGE PARK, Md.-
Although you can’t grow crops on
land signed up under the Con
servation Reserve Program, you
can grow wildlife. In fact, in
creased habitat for both upland
wildlife and waterfowl is one of the
goals of the new program.
The Conservation Reserve
Program, designed to retire highly
erodible cropland, is an excellent
opportunity for landowners to
devote some land to wildlife
habitat, says Anna Lynn, a
biologist with the U.S. Soil Con
servation Service. Sign up for the
program is from March 3 to 14.
“Food supply is generally not a
problem for most upland wildlife
except during late winter months,”
explains Lynn. “Suitable cover is
the critical factor that is missing in
many areas for feeding, nesting,
escape.from predators and winter
protection.”
The best nesting areas for quail,
rabbits, and pheasants, are grassy
areas located next to a woody
cover with a dense understory. The
woody vegetation provides a safe
haven from predators and harsh
weather. This woody cover can be
provided by woodlots, windbreaks,
hedgerows, and clump planting of
trees and shurbs. “So if you sign up
10 acres, you might want to plant
nine acres of trees and one acre in
a grassy border for wildlife.
Lynn recommends planting
nesting cover in strips at least 50
feet wide to lessen the chances of
foxes, dogs, cats, raccoons finding
the nests.
Many of these practices in
cluding establishment of per
manent grasses and legumes, tree
planting, permanent wildlife
habitat, and field windbreaks are
eligible for 50 percent cost sharing
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under the Conservation Reserve
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Also eligible for cost sharing are
shallow water areas for wildlife.
“Waterfowl and other wetland
wildlife also need undisturbed
nesting, feeding, and resting
habitat,” Lynn says. Shallow
ponds will provide good habitat if
they meet the following critiera;
•At least 50 percent of the pond has
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mination, as reflected by the
seeds’ ability to produce a stand, is
what farmers most readily
associate with seed quality, ac
cording to Dr. Tony Kust, manager
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and physical purity, uniformity of
seed size and shape and
pathological properties all in
fluence the quality of a bag of seed
“Genetic purity is always a
major concern,” Kust says
Production departments do
everything possible to ensure
purity, including growing out
samples of each kernel size of
every lot to check for genetic off
types Sophisticated lab techniques
are also used to check for purity by
examining the genetic “finger
print” of hybrid seed
“Physical purity-freedom from
foreign material, cracked
seed, weed seed and other crop
seed is a quality factor every
farmer has the right to expect,”
Kust observes “With the
technology available in today’s
modern seen plants, contaminated
seed should be a thing of the past ”
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used to clean the seed helps insure
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a depth of three feet or less, with
optimum shallow depths ranging
from six to 18 inches to promote
plant growth.
•For dabbling ducks, 50 to 75
percent of the pond should be
shallow and vegetated with clumps
of emergent or floating plants.
•Wildlife ponds may need a water
control structure to allow
manipulation of water levels.
uniformity of seed size and shape,
quality factors which are essential
to planting accuracy, especially
with plate planters, Kust explains
“Underplanting due to improper
sizing is potentially as serious to
the producer as low germination
rates,” he says “Likewise, over
planting may induce stress and
Delmarva Poultry Industry kicks
GEORGETOWN, Del. - David
VanHoose, first vice president and
fund drive chairman of Delmarva
Poultry Industry, Inc. (DPI), has
announced that the goal for the
1986 DPI Fund Drive has been set
at $330,000. Nearly 200 volunteer
workers from communities
throughout the Delmarva broiler
area were in attendance at the
recent kick-off meeting. DPI is the
4,000-member, non-profit trade
association that represents all
phases of the billion dollar poultry
industry on the Delmarva
Peninsula.
William V. Roth, Jr., Senior U.S.
Senator from Delaware, was the
featured speaker for the evening.
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the poultry industry and praised
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to serve as a nesting area, planting certain wildlife covers.
Recommended plantings include Tax deductions for building ponds
alfalfa, clovers, timothy, or- are available under the state’s
chardgrass and ryegrass. Waterfowl Restoration Program.
In addition to the cost sharing For more information about
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cause excessive barreness It is
also a waste of seed ”
Finally, pathological quality is
constantly monitored to detect the
presence of seed-borne disease
That is rarely a problem with
hybrid seed corn, Kust
acknowledges, but it cannot be
overlooked
the poultrymen for their in
dependence and positive attitudes,
noting that they do not look for
special benefits from government
but just the opportunity to compete
on equal terms.
VanHoose, who is general
manager of Paramount
Poultry/Cargill, Inc., reported a
total of $174,615 in cash and pledges
had been collected to date. These
“investments” to DPI will be used
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can affect yields and profits,
asserts Kust "At every stage of
production, from the field to
storage, samples are drawn,
counts are made and quality is
assessed to ensure that farmcis
are receiving the best seed
possible "
off fund drive
for research, educational
programs, legislative and
promotional activities, all aimed
at helping the continued progress
of the broiler industry in the area.
He thanked the workers for their
interest and accomplishments to
date, but noted there was much
hard work ahead to reach the
$330,000 goal by the final reporting
date of March 27th.
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