Sec Us M PfiTYJn ‘ AG PROGRESS BATS MdLyTtoMaCiOT located On East 6th Street 11 AM. - 2 PM. 100% FARMER OWNED, PRODUCED & OPERATED Includes: • VERTA + ALFALFA • NC +7507 116-120 Days 2590 GDU’s • Exceptional grain stover ratio makes this one of the best high tonnage silage corns. • Very tall, leafy plants with high ear placement. • As a grain corn harvest early to avoid excessive lodging. • NC +6BBl 114-118 Days 2580 GDU’s • Medium tall plants with medium ear placement have semi-erect leaves. • Strong stalks and root strength for easy harvesting. • Outstanding yields for its maturity on irrigated and non-irrigated land. • Top hybrid in the 1986 NCGA Pennsylvania non-irrigated corn yield contest. • NC +6414 NEW 114-118 Days 2580 GDU’S • A new mid to full season single cross with very high yield potential. • Relatively tall healthy plants - good tolerance to CLN. • Excellent stalk quality, ear retention and drouth tolerance. • A plant population of 24-26,000 for optimum conditions is recommended - 16-18,000 where stress may occur. • NC +4650 108-110 Days • A tall, relatively high eared hybrid. • Works for grain or silage production medium plant populations are recommended for grain production. • Performs well on lower fertility soils. • A good picking corn for ear harvest. • NC +4131 105-108 Days 2410 GDU’s • A competitive, very high yielding, early to mid season single cross hybrid • Medium tall plants produce a slender ear type. • Excellent gram quality and fast gram dry down. • Sturdy stalk, strong root system, plus good ear retention provides good combine or ear harvestability. • NC +3884 104-107 Days 2400 GDU’s • Rated high in tolerance to moisture stress, yield for maturity and stalk quality. • Has good eye appeal light green leaf canopy during the growing season • Tall plants have lower ear placement and unique ears both long and girthy • Offers a slightly later harvest alternative to 3440 and 3653. • Good choice for silage in short season areas, and for growers who prefer medium plant populations. • NC +3653 104-106 Days • A very popular early-mid season single cross hybrid • Exceptional plant health and top yield for its maturity • Medium plant height, short ear shank and medium size ears. • Excellent stalk quality, root strength and good drouth tolerance. • Good choice as an early maturing corn in a fuller season area • Responds to higher plant populations under dryland and irrigated conditions • NC +2747 102-105 Days 2295 GDU’s • An established performance leader for its maturity under both irrigated and non-irngated conditions. • Sound agronomic characteristics with excellent drouth tolerance and ear retention. • High test weight gram. • Medium height plants with medium low placement of long slender ears. • Excellent fall stay green and harvestability. Plus NC + HYBRIDS LF I District Sales Manager [ Af/*\ Barry L. Hoke I 244 Moyer Ridge Dr., Manheim, PA 17545 j Home Ph. (717) 665-2009 | Answering Service (717) 665-9347 I NAMI STREET/RD/BOX. CITY. PHONE ( ) COUNTY □Please Send Your Latest Catalog □ I Am Interested In Using Your Seed □ I Am Interested In Selling Your Seed •NC +5891 •NC +5990 ITA' Stop By And See Our Show Plot At Ag Progress 2410 GDU’s 2385 GDU’s ELVIN M. HURSH FARM 310 Woodcorner Rd. Lititz, PA 17543 - (Across from Zimmerman’s Hardware) Lunch And Tent Provided STOP BY AND SEE OUR TRIAL PLOT, INCLUDING: • VERTA + • Shows excellent resistance to Anthracnose, Bacterial wilt, Fusanum wilt, Phytophthora root rot and Verticillium wilt. • Good winterhardiness, fast recovery and high yield potential. • Produced yields of 8% above the average of 62 varieties in 1986 Penn State/USDA alfalfa trials at Rock Springs and Hershey, PA. • Yielded 7.6% above average yields of 71 varieties in lowa State University tests, and 8% more than the average of a 65 variety University of Illinois-Urbana 1986 test. • NC +X5250 109-112 Days • Exceptional yield potential in a mid season maturity • NC +5595 110-114 Days • An eye catcher Fast dry down and strong yield potential • NC.+6190 114-116 Days • Premier hybrid in the mid to full season corn lineup • Overall sound agronomic traits • Tall plants with medium to high ear placement have excellent plant health • A stable, widely adapted hybrid strongly recommended in all 115 day maturity zones • Impressive yield performance at populations of 24-26,000 on irrigated or productive non irrigated land • NC +X7318 116-118 Days • Excellent plant health. Good food corn prospect • NC +X7986 118-122 Days \ • Potential yield leader. Good CLN tolerance • NC +XBOBS 116-120 Days • Good tolerance to Downy Mildew. High yield for maturity • NC + FULL SEASON SILAGE BLEND • NC +5990 112-116 Days • Our most popular, high demand hybrid. • Rates excellent in ear retention, stalk and root strength. • Recognized as a food corn due to its high quality gram characteristics • Excellent standability and fast gram dry down. • Yields very well at moderate to high plant populations under conditions of drouth and heat stress. • Excellent companion with earlier or fuller season hybrids • Very well adapted to all environments and one every corn grower should plant if maturity fits • NC +5891 112-116 Days 2480 GDU’s • Superior agronomic ratings for root strength, stalk quality and ear retention • Superior plant health with good resistance to many leaf and stalk diseases prevalent in high moisture, humid environments • Produces high yields under stress or ideal conditions when population and management are matched to growing conditions. • Best choice of any 114 day hybrid planted from Nebraska, east into the central corn belt and ’eastern states. • NC + FULL SEASON SILAGE BLEND • NC +6414 •NC + FOR FIELD DAY INFORMATION, CALL ELVIN HURSH (717) 733-3538 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August is, 1987-A37 At The ALFALFA Plus 881 • NC +7507 CORN 2500 GDU’s 2425 GDU’s
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