AZO-Lshbritlf iSiiturAfc tiaoerhbef 12* 1987 * ‘ DEKALB, EL. Many fanners who tried no-tillage in the early sixties and late seventies were con vinced “no-till” means “no com,” says Tom Hall, Regional Agro nomist for DEKALB-PFIZER GENETICS. "New developments over the last twenty years in equip ment, agronomic practices and government policy make no tillage an attractive management option to reconsider.” A soil conservation plan will be required in order to qualify for government farm programs in the near future. “No-tilling into cover crops and com residue is an excel lent practice to eliminate run off, the cause of most soil erosion, con tinues thcagronomist. This may be the most cost effective method to reduce soil erosion to the accept- Tree Seedling Sale CHAMBERSBURG The Annual Tree Seedling Sale of the Franklin County Conservation District is now in progress. This excellent stock comes from a state certified nursery. This year’s seedlings must be pur chased in bundles of 25 per spe cies. This insures you of receiving first quality seedlings since pack ets will not have to be opened upon arrival from the nursery. We expect the seedlings to be available fen* pickup around the end of April. Those ordering tree seedlings will be notified by mail of the date and pickup area. Buying in quantity enables us to New Developments Make No-Till Attractive able limits set by USDA’s Soil Conservation Service.” No-till com is cost effective because new agronomic practices and equipment allow the farmer to no-till and not sacrifice yield, according to Hall. Perhaps the big gest improvement has been the change in design of the no-till com planter. “Early planters used for no-till were too light to consistently place the seed at the proper depth in the soil,” Hall says. Conventional com planters cannot be made into no till planters by simply hanging tractor weights on a light frame. More than one farmer in the early seventies gave up on no-till because of poor stands. Today the Casc/IH air planter, John Deere 7000 Conservation or the White 5100 planters all are sell these fine seedlings at reduced rates. Species available this year are: Spanish Scotch Pine, Austrian Pine, Red Pine, Douglas Fir, Con color Fir, Colorado Blue Spruce, Norway Spruce, Red Maple, and Red Oak. Orders may be placed by stop ping by the Conservation District office at 550 Cleveland Avenue, Chambersburg, PA 17201, or phoning our office at 717-264-8074 for an order form. All orders must be prepaid. Deadline for ordering these see dlings is January 29, 1988. capable of placing the seed proper ly in the soil the agronomist adds. “The operator must do his part to adjust coulters, disc openers and press wheels for the soil conditions.” “A planter that is ran in heavy trash should be equipped with brash whippers.” Hall continues. “These arc two metal wheels, usu ally located in front of the no-till coulter, that push trash away from the seed furrow so the soil will warm faster and promote earlier seed germination.” The trash whipper should only move trash and not soil. “If the planter is pushing the trash whip per into the soil the balance of the planter is thrown off.” SBM BROODERS: Quality You Can Count On VJ f % 1 QRUWi) Choose Downgoing Heat - wDIfIBP/® Choose SBM Brooders % /A QUALITY INSTALLATION New From KRAUSE MODEL 5213 NO-TIL DRILL • 13’ Cutting Width •Th ” Disc Spacing Krause Engineered, For The Field Performance You Expect From Krause See On Display At The MID-ATLANTIC NO-TIL CONFERENCE Wednesday, December 16, 1987 Timonlum, MD I |i"|f|DL|j HOOBER ISSSE& w »k c ' ■mi two LOCATIONS (302)378-9555 All New & Used Products Backed By Hoober Parts & Service C.B. HOOBER & SON, INC. Intercourse, PA (717) 768-8231 fai'WVVTT CONFINEMENT SYSTEMS, INC. 608 E. Evergreen Rd Lebanon, PA 17042 Another necessary considered a must for heavy soils is cast press wheels. Made of heavy iron, these wheels are much more effective in covering the seed than lighter rub ber wheels. Hall gives a word of caution. “Since most planters are designed for the lighter press wheels, changing to the heavier wheels may wear out the bearings. Watch for breakage.” In the area of weed control a far mer has three options for the initial bum down, which is critical for good no-till weed control. "Use simazine with other pre emergence materials early in the spring, before there is any weed emergence.” Hall advises. “Or use cyanazine and 2,4-D when weeds are small.” Liquid nitrogen and a surfacant must be used in conjunc tion with these materials. The agronomists points out grasses must be less than three inches tall for effective control. Finally, far mers can use a contact herbicide like paraquat or systemic like gly phosate according to the agronomist No-dll fanners must use the bum down option suitable for the growth stage of the weeds Hall concludes. “This often means changing weed control programs through the season. Also, the tank mixing of atrazine and other materials such as Lasso® or Dual® must be used with the cor rect bum-down program.” Hours Mon.-Fn. 7:00 to 4:30
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