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Alfalfa Helds id Pennsylvania
should be watched carefully for
the development of weevil popu
lations within the next one to two
weeks, depending on the weather.
The major contribution of wee
vil larvae will come from eggs
deposited by overwintering adults
within the next two weeks. During
this time, adult weevils will move
from overwintering sites into
alfalfa fields. Peak larval activity
usually occurs from May Ist to the
15th in most areas of the state.
This is when most Helds will
exceed economic thresholds if
population levels are high.
Although weevil population
levels were high in 1988, a fungal
disease was responsible for popu
lation crashes in some Helds after
we received substantial rainfall.
Also, parasite numbers were high
toward the end of the first cutting
period. The interaction of these
two biological control organisms
may help reduce the impact of
weevil population during the com
ing year. However, expect to see
substantial numbers of weevil lar
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vae in a number of Helds this year.
Check the Agronomy Guide for
control recommendations. If early
alfalfa weevil populations exceed
the economic threshold, growers
may want to consider Furadan 4F
for control if there is adequate
time remaining until harvest to
allow for the harvest restrictions.
Evidence Deadline
The Lehigh County Agricultur
al Stabilization and Conservation
Service (ASCS) office reminds
those producers who applied for
1988 disaster beneHts that May
15,1989 is the deadline to submit
production evidence. If producers
need to have any farm-stored pro
duction measured, ASCS can pro
vide this service.
June 30, 1989 is the deadline
for Christmas tree growers to ap
ply for disaster benefits related to
last summer’s drought To be elig
ible for the Tree Assistance Prog
ram, tree growers must have suf
fered more than a 40 percent loss
of their 1987 or 1988 seedlings.
For more information, contact the
ASCS Office - 395-4161.
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1988 Disease
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State
Lamb
Evaluation
Berks County Sheep and Wool
Growers and Penn State Coopera
tive Extension are conducting an
On-Foot On-Rail Lamb Evalua
tion Program, Tuesday and Thurs
day, May 23rd and May 25th. Live
lambs will be judged at 7:00 p.m.
on the 23rd and carcasses of the
same lambs will be evaluated on
the 25th. Both sessions will be at
Peter’s Brothers Meats, Lenhart
sville.
Each participating producer
may enter one or two lambs. A tot
al of 30 lambs will be accepted on
a first-come, first-served basis.
Lambs should be ready for market
and typical of your ram’s
offspring.
The registration deadline is
May 15th. Ewe, ram and wether
lambs will be accepted. They must
weight at least 80 pounds live.
They will be evaluated for bdckfat
thickness, loin eye area, overall
carcass quality, carcass grade and
yield, and pounds of carcass per
day of age.
Phone 215-820-3085
215-378-1327 to request a fee
schedule and registration form.
Pennsylvania
Fairs
The 1989 schedule for Pennsyl
vania agricultural fairs is now
available, free, at county exten
sion offices. To receive a copy by
mail, send your request with a
self-addressed, stamped envelope
to: Lehigh County Extension
Office, Room 604-Courthouse,
Allentown, PA 18101.
Commercial
Vegetable/Pest
Control Guide
County extension offices have
just received a supply of the brand
new publication, “1989 Pennsyl
vania Commercial Vegetable Dis
ease and Insect Control Guide”.
The recommendations in this
guide should be used instead of
those in the orange and black
Commercial Vegetable Produc
tion Guide issued in 1987.
Commercial growers will need
this most current information.
Request a copy from your county
extension office. In Lehigh Coun
ty, phone 820-3085.
Different
Wheats/For
Different Flours
Wheat flour is the primary grain
product consumed in the United
States. That’s easily seen in the
Egg Producers Support Assessment
A majority of US. egg producers
voting in a straw poll taken by the
American Egg Board indicated
that they would support an
increase in the mandatory assess
ment to fund a consumer advertis
ing campaign for eggs. Only 41
percent of all producers voted, but
they represented 65 percent of the
industry’s production, AEB said.
Of those egg producers who did
vote, 57.4 percent of them (repre
senting 72 percent of the voting
egg production) favored incrcas-
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wide variety of grocery items that
ultimately depend on the wheat
grower and the wheat miller:
packaged flour, bakery mixes,
breads, cakes, cookies and pastas.
Flour is also used in the produc
tion of breakfast cereals, soups,
gravies, and other prepared foods.
However, the flours used in
producing various bakery items
are milled from different wheat
classes.
Hard wheats are used mainly in
the production of breads and rolls,
and to a lesser extent in the pro
duction of sweet goods and all
purpose flour. Soft wheats go into
the production of sweet goods,
cakes, cookies, crackers and pre
pared mixes. And some wheats are
used mostly to prepare foods that
don’t appear in the bakery depart
ment' Durum wheat for instance,
is used almost solely in the pro
duction of pastas.
These wheats are grown in dif
ferent areas depending on rainfall,
temperature, and soil require
ments. Hard wheats are produced
largely in the Great Plains states of
Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas,
Nebraska and the Dakotas. Soft
wheats are grown in wide-ranging
areas east of the Mississippi River,
while durum wheat is primarily
produced in North Dakota.
ing the assessment to its previous
fivc-cents-per-case level, accord
ing to an AEB news release
announcing results of the poll.
When asked if they would sup
port legislation to increase the
assessment higher than five cents
per case, only 43.3 percent of those
voting (representing 59.6 percent
of voting production) voted in the
affirmative.
Reprinted from Miy mite of “Lgg Industry"
gd: Dccholestcrolization, Liquid
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