A3B-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 4, 1991
Vet Nutritional
Forum Set
ELIZABETHTOWN (Lancas
ter Co.) The next meeting of
the Veterinary Nutrition Forum
will be Wednesday at the Days Inn
in Lancaster.
Dinner reservations are needed
by Monday, however they are not
necessary for those who wish to
attend the program and forgo the
dinner.
Guests speakers are to be Glenn
Shirk, county extension agent, and
Bruce Kreider, former multi-
Rootworm Damage
Possible In Del. Corn
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percent of the plants are cut or 10
percent of the plants show active
leaf feeding. At the 3- to 4-leaf
stage, treat if 5 percent or more of
the plants are cut and live larvae
are found.
Rootworms may be a problem
since beetle populations were high
in 1990. If you did not scout your
fields for beetles in 1990 and you
are planting continuous com in the
northern parts of the state, a soil
insecticide treatment is probably
justified. Some fields will not
need a treatment, so plan to scout
fields for adult beetles from mid-
July to mid-August in 1991 to
Capon
Conference
UNIVERSITY
PARK (Centre
Co.) The 1991 Pen
nsylvania Capon Con
ference is scheduled at
the Fire Hall in Kreamer
on Tuesday, July 16.
Contact David S.
Bailey, Northumber
land County Penn State
Extension, Mountain
View Lodge, Trevorton
Rd.. RD 1 Box 945,
Shamokin, PA 17872
for a program.
Proceedings from the
1990 Pennsylvania
Capon Conference are
available.
The proceedings cov
er topics such as
abstracts from “Poultry
Science”; surgical
instruction; field post
ing to solve a manage
ment problem; shrink
ing bags for RTC car
casses; processing
equipment for capons;
caponizing tools, needs
for a commercial enter
prise: organizing a 4-H
capon program; fast
starting chicks; prevent
ing health disorders
prior to caponizing; a
computer scientist’s
analysis of live body
weights from three com
mercial strain crosses;
and a panel of 4-H
capon members discuss
ing production, process
ing, caponizing and the
4-H program in capons.
The proceedings can
be purchased for a lim
ited time for $4 each by
writing to Linda Houtz,
Penn State Poultry
Extension, 213 Henning
Bldg., University Park,
PA 16802. Checks
should be made payable
to Penn State
county farm management agent for
the area. Kreider started a dairy
operation about a year ago. The
two are to discuss “Rethinking
Dairy Economics And Manage-
ment Strategies For The 905.”
The Days Inn is located on Kell
er Avenue, atßt. 501. An informal
social hour in the lounge starts at 6
p.m. followed by a dinner at 7 p.m.
Those planning to attend dinner
should call Steven Wolfgang at
(717) 367-8402.
make the best decision in 1992.
In conventionally tilled,
continuous-corn fields, you can
scout for rootworm larvae before
lay-by in 1991, and a soil insecti
cide can be applied at cultivation.
The threshold is two or more lar
vae per plant (found by hand
sifting soil and visual inspection
of root and soil).
The decision to use a soil insec
ticide should be based on the
knowledge of how the many fac
tors affect pest populations, pest
history, and monitoring.
For more information on inte
grated pest management, contact
your county Extension agent.
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FAIR WEEK FOR FIELDWORK: Pennsylvania had a wet week wkh temperatures slightly above nor
mal. Cool, wet weather dominated the beginning of the week, while warm, dry weather dominated by the
weekend. Our respondents indicated that 3 days were suitable for field work. Activities for the week
included: repairing fence; hauling manure; spreading fertilizer and lime; spraying fruit trees; maintaining
machinery; spring plowing; planting crops; and caring for livestock.
SOIL MOISTURE: One percent of our respondents rated the State’s topsoil moisture as short, 52 percent
rated it adequate, and 47 percent rated it surplus. Fifty-one percent of the respondents in the Northern region
rated soil moisture as adequate, and 49 percent rated it surplus. In the Central region, 52 percent rated soil
moisture as adequate, and 48 percent rated it surplus. Three percent of our respondents in the Southern region
rated soil moisture as short, 53 percent rated it adequate, and 44 percent rated it surplus.
PLOWING; Spring plowing in Pennsylvania was 57 percent completed by week’s end, that’s 3 percentage
points behind last year’s 60 percent The five-year average for this date was 61 percent Completion of spring
plowing was 36, 63, and 72 percent in the Northern, Central, and Southern regions, respectively.
CORN: The State’s com crop was 3 percent planted by the end of the week. At this time last year, 4 percent
was planted, and the five- year average was 9 percent Planting completion by region were: Northern region
none; Central region-2 percent; and Southern region-6 percent.
TOBACCO: Eight-three percent of Pennsylvania’s tobacco beds were planted by the end of the week. Last
year, 89 percent of the tobacco beds were planted. The five-year average was 84 percent.
OATS: Oat planting in Pennsylvania was 64 percent complete by week’s end. Last year, that figure was 63
percent. The five-year average was 68 percent. Planting completion in the three regions were: Northern
region-39 percent. Central rcgion-66 percent, and Southern region-85 percent The oat crop was rated 17 per
cent excellent 54 percent good, 26 percent fair, and 3 percent poor.
POTATOES: By the end of the week 30 percent of the State’s potatoes were planted, the same percentage as
last year at this time. The five-year average was 37 percent.
BARLEY AND WHEAT: The State’s barley crop progress by the end of the week was 84 percent pre-boot,
15 percent boot and 1 percent heading. Last year’s numbers were 91,8 and 1 percent, respectively for pre
boot, boot and heading. The five-year average was 93 pre-boot and 7 percent boot. Wheat progress was 93
percent pre-boot and 7 percent boot, according to our respondents. Last year’s wheat numbers were 95 and 5
percent. The five-year average was 96 and 4 percent The wheat crop was rated 22 percent excellent, 54 per
cent good, 21 percent fair, and 3 percent poor.
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FOR THE WEEK ENDING APRIL 28, 1991
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NON-TOXIC WHITE SOYBEANS
AT $l2 PER BU. FOR NUMEROUS
SOYFOOD FACTORIES ALONG
THE EAST COAST. WE NEED MORE
GROWERS.
Consumers are fed up with toxic food including druged meat. You
would do well both from the proceeds of your crop and the change
of your soil by turning to organic food, where the future is in farming.
You can also get a premium for non toxic yellow corn and beans
and Speltz from livestock farmers who wised up and know they are
better for livestock. If you feed livestock, grow your crop with our
detoxifying fertilizer. If you need to buy feed, ask us where to buy
non toxic feed.
A customer has 47.75 percent protein yellow beans, cleaned for
seed at $l6 per bu. of 60 lbs. Ask us about him. They should trans
mit their high protein to save you money. Some of our dairy custom
ers are cutting back to almost no bought minerals because their
crops contain the minerals. And their cows are doing better than
others because the Creator can balance a ration better in the field
than a man made computer can balance a ration out of toxic feed.
Amen. Are you a Thomas or a believer? Ask for literature.
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NEW HOLLAND, PA. 17557
Phone 717-354-7064 7 am to about 8 or 9 am
to talk with owner, Eli Stoltzfus