Penn State Opens New Facility
UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre
Co.) State and federal officials
have joined Penn State President
Joab Thomas and College of Agri
culture Dean Lamartine Hood to
dedicate the new Agricultural Sci
ences and Industries Building that
faces Shortlidge Road on the Uni
versity Park campus.
“With the completion of this
Use Of Phosphate
In Soils Varies
ATLANTA, Ga. Phosphate
fertilizers represent highly avail
able phosphorus sources for crops.
However, when applied to the
soil, they react with soil iron, alu
minum, and calcium compounds
to form compounds that are less
water soluble and slowly available
to plants.
The speed at which these unde
sirable reactions occur is a func
tion of soil pH, clay content, and
concentrations of iron, aluminum,
and calcium.
According to Dr. Bqb Thomp
son, Potash & Phosphate Institute
(PPI) midsouth director, differ
ences in efficiency and availability
of various commercial phosphate
fertilizers are small. Movement of
all phosphate fertilizers in soil
water is extremely limited.
Because of the quick attachment of
phosphate fertilizers to soil parti
cles, erosion is a more serious
threat to phosphorus losses than is
leaching.
Best phosphate fertilizer use
efficiency occurs when phosphor
us is concentrated in soil bands,
usually close to the seed at the time
of planting, on soils testing low or
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“Since 1963”
building, we have enhanced
instructional and research laborat
ory facilities for virtually every
academic unit in the College,” said
Hood.
The $24 million structure is the
centerpiece of a $42 million Col
lege of Agriculture facilities
improvement program, funded
jointly by the state and federal gov-
very low in available phosphorus,
but not on soils testing medium or
higher, where efficiency from
broadcasting might be greater.
Dr. Larry Sanders, PPI Great
Plains and southwest director,
notes that three years of recent
field studies in Kansas have pro
vided good evidence of the impor
tance of starter phosphorus for
grain sorghum on acid, low pho
sphorus testing soils.
Dr. Ray Lamond and Dr. David
Whitney of Kansas State Universi
ty banded varying rates of a 7-21-7
liquid fertilizer in direct seed con
tact for grain soighum. Yields
were increased an average of 21 to
27 bushels per acre yield
increases that were comparable to
wheat and com under similar
conditions.
Phosphorus “best management
practices” for crops include build
ing phosphorus soil tests to a high
level, then applying maintenance
applications by an easy and inex
pensive method. University
research has shown that high pho
sphorus availability is one of the
critical components for high crop
yields and profits.
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emmenls and the university. Other
components of the program are
new dairy and poultry research
centers, new and renovated green
houses, and remodeled swine
research facilities.
“We expect the state to release
funds for construction of some of
those remaining projects later this
year,” said James Starling, associ
ate dean for administration.
“These enhanced facilities will
help us to attract and educate more
top-notch undergraduate and gra
duate students, and many of our
faculty for the first time will have
appropriate laboratory resources to
support a first-rate research and
education program.”
Ag Sciences and Industries is
the new primary base of operations
for the agronomy and entomology
departments. The dairy and animal
science and veterinary science
departments also occupy space in
the six-story edifice, which is con
nected to the main offices of those
departments in Henning Building
by a covered walkway.
Construction on the building
began in early 1989. The
150,000-square-foot building con
tains a 202-seat auditorium/
classroom; one 70-seat and two
15-seat classrooms; two computer
equipped classrooms with 18 work
stations; an undergraduate learn
ing center: five teaching laborato
ries; 46 large and 35 small research
labs; more than 145 offices for
faculty, staff and graduate stu
dents; laboratory animal holding
rooms and support facilities; seven
conference rooms; specialized
space for the land analysis laborat
ory in agronomy and the expert
systems laboratory in entomology;
and several other facilities.
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Producers Not To Blame For
Improper Food Preparation
HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.)
Agriculture Secretary Boyd E.
Wolff told members of the Mid-
Atlantic Poultry Health Council
that egg producers are too often
adversely affected when food pre
parers make mistakes.
“If food handlers make mis
takes when preparing eg 6 dishes
and somebody gets sick, trace
backs sometimes point the blame
at the farmer who provided the
eggs,” Wolff said. “I know of no
other animal food product where
farmers get blamed for problems
that result from improper cooking
or storage.”
The council, made up of poultry
health experts from Pennsylvania,
Maryland, Delaware and Virginia,
concluded two days of meetings
Two Keystone Holsteins
Enter Proving Program
PLAIN CITY, Ohio —Two
Pennsylvania Holstein bulls were
recently selected to enter the Select
Sires Proving program.
Based on their outstanding pedi
gree, both bulls have been selected
to join the ranks of 175 Holstein
bulls from throughout the United
States to enter the program in
1991.
7H4028 Russelldale Seavers-
ET, a young sire bred by Ray E.
Bicksler of Richland, has been
chosen to enter Select Sires' Prog
ram for Genetic Advancement
(PGA) sire sampling system.
This Blackstar son is from three
generations of dams that average
88 points and all have made over
24,000 M and I.OBOF. The Rotate
dam of 7H4028 is heading for over
30.000 M, 1.250 F, and I.OOOP
this lactation.
AGRIPRO SOYBEANS
• Group IV Variety matures 4 days
later than Williams 82
• High Yielder
• Excellent Resistance To Phytophthora
Root Rot
ROHRER BRAND SOYBEANS
ROHRER 3750 BRAND SOYBEANS
Rohrers 3750 Brand Soybeans is a new true line variety
which matures similar to Williams 82 but has more yield
punch.
• Very good emerger with early season vigor
• Gets off to a fast start
• Good standability
• Tolerance to phytophthora root rot
ROHRER 3850 BRAND SOYBEANS
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• High yielder
• Excellent standability
• Field tolerant to phytophthora root rot
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here recently.
Wolff told council members
that he hopes new egg refrigera
tion requirements will help
encourage proper egg handling.
“Eggs are nutritious food that
should be part of a healthy per
son’s diet,” Wolff said. “Like
many other foods, they must be
properly refrigerated and cooked
before they are served.”
Wolff, who serves as council
chairman, said the council met to
discuss cooperative efforts to reg
ulate the poultry industry on a reg
ional basis.
The council was formed by a
joint agreement signed by Gov.
Robert P. Casey and the governors
of Maryland, Delaware, and Vir
ginia in 1987.
7H4040 Swampy-Hollow
Sprint-ET, a young sire bred by
Joseph and Sandra J. Lusby of
Atglen, has been chosen to enter
Select Sires' Program for Genetic
Advancement (PGA) sire sam
pling system.
7H4040 is a Mark son from a
"Good Plus" (83) 2-year-old Ned
Boy dam with over 25.900 M,
I,IOOF, and 855 P. The dam was
sold for export and not reclassi
fied, but was a good candidate to
go "Very Good". Both the "Very
Good” (88) Valiant grandam and
"Excellent” (92-3 E) Elevation
great-grandam are very high solids
cows with over 990 F and 810 P.
Select Sires is a family of 12
farmer-owned and controlled A.I.
cooperatives, serving the largest
number of co-op members in the
United States.
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