D4-Lancaster Farming Saturday, July 6,1991 TOWANDA (Bradford Co.) The gypsy moth feeding season has just about come to an end this year. You may have experienced seri ous defoliation in your woodlot, especially if you have a high per centage of oak. Hopefully, the population of the gypsy moth was so large that they were stressed. When the gypsy moth popula tion is stressed, they are suscepti ble to fungal and viral diseases. You should check your woods and see if you can see dead gypsy moths hanging upside down from the branches. That is a good sign that these diseases have been at work. If you are lucky and the con ditions were right, you will see lots of these dead caterpillars. The extension office has received numerous calls from con cerned woodlot owners about how and who can spray their woodlands for gypsy moth. These calls began in May and continued throughout the gypsy moth season. As most of those individuals discovered, this was 100 late to start thinking about spraying. In order to determine if your woodlot should be sprayed and to arrange for someone to spray, you should start this fall. Since some species of trees are more preferred as food than others, the first thing you need to do is to learn how to identify the trees you have on your woodlot Trees such as oak, aspen, birch, and basswood are favorite foods of the gypsy moth, while trees like ash, yellow poplar, locust and sycamore are not preferred foods. Once you can identify trees, you should take a walk in your woods and try to determine what percen tage of your trees are of the prc- Keep C00L ... Ventilation Specials From Farmer Boy Ag Check Our Prices... You'll Really Stay Cool! CANARM CEILING FANS QUANTEM series so Temperature Modulating Fan Speed Control Designed to be splash and dust resistant in accordance with NEC Article 547 $Bl.OO I MULTIFAN THERMOSTAT Call For Special j Prices On ~ f Wtdtmm Thermostats And Controls Prepare For ferred food species, especially oaks. If you have more than 40 per cent oak trees in your woods, your woodlot may be susceptible to defoliation. If you have more than 40 per cent oak, the next thing to consider is how much longer it will be until your trees are ready to be harvested. If you have more than 10 years until harvest, it may not be economical to spray your woods. The best way to determine if your trees are approaching harvest age is to have an up-to-date management plan for your wood lot that includes pest management Research PENDER, Neb. — Automatic Equipment Manufacturing Com pany's new Roll Mix roller mixer units have been developed to per form in accordance with universi ty research findings on the relation of grain particle size to livestock feeding efficiency. The published research found that grain particles of proper size and uniformity are related to opti mum digestion by livestock or poultry. Automatic’s Roll Mix models provide this product uni formity without the production of ultrafine "flour" particles which can decrease palatability and cause digestive problems in hogs and cattle. This is done by using Automatic's "one-fast-roll" princi pal - the rolls cut grain instead of crushing. According to a booklet on the "First International Symposium on Particle Size Reduction in the Feed Industry" sponsored by Kan sas State University, an added MBTAL BLADBS Purchase in Quantity The “Vari-Speed” VENTILATING Control is a SOLID STATE, single phase, variable motor speed controller, designed to automatically ventilate industrial, commercial and agricultural facilities. The Series 50 provides ventilation control in proportion to the error sensed between the controller set point and actual space temperature as monitored by the controller’s .sensor. As temperature changes, voltage to the fan motor is changed proportionately. FARROWING CRATES Droplet Emitter* F o Controller BARN InoMo sJjL^r FARMER BOY AG. „ 410 E. LINCOLN AVE. ___ MYERSTOWN, PA 17067 PH 717*866-7565 Next Year’s Gypsy Moth considerations. If your woods will be ready to harvest within 10 years, you need to consider their condition. If, for example, they were heavily defoliated last year, spraying may turn out to be a viable option. After these considerations, you need to walk your woods and count the number of egg masses on the trees. If you encounter 200 or more healthy egg masses per acre (not 200 in your entire woods), you have the potential for a gypsy moth problem next year. You have now reached the point Supports Automatic Roller-Mixers benefit with roller-mixers is a more uniform product with less dust or flour being lost to the wind or to dust collection systems, thus making the most of the material supplied to the mill. In addition, symposium MULTIFAN Ventilation flc Controls • Motor and frame made of first class non-corrosive material • Polypropylene blades • Automatic thermal protection • Fan can be operated on waterproof, single, two, variable or 5 speed controller • 3 year warranty • Trouble free motor and blade performance ETER-MAN UNIVERSAL COOLING SYSTEM Keeps Livestock And Poultry Cool! Profits! REMODELING NEEDS We Ship U.PJS. Hour* Mon.-Fri. 7:00 to 5:00; Saturday 7:10 to 11:10 Swtn* Syttwns Sp*dolUt( where you should decide to spray or not This decision should be made by Christmas time. Remem ber, spraying is expensive, ranging from $l6 to sometimes $5O per acre. A lot depends on how many acres you have to spray and what kind of aircraft does the spraying. You may want to meet with your neighbors and discuss having their properties sprayed also. The more acres there are to spray, the less the cost per acre. If you decide to spray, you should then contact an individual or com pany that will spray your woods. research found that roller mills such as Automatic's 9115 and 9110 are able to process grain in feed manufacturing more effi ciently than hammer mills. This is especially true for particle sizes of 700 microns or larger. At particle 12" Energy Efficient Fan The extension office has a list ot contractors that have sprayed in Pennsylvania in the past and may be willing to spray. Whatever you decide to do, you should make sure you make the decision carefully and not panic when you see gypsy moths in the woods. It generally takes two or nv' m 'on sec u live years of defolia tion o kill healthy trees. Also, remember that you will not elimi nate gypsy moth. The insect is going to be with us forever and we are going to have to leant to live with it sizes of 1800 microns, roller mills are more than five limes more energy effective. Automatic's Roll Mix 9115 has a 150-bushcl mixing tank and takes only 10 minutes to produce 150 bushels of feed. The Roll Mix 9110 has a 100-bushcl mixing tank. Both are portable units, designed to service a wide range of livestock feeding operations. Tractors as small as 80 HP can be used to operate the Roll Mix 9115, while the Roll Mix 9110 requires a minimum of 50 HP. For more information, contact the Feed Processing Equipment Division, Automatic Equipment Mfg. Co., One Mill Road, Indust rial Park, Pender, NB 68047, (402) 385-3051. MM FARM EQUIPMENT JD 407 pull type rotory mower, JD 30 combine, NH 274 baler; NH 9’ hay bine; JD side delivery rake, Bush Hog 3 pt mower, In ternational Super C, H, F2O, JD spring tooth har row; (2) JD 5 bottom plows; (2) cut-a-way discs s', T, (2) JD sickle mowers, side mount Spt pull-type chisel plow. (301)838-1282 after 6PM. JD 420, excellent condi tion, $3,650. 301/775-0266. JD 4240, Cab 4 Air, QR, 1800 hrs , very good condi tion. 215/286-5641. JD 4400 & 6600 Combines For Sale: $3,500 to $14,500 Good selection of heads available. Lehigh Ag Equipment 1-800-333-7372 or 215-398-2553 JD 4430, PS, ROPS, new engine, excellent condi tion, $9,500 301-833-9091 Ittara > Pans JD 4430 power shift, cab, air, 4WD, new front tires, almost new rear tires, 540 and 1000 PTO, 3500 hours, currently in use, field ready (717)597-5623, JD 4440 power shift, cab, air, heat, deluxe seat, 4400 original hours. 1 owner, ex cellent condition, 20 Bx3B tires, $24,900 717-597-5623 JD 5200 self-propelled for age harvester w/wide pickup head and 3RN corn head Excellent condition 301-334-4129 JO 6600 side hill diesel, rotory screen, 1500 hours, great, excellent condition and appearance, w/late model 215 grain head, $25,000; 444 corn head, excellent condition $2500 Perry County. Late even ings 717-589-3614, 717-589-3540. JD 730 diesel, overhauled, restored. Pony start $5900 080 Also 4250 MFWD, excellent, $35,900. (717)872-5007. JD-750 Diesel, 4WD, 279 hrs , 67 Loader and Scraper Blade, excellent condition, $7,300 Lebanon-717/866-5507 JD 830 Diesel Tractor, ex cellent condition. Fulton Co 717/485-4835 after SPM JO LA w/sickle mower, very good condition, $1,375. (609)769-3183 JO Model A,MT,B all in good condition; 4010 JD gas; 3010 JD diesel very good condition; Parts for JD- B, GP standard, LUC unit, rear wheel weights for model 40 or MT, 1 -set rear Skeleton steel wheels for model B, A Call after SPM Mineral County 304-289-3764. LOG SKIDDER FRANKLIN w/353 Detroit, winch, gear drive, runs well, $3,900 301-833-9091 Marlow Irrigation pump, 4' suction, 3" outlet, 4 cyl, Ford gas Yale standup electric forklift triple mast solids 25001 b cap w/ charger, Wayne sweeper 5' wide propane powered drum, Grabber rotator hyd attachment for forklift NJ 908-658-3414. Massey Ferguson 2705, 1920 hrs , real nice. 24-speed power shift, sell ing due to discontinuing farming Lane Co 717/529-6692 after 7 30PM Meyer Silage Wagon heavy duty tandem axle running gear, like new $5,500 080 215/932-2741 MF 1010 diesel w/60 mower, 60" blade, 4x4 hy dro, like new, $6,800 717/463-3983. _ MF 165 diesel. P/S, WF, live power & hydraulics, r* motes, multi-power, very, good condition, field ready, j $3,850. (717)334-3222.
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers