ps-Lmcaster Fanning Saturday, March 7,1992
Mercer Com Day Held
MERCER (Mercer Co.) — The
annual Mercer County Corn Day
was recently held at the Mercer
County Vo-Tcch School. Rl 19
north of Mercer. This education
program was sponsored by Mercer
County Seed and Fertilizer
dealers.
Dr. Patrick Lipps, Plant Patho
logist, Ohio State University, was
guest speaker for the General Ses- Many of the dealers had dis
sion. Lipps’ topic was "Diseases plays with available literature,
of Com". He stressed strongly that (Doebler's Hybrid, Beachlay
an ounce of prevention is worth a Hardy Seed, Andover Crop Ser
pound of cure. When it comes to vice. Agricultural Soil Conserva
com diseases there are a few tion Service, Hoopes Fertilizer,
things we can do, these are the Muncey Chief, Hybrid Seed,
most important decisions you NC+, Pennsylvania Crop Manage
make before planting your com ment Assoc., Cargill Hybrid Seed,
crop to maintain disease control; Lakeview Fertilizer, Ciba-Giegy
Crop Rotation, Plow-Down Seed, Wilclan Farm Systems,
Infected Residues, and Plant Farm Credit Service, Wetsel Seed
Resistant Hybirds or Varieties. Co., Northrup King Seed & Ser-
Some of the diseases we are hav- vice, and Pioneer Hi-Bred.)
ing problems with today are: Stalk Break out sessions were held
Rot (Gibberalla), Northern Leaf following the general session
Blight, Gibberalla Ear Rot, Stew- which consisted of: "Comparing
Tom Zundel and Pete Lelse,
Hunting Valley Farm
Tom Zundel and Charles Sump
Tom Zundel and John Courtney
Tom Zundel and John Mcdowell,
art Bacterial Leaf Blight. A major
yield loss of com production may
be attributed to Stalk Rot, to main-
tain control of this disease, you
should select well adapted hybird
seed for your area with leaf blight
resistance, attain fertile ground
(N-K), maintain insect control, till
to bury residues and to continually
rotate crops.
McDowell Farms
Dr. Patrick Llpps, Plant
Pathologist, Ohio State University
Fertilizer Materials", Dr. Doug
Beegle, Extension Agronomist,
Penn State; "Troubleshooting
Com Production Problems", Dr.
Gregoiy Roth, Extension Agro
nomist. Penn State; "Conservation
Tilage", Mr. Lynn Hoffman,
Extension Agronomist. Penn
State.
Presenting the Five-Acre Com
Club Awards was Tom Zundel,
Extension Agent/crops. Several
Mercer County fanners received
this award:
Charles Sump, 100-124 bushel,
Ear Corn-Hand Harvested.
Roy Winter, 125-149 bushel.
Ear Corn-Hand Harvested.
Art Schultz, 125-149 bushel.
Ear Corn-Hand Harvested.
Albert Lengel. 125-149 bushel.
Ear Corn-Hand Harvested.
John Courtney, 125-149 bushel,
Ear Corn-Hand Harvested;
100-124 bushel- 3 yr. avg. Ear
Com- Hand Harvested.
Mike Wilcox, 125-149 bushel.
Shelled Com- 3 acres+; 125-149
Adams Co. Membership
ChaMBERSBURG (Adams
Co.) ‘The 1991-92 member
ship campaign has begun with a
bang,” said co-chairman of the
Adams County Farmers’ Associa
tion membership campaign, John
Hess of Gettysburg. At a recent
checkup meeting, the total mem
berships collected to date has
increased over last year’s amount
by nearly 15 percent.
‘The farming community real
izes that we need to get back to the
grassroots, to the solid rock found
ation of our peers and those that
were leaders before us. Hence,
membership in an organization
such as AGFA is so important in
these times of recession,” said co
chairman Elmer Smith of New
Oxford.
The Adams County Farmers’
Association is a general farm
organization with 820 members to
date. It is affiliated with the Pen
nsylvania Farmers’ Association.
The membership campaign co
chairmen Hess and Smith urged
their team captains and workers to
contact every farm family in the
county for membership in the loc
al association to reach this year’s
goal of 868.
“Membership is the lifeblood of
the organization,” said President
Dave Wenk. ‘The membership is
responsible for the development
of local policies which are posi
tions for the lobbying effort by
PFA.”
The county unit is active in
community affairs and works for
favorable legislation for the rural
community. It also offers business
services to its member families.
In addition to the collection of
bushel- 3 yr. avg. Shelled Com-3
acres*.
Gadsby Farm, 125-149 bushel.
Ear Corn- Hand Harvested;
125-149 bushel- 3 yr. avg. Ear
Com- Hand Harvested.
George & Robert Gregg,
125-149 bushel, Ear Corn-Hand
Harvested, 125-149 bushel- 3 yr.
avg. Ear Corn-Hand Harvested.
Campaign Begins
dues, a membership incentive for the drawing as long as their
drawing was held at the recent dues were in the hands of the
checkup meeting. The winners of membership processor or team
cash awards are $75 to Randy and captain/worker by December 31,
Ricky Kime; $5O to Michael Shar- 1991
rer; and $25 to W.D. Wentzel.
Each winner will receive his Anyone interested in learning
award at the annual spring meet- niore about the association should
ing to be held on March 9at the contact President Dave Wenk at
Mt. Joy Parish House. Any mem- (717) 677-9553 or John Hess, at
ber in the association was eligible (717) 334-8553.
So You Want
To Sell The Farm?
WILLIAMSPORT (Lycoming
Co.) On March 17, at 7:30
p.m., Lycoming County will con-
duct a workshop for those indivi
duals thinking about selling their
farm.
The session will be held at the
Montoursviolle Presbyterian
Church (located north of Broad
Street from the Weis Market at the
corner of Elm and Walnut
Streets). According to Lehan
Power, farm management agent
for Penn State, this educational
program will be for those farmers
that are thinking about selling all
or part of the farm.
Power stated that many farmers
might not be selling the entire
farm, just their loose property and
cattle and holding onto the
ground. Others may be selling off
just part of the farm or a few
Dr. Patrick Llpps and
Lynn Hoffman Extension
Agronomist, Penn State
Lynn Hoffman and Tom Shaffer,
Stoneboro-farmer
McDowell Farms, 125-149
bushel, Shelled Com -3 acres+
ISO-174 bushel shelled Com- 3
acres+.
Hunting Valley Farm, 125-149
bushel. Ear Corn-Hand Harvested,
20-25 ton. Com Silage.
The Program was attended by
205 area farmers.
building lots. This meeting will
cover various ways of selling'the
farm.
The topics covered will include
capital gains, establishing basis,
installment sales, land contract,
owner financing, sales within the
family, depreciation recapture on
personal and real property and tax
planning when selling a farm.
This meeting, according to
Power, is being held at this time of
year so that farmers thinking
about selling this year can still do
some tax planning for the 1992 tax
year.
Time will be spend on sales and
farm transfers within the family.
Can you transfer the family farm
for one dollar? Should you?
Should you sell or transfer the
farm during your life or pass it on
to the next generation via a will?