LANDIS VILLE (Lancaster higher elevation areas of Pennsyl- Co.) Hoffman Seeds has intro- vania and New York. A 79-day duced eight Funk’s G® brand hybrid, it offers good yield poten hybrids for the 1993 planting tial and ear fill, season. • 4079 A three-way cross These new hybrids have been hybrid, 4079 adapts to numerous produced through research con- soil, fertility, and climatic condi ducted by the Ciba-Geigy Seed dons. This 84-day variety per- Division. Each has been genetical- forms particularly well as a «iag» ly selected to meet Northeast hybrid in northern tier Pcnnsylva growing conditions. The hybrids nia, southern tier New York, and have also been subjected to exten- New England, sive field-scale tests to verify their * 4231 4231 is a 92-day performance potential. hybrid recommended for grain or New hybrids include: high grain-to-stover ratio silage. It • 4034 A good choice for led 1991 field trials for yield grain, silage or earn com, 4034 is among 90- to 98-day maturity recommended for northern New hybrids. Stalk quality, intactness, York and New England, as well as and dry down arc all highly rated. Cargill Reduces Price Of Alfalfa Varieties Royalty is highly resistant to Trident II is an ideal variety bacterial wilt, fursarium wilt, when planted on relatively wet anthracnose, and phytophthora ground conditions because of its root rot, Carlson said. It is resis- extremely high resistance to phy tant to verticillium wilt and also tophthora root rot. It is highly exhibits moderate resistance to resistant to bacterial wilt and stem nematodes and root knot fusarium wilt and resistant to nematodes, especially important anthracnose and verticillium wilt in western areas. Royalty has Moderate resistance to apha excellent forage quality and yield nomyces is an added advantage, stability. Carlson said. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. Cargill Hybrid Seeds has reduced the price of two of its most popu lar alfalfa varieties for spring planting. “Excellent supplies of alfalfa seed allowed us to reduce the price of our Trident II and Royalty var ieties by $lO per bag for spring planting. In addition, alfalfa ordered by December 31 entitles producers to one free bag of any of our alfalfa varieties for every six bags of Trident 11, Royalty, or any combination of the two that they order,” said Jack Carlson, alfalfa product manager. Carlson said actual prices will vary according to specific dealer programs, volume discounts, and payment schedules. Hoffman Seeds Introduces Funk’s Hybrids • 4292 This new 100-day hybrid performs well at all plant populations. Recommended for grain or silage, it exhibits better than average tolerance to southern com leaf blight and common rust . 4402—4402 lopped Hoffman yield trials for 105-day hybrids in 1989 and 1990. Stalks are tall and dark green with relatively high ear placement 4402 displays good overall plant health and above average com borer tolerance. It is recommended for Pennsylvania and longer season growing areas of New York. • 4631 A tall, 117-day hybrid. 4631 is specifically recommended for Eastern Shore Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, November 7, 1992-C9 and eastern Virginia. Disease resistance ratings are excellent, especially for northern and south ern com leaf blights and Stewart’s wilt. 4631 produces high test weights witli good seedling vigor and standability. • 4671 This 120-day variety averaged 159 bushels/acre at nine locations in 1990 strip trials. Recommended both for grain and silage, 4671 performs best at moderate-to-high nitrogen levels. It demonstrates superior stress tolerance and disease resistance including northern and southern com leaf blights, Stewart’s wilt Hoffman Seeds has Intro and gray leaf spot duced eight Funk’s G® • 4672 Stalk quality in this brand hybrids for the 1993 118-day hybrid is excellent for planting season. greater stress tolerance 4672 Shcnandoah Va lley of Vuginia all offers good foliar leaf disease . Ncw j^'and tolerance. Its plants are tall with * about the medium height ear placement. „ Hoffinan Sceds 4672 is recommended for areas 77 , 7Q7Q extending fiom the Piedmont and ai l8UU; ' /0 ‘ Pork Prose (Continued from Page C 8) ing programs across the country has been a welcome change in the way we buy hogs. 2. Packers with good carcass payment programs measure every hog accurately and objectively, base their payments initially on fair market prices, and adjust their payments to real changes in value. 3. The presumed conflict between packer and producer is probably less of an issue today than it was 20 years ago. To con tinue that trend, the packer and the producer need only understand that while each party has a diffe- rent function, both share the same goal. Reference* Maily.D. 1992. Picker payment new i New program from IPC, Monfort, Pre mium Pork and Dakou Pork. 1992. PIC CUTTING EDGE. May. 1992. Maibery, S. 1990. Raising the stakes Doskodl’s new program widens the gap between lean and fat hogs. HOG FARM MANAGEMENT, May, 1990, pp 22-23. Proceedings of the symposium of elec tronic evaluation of meat in support of value-based marketing. 1992. Purdue Uni versity, West Lafayette, bid.
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