A3O-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Decanter 12, 1992
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John E. Baylor
Forage Specialist (Retired)
Penn State University
Forage Seed Supplies For 1993
Another growing season has
come to an end. And i(’s time to
plan for the next year. High qual
ity forage continues to be the
backbone of the feeding program
for all classes of livestock. So let’s
start by taking a brief look at for
age seed supplies for 1993.
Alfalfa
If you’re in the market to
replace old alfalfa stands, 1993
may just be the year to do it.
According to seed sources around
the U.S., overall supplies of our
improved proprietary (privately
developed) varieties have never
been better. In fact, with the 1992
seed crop along with carryover
seed, assuming normal seed
usage, there’s at least a two year
supply of high quality alfalfa seed
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just waiting to be used. And that
includes the best germplasm the
industry has to offer. That doesn’t
mean there may not be spot shor
tages of new varieties hitting the
market for the first time. But over
all the choices are many and prices
will remain about the same as last
year.
On the other hand, supplies of
common alfalfas will be short and
prices higher. Last year many
alfalfa growers purchased seed
strictly on a price basis. This year,
be sure to study the data for your
area and select your varieties
based on performance (yield,
quality, and persistence). Remem
ber seed cost represents a very
small percentage of the total cost
of growing alfalfa when prorated
over the expected life of stand.
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Red Clover
Seed of improved red clover
varieties is a different story. There
was a short seed crop in 1992 of
the improved privately developed
double crop varieties. Thus, seed
supplies are expected to be tight
and prices up. So if red clover is
your forage legume, it will pay
you to make your decision early
and place your seed order soon for
next spring. Seed supplies of
single cut varieties, on the other
hand, are adequate.
Other Legumes
Seed supplies of improved var
ieties of Birdsfoot Trefoil are
short and prices will be up. Seed
producers of birdsfoot trefoil
faced the same weather conditions
in 1992 that you did. And for the
most part those conditions spelled
disaster for seed production. You
can, therefore, expect to see more
imported seed on the market this
winter along with some blending
of imported seed lots with
improved varieties. Overall,
imported lots are less likely to be
adapted for your conditions and
should be avoided. So work close
ly with your supplier to be sure
you’re getting the variety and seed
quality you want.
Seed supplies of other legumes
ladino clover, alsike clover,
and sweet clover should be
adequate to meet demand and
prices are expected to remain
about the same as a year earlier.
Forage Grasses
Seed supplies of our cool sea
son grasses are a mixed bag, espe
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varieties.
• For orchardgrass, 1992 Oregon
seed crop (our main production
area) was down, and thus seed
supplies of all improved varieties
are short with prices up.
• Timothy seed supplies of both
named varieties and common are
expected to be barely adequate.
Prices will be up slightly.
• Bromegrass is about the same
story improved varieties in
short supply and prices up slight
ly. Seed of common bromegrass,
on the other hand, is expected to
be adequate, but quality may vary.
• There is, however, better
news for reed canarygrass. After
several years of very short seed
supplies of the low alkaloid varie
ty Palaton, there will be more
seed available for 1993 plantings.
Prices should remain unchanged.
• Seed supplies of low endo
phyte tall fescue varieties are also
expected to be adequate with
stable prices. The same should be
true for Kentucky 31.
NEWMANSTOWN (Lebanon
County) Good feed obtained
because of favorable growing con
ditions allowed the herd health to
improve overall at the farm oper
ated by Bruce Heilinger.
Heilinger, who manages 33
head of all-registered Brown Swiss
(and 30 replacement stock), milks
from stanchion bam to pipeline.
He also manages IS milking
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It’s too early to forecast weath
er conditions for next summer.
But, based on normal usage, there
should be adequate seed supplies
of most summer annual forage
crops. And prices are expected to
remain unchanged.
Finally
Over the past years I have thor
oughly enjoyed keeping in touch
with forage growers in Lancaster
Farming country through “Forag
ing Around". But sooner or later,
time catches up with all of us. And
so it is with me.
I have, therefore, reluctantly
decided that this should be my last
regular column in Lancaster
Farming. However, should you
wish to visit with me on any for
age related items, please feel free
to do so. My address is 298 E.
McCormick Avenue, State Col
lege. PA. 16801.
Also, may I take this opportuni
ty to wish you and yours the very
best of the holiday season. And
may 1993 prove to be a prosper
qus year for you.
sey cows. Averages for the diffe
rent breeds are. Brown Swiss,
19,000 lbs., Holstein 23,000 lbs.,
and Guernsey 16,000 lbs.
Heilinger’s sister Karen and
their parents, Richard and Jose
phine, help on the farm. They man
age about 170 tillable acres and
rent an additional 160 acres.
Because of the fine weather and
optimum growing conditions in
the county, the herd benefitted,
according to Heilinger.
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