Paul Craig, Dauphin County extension agent, demons trates the spray width of various boom nozzels. LAND PRIDE PRIMARY SEEDER Productive Planting from the Seeding Experts Land Pride quality and Great Plains grain drill technology is built into this rugged and productive Primary Seeder. Used for planting a wide variety of grass seed in prepared seedbeds, this tool is designed for low maintenance and easy of use. Features are built-in to assure you of a top quality planting job and top quality results. PENNSYLVANIA Straley Farm Supply, Inc. 1760 East Canal Road Dover, PA 17315 717-292-2631 Keller Brothers R 7 Box 405 Lebanon, PA 17042 717-949-6501 1950 Fruitville Pike Lancaster, PA 17601 717-569-2500 Marshall Machinery, Inc. Route 642 Honesdale, PA 18431 717-729-7117 Pikeville Equipment Inc. 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RD 2, Rt. 61. 3 Miles S. of Leesport, Reading, PA 215-926-2441 NORTH CORNWALL (Leba non Co,) A larger than expected number of crop growers turned out Monday for a crops day seminar at the Lebanon County Extension office, despite poor driving conditions from snowfall which had most schools on at least a two-hour delay and some closedT Sponsored jointly by the exten sion services in Lebanon and Dau phin counties, the annual crops day covered a wide variety of topics and also contained two seperate classes on pesticide handling and applications which qualified atten dees for several pesticide applica tor update training credits. The event was chaired by Ken neth Winebark, Lebanon agent. Included in the seminar were discussions by Penn State Univer sity and Extension experts on residue management and conser vation compliance by Joel Myers; a look at the future of corn produc tion, and crop planning strategies by Greg Roth; an ASCS program update by Jennifer Minnich, Leba non ASCS director; sprayer calib ration instruction and a spray table demonstration by Paul Craig; crop planning strategies for nutrient management by Doug Beegle; and a farmer panel on making land allocation decisions. Deerfield Ag & Turf Center, Inc. RR 2 Box 212 Watsontown, PA 17777 717-538-3557 NEW JERSEY Caldwell Tractor & Equipment, Inc. 480 U.S. Route 46 Fairfield, N.J. 07006 201-227-6772 Rodlo Tractor Sales North While Horse Pike Hammonton, N J. 08037 609-561-0141 Frank Rymon & Sons, Inc. RD 3, Box 355 Washington, N.J. 07882 201-689-1464 Reed Brothers Petticoat Bridge Rd. Columbus, N.J. 08022 609-267-3363 VERNON ACHENBACH JR. Lancaster Farming Staff Myers said that, in managing New BELMONT Alfalfa Delivers Outstanding Pest Resistance! DISEASES NEMATODES AND INSECTS c S 85 85 •= I e i-s ° ° o | -S I i I s- s £p _| s s | s VARIETIES gj |j |j g§ || || ll <3l ggltlf M- Arrow HR R HR HR MR • • • MR R Blazer XL R R HR HR HR R R • HR Crown II HR R HR HR HR • LR • • R MR Dart HR R HR HR R • • * • R Fortress R R R HR R • • • HR R • HR BELMONT HR R HR R HR R MR MR R HR R HR Legend HR R HR HR HR • MR • MR R • LR Magnum 111 R MR R R MR • • • MR • • MR Magnum 111-Wet • MR R R MR MR Multiking 1 HR R HR R R • • • MR MR • MR Oneida VR R HR HR MR MR Sabre • HR HR R HR • HR Vernal R • MR • • • • • • • • • WL32O R MR HR R MR • • • MR MR MR R WL 322 HQ HR R HR R MR • • • LR HR R HR High Resistance [HR], Resistance [RI Moderate Resistance [MR], Low Resistance [LR] Dot [•] indicates vanety is susceptible or no resistance claimed. BELMONT was developed to withstand the diseases, insects, and weather that we have here in the Northeast. But it does more than just survive our conditions. It performs very well. In four years of testing at Hershey, PA, BELMONT outyielded such varieties as WL32O, Legend, Oneida VR and Edge. At Landisville, PA, BELMONT is number one, outyielding such varieties as WL322HQ, Magnum 111, Aggressor and Majestic. When high performance T*'W~VW' Tt is important. When second best 1t.1.1W I won't do, ask your seed dealer for BELMONT. residues on fields, take into account the varying field topogra phy and work with USDA’s Soil Conservation Service personnel to develop a conservation plan. He said there are six basic things to checklist: understand the entire plan; make sure that activities fall on schedule in order to stay on track with the plan; request plan revisions from SCS; direct any questions to SCS; and report any changes in the plan to SCS; and document any verbal communica tions to SCS by writing down the date, lime, etc. Calling it, “One of the most interesting seasons,” Greg Roth recapped the condition of the com crop over the past year. He talked about the mold and mycotoxin problems to an extent, but he also said that there were other problems which occured in From the left, Daryl Alger and Richard Kreider are recog nized for their corn production In the 5-acre corn contest, each man getting yields in excess of 200 bushels per acre. Distributed by NORTHAMPTON COUNTY SEED CO., INC P.O. BOX 51 BATH, PENNSYLVANIA 18014 (215)837-6311 837-6322 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 27, 1993-A2l record proportions, such as “beer can” ears. Although the exact cause of some problems can only be guessed, he said that some of the things encountered pointed to frost damages and the effects, hybrids with pushed maturities, reactions to late rye residue toxins, and com borers. According to Roth, with the “beer can” ears, the com plant is apparently healthy and fully grown and the ears appear well developed until the husk is pulled back to reveal a stunted cob and in many cases few kemnels because of poor pollination. He said the characteristic was reported in record numbers all across the nation, not just Pennsyl vania. He said it may be attributed to damaged caused by late frost (Turn to Pago A 24) Fast Growing Alfalfa Great Plans Research Company, Inc. 800-874-7945 Day