A2B-Lancast«r Fanning, Saturday, March 6 1993
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opposite position when the funds
are over bought or over sold. But
just by watching the natural yearly
price moves and selling part of the
crop in advance has merit, accord
ing to Bower.
Bill Pardee, extension crop spe
cialist, Cornell University, empha
sized early planting of com. In fact,
com planted after the ideal planting
time for your area will lose a bushel
per day in production. This hap
pens because you lose heat and
light in a shorter growing season.
Pardee said soil temperature is not
as important now as it was 20 years
ago because the new seedling vigor
of modem hybrids makes them
adaptable to early planting. While
the shoot may not cone up until the
soil reaches 50 degrees, roots will
work down at 45 degrees and deve
lop a system before the plant
emerges.
Pardee reported on studies that
showed ideal plant populations
were between 23,000 and 26,000
for grain and 25,000 to 28,000 for
silage. In silage harvest, high grain
levels are still important And the
new hybrids have also offered
increased fiber digestability.
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winners in the corn club production
contest for 1992. The winners are
as follows:
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SHELLED GRAIN CLASS
1. Larry E. Moyer, Mertztown, Doebler's
73 XP, 214.1; 2 Lloyd Zook, Oey, Pioneer
3293, 202.6; 3. Albert Ferens, Dunbar,
Supercross 5461, 198.7.
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1. Clarence A. Keener, Jr., Manhelm,
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Lebanon, Pioneer 3394, 203.5; 3. Richard
'• Fetterman, Catawissa, Pioneer 3293,195.5.
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1. Glenn Bros. Dairy, McConnellsburg,
Pioneer 3140, 212.9; 2. Warren Pilgram,
Greenville, Pioneer 3527,198.3; 3. Herman
Espy, Spruce Creek, Pioneer 3352, 190 3.
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1 Paul Lechner, Oley, Avg. 188.7, 2.
Donald Lichtenwalner, Macungie, Avg.
187 3; 3 Joseph Matejik, Mechanicsville,
Avg. 185 3.
3 ACRE + HARVEST SIZE
1. William Bissmger, Bloomsburg, Avg.
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Northeast Dairy
SYRACUSE, N.Y. Some
175 daily leaden from throughout
the Northeast are expected to
attend the Northeast Dairy Con
ference, in Corning, N.Y. on Mon
day, Match 29.
Thii major annual event brings
together leaden from all segments
of the dairy industry from far
mers to food processors to govern
ment officials in an area
stretching from New England to
the Middle Atlantic states.
This year’s two-day confer
ence, which will lake place in
Coming’s Hilton Hotel, is being
hosted by Eastern Milk Producers
Cooperative and its 3,000 member
farms.
The purpose is to tackle the
concerns facing the industry,
according to Lewis Gardner, con
ference president and president of
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1. Lester Poust, Muncy, Avg. 187.2; 2.
Sidney Lewis, Wysox, Avg. 176.9; 3. Sandy
Ridge Farms, Shippenville, Avg. 182.8.
Greg Roth, Pom Stale Exten
sion agronomist, chaired the prog
ram. Grant Troop, association
president, presented the awards.
(Editor’s Note: More informa
tion from several of the presenta
tions at the annual meeting is
planned for the next “Corn
Talk” association news letter to
be published in the April 17 issue
of Lancaster Farming.)
Conference Set
“With the dramatic changes our
dairy fanners have had to weath
er,” Gardner said, “it is critical to
once again come together to dis
cuss the issues at hand, and exa
mine courses of action that can be
taken individually and by the
industry as a whole.”
With a conference theme of
“Operating in the New Dairy
Environment,” Gardner said that
some of the best minds in the
industry will lead conference
goers in exploring the impact of
structural changes in the process
ing and production sectors, as well
as strategies that will help farmers
to survive.
Gardner said that anyone inter
ested in attending the conference
may obtain more information by
calling Eastern Milk toll free at
1-800-926-2667.
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