Page 6—Corn Talk, Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 17,1993
Late Planting Should
Not Affect Yield Contest
ST. LOUIS, Mo. With a
delay in the planting season
because of excessive rain this
spring, it should be an interest
ing year for the National Com
Yield Contest (NCYC), being
sponsored by the National
Com Growers Association
(NCGA).
Most farmers in the concen
trated com growing areas were
forced to plant late because of
constant wet weather. This
may put U.S. farmers on a level
playing field when it comes to
com yields and winning an
award in the NCYC.
Plus, the contest rules have
changed slightly, providing the
opportunity for more farmers
to win than ever before. The
rules now allow one national
and state trophy per entrant.
NCYC Advisory Committee
Chairman Daryl Reid, a com
grower from Macomb, 111.,
expects the competition to be
just as keen as in past years
when NCYC contest particip
ants have had the best yields in
the nation.
“Each year we strive to
make the contest better and
more fair to all farmers, hope
fully increasing participation.
Our mission is to enhance com
profitability. The more entrants
there are, the more information
we have in the Com Yield
CORN GROWERS SPECIAL
Guide to share with growers.
The Guide, sponsored by
American Cyanamid Com
pany, Deere and Company and
Northrup King Co., lists the
production inputs and practices
of all winners for everybody to
compare,” said Reid.
Contest rules with entry and
harvest forms are available to
all interesting com growers by
calling NCGA at (314)
275-9915. The final deadline
for entries is August 1, with a
$7O fee. All entrants must be
NCGA members and enter a
field of at least 10 acres.
There are seven classes
within the contest; Class AA
non-irrigated (fields located in
Illinois, Indiana, lowa, Minne
sota, Missouri, Ohio, and Wis
Facts About
50 Billion Bushels
In 1993, the United States
will export its SO-billionth
bushel of com. If 50-billion
bushels of com were made into
cereal flakes, it would make
1.75 trillion one-pound boxes,
reports the U.S. Feed Grains
Council.
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All 1993 NCYC winners
will be awarded trophies at the
“Circle of Winners” during the
upcoming NCGA Com Class
ic, February 27 - March 1,
1994 in Denver, Colo, Also,
many seed companies are
offering outstanding awards,
including cash prizes, trips,
and a new car.
NCGA urges com growers
to rise to the challenge and be a
part of the National Com Yield
Contest. For more details and
entry forms, call NCGA at
(314) 275-9915.
According to the U.S. Feed
Grains Council, 50-billion
bushels of com loaded in
100-unit trains would circle the
earth’s equator seven times,
with enough left over to go
from San Francisco to Boston
and back.
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Com Tour Featured
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12 inches deep; mix the cores
and dry quickly; analyze for
Nitrate N; determine sidedress
N recommendation.
Samples can be sent to the
Penn State lab or a commercial
lab. to be analyzed, which will
take a few days. There are tests
that can be performed right at
the farm. This test was demon
strated by Melissa Bravo, from
West Branch Crop Manage
ment Assn. This test can be
performed in a matter of
minutes. For more infoimation
regarding this test, contact your
local Crop Management Assn.,
or County Extension Office.
Com Herbicides, by Penn
States’ Bill Curran, was next
on the agenda, showing com
that was treated with various
herbicides. A cost of the herbi
cide programs were men
tioned, with weed control cost
ranging from 10.00 to over
30.00 per acre.
A kit for testing weeds to
determine what herbicide
would be the most effective on
the farms weed population was
also shown, with an explana
tion on how the test works.
Also on Tour C, was Soy
bean Row Spacing, with Dr.
Elwood Hatley. It was
explained that there was 2 fac
The “Plus" of the planting unit
Large heavy duty plastic hopper
with a 45 hr (14 bushel) capacity
an eiiinent depth control
ol the disc openers
An exceptional system!...
for the most difficult conditions.
tois that determine row spacing
for soybeans, one is the plant
type, and the other is the plant
ing date. There should be com
plete covering of the row by
the end of June, which is when
the plant starts flowering. Soy
beans that are planted in late
April, oreatly June, Will flower
at the same time, the flowering
is controlled by day length. If
soybeans are planted in 30 inch
rows in late April, they should
have a canopy covering by
flowering time, but if the soy
beans are planted in early June,
narrower rows must be used.
There was a round bale
demonstration, narrated by
Marvin Hall and Lynn Hoff
man. The demonstration
included round bale wrapping,
and ag bag filling, both
methods are alternatives for the
use of a silo to make silage. Sil
age that had been made some
time ago was shown, with the
quality determined.
If anyone would like more
information on com or other
crops, pasture management, or
anything pertinent that was dis
cussed at the Crop Expo 93,
contact your local Penn State
Extension office. They offer
many informational sheets and
booklets on all aspects of
farming.
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