PENNSYLVANIA MASTER CORN GROWERS ASSOC.. XIIC,
Corn Talk, Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 11,1995
For Snook, Standability’s
Most Important Factor
CAROLYN N. MOYER
Bradford Co. Correspondent
JERSEY SHORE (Lycom
ing Co.) Some people say
it’s the rich river bottom soils
that allow Ed Snook to take
home the first-place ribbons in
the Pennsylvania Com Club’s
annual production contest. But
according to the long-time com
grower and hog fanner, there
are many factors that contribute
to bumper com crops.
“In the Five Acre Com Club,
I don’t enter the same fields
every year. I’ve had them in the
Nippenose Valley on limestone
moving it Jnto storage.
Farm Calendar
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Corn Crop Management,
Ephrata Area Young Far
mers meeting, Ephrata H.S.,
Mercer.
Intensive Grain Management
School, Lebanon Valley Ag
Center, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.,
also Feb. 24.
ground and along the river. It’s
always pushed up to me that I
have pig manure and river field,
but we’ve had the Five Year
Com Club in seven or eight
locations and we’ve won
awards on all of them,” he said.
In this year’s contest, Snook
placed first in the three-year
average shelled grain class for
the regular harvest size. His
yield in 1992 was 191,8 bushels
per acre. In 1993 he produced
201.6 bushels per acre and in
1994 he produced 1U4.1
bushels per acre for an average
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Grain marketing meeting,
Lebanon Valley Ag Center,
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School, Lebanon Valley Ag
ic. Penn State Schuylkill
Campus, Schuylkill Haven.
9:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
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One of the main factors Ed Snook looks for when selecting hybrids is stan
dability. Here he examines a plot of corn which was also selected for that fac
tor in a neighbor’s field. According to Snook, the neighbor has decided to see
Just how long these four rows of corn will stand.
PMCGA Directors Step Down
Greg Roth
Penn State Agronomy
Assistant Professor
Several PMCGA board of
director members are stepping
down after one or more three-
year terms in office. Their con
tributions and commitment to
our organization have contri
buted considerably to PMCGA.
Steve Mellot, our outgoing
vice president from Mercers
burg, is stepping down this year
after two consecutive terms.
Steve has helped to provide
leadership to PMCGA over the
years and his participation in
many of our directors meetings
has been especially productive.
Mike Wilcox, from Carelton
in Mercer County, will also be
stepping down. Mike was
instrumental in the planning of
the com conference in western
Pennsylvania and has also been
an active board member who
will be missed.
Duane Hobbs, a Dupont rep
resentative who served as one
of our industry members on the
board, will also be stenoinc
down after three years. Duane
was instrumental in developing The PMCGA board of dircc
our Accent membership prog- tors consist of 15 members,
ram and has been active in the nine com growers, three indus
planning and execution of our try representatives, and three
com conferences. extension/education
Each of these members representatives.
NCGA Announces Yield Winners
ST. LOUIS, Mo. In this
tremendous production year, it
is no wonder that yields over
200 bushels per acre were com
mon in many areas of the U.S.
The National Com Growers
Association (NCGA) is pleased
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devoted considerable lime and
resources to the board and their
dedication has made a differ
ence in this organization. Elec
tions are under way to fill these
open slots on the board and the
results will be announced in the
next issue of Com Talk.
to announce com yields ranging
from l? 2 to 332 bushels per
acre were produced by the 27
national winners in NCGA’s
30th Anniversary National Com
Yield Contest.
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