f.CWtiSi S i9dmoiqs2 .yebictee ,g.tltrn6l tafasofie.! *3Mancwt»f Firtntofl, Saturday, September 2, 1995 \ MANHEIM (Lancaster Co.) To develop hybrid com and soybeans for die mid-Atlantic slates, the DeKalb Plant Genetics farm is ideally situated because of the unique plant environment of the local area. A field day at the farm was held Thursday, and Brent Godshalk, plant breeder and farm manager, said they wanted to show their customers die new hybrids in com, soybeans and sorghum. In addition, new bt com resistant to com bore and hybrids resistant to herbicide were shown. Correction At last week’s Elizabethtown Fair Sale of Champions, some facts were incorrectly reported. Brandon Ziegler, Lititz, sold his grand champion selling lamb to John Ebersole of Speedwell Con- Shop Key-Aid for Sept Savings = (Sale prices good till Sept 30, HNS) BB »-.>»■■ 707190 - Hoofmakcr Boz $ 2.50 707200 - Hoofmakcr 32 oz $ 4.29 "'"i"' <ss** 707350 - Mane N Tail Shampoo pt $ 2.99 s’ Tail 707355 - Mane N Tail Shampoo ql $ 3,99 ~ 707300 - Mane N Tail Conditioner pt $ 2.99 *TB~'J 707305 - Mane N Tail Conditioner qt $ 3.99 Mineral 707500 -Mineral lee 16 oz $4.99 I -"-Jr— I IH3 270900 - Zimcclcnn Paste Wormcr $9 49 625100 - Bar Bait Bars 16 oz $2.29 625110 - Ropax pkls 75 x 50g $27.99 625120-Ropax bars 40barsx20gm $ 9.99 “ ice HARDWARE M SSI 1739 WMt Main Slraat Ephrala, PA 17522 LOW PRICES, HIGH QDAUTT, FRIENDLY SERVICE, CONVENIENT HOURS I High efficiency - cleanest burning SAVE 100-200! Corn Harvest Said Ahead The stadon is one of 25 com breeding stations and three soy bean stations in the U.S. Godshalk has a large breeding program on the farm and alsodoes a lot of work with silage com. Greg Roth, agronomist, Penn State, said the crops in Lancaster County look much better than many other areas but thought may be the yields would not be quite as good as they looked. In many other areas of the state Roth said the season has been a struction, Manheim. The supreme champion sheep was shown by Zimmerman, Akron. In the story of the current state FFA president Daria Herr’s name was inadvertedly interchanged with Tonya. We apologize for these errors. roller coaster. Plant populations were reduced in some fields from seedling diseases. Later the rains came and caused the stalks to grow so rapidly that storms caused green snap problems. Gray leaf spot then became a problem, but the dry weather caused that disease to diminish in intensity. Now, rapid advancing crop Brent Godshalk, DeKalb research farm manager, explains the com breeding pro cess to one of the tour groups at the field day. TGIC Powder Mounted on s’x2o’ trough with adjustabl *1 § io K) 3 m S f I PAUL B. ZIMMERMAN. INC. I If Call or Write For Hours 299 Woodcorner Rd. „ i Additional Information Mon. Thru Fri. Lititz, PA 17543-9165 D? g And Your 7to 5 i Mile West of Ephrata § J Nearest Dealer 717-738-7065 g BfcJ PBMimitPPIH P FEATURES: FARMCO FEEDER WAGON * 15" implement wheel (6 bolt) * 2 jacks on front corners for added stability Of Schedule maturity has given given some drought stress on shallow soils. While the weather has been dry, nitrate problems have not surfaced because rains have not followed the drought. Roth estimated that the com harvest is two weeks ahead of schedule, and some silage has become dry faster than farmers expected. •i' * i* it" 1 IH9T 'I ' ■ • -* \ v-T With an early harvest comes the opportunity for fall tillage and the planting of cover crops. 'This has been a frustrating year for com growers,” Roth said. “But I think we will do reasonably well on a state-wide basis. In terms of yield, nationally USDA is report ing some rather good yields, but many com farmers do not believe those yields will materialize.” FEATURES: ZIMMERMAN HEADLOCKS * Spring loaded neck bar for easy removal and adjustment * Individual lock on each yoke for retaining individual animals ie tongue *■ ' I i i SE E a til
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