UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre Co.) The decisions made be tween now and the time winter grains are planted play a major role in determining the perfor mance of these crops, said a Penn State agronomist “Most of the decisions that af fect grain yield should be made LEESPORT (Berks Co.)—The Penn State Cooperative Extension is offering a swine AI one-day ses sion on Nov. 14 at the Leesport Farmer’s Market. The program will allow those using AI to update their tech niques and newcomers to leant, because everyone will have time to practice collection and TRI-COUNTY FARM & HOME Jaraaytown Bloomaburg, PA 717-437-3440 AGWAY CURRYVILLE FARM CENTER Routa 866, Box 93 Curryvilla, PA 814-793-2167 WAYNE FEEDS 101 N. 2nd Street Dlllaburg, PA 717-432-9623 AARON OROFF & SON 103 Claarvlew Drive Ephrata, PA 717-354-4631 STOLTZFUS FEED A SUPPLY INC. P.0.80x 427 Gap, PA 717-442-8280 GERMANBVILLE FEED ft FARM P.O. Box OS, Baka Ovan Road Garmanavllla, PA 610-767-9680 BAIR’S DAIRY SUPPLY 285 Harahay Haighta Hanovar, PA 717-633-9773 Prepare For well in advance of planting,” said Dr. Elwood Hatley, professor of agronomy in the College of Agri cultural Sciences. “These deci sions involve site and variety se lection, seed treatment, tillage, planting dates and seeding rates.” Site selection is extremely im portant when planting winter Swine AI Short Course Set breeding. Starting at 10 a.m., the pro gram’s ‘topics include “Fitting Artificial Insemination Into Your Herd” by Ken Kephart, Penn State swine specialist; “Artificial Insemination—Striving for Per fection,” a video by the National Pork Producers; “Heat Detection and the Insemination Process” by MOUNTAIN VIEW ALINE SUPPLY SUPPLY INC. Rout# #2, Box 289 Formorly Shartluvlllt Farm Plaaaant Milla, PA Sarvlca 717-539-2500 RD #l, Box 139 Hamburg, PA 610-488-1025 SCHICK ENTERPRISES 1631 Grim Road Kutztown, PA 610-288-6819 UMBERGBRS OF FONTANA Rt. 322 In Fontana Lebanon, PA 717-867-5161 B-Z FARMS 206 Fredarlcka Grove Road Lahlghton, PA 717-386-4184 FISHER ft THOMPSON. INC. IS Newport Road Laola, PA 717-656-3307 MIFFLINBURG FARM SUPPLY Route 45 Eaat Mlffllnburg, PA 717-966-3114 Winter Grain Planting crops. Winter grains, especially barley, should be planted in well drained fields. When planted in poorly drained soils, these crops are subject to excessive winter kill. “Winter wheat also should not follow wheat in crop rota tions,” Hatley said. “This can lead to diseases, such as the root dis- Mark Lewis, manager. Palmyra Swine Unit of White Oak Mills in Elizabethtown; and AI practice and boar collection. The program will adjourn at 2:30 p.m. Registration fee is $8 per person, which includes hand outs and a noon meal. Animals STAR SILOS 630 E. Lincoln Avanua Myaratown, PA 717-866-8708 ICKES FARM SUPPLY Rout* #1 Oatarburg, PA 814-276-3422 KNIBELY BUILT 229 Cornflald Lana Port Matilda, PA 814-692-4110 HUBER’S ANIMAL HEALTH SUPPLIES 810 Tulpahockan Road Myaratown, PA 717-866-2246 SHADE MOUNTAIN SUPPLY RD #2, Box 738 Port Royal, PA 717-436-9429 LEINBACH FARM SERVICE 1120 Rlttnar Highway Shlppanaburg, PA 717-832-5811 ease known as ‘take all’.” It’s best to choose winter grain varieties that have high yield po tential and disease resistance. Variety performance reports ate published annually by Penn Stale’s agronomy department and by universities in surrounding stales. “Use as much of this infor- will be provided by Mt. View Farms, Frystown. For more information and to register, contact Clyde Myers, Penn State Cooperative Extension in Berks County, at Berks County Agricultural Center, P.O. Box 520, Leesport, PA 19533, (610) 378-1327. MiraFounft MIRACO, A DIVISION OF AHRENS Agricultural Industries, Inc BOX 686 GRINNELL, lOWA SOI 12 NORTHAMPTON FARM BUREAU 300 Buahkill Straat Tatamy, PA 610-258-2871 PARMER BOY AO KEITH’S FARM & 410 E. Lincoln Avanua DAIRY SUPPLIES Myaratown, PA 10 E. Graan Straat 717-866-7565 Nawvllla, PA 717-776-4848 McNEAL FARM SERVICE Rt. #3, Box 230 Towanda, PA 717-364-8460 DAIRYLAND SALES & SERVICE R 0 #3, Box 43 Troy, PA 717-297-4128 ROVBNDALE BARN & AO RD #2, Box 210 Wataontown, PA 717-838-9864 MASON-DIXON FARM SERVICE 340 Appla Hill Waynaaburg, PA 412-882-1147 E.M. HERR FARM 8c HOME 14 Harrvlll* Road Willow Straat, PA 717-464-3321 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 21, 1995-03 51 5-236-5822 COVE FARM SUPPLY RD #l, Box 992 Martlnsburg, PA 814-703-4713 NEW YORK DEALERS KURTZ-HARRINGTON INC. 2638 Route #2 Clnclnnatua, NY 607-863-3332 MAZOUREK FARM 105 Mazourak Road Nawflald, NY 607-564-3485 THE RING FARM SUPPLY Route #23 Southaida Onaonta, NY 607-432-1951 BRANDOW'S IBA RD #1,80x284 Schanavua, NY 607-278-5712 mation as possible when selecting new varieties,” Hatley said. Seed- and soil-borne diseases can reduce yields of winter wheat and barley. “This is especially true for wheat seedings this fall, be cause Fusarium head scab and Septora glume blotch have been present in a large portion of the state,” Hatley said. “Other diseas es affecting winter crops include seed decays, seedling blights, and loose and covered smuts.” To protect against these and other diseases, seeding should not be done before recommended planting dates, and seed treat ments should contain both a pro tectant fungicide and a systemic fungicide. “Protectant fungicides increase yields, improve seedling vigor and eliminate covered smut in wheat and barley.” Hatley said. “Treatment with |' the proper systemic fungi cide eliminates loose smut and coveted smut of wheat and barley and prevents damage from seed decay and seedling blights.” A uniform seed placement of 1.0 to I.S inches deep also is im portant for successful winter grain production. “Some tillage is requir ed to assure that your equipment is placing the seed at a uniform depth,” Hatley said, “Growers also need to adjust their equipment’s planting speed to match soil conditions. Exces sive planting speeds in crease the amount of variability in seeding depth and lead to lower yields.” Seeding density for winter grains should be adjusted to produce be tween 1.2 and I.S mil lion plants per acre. “This means your equipment should de posit 18 to 20 seeds, with 90 percent ger mination, per foot of row when seeding in 7-inci) rows,” Hatley said. “If you are plant ing past recommended dates, the germination rate will be lower and you’ll need to increase the seeding rate up to 30 percent” For information about planting dates and other considerations for winter grains, consult the “Penn State Agro nomy Guide.” The 214-page publication contains detailed infor mation on com, grain sorghum, soybeans for grain, small grains and forage craps. Included are sections on pest management soil fer tility management crop storage and erosion control. The guide is avail able for $7 from the Penn State Cooperative Extension office in your county or from the Pub lications Distribution Center. 112 Agricultur al Administration Building, University Park. PA 16802, (814) 865-6713.
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