. Rohrer Cooperates L iu«d frem-Pag* A 22) ing outlet to the United rench-owned Co-op De lird largest seed com urope. Ini research on wheat, soy com and make the var iable to AgriPro. t close contact with ONE TEST DRIVE ARRIVE AT THE HERNLEY’S FARM EQUIPMENT, INC. Elizabethtown, Pa. 717-367-8867 B. EQUIPMENT, INC. Wayneaboro, Pa. 717-762-3193 ZIMMERMAN’S FARM SERVICE, Inc. 1/2 MHe West off Rt. 501 On School Rd., Bethel, Pa. 717-933-4114 AgriPro, and through halping with making test plots available for developing hybrid varieties, Roh rer Bros, stays on top of what is being offered and how it compares. Through established and conti nuing communication with farmer-customers, Rohrer Bros, is 7 j > ( ,/ • i'' , - ' * AND YOU’LL NATURAL CONCLUSION. during our Demonstration Days, going on right now. able to represent them better in development and availability of varieties that will perform best Last week, Wayne B. Knerr. was on hand to help the Pan Seeds crew harvest trial varieties and col lect data. Phil Bartlett assistant breeder for Pan Seeds Inc., drove an old, customized two-row combine with specialized compartments for ' '' ' '. * * ' v ' ' v V♦ w v . _ *. t ' “-" '. *•* „a ' $-*• ' rfV-" ;?';,£ ~ - < W-h Y i St •■'•'' * *y-‘ :< ~ ''%l C <&<*>: -'■-' ' .'-. «- /< tij. f'l >». '*»<!? Jg;> >V Csc*#eaW,v - 1 ; /’ : J'. *?f'ft /S%* •''* ' ' : <p, *.! S'/**//- V *J„'* •i#*«’j*>'!‘' ,“V '<!' /.V ' >A ‘ ' r '“" *~w,< Get on over to your GLEANER * dealer now for a chance that doesn’t come along very often: a shot at putting a GLEANER through its paces. The Natural Harvester is the only combine in the business that feeds your crop, from header to spreader, with no damaging twists and turns And the only time you can experience it in action is weighing and testing com mois ture. The combine is kept locally and h«s been used for yean to harvest Lancaster County test plots for yield and performance data. Bartlett said he is an assistant breeder for the company and has been working with the company for IS years, based out of Brook ston, Indiana. Along with him was ■/ * . 't C.J. WONSIDLER BROS. Quakertown, Pa. 215*536-7523 Naw Tripoli, Pa. 215-767-7611 Olay. Pa. 215-987-6257 BHM FARM EQUIPMENT SAL^S-PARTS-SERVICE Routa 934,2 Milas North of Annvilla, PA 717-867-2211 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, •Nbvanbar li, r * ►‘ h " '<* * ' v s .Jkl GLEANER' Aocoi on iatml a technician, Todd DcLong, who performed moisture and yield cal- culations in the research combine. The two had traveled from Brooks ton in order to harvest the idols, which look about four hours. While the data they gathered is to be compiled and compared against other varieties, Bartlett said that the Smoketown trial site provided by P.L. Rohrer Bros, provides good data. “This is the extreme east (of the geo graphic area the com pany uses to conduct trials), but it provides good data.” He explained that back in the mid-West growing conditions are very good and also con sistent, whereas here conditions are much more diverse more plant pests, diseases and varying humidity and weather. This makes this area very good to test hybrid varieties because the more and different stres ses that varieties can be subject to, the belter desired traits can be selected. He said that the drought and pest prob lems of this year actual ly can help breeders arrive at their breeding goals much faster, by making it easier to nar row down those variet ies which can make the cut. Also, he said the this area helps the company with its marketability of its offerings because “What you need for Eur ope is what you need for here." He said he specifical ly is looking for high yield, standability and disease resistance. They don’t work with recoin binant-DN A genetically altered var ieties right now, nor are they working with var ieties specifically for silage, or specifically for higher starch content. According to Bartlett, over the seven test plot sites (35 acres total) he has been working with, he evaluates about 400 varieties. At the Smoke town site, he said he had about 2SO different hybrids in the one-acre test plot. At a Mexico nursery, the parent stock are kept and hand germinated to produce different variet ies for testing next year, and for reevaluating those varieties that suc ceeded in making it to a second trial. The goal of Pau Seeds is to become a com pletely indepent breeder stressing elite inbred stock or proprietary hybrids. The difference is in who owns the rights to parent slock. Currently, the company has some of its o<vn elite female stock, while pollinating
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