Now’s The Time To Join Com Growers STATE COLLEGE (Centre Co.) PMOGA is pleased to announce continuing support for its Membership Incentive Program (MIP) that the associ ation is conducting in conjunc tion with a number of cooperat ing Pennsylvania seed companies. The MIP with seed com RESEARCH UPDATE (Continued from Pago 14) Increasing population to 27,667 plants per acre results in a slight yield increase but does not cover the additional seed cost. At 31,778 plants per acre, seed cost is much higher while yield is depressed. Although yields were not sig nificantly different, plant population can have a substan tial effect on profitability as seed cost goes up rapidly for little or no increase in yield. This data indicates that maxi mum economic com yields on Cecil County’s silt loam soils are likely to be obtained at plant populations between 24,000 and 28,000 plants per acre. This project was made possible with the support of Jonathan Quinn, our fanner cooperator and Pioneer Brand Products who provided the seed and the weigh wagon. company sponsorship will enti tle any com grower who plants at least five acres of com to a free bag of seed com (standard size) with a three-year member ship in PMOGA/NCGA. This program applies to all three year memberships, new or renewal. To participate, simply com plete the membership form and indicate the brand of seed com you would like to try. Remem ber. the theme of PMOGA’s program is ‘Try Something New," so the association hopes you will use this opportunity to experiment a bit and not just get a bag of free seed com. You will receive a certificate for a free bag of seed from the company chosen from ® Pennsylvania Master Corn Growers Association & National Corn Growers Association lembership Application Name Farm Name Address 7State/Zii Cit Count' Phone Farm Acres New Member or Renewal PMCGA and NCGA dues for one year: $3O Special! Three years for $751 Make checks payable to: PMCGA Send to: PMCGA P. 0. Box 304 State College, PA 16804 Try Something Now!! Growers who harvest more than 5 acres of corn each year and sign up for a least three year membership qualify to recieve a free unit of seed corn of their choice from the participating seed company listed below: Please indicate your choice if you qualify: Chemgro Seed NC+ Hybrids Agripro Seedway Pioneer Hl-bred Inti. Ag Chem/Dyna-gro Wetsel Seed Company Inc. Doebler's Pa. Hybrids Inc. Dekalb Genetics FMCG A. You will make the ultimate decision about which hybrid to receive in consulta tion with the local seed com dealer for the company you selected. PMOOA will send the names and addresses by brand chosen to the appropriate seed com company’s statewide contact person and they will contact you. In addition to this incen tive program, you’ll be joining thousands of other growers across the country who are showing their support for the com industry. Locally, you’ll be supporting PMCGA’s activ ities such as Com Talk, PMCGA’s Com Conference, and local com promotion activities. Corn Acres _Agway . Com Talk, Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 10, t 195
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