(Continued from Pago 10) What does this mean for the future of high oil com in our region? I think the TOPCROSS still provides us with an oppor tunity but we have to cau tious with it, continue to evalu ate it, and learn to manage it carefully to minimize risks associated with the pollination process. If we can learn to man age it to improve yield during stress years like last year, the technology may have a place in our cropping systems. Dr. Peter Thomison at Ohio 1025 Nurse Dot Trailer 4.5 ton, 33” Stainless Steel Transpread MANUFACTURERS OF: • Row-Cat & AgriCat • Hydraspray Line of Floater & Pick-up Sprayers •Tran Spread Floater, Truck & Pull Spreaders • All Ground Drive Pull Spreaders • Foam Markers • Nozzle Alerts Visa & Mastercard accepted with all orders Web Site; http:Avww.gvm.inc.coin CALL TODAY FOR OUR NEW 300 PAGE 1998 PRODUCT CATALOG PENNSYLVANIA MASTER N GROWERS ASSOCIATION Between The Rows Dr. Greg Roth Penn State Agronomy Associate Professor State recently put together some management suggestions for TOPCROSS blends that I support He suggests to try the following: 1) select fields with high yield potentials; 2) use crop rotations to minimize drought root worm, and disease stress potential; 3) isolate by at least 30 to 40 rows from normal com; 4) select adapted TC blends with good yield poten tial; S) prepare a uniform seedbed; 6) increase seeding by 2.000 plants per acre up to 30.000 plants per acre; 7) plant Norwesco Tanks... 4Mt INCORPORATED early to optimize oil yields; 8) scout fields during the season for potential pest problems, especially rootwonn beetles; and 9) segregate the grain at harvest to preserve its identity. As with any new hybrid, I would start conservatively on a few acres and evaluate the pro duct compared to normal coins to determine the profit poten tial. If successful, I would gra dually increase my acres accordingly. So in 1997 reviews of high oil com were mixed. In the future, we may see newer polli nators developed that contri bute more to the final yield and are more drought tolerant The technology may also bring us access to other grain quality traits. We should also gain more insight into the manage- Swinger 2000 AG DISTRIBUTORS OF: • Norwesco Tanks • A wide variety of pumps, valves, coupling, fittings & hose • Spraying Systems Accessories • Rayman Tenders • Melroe Spra-Coupes • Swinger Loaders & Mobility Spreaders • Layco Blenders & Conveyors • Precision Pull & ATV Sprayers 374 HEIDLERSBURG ROAD BIGLERVILLE, PA 17307 800-345-3546 -—a OR MIKE MACHEK 800-899-5502 Corn Talk, Lancaster Firming, Saturday, January 24,1998—Page 11 ment needs of these blends under our conditions and where Greg Roth Department of Agronomy You may not have heard about the “Dead Zone” or think it sounds like a horror movie title but it may have serious implications for many U.S. com producers in the future. The Dead Zone is a and is causing hardships among 6.800-square mile area (slightly 1110 111086 involved in fishing smaller than the of New industiy in Louisiana. Scientists are not completely sure what causes the dead zone but many believe that fer tilizers, manure, and sewage from the Missis sippi River has caused an overfertilization of this area of the Gulf, which in turn causes a bloom of algae during the heat of the summer. When the algae die and decay, oxygen levels in the water are reduced to the point that fish and shrimp can’t survive. While the Dead Zone has appeared in the Gulf for some time, it doubled in size after the 1993 floods and has reappeared each summer since. ,Ck - U^s prayefs (O®!! mi wm§ The ‘Dead Zone ’ Penn State The American Farm Bureau and NCGA have both been actively monitoring the issue. Several articles in the press have drawn para llels between the Dead Zone problem and the Chesapeake Bay issue that we have exper ienced here in the Northeast. It may be that programs similar to those used in the Chesa peake watershed will be instituted in the Mis sissippi basin. This problem will be more diffi cult to manage than the Chesapeake, since the Mississippi watershed includes 31 states, most with an intensive agricultural base. You can expect we will hear more on this issue in the future. CHECK OUT OUR SPECIALS IN THIS WEEK’S LANCASTER FARMING SEC. C - PAGE 1-7 Elizabethtown Location Monday, Jan. 26 Thru Sat., Jan. 31 OPEN MON TUES 7 30-5 00 WED THRU FRI 7 30-9 00, SAT 7 30 2 00 MESSICK'S SERVING TWO LOCATIONS Rheems Exit - Route 283 Elizabethtown, PA 717-367-1319 « 717-653-8867 RD #1 Box 225 A, Route 30 Abbottstown, PA 17301 717-259-6617 £fcI\EWHOLLAI\D Company ‘ and when these products are a profitable alternative. Jersey) in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana and Texas that has appeared during the past four years. Oxygen levels in the water in Ibis area become so depleted that fish and shellfish in area either move out or die. The zone has reduced fish and shrimp catches in the region KWHOLIAN)
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