Mark Antle
Department Of Agronmy
Penn State
Five new com related publi
cations have recently become
available from Penn State’s
Publications Distribution
Center.
Summaries of each publica
tion are listed below.
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From Penn State
Agronomy Facts 52, “Poten
tial for Narrow Row Com in
Pennsylvania,” is a five-page
fact sheet which summarizes
five years of narrow row com
research at Penn State. The
research has shown that com
silage yields typically increase
by 5 to 10 percent when planted
in 15-20 inch rows. The yield
increase is somewhat inconsis
tent depending on a number of
factors which are described in
the publication. This fact sheet
describes the changes that need
to be considered in the manage
ment of insecticide, fertility,
planting, and harvesting of nar
row row com. Considerations
such as yield response to vari
ous plant populations and row
spacings are also outlined in the
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fact sheet
“Considerations For Double-
Cropping Com Following Hay
In Pennsylvania,” Agronomy
Facts 56, outlines the pros and
cons of planting com following
a first cutting of hay. This is a
practice which some producers
have found profitable, especial-
It organizes data by year, farm, field,
grain, and load for easy identification.
Data can be transferred to a computer to
print a summary of all fields. Also, print
yield and moisture maps if you are using
GPS and a memory card.
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ly when the first cutting of hay
is harvested as haylage. Man
agement considerations such as
hybrid selection, insect control,
planting techniques, weed con
trol and economics of double
cropping com are all discussed
in the fact sheet. Anyone who
has ever experienced
an infestation of bur
cucumber in a com
field will appreciate
the research con
ducted by former
Penn State Agronomy
graduate student
David Messersmith.
“Managing Burcu
cumber In Agronomic
Crops,” Agronomy
Facts 59, contains
information summar
izing the results of
David’s research in
controlling this pesky
summer annual weed.
Burcucumber man
agement relies on a
combination of pre
ventative, cultural,
mechanical, and
chemical practices,
all of which ate dis
cussed in the
publication.
“Starter Fertilizer”
(Agronomy Facts 51)
describes different
materials, rates, and
application tech
niques used in starter
fertilizers. This facts
heet provides a over
view of the funda
mental concepts asso
ciated with using
starter fertilizers.
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“The Field Crop
Weed Control Guide”
is an annual publica
tion containing
updated information
on herbicides. It is an
easy to read manual
with a layout similar
to the “Penn State
Agronomy Guide.”
The Weed Control
Guide also contains a
weed management
section which discus
ses aspects of weed
biology, scouting,
thresholds, control
practices, herbicide
tolerant crops,
herbicide-resistant
weeds, and post
emergence heibicide
principles.
To obtain a copy ot
these publications,
visit your local county
cooperative extension
office or contact the
Penn State Publica
tions Distribution
Center at (814)
865-6713. The “Field
Crop Weed Control
Guide” costs $5.50
and the Agronomy