Current PFGC Officers, Board
HERS HEY (Dauphin Co.) The
following is a list of the current offi
cers and board of directors of the
PFGC. If you have questions, con
cerns or suggestions on how the PFGC
could serve you better, contact one of
these people.
Officer*
President Paul Craig (717) 921-8803
Sec.-Treas. Richard Haim (717) 534-3507
Exec. Vice Pres. Marvin Hall (814) 863-1019
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HERNLEY’S FARM
EQUIPMENT, INC.
Elizabethtown, Pa.
717-367-8867
1-800-564-2511
GRUMELLI’S FARM
SERVICE INC.
Quarryville, PA
717-786-7318
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Board of Directors
Producer
John Thompson*
David HQeman
Edgar Rita
Public
Paul Craig*
Duane Pyaher
Craig Williams
Industry
Richard Adams*
Ed Konclc
Richard Kauffman
•list year of current term
BHM FARM EQUIPMENT
SALES-PARTS-SERVICE
Route 934,
2 Miles North of
Annville, PA
717-867-2211
B. EQUIPMENT, INC.
Waynesboro, Pa.
717-762-3193
(412) 533-3282
(814) 684-1498
(717) 734-3745
(717) 921-8803
(717) 782-4458
(717) 724-9120
(717) 355-3655
(717) 299-2571
(717) 653-9381
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FIELOST.
Foraging Around, Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 11, 1998—Page
INFLUENCE OF SOIL
TEXTURE ON ALFALFA
aiTtotoxicity
ZIMMERMAN’S
FARM SERVICE, Inc.
1/2 Mile West off Rt. 501
On School Rd,
Bethel, Pa
717-933-4114
C.J. WONSIDLER BROS.
Quakertown, Pa.
215-536-7523
New Tripoli, Pa.
610-767-7611
❖ Special Report *
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EADY
J.A. JENNINGS and
CJ. NELSON
University of Missouri
A rotation interval
is recommended be
tween alfalfa stands to
avoid negative effects
of autotoxicity. Dif
ferences in soil prop
erties such as texture
can strongly influence
allelopathic expres
sion in plants and may
explain the large
variation in research
results and recom
mended rotation in
tervals among states.
A laboratory ex
periment was con
ducted to determine
the influence of soil
texture on alfalfa
autotoxicity. Alfalfa
extracts were passed
through leaching co
lumns filled with top
soil of either Saipy
fine sandy loam or
Carlow silty clay
foam and leachates
were collected.
Leachates were added
to SO alfalfa seed in
petri dishes.
Radicle length and
percentage germina
tion were measured
after 3 days. Leach
ates reduced radicle
growth more than per
centage gennination
in both soils. The
autotoxic chemical or
chemicals moved
through the Sarpy soil
faster than through
the' Carlow soil.
Fifty percent more'
water was required to
move the autotoxic
leachate through the
clay-foam than the
sandy-loam soil. The
results indicate that
similar amounts of the
autotoxic factor in
sandy soil will have a
greater influence on
alfalfa seedling
growth than in the
clay soil.
Conversely,, the
same amount of rain
fall will leach the
autotoxic factor from
a sandy soil while
only diluting it in a
clay soil. Soil texture
and rain water interact
to affect length of ro
tation intervals
needed for successful
reseeding of alfalfa.
Field research is
needed to determine if
rotation intervals can
be modified based on
soil texture and irriga
tion or expected rain-
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