Page 30—Corn Talk, Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 10, 1998 Balanced Diet Is Essential For Corn Plant Development NORCROSS, Ga. - Potassium, just like nitrogen and phosphorus, is essential for developing corn's genetic yield potential. Plant physiol ogists have set the yield potential well in excess of 500 bushes of grain per acre, yet, the national average for all U.S. corn producers have not reached one third of that President Signs Bill Extending Ethanol Incentive WASHINGTON, D.C. President Clinton signed into law an omnibus transporta tion bill that extends the excise tax exemption for ethanol-blended gasoline through 2007. The Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA 21) was overwhelmingly approved by the House and Senate in May. “Today’s signing of TEA 21 marks the culmination of a hard-fought battle by farmers and other ethanol support ers. Now we can move ahead with the business of building the domestic ethanol industry - an industry that generates jobs, revitalizes rural com munities and provides an important market for home-grown corn,” said National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) President Ryland Utlaut, who attended the White House signing cer emony. Utlaut, who raises corn, soybeans and wheat in Grand Pass, Mo., empha sized the significance of the ethanol market to U.S. farmers. “We’re operat ing in an environment of extreme uncertainty right now. Com prices are down and agricultural export projec tions have dropped significantly due to the Asian financial crisis, weak foreign currencies and other factors. This makes value-added domestic markets such as ethanol increasingly impor tant.” Consuming approximately seven percent of the U.S. com crop, ethanol is one of the largest industrial Uses for com. In addition, many farmers and rural communities have invested in ethanol-producing cooperatives. More than 80 percent of U.S. ethanol plants are owned by small producers. These small-scale facilities, with more than 25,000 members and about $1.3 billion in capital investment, are the fastest growing sources of ethanol production, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. “Obviously, farmers and rural citi zens have a vested economic interest in ethanol,” said Utlaut. “But the benefits of this home-grown, renewable fuel extend far beyond farm country. |H) PARS, INC. (Positive Approach for Revitalizing Soil s ) 805 Milton Gr jve Road South • Elizabethtown PA 17022 9648 Distributors Of fAgri-S(£) y soiltreatment y NA-CHURS ■>ttu b <£iqiUd Fertilizer Call our office for the salesman nearest you. 1-800-929-2676 Dealer Inquiries Welcome potential. Some yield can be lost due to disease, crop injury by pests, competition by weeds, stress from inadequate mois ture or high temperature, timeliness of operations, or perhaps due to inadequate nutrition. Potassium nutri tion could be one of those fac tors in need of attention for Ethanol cleans the air, lowers fuel costs, and reduces U.S. dependence on foreign oil. By supporting the extension of the ethanol tax incentive, Congress and the Clinton administration have done right by all Americans.” Lebanon 30 Evergreen Rd. Mon-Fri. 7:30-5:00 Sat. 7:30-Noon WE JD 7800, 140 HP, Cab, MFWD, Power Shift JD 7800 140 HP Cab, Power Shift, 2250 Hrs .'*so£flp *50,000 JD 4320 115 HP, WFE, Canopy *l9OOO *1 2,900 JD 4230 100 HP, Year Round Cab. * **4,800 *13,900 JD 7200 95 HP, MFWD 3375 Hrs... *44,500 JD 7200 95 HP, Cab, 885 Hrs. JD 2750 75 HP MFWD, Cab w/Westendorf Loader JD 2555 65 HP, MFWD w/JD 245 Loader JD 5400 60 HP, w/Schwartz Loader, 900 Hrs Deutz 7145 140 HP, Cab MF 2705 120 HP, Cab IHC 886 90 HP Brouwer FF 621 Forklift, Ford Diesel, 4 Wheel Drive JD 510 Loader/Backhoe com yield improvements. Corn must absorb its potassium from soil reserves and/or from applied fertilizer potassium sources. Regardless of source, a com crop yielding int eh 180 bushel per acre range will require nearly 240 pounds of potassium to produce the roots, stems, leaves, and grain. The nutrient reservoir of many soils is inadequate to supply the total potassium needs of high yielding com, especially during the critical peak demand period just prior to silking. The functions of potassium in corn growth are well known. Research by universi ties and private industry sci entists identify why potassi um is a vital part of a bal anced fertilization program for com. Effective and efficient use of nitrogen. Potassium teams with nitrogen and sulfur to Lancaster Rt. 283 & Rt. 772 Mon-Fri. 7:00-5:30 Sat. 7:00-4:00 TRACTORS 0% TIL MARCH 1,1999 FALL IS HERE AND SO OUR PRICES WILL F A INVENTORY REDUCTION SALE! M kV SHOP NOW FOR BEST SELECTION *62,000 *38,000 *29|MO *27,500 *21,900 *2%«eo *21,0Q0 *T7t5OO *15,500 *t9yfioo *12,500 *n?9oo *10,900 *T9jMO *18,500 *10,500 produce protein essential for plant growth. It helps to improve protein level and quality of corn silage for opti mum feed value and forage digestibility by livestock. Environmentally, it helps put more of the available nitro gen into the plant where it belongs. Optimum rate of photosyn thesis. Potassium, nitrogen, phosphorus and magnesium are team members in this process of converting sun light, water, and carbon diox ide into sugars and forms of stored energy for plant growth. Potassium helps to regulate the supply of carbon dioxide available for photo synthesis, the rate of sugar use by plants during respira tion, and more than 60 enzymes systems associated with plant growth. Movement of sugars from leaves to grain. Potassium is needed for efficient move- USED COMBINES 0%T ,L SEPTEMBER 1,1999 JD 4400 Diesel, Gear, 1976, 2975 Hrs. 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