Tomato Luncheon Honors Producers Who Reach Harvest Milestone (Continued from Page El 6) son; Warrior at 3.75 ounces per acre and Dimethoate at 1 pint per acre. The most diffi cult disease to control in 20,02 was bacterial spot and the most difficult insect to control in 2002 was worms. Ethrel was applied at 0.5 to 1.5 pints per acre according to temperature recommenda tions 12 to 18 days before har vest. Class IV (30-45 Acres) Phillip Nolt Phillip Nolt, Manheim, has won the award for the highest tomato yield in Class IV com petition for growers with 30 to 45 acres. Nolt harvested 1,346.5 tons of usable fruit for Furman Foods on 30.8 acres for a 43.7 tons per acre average yield. His average A grade was 60.4 percent and ranking value was 25.8. No other informa tion was available at the time this document was completed. Class V (15-30 Acres) Eric Charles Eric Charles, Lancaster, has won the award for the highest tomato yield in Class V com petition for growers with 15-30 acres. Charles harvested 873.6 tons of usable fruit for, Furman Foods on 15.9 acres for a 54.9 tons per acre aver Vegetable Growing Equipment Water Wheel Transplanter 1600 Series II Raised Bed Plastic Layer 2550 & 2600 Two Tanks For Visibility Auto Ro-Trak Sway Control Quick Change Planting Wheel Adjustable Bed Width and Height Flat Bed Plastic Layer 345 Series II Specializing in Vegetable Growing Machinery, Irrigation Equipment And Supplies, Free Catalogue age yield. His average A grade was 68.2 percent and ranking value of 37.3. Heinz 9035 tomato plants were grown in 338 plug trays and the 5.5 week-old tomato plants were transplanted on May 9, 2002. The tomato transplants were planted with a Lannen carousel transplant er at a population of 14,000 plants per acre. The tomatoes were grown on beds that were 66 inches on center and the double rows were spaced 19 inches apart with 13.6 inches between plants in the row. Tomatoes are rotated in a 3-year program with corn. The rotation consists of corn com-tomatoes. There was no lime or manure applied to the fields in 2002. Prior to plant ing tomatoes, 100N-125P-250K was broad cast and incorporated into the soil. When the tomato trans plants were being placed in the field, 12 pounds of 10N-54P-4K starter fertilizer was used in the transplant water. The tomatoes were sidedressed with 30 gallons per acre of Nitro Plus with mi cronutrients three to four weeks after transplanting the tomatoes in the held. Several applications of SN-10P-27K at 5 pounds per acre were made either as a fo liar application or injected into the drip irrigation system. Rain-Flo Irrigation 884 Center Church Rd. East Earl, PA 17519 717) 445-6976 There was no preplant her bicide treatment applied prior to transplanting the tomatoes. A post application of Matrix at 1 ounce per acre and Sen cor at 3 ounces per acre was made 10 days after trans planting the tomatoes. The tank mix of Matrix and Sen cor provided good weed con trol with no serious weed problem developing. Fungicides were applied on a 7-10 day spray schedule throughout the growing sea son. Champ II plus Dithane, Bravo, and Quadris were al ternated throughout the grow ing season. Actiquard was ap plied 3 times at two-week intervals three weeks after transplanting the tomatoes. For insect control, Dimethoate at 1 pint per acre was applied twice and Lannate at 1 pint per acre was applied once dur ing the growing season. Dale E. Wine, Lititz, won the award for the highest to mato yield in Class VI compe tition for growers with less than 15 acres. Dale harvested 400.3 tons of usable fruit for Furman Foods on 9.8 acres for a 40.9-tons-per acre average yield. His average A grade was 60.2 percent and ranking value was 23.9. Plastic Lifter Model 1800 Class VI (Less Than 15 Acres) Dale E. 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