Manheim FFA Boy Aims 300 Bushels Corn Per Acre Plan
Jerry Greiner a 17 year old Manheim Central High student outlines a high yield corn project. He plans 22 000 plants per acre on a one percent western slope with 17 tons of chicken manure and soil amendments plus 4 000 pounds of 10 10 10 fertilizer. He expects to irrigate only if needed and previously scored 115.5 bushels per acre last year. He raises hogs and serves as Manheim FFA chapter president with advisors Joseph McGahen and Paul Miller.
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Jerry Greiner
Manheim
Mississippi
Manheim Central High School
Jerry
Greiner
Hampshire
Yorkshire
Ayers
Future Farmers of America
Manheim Cental
Manheim Central
Joseph McGahen
Paul Miller
Lack of Moisture Halts Planting of Corn in Pennsylvania
Dusty fields and three weeks without rain force farmers in Pennsylvania to delay corn planting and shift to repairs and irrigation. The Penn wean Crop Reporting Service notes dry soil slows germination and yields, with rainfall relief possible later in the week.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State Department of Agriculture
Pennsylvania Crop Reporting Service
York
Lancaster
Erie
Emporium
Philadelphia
Feeder Space For Young Birds Affects Weight
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station tests show broiler chicks with 1.5 inches of feeder space until age three weeks and 3 inches thereafter gain 0.04 to 0.15 pounds more than birds with less space. Males and females responded similarly with the greatest growth drop when starting at 0.7 inch then rising to 1.5 inches for six weeks.
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Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Benson Urges Agricultural Act Aligned With Peacetime Needs
Secretary Benson supports a farm bill based on peacetime needs. He argues against production controls by acre cuts and notes family farms have modernized to meet dynamic agriculture. He cites rising assets and improving foreign markets while denying imminent cabinet departure rumors.
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Benson
United States
Treasury
Humphrey
Defense
Wilson
Calf Vaccination Expanded Statewide in Brucellosis Fight
Harrisburg announces expansion of the calfhood vaccination program for bovine brucellosis. Veterinarians may vaccinate dairy calves aged four to eight months, down from previous six to eight months, aligning with federal practices starting January 1.
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Harrisburg
Agriculture
William’ L Henning
Federal Department of Agriculture
HA Milo
State Bureau of Animal Industry
Time to make grass silage from winter rye
Many rye fields have headed for a week and should be cut soon for grass silage. Silage goes into the silo without wilting, using preservatives like metabisulfite or molasses mixes.
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Lancaster County Extension Office
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Manheim Ffa Boy
Penn State
Ezra Taft Benson
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