Milford chronicle., 1957-08-09
DeLaLCGre Farm Field Day
Program Has Been
Set-up
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The association recently COM
pleted its fourth annual wool pool.
These sales consistently return
from eight cents to II cents a
pound for market wool, since it is
/ sold on a graded basis and in
large enough quantities 10 attract
several bidders. Association spokes-
men believe the sheep enterprise
would have possibilities for the
small farm operator, because
sheep are excellent forage animals.
Home Gardeners
Because of increased interest in
home gardening, especially the cul-
ture of flowers, shrubs and trees,
| Brasher said, another new feature
of the Field Day will be included
| this year. The exhibit will be on
new plant materials of current in
rerest. A School of Agriculture or
substation staff member will be on
hand to answer questions. Several
demonstrations will be presented
during the day. These will be in
tended to interest women, as well
as men.
The ninth Sussex County Arti-
fetal Breeding Heifer Show will
be held that day. Results of arti-
fetal breeding in Delaware the
type and quality OF animals de-
velOped. in the herd improvement
Rrogram-will be presented and
discussed.
Registered animals owned by 4
H Club and Future Farmers of
America members in Sussex County
will be shown in the shows junior
division. These animals will not
necessarily be the offspring of ar
tificially-bred animals. Other heif-
ers to be shown will be daughters
of sires used in the cooperative
artificial breeding service of the
Delaware Artificial Breeders Co
operative of Newark, Del, and the
Southeastern Pennsylvania Arti-
fetal Breeding Cooperative, Ian
caster, Pennsylvania.
Crop Tours
Visitors that day will be routed
through crops experimental plots
and poultry plant with special
maps to be supplied at the substa-
ton. The experiments include
Size of potato seed-piece, potato
| spacing, irrigation of potatoes, ir-
rigation of lima beans, weed con-
troll in strawberries, pepper varie-
ty trials, irradiated lima beans
lima bean variety trials, and toma-
to breeding.
Also, weed control in tomatoes
irrigation of tomatoes, lima bean
pod set, cucumber variety trials
asparagus fertilization, irrigation
of asparagus, weed control in as
paragus, control of nutgrass, uni
form soybean variety trials, soil
PHI and nitrogen study in soybeans
pre-emergence weed control in
sOybeans and corn, the treatment
of infectious synovitis in poultry
and a determination of the need
for additional trace elements in
broiler diets.
Also, corn breeding and hybrid
evaluation, row spacing of dwarf
corn, soil fertilization of soybeans
soil insecticide treatments for con-
troll of cucumber beetles, canta-
loupe breeding, grape variety trials,
new fungicides for potatoes, sprays
for corn infesting insects, blue
berry variety test, aphid leaf miner
and mite control, apple varieties on
dwarf stock, peach variety trials,
and apple variety trials.
Also apple soil management, ap-
pie nutrition, crop rotation and
disease control, alfalfa varieties,
castorbean varieties, grain sor-
ghums, green manure experiments,
small grain varieties, soil fungi
cides (fusarium crown-rot of can
taloupes), cantaloupe variety trials
and ice box watermelon variety
| trials.
A fried chicken luncheon will
be served by the Delaware Poultry
Improvement Association, along
with watermelon feed.