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Friday, May 3,1974

Bann«r*Graphic, GrMncaitlt, Indiana

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Tim ( haney. Route 3, Greencastle, found diameter and seven inches long, this mushroom near his home. The nine-year-old said the tender morsel is 9 1 /; inches in (Banner-Graphic Photo)

Butz Politely Warns Japan Against Bargains

Agriculture Secretary Earl L. But? said he has “politely" warned Japan's leaders not to go bargain hunting around the world for food if they want assured supplies from the United States in times of shortage. Addressing a joint luncheon meeting of the Ameri-ca-Japan Society and the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan. But? said he told his Japanese counterparts future U.S. farm production will only be sustained by market forces and

Hoosier farmers who complete their corn planting by early May normally get higher yields and encounter less lodging at harvest, says William D. Reiss. Purdue University extension agronomist. If you normally plant from mid to late May. yields w ill be higher by earlier planting if soils are in good planting condition. However, if you already plant in late April or the first week of May yields w ill not be increased by planting earlier. Reiss adds. Yield results from test plots at Purdue's agronomy farm, northwest of Lafayette, showed corn planted April 20May 3 averaged 142 bushels an acre. Lowest average--! 17 bushels an acre—resulted from plantings Mav 29-June 15. By starting in April, farmers have a better chance to complete planting before

not by U.S. government stockpile purchases. “Some feel that once again the United States will backstop the world's food supply while nations go elsewhere shopping for bargain priceshappy in the thought that the U.S. granaries will take care of any serious shortage that arises." But? said. “Part of my mission here is to say as fully and as politely as 1 can-as a friend of Japanthat it's not going to work that way. The United States is not going to build unneeded government surpluses once

Ma\ 10. the date at which yields decline with further planting delay, the agronomist points out. Normally. only about three days from May 1-10 are suitable for planting. Soil condition is the most important factor to consider in early planting. Working soils too wet can seriously reduce corn yields, Reiss says. Plant when soil temperature at 7 a.m. is 50 degrees F at the two-inch level or in 55 degrees L at I p.m. at the tourinch level. Check the local extended weather forecast and don't plant immediately before a major storm front moves in, Reiss cautions. Plant shallow, never more than 1.5 inches deep, even when soils are relatively dry. If soils crust, rotary hoe the field as soon as feasible.

again at great public expense.” But? called on the Japanese to make accurate projections of their future needs of American farm products and to place their orders with American exporters in plenty of time to allow for sufficient production. “If U.S. farmers cannot market their farm products overseas, then these incentiveoriented farmers will reduce their production,” he said. At a separate press conference, But? said if it appears that the United States will again overproduce agriculture products, the secretary of agriculture is obliged to order land out of production through setasides. He also said that if Japan and other Asian nations wish to continue exporting large amounts of manufactured goods to the United States, they had better continue buying U.S. food. But?' remarks were made against a background of easing world food supplies and greater competition in export markets. Especially with respect to wheat, it appears that the United States is beginning to lose some overseas customers as a result of lower price quotes from Australia and other suppliers whose crops increased sharply in the past year. Jasper County Corn King Jasper county led Indiana's 92 counties in corn production last year with a crop of 16,326.100 bushels, according to state-federal agricultural statisticians at Purdue University. Montgomery county was runner-up with a production of 13,310.900 bushels. Top average yield124 bushels an acre-came in Howard county, with Clinton County in second place with an average yield of 119 bushels an acre. The 1973 state average was 102 bushels an acre.

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Tomatoes Yield Soups, Catsup

A summer vegetable garden wouldn’t be complete without tomato plants. By far the most popular of all garden vegetables, tomatoes have many uses in the home diet. Most often they are merely washed clean and eaten sliced or in salads. But tomatoes can also be baked, stewed, fried, juiced and pickled. Or, they can be turned into soups and catsup...even preserves. “Tomatoes are highly nutritious, supply much vitamin A and C for the daily diet,” reminds John A. Wott, Purdue University extension home environment horticulturist.

Some home gardeners prefer to start their own plants from seed. Still others find it more convenient to buy transplants. Tomatoes come in a wide variety of si?es, shapes and colors. From a quality standpoint, some of the more highly recommended varieties are Better Boy, Campbell’s 1327, and Hein? 1350, says Wott. But gardeners, over the years, have tried many varieties and usually replant w hat has been most successful for them. Some other popular standard varieties are Spring

Giant, a normal bush-type that delivers a round, med-ium-large fruit; Burpee’s VF. a staking, round, mediumlarge tomato; Terrific, another staking tomato, round and medium-large, and Beefeater, a round-flat, staking type with poor crush resistance. All of the aforementioned varieties are verticillium and fusanum wilt resistant. Varieties that have proved well as patio or container grown types are Tiny Tim. an upright, compact vine type with cherry fruit; Redbush, also upright and compact

vine type, with paste type fruit, and Patio, an upright, compact vine type bearing small fruit. Patio does well in containers. Two orange varieties that provide novelty in salads but are best recogni?ed for their high provitamin A content are Caro-Red and Caro-

Rich. Seed for the latter became available only this year. Both were developed at Purdue University. Like home-grown sweet corn, tomatoes score high with the home gardener because he can pick them just before eating., and that spells Freshness!

When Soil Is In Poor Condition Additional Fertility And Quality Seed Have Little Effect

As Indiana farmers crop their land more intensively, many of them are becoming concerned about the physical condition of the soil, notes Jerry Mannering, Purdue University extension agronomist. This concern, he adds, is somewhat justified for when soil is in poor physical condition additional fertility and top quality seed have little positive influence on crop yields. Mannering defines compaction as “the moving of soil particles closertogetherby external forces, such as filling rain (surface sealing), implement and livestock traffic.” Compaction increases soil resistance to penetration by plant roots or tillage implements and makes it more difficult to prepare a good seed bed. Too, it adversely affects soil water, soil aeration and temperature. Coarse, sandy soils rarely have compaction problems, but those containing a wide range of particle si?es (a mixture of sand, silt and clay) may be the most affected. This is because the different si?ed particles are able to come together closely.

Mannering explains. Loams and soils with high clay content are compactionprone. Soils with higher organic matter tend to compact less than those without it. And soils under continuous row crop systems are generally more easily compacted than those under a sod-based rotation, Mannering points out. To prevent or lessen the

Although 1973 wool production in Indiana declined about 17,000 pound to a total of 1.6 million pounds, value of the product amounted to 5853,000, more than double the 1972 value, report statefederal agricultural statiscians at Purdue University. Average price per pound increased from 21 to 52 cents.

The number of milk cows on Indiana farms March I totaled 221,000, according to state-federal agricultural statisticians at Purdue University. This was 9.000 fewer than a year earlier. Hoosier cows produced 190 million pounds of milk during March, 15 million pounds smaller than the March 1973 output.

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problem, the agronomist suggests: Don’t traffic when soil moisture is high: wait until soil moisture is lower and the ground will support tillage implements without changing soil structure. Don’t make an excessive number of trips over the field. If plow pans have developed because of traffic when soils were wet. deep chisel to break up the pans. On soils with severe structural problems, consider including grass and deeprooted legumes in the rotation; plowing down heavy applications of animal waste or green manure crops will also improve structure. On soils with surface compaction problems from rainfall maintain the previous crop residue on the surface by using conservation tillage systems. Keep livestock off fields when soils are wet, since they can adversely affect soil structure as much as equipment.

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