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Show THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 1978 FARM SUPPLEMENT tnhds Adapt ability For Utah Just how the genes During the past few years the multiplicity of from the parents match new corn varieties being up in the progeny," has made Hornbrook continued, "is selecting the right one an a matter of chance or especially difficult un- random arrangement." Hornbrook's breeding dertaking. This year, however, one program was hardly a variety might ease the random undertaking. decision-makin- g is a single cross procedure. That's because it has variety developed from two separate parent d already been in replicated evaluation liness. "It took from eight plots and in limited to ten years to develop commercial plantings not each line." The new hybrid was in just one or two isolated areas but in every major then tested for four years corn growing section of before being released. In total..."14 to 15 years the United States. this new were required to breed Although this variety. variety, Funk's "Each line," Hornwas developed mainly for "was high grain producing brook stated, of hundreds from chosen it is proving potential, very successful for silage other lines which means not only in Utah but about 99 percent of the throughout the Northwest lines tested were Intermountain discarded." and The top grain yield built states. was acinto "The maturity of said Bert Horn-broo- complished through one plant breeder for line contributing long Inears and the other conSeeds Funk who tributing girthy ears. ternational, "Perhaps the most developed this variety, "is too long for grain in impressive trait of this Hornbrook Utah but it is such a big variety," that under "is it works that indicated, ideally plant for silage here." normal to excellent Because grain con- growing conditions it is tributes so significantly one of the highest yielding to the nutritional value of varieties available." silage it should prove interesting to review WHY IS performance thus a as far LAMB SO grain variety. This new introduction has produced yields EXPENSIVE? consistently above 200 Sheep, a renewable bushels per acre all the natural resource, way from the deep south provide the only way to into Tennessee and market woody, shruby, Kentucky, through Inweedy vegetation that diana, Illinois, Iowa and grows on steep Missouri, then south and mountain slopes. west into New Mexico, Regardless of what our . Arizona and California. environmental friends Two growers in first say, coyote predation is year trial plantings last putting the sheep inseason reported yields of dustry out of business. 304.6 and 337.7 bushels From a birth rate of in excess per acre-tha- t's to a surviveability 130 of 17,000 pounds of grain rate of 70 at market per acre. time, it is not possible Seldom, if ever, has a for us to stay in new variety in its first business. No amount of commercial test year theorizing can change established such a conthat fact. We had Vk sistently high yield million breeding ewes average over such a far in 1967. Now we have xk reaching and diverse million. It's plain Governgrowing area. How do you economics. ment laws mean lamb is explain it? "It is a rare exception reserved for coyotes to find a variety with such and the wealthy few. introduced pre-teste- k, extremely broad adaptation area," said Hornbrook. "One explanation is that the were parents of from separate growing areas, were subjected to an different growing conditions and stresses and possessed diverse germ plasm. Utah cultural Inadequate inhibit its procedures ability to attain peak yields. "Proper watering, fertilizing and correct populations," plant Hornbrook "are emphasized, essential for maximum production." The recommended plant population at harvest time for this Growers 359-397- perceptibly population in is the substantially above or below this figure. "Crowding this variety," Hornbrook warned, "tends to reduce ear size significantly." The ability of this new variety to produce top yields is indicated by test WayneMurdockNamed Walk - a - Dog - athonSat. United WayChairman The Utah County East to University United Way Allocation Panel Chairmen met over the weekend to discuss plans for the Allocation chairmen are Humane Wayne Utah Power Mulcock, and Light, Frank Drain, U.S. Steel, Geneva Committee meeting Works, George Gardner, which was held on April V.P., Local 2701, United 12 at Pittsburgh-De- s Steelworkers and Darrell Moines Steel Company, to Robinette, ZCMI. review both the agencies Panel members have finances and program, selected a wide range of for which they are ap- experienced individuals plying for 1979 funds, to help them, branching announced Dick Mar- out from all over the shall, vice president of county. These volunteers United Way Allocations. decide how much money A total of four panels, will be allocated to each composed of a chairman agency and complete the and six or seven mem- allocations review ' bers, will review the process, according to Mr. request of over 17 Marshall, chairman of agencies who depend on Allocations. United Way for funding Panel members each year. selected from the norThe newly appointed thern part of the county are: JoAnn Brown, Lehi sponsor a at Provo 15, Society will on Saturday April 1:00 p.m. at the and then take an alternate route from Avenue there covering a 12 block walk total. Pioneer Park. Sponsor sheets are available at the park if Bring your own dog. The walk will start at they were not picked up 5th West and Center, go sooner at the schools. Proceeds from the will go for the City Council, Martin spay and neuter program Johnson, U.S. Steel, for the whole of Utah Geneva Works and Calvin County. Swenson, State Bank of Lehi. This the Travel is when you year Allocations Committee want to see America first. evaluations will include Conservation is when you the four new agencies want to see America last. who have recently been Middle age is that approved for funding. These include La Raza, difficult period between American juvenile delinquency and RSVP, Diabetics Association and senior citizenship when Boys Club of Utah you have to take care of yourself. County. Walk-a-Do- g Vets, Here's Your Answer converted my to the VA Modified Life plan. Three years later I became totally disabled and my Q-- -I insurance insurance premiums were waived. At age 65 my insurance will be reduced to $5,000. I have the option to purchase an equal amount of VA Ordinary Life insurance. Will the premiums on this also be waived? es. In the case of an insured premium payments are waived because of total disability, the additional amount of ordinary life insurance may be issued, for which premiums may also be waived because of total disability. Q- - How much will the VA pay for a tutor for veterans I Western and Forthe Best Quality and Prices Casual Wear on Boots by Equipment for The Horseman Tony Lama whose receiving educational benefits? A- Eligible students may receive a maximum of $69 per month for tutorial assistance. The Salt Lake City, Utah total assistance to which 2 a claimant will be eligible is $828. Wool variety should not exceed 26,000 plants. Yields drop plantings completed last silage per acre with this season over an extremely new variety. "The leaves wide range of growing are placed higher, the conditions, including grain looks better and it Washington, Oregon, has a long enough Idaho and Utah. maturity for this area," In Utah where corn Huntclaimed. silage yields average 18 tons per acre, La Mar This brief report on Skeen who farms in the breeding and introducing Warren area produced 30 a new corn variety is tons of silage per acre hardly a story in itself. with this new introduction. "We get more Unless the grower said provides the necessary grain out of Skeen, "than other cultural practices the varieties with the same traits built into the maturity. The leaves variety may never bear have an upright growth, fruition. the kernels are big and Just a few minutes of the ears are large." improper harvesting, in Archie Hunt of Plain fact, can threaten the City, Utah, produced 31 results of years of and a half tons of corn breeding and research. Resumes Justin Acme 7i?aiiiiglleirllii(n)ip - Lehi GSWesOlain |