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Show RjdMi. busiest of .ill vegetables to glow tiont seed. radishes prefer ihe cool weather of spnng .uni full, and they like to gum quickly in rich soil. Many radish caliches will m.iiiue within lorn weeks. Choose between ted and while, round 01 tapered Ihe seed packet or catalog description will tell you whether it is mild or 'pungent Warner n DR. DEVERI U.S.U. Exter X MCALLISTER, on Agronomist, takes a samp o corn for lab.ratory testing to determine n rltlottal data. U agronomists evaluate performance of different varieties In Corn Test Plots conducted throughout the state. Photo, courtesy Germain's INc. COtiW TEST PLOT Breeding a new variety of corn Is . 'ostly and It's the kind tf a project that may require from five to eight year of diligent research and t cash outlay of possibly twnty to thirty thousand dollars. Much ha been said, and o, of the many rightfully contrlbutlo s made to the nation's agt iculture oycorn breedes. On the her hand, not enough! has been said about a related e iivlty of con- mportance--cor- n siderable test pt 4s. The purpose of corn test plots such as those conducted In l"anby Germains Inc., a wer-- Ta seed firm, and t'tah $ te Universitys Depart mer.' of Agonomy Is I two-folt evaluate the top perfor trig varieties In different g 'wing areas and 2. to de -- mine whether the traits Sed Into a variety will .. tually show up under commercial pro duction. "A major objective," said Dr. De Vers R. McAllister, Extension Agronomist at S' e fnlversltv, t'tah "concerns ;t!J date. When testing slL.e varieties we also determine thedry mat d: tne green or wet weight and the percent tngs are then eonverted back to the original field weights to determine the tons cf ter content, dry matter per acres. This Is the key to TDN ( total digestible nutrients) production which Is extremely Important In respect to Its energy potential. It takes energy to prcduce milk or beef. past season the Utah University Departof Agronomy concorn test plots In separate areas. "These are localed In both the major producing areas as well as In the marginal higher valley sections as the data ts equally tnportant to growers In both sections. If water Is available", Dr. McAllister explained, "the growers are Interested In corn. Varieties being tested may vary In different grow- This State ment ducted eleven ing areas. typical corn test plot was conducted this past season by Dr. McAllister at the Frank and Ferrts ranch near Draper. Eighteen separate varieties were evaluated on approxacre of imately one-havarIndlvldaul ground. ieties were planted In two A FIU-gera- lf ld Warner 13, 1973 MILLARD COUNTY PROCRESS Annual Farm - Home Supplement Fillmore. Utah 84631 April MjiEm 7 Hues |