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EARLY COUNTY NEWS, THURSDAY. FEB. 24,1M3,1
Farm News
By: Wayne Tankersley
County Extension Director
Soybean Steam Canker
Many fanners remember back a
dozen years or more ago when the
com blight came in and destroyed the
entire com crop. Luckily the blight
only affected certain strains of parent
material. Farmers got caught with
their “britches down” so to speak,
when this happened.
Soybean stem canker is another one
of those diseases that could catch
farmers unaware in 1983. This disease
was a major problem in Alabama and
Mississippi in 1981 and made it's way
into Georgia in 1982. Several fields in
East Central Georgia substained
losses from 30-100%.
The disease strikes the soybean
plant during pod fill. The affected soy
bean planta will flag (wilt) in the tops
and the leaves will begin to scorch and
yellow. On close examination, and
oblong dead area will be seen on the
stem usually in the middle third of the
plant. Usually the canker will begin at
a node and progress downward. The
edges of the canker are reddish to
deep purple in color. Small black
clustered fruiting bodies of the fungus
can be seen in the canker area. The
stem above the canker rapidly dies
while the lower stem is still alive.
However, the entire plant usually
dies.
There does seem to be varietal dif
ferences in disease susceptability.
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FARM NEWS
Producers can and should more than
one variety to insure against complete
crop failure.
Based on limited observation, our
soybean pathologist have rated
varieties according to disease
resistance. Those which seem to be
most susceptable include Hutton,
Bragg and Ring Around 604. Right
behind these in susceptability are
Ring Around 701 and 800, and Coker
237.
Those varieties with the most
resistance are varieities that we do
not plant in Early County. They are
York, Tracy, and Tracy M. Second in
resistance include Braxton, Ga Soy
17, Cobb, Ring Around 680, Coker 317,
Coker 488 and Davis.
There is no reason to be unduly
alarmed about this disease, however I
recommend fanners plant at least
part of their acreage with varieties
that appear to have more resistance.
Further information is available at
the Early County Extension Office.
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Backyard Gardening
By: Tom Jennings
County Extension Agent
Cross Pollination Os Fruit Plantings
Many of your homeowners have
probably bought or are planning to
buy some fruit trees to plant this year.
If you are one of these who are plann
ing on putting in new fruit plantings
you may need to plant more than one
variety of some fruits because they
must be cross pollinated if you want
them to set fruit. Here are a few com
ments on the different kind of fruits.
Apples-You'll need two or more
varieties since most of them require
cross-pollination. Varieties should
bloom at the same period.
Peaches-No problems. All recom
mended varieties are self-fruitful.
Blueberries-Must have cross
pollination so you'll need at least two
varieties.
Figs-Pollination not necessary for
Farmers Advised To Determine
Merits OfPik On Individual Basis
Georgia farmers should learn all
they can about the payment in kind
program to determine if it is
beneficial to them before making a
decision on participation. That’s the
advice from Georgia Farm Bureau
President Bob Nash who said the pro
gram has merit and can be helpful in
many cases.
“Farmers should not reject the new
PIK program until they find out how it
will affect their particular
operation,” Nash commented.
He said that Farm Bureau supports
the program in principle. “Our policy
supports a mandatory set-aside to
reduce production,” Nash explained.
“Since we don't have a mandatory
program, the PIK program may be
the next best thing.
“When the acres idled through the
payment in kind program are added
to those idled through the paided
diversion program, we may have as
big a cut in production as we would
with mandatory sat-asides,” he ex
plained.
Nash said other advantages of PIK
include savings in production costa.
Blakely, Ga... High school students
interested in a unique learning ex
perience that will lead to a better
understanding of the state's natural
resources are urged to attend the an
nual Natural Resources Conservation
Workshop, a week-long course spon
sored by the Georgia Forestry Com
mission and other agencies.
Ranger Randy Johnson of the Com
mission’s Early County Forestry
Unit, said the workshop will be held
June 12-17 at Abraham Baldwin
Agricultural College in Tifton.
“Boys and girls in our county will
leam more about our great natural
resources and at the same time enjoy
sports and social activities with other
young people from around the state,”
the ranger explained.
He said more than $1,400 in cash
prizes and college scholarships will be
Seminole Ram Uns
To nature, there is always merit.
There is merit in the idea that nature
can cure nature’s problems. With this
in mind, we look at the game & fish
people who have successfully changed
the wild Canadian Goose that flew the
migration routes, to a regular Pond
Goose that has no desire to leave
South Georgia for the frigid north.
They have done a beautiful job with
these geese. Why then, in the same
line of thought, since the common bird
called “Coot" is Lakes Seminoles
grass’s most common enemy, don’t
we trap 5000 Coots, let them lay eggs
in captivity with cropped wing
feathers & raise us some 60,000
domestic Coots to live & eat grass 12
months out of the year? Thousands of
Coots come down 90 days & clean up
acres of grass. If we had 60,000 to live
here 12 mo, we might clear the lake of
grass-naturelly of course.
Bass fishin was a tough nut to crack
over the weekend. Only a select few
did well & yours truly come might
near freezen slam to death. The feller
I was fishin with took 3 & had one
break his line. I never had rise.
The Albany Bass Club fished Satur
day with Claude Preston winning at
18.8. George McWaters took a limit on
Rattletraps. A couple from Atlanta
took a limit each Saturday on
Watermelon Firetails with a Carolina
Rig. One ole boy in the creek had 9 jig
gin a Rattletrap 25 ft. deep on a 30 lb.
test line.
After last weekend dasaster
weekend of weather, what this coun
try needs is not a good 5‘ cigar; we
need a good 10 weather man.
varieties grown in Georgia.
Bunch Grapes-Most are self
fruitful. An exception is “Norris" a
variety recommended for South
Georgia.
Muscadines-There are two types
the female which must be pollinated
from another source and the perfect
flowered varieties that produce both
fruit and pollen.
Strawberries-Most recommended
varieties are self-fruitful.
Oriental Persimmons-cross pollina
tion not necessary
Pomegranates-Cross pollination not
necessary for fruit set.
If you have any questions or need
more information contact me at the
Early County Extension Office.
“A farmer won’t have to borrow as
much production money and he will
still receive 80 percent of his normal
production and 95 percent of his pro
duction of wheat on set-aside acres at
harvest time,” the farm leader said.
He said it will also save storage
costa and other expenditures by the
government.
“I think we all agree that farmers
must cut production and we all favor a
reduction in government spending,”
he continued. “The PIK program is
certainly not the answer to all the
farm problems, but it should help.”
Nash said he doesn’t expect PIK to
have an effect on commodity prices in
the short run, but hopes it will by 1984.
And he said it will help large grain
producers in the Mid West more than
it will Georgia farmers. “If large pro
ducers cut back, though, it should help
prices for all of us,” he stated.
“My advice to farmers is to go to
the ASCS office and get details on the
program, then see how it fits into each
individual operation. Each farmer is
the only one who can make the deci
sion of whether PIK is right for him.
Forestry News
awarded during the training session.
Instructions will be given in
classrooms and on interesting field
trips by outstanding educators in the
various areas of natural resources.
Ranger Johnson said application
forms and additional information is
available at his office, or applicants
can write directly to Workshop Direc
tor Jimmy Dean, Soil Conservation
Service, P.O. Box 43, Metter, GA
30439.
The ranger said a limited number of
students can be accepted for the
workshop and he urged interested
boys and girls to make application as
soon as possible.
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Around The Home
By Jo Anne Zebeau
County Extension Home Economist
Know How On House Plants
Repotting Procedures
Spring is just around the comer and
it is the ideal season to repot. Roots
are actively growing this time of the
year and the plants appreciate a
nutrient boost from fresh potting soil.
However, repotting can be done any
time of year, according to individual
plant needs.
Indoor gardeners often are in a
quandry about which potting mix to
use. Many good commercial mixes
are available, including special mix
tures for cacti, African violets and
fems. You also can prepare your own
all-purpose mix using equal parts of
packaged potting soil, peat moss and
perlite or coarse sand. The later three
materials lighten the mix and im
prove aeration and drainage, which
helps prevent root rot. Almost any
houseplant can be grown in the pot
ting mixture if you water with care.
The first step in repotting is to
remove the root ball from the original
container. It may have to be coaxed
out. To do this, place your hand over
the soil, invert the container and tap
the rim firmly against the edge of the
sink or counter. A few taps and the
root ball should slide out intact.
Select a clean container that is one
or two larger than the one the plant
was in. Cover the drainage hole with
some pebbles or shard to prevent
clogging.
Fill the bottom of the new container
with enough soil mix so that the plant
will rest at the same height as in the
old container. Center the root ball on
top of the soil and fill in around it with
additional soil, leaving an inch or
more at the top of the container for
easy watering. Tap the soil firmly
around the base of the plant stem and
give it a thorough soaking. Allowing!
the water to filter through and out the |
drainage hole.
Don't be concerned if the plant
shows signs of drooping after it has
been transplanted. This is common
and not worrisome. Keep the plant out
Peanut
Production
Meeting Set
County Extension Agent Wayne
Tankersley has announced that a
county peanut production meeting
will be held 7:30 p.m., Monday,
February 28, 1983 at the American
Legion in Blakely.
Dr. Ron Henning and Dr. Charles
Swann, Extension specialists from
Tifton, will be on hand to discuss the
latest information on peanut crop pro
duction.
A meal sponsored by local farm
supply dealers will be served. So that
meal plans can be completed, please
call the Extension Office at 723-3072
and make reservations if you plan to
attend.
of direct sun for several days and it
will perk up and look better than ever
For more information on caring for
houseplants contact the Early County
Extension Office.
Date To Remember
Furniture Refinishing Class
March 3,1983
7:30 - 9:00 P.M.
Early County
Extension Office
FREE
The class will be conducted per
sonally by Frank Broadnax, a na
tionally known furniture refinisher
and a national restoration consultant.
Topics to be covered include: Wood
appreciation. How to Care for Wood,
Scaracity of Wood and Why. Fur
niture Refinishing, How to Make
Minor Repairs, and How To Restore
Old Mirrors without Resilvering.
Call for reservations: 723-3072.
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Market Report
493 Cows 181,237.27
311 Hogs 39,757.04
Sales S 220,994.31
MT I’s 55.00
MT Lt I's 52.60
# 1 52.95
Lt 1 51.70
# 2 49.30
# 3 * 44.50
#4 x
#5 x
HYS 53.15-49.00
ROS 42.20-52.00
STEERS
200-300 xxx
300-400 70.00-80.50
400-500 68.00-73.50
500-600 65.00-73.00
600-700 64.00-68.00
700-800 63.00-65.50
800-900 60.00-63.00
900 up 58.00-60.00
HEIFERS
200-300 xxx
300-400 60.00-65.25
400-500 59.00-63.75
500-600 58.00-64.00
600-700 56.00-62.00
700-300 55.00-57.00
800-900 . . .
900 up ...
Bu Cows 34.00-42.00
Bu Bulls 47.00-54.00
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