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Thursday, May 13, 1963
County Agents Column
By Ed Hunt
Cotton Insect Control |
It’s never too early to talk i
and plan cotton insect control |
measures.
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points to consider in your cot
ton insect program this year
are the correct timing of insec
ticides; thorough application of
the insecticide; and community
action in cotton insect control.
Now, you may say, what's
this about community action?
Well, the more farmers that
do a GOOD job of controlling
the boll weevil in this area, the
fewer weevils we will have to
fight during migration.
In fact the farmers in one
community of the state have
almost completely eliminated
weevil migration for several
years. They did this by carry
ing out an effective COMM
UNITY-W ID E cotton insect
control program.
If you need any information
of your insect control measures
this year, call on me.
Fertilizer Is an Investment
Do you regard fertilizer as a
cost or as an investment?
You should regard fertilizer
as an investment with a high
current return and many last
ing benefits.
The most promising method
to increase your net profit per
unit and also your net farm
income is to increase your pro
duction per acre.
To accomplish this objective
you may use more efficient
fertilizer and lime practices.
Remember that each dollar
spent for fertilizer this year
can give you two or three add
itional dollars to spend one
year from now.
To determine the correct
amount and what kind of ferti
lizer to use, follow those soil
test recommendations.
Calf Weaning Time
The weaning time is a very
critical time in the life of a
young calf. This being the case,
then you need to pay extra at
tention to your management
THE "OVINGTON NEWS
s practices at this time in the
calf’s life.
At this point the calf will go
through stress and nervous
i tension, and it will find it diffi
cult to adjust to doing without
• milk.
i Calves should be weighed
• and graded at weaning time
and placed in a small pasture
I or lot. Too large an area will
;• allow them too much freedom,
i Some calves will walk al
• i most constantly for three or
four days if given too much
• freedom, so make sure the pas
t ture or lot is small. Now that
. warm weather is here, this
■ area should have ample shade
■ and water, too.
Future Farm Egg Prices
Farm egg prices in the Uni
' ted Slates will average about
: 30 cents a dozen for the April
thru June quarter.
The prediction is from the
Poultry Survey Committee
which is co-sponsored by sev
eral industry and producer as
sociations.
This 30 cents a dozen figure
' is slightly higher than a year
ago. July thru September pr
ices will probably be 32-33
cents which is about the same
as a year earlier.
The last three months in the
year the farm prices are ex
| pected to average about 35
cents which is one cent below
last year.
Remember that these are
United States’ prices and may
differ from ones in this area.
Alfalfa Weevil Control in
Spring
Heptachlor can no longer be
recommended as a spring treat
ment for alfalfa weevil control.
No insecticde can be recom
mended for soil application in
the spring either. Heptachlor
may be used as a soil treatment
in the FALL, however.
The control measures recom
mended for spring is the use of
■ Guthion or malathion as a foli-
I age treatment.
Do not apply Guthion more
than once between cuttings.
j One or two repeat applications
। of malathion at ten day inter
vals may be necessary.
Do not cut or graze within
seven days of treatment with
malathion or within 21 days of
treatment with Guthion.
If you will contact me I will
give you the recommended
amounts and the method of
applying these chemicals.
Post-emergence Weed
Control in Corn
I
j You may control by chemi
cals the weeds in your corn af
ter the plant has emerged.
Atrazine can be applied af
ter the corn emerges. By this
we mean when the corn is in
the spike stage. This is from
zero up to two inches tall. Any
। later application should be
avoided when using atrazine.
One-half pound of 2, 4-D
(acid equivalent) can be used
I any time after the corn is above
four inches in height and be
fore tasseling and silking stage.
This will only control broadleaf
weeds such as cocklebur, morn
ing glory, and similar weeds.
May I suggest that you con- ;
tact me so that I may give you
the proper amounts and meth
ods of chemicals to use in con
trolling weeds in the post
emergence stage
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Using Insecticide on Cotton
Do you know exactly how |
much insecticide to use in your
sprayer during your cotton in
sect control program?
First you should check re
commended rate per acre. Af
*cr doing this, the next step is
to check the insecticide label I
to see how many pounds of in- '
i secticide are contained in each :
gallon of emulsifiable concen
trate.
Next, determine the amount
of concentrate needed to give |
the desired rate of insecticide
per acre used. Now you need
to divide the tank capacity by
number of gallons that the
sprayer will deliver per acre to :
get the number of acres that
one tank will cover.
Then you determine the
amount of concentrate to add
i to the tank to get the right ’
I amount of insecticide per acre, I
Pasture .Management
Management of your pastures ;
is most important To get the
maximum benefits of the
grasses you must practice good
procedures after the grasses
appear.
On most permanent pastures
| it is good not to allow them to |
■exceed 10 to 12 inches in
height. Digestibility of the ,
grasses is better when the grass
is youne and tender.
If you use youi grasses for |
; hay. it is essential that grasses
be cut in early stage to in
sure top quality In fact, early
cut hay is 70 percent digeati- ,
ble. while late-cut hay is only
50 percent digestible
I Do more than just grow j
? good grass; manage the grass,
1 too.
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s Cotton Fruiting Adjust'iwnt
t Cotton seems wasteful since
less than half its blooms set
। and make mature bolls.
, This regulatory feature
, causes a reduction in bolls set
j and load under unfavorable
conditions and an increase
when the plant's growth rate
. is above average. So you can
( see that the cotton plant can
almost think.
t The rate of boll retention
5 depends upon the current rate
j of total plant growth and the
boll load already set. Normal
ly, the blooming pattern con
sists of a gradual rise in rate
of blooms to a midseason high
- and a rather abrupt tapering
t off as the plant becomes load
-1 ed with developing bolls.
If growth conditions sud
- denly become unfavorable dur
? ing the active bollinaturing
• phase, the plant will “cut-out"
• or become essentially dormant,
ceasing to set bolls.
“ You can see by these few
' examples that cotton is a com
■ plex plant that will really pro
! duce if given the correct con
‘ ditions. Why don’t you check
and make sure you are doing
' your part, and then the cotton
■ plant will do its part.
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FlalvA* Cultivation
. Flame cultivation may now
I be used for your corn, cotton,
and soybeans crop.
You may flame crops for a
long period during the season.
In fact, flaming is usually con
tinued until the crop shades
1 out weeds and the flame is no
' longer needed. Too, sometimes
the crop is so large that the
flamer cannot be placed into
the field without damaging the
crop
If flame cultivation is used
for cotton by all means stop
before the cotton opens. For
cotton, though, research has in
dicated that flame alone is not
as effective as a combination
of flame with chemicals and
mechanical cultivation.
My office has additional in
formation on flame cultivation
if you need it.
Get Planters Heady
Are those planters ready to op
erate?
I hope that you have checked
them to determine if they are
ready for another year. If you did
a good job of storing them when
you finished last year, then most
of your task is already completed.
Get the planters out and check
to see if all the parts are still
I there, and check to see, too. if
you need to buy additional parts.
Now is the time to order them;
not during the planting time.
Check the plates very thorough
i ly. These are an important part
jof your planter, so make sure
they are just what you want.
i Check now before you take them
t out into the fields. It may save you
a costly delay.
Nemagon under Colton
More and more cotton producers
are controlling nematodes on cot
ton plants. You may want to do
this this year so here are a few
points to remember in applying
granular nemagon under cotton
You may use 30 [x^rcent grandu-:
lar nemagon because it is effec
tive. can be mixed, and applied
with the fertilizer for the cotton.
For best nematode control, the
granular nemagon - fertilizer mix
। ture should be placed four to five
I inches directly below the seed,
which would place the mixture
six to eight inches below the soil.
If fertilizer is being applied in j
two bands this method would be
good. If these bands are placed
j less than three inches below the
seed level, it would not provide
adequate protection
If one band of fertilizer is ap
: plied three inches to one side and
three inches below the seed, then
i it is doubtful if good results will
be obtained.
My office can supply you with
more information, so feel free to
call me.
Lesser Cornstalk Borer Control
The lesser cornstalk borer is a
serious pest to a large number of
! crops in this area, especially dur
i ing a dry year,
Tills borer will attack beans.
I peas, soybeans, corn, sorghum,
and millet. Other crops may also
i be damaged by this pest
Clean cultivation prior to plant-
I Ing has been found to reduce dam
age from this pest. By all means, '
turn under all grass, weeds or
litter deeply at least two weeks
before planting Do this before two
weeks if at ail possible
In addition, keep the fields clean
. during the period between turning
and planting time
This lesser cornstalk borer
i usually causes more damage late
in the season, so plant suscepti
ble crops as early as practical
Contact my office for more in
formation on this pest.
Sweet Potato Planting
Research has shown that plant
, ing dates have more elh ct on j
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, sweet potato yields than either
soils or fertilizer.
A long season produces maxi-
I mum yields of good Georgia sweet
j potatoes. Late or storage varieties
need at least 160 to 180 days to
make that maximum yield
By following good cultural prac
tices these sweet potatoes can
' become number one ixkatoes. too.
Planting in the field may begin
in this area about:
NORTH GEORGIA - April 15
1 to May 1.
1 j All dangers of frost should be
J past before planting, and make
1 i sure they are all planted by June
1.
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Zinc Sulfate for
Pecan Trees
i You have probably heard that
: some pecan trees need an appli
| cation of zinc sulfate.
Pecan trees need zinc if rosette
is present. Pecan trees also need
zinc applied when lime is applied
• to grove soil.
Other needs for zinc are when
- none has ever been applied to
your pecan grove, and if none has
been applied within the last ten
years.
The zinc sulfate to use on your
pecan tree grove is 36 percent me
• talllc zinc.
; Back to rosette for a moment, if
the rosette is serious, use one
half pound for each inch in trunk
diameter or for each year of age
As a maintenance rate, you
. should use one-eight pound of zinc
sulfate for each inch in trunk dia
meter or for each year of age.
I have additional information if
you need it.
Extension Leaflet
Discusses State's
Dairy Organization
“Bossy" the cow never had
it so good.
If she only knew the vast
organization working to bring
her products to the Georgia ta
ble, she would probably “moo"
for joy. If she were to read a
new publication just issued by
the University of Georgia's
Cooperative Extension Service,
she would find that there are
seven major organizations co
operatively responsible for
getting these products to the
consumer.
The publication, available
i from county and home demon
-1 stration agents, lists and dis
> cusses these organizations and
t the part they play in assuring
. thp Georgia homemaker and
c the Georgia dairyman that the
I state’s dairy products are
N marketed efficiently with the
best possible price for both.
Author of the publication Is
John S. Conner, Extension
dairy marketing specialist. He
emphasizes that for Georgia
dairy industry to remain sta
ble. the 1 following seven or
ganizations are essential: the
National Dairy Council, the
American Dairy Association of
Georgia, the Georgia Depart
ment of Agriculture, the Geor
gia Dairy Association, the
Georgia Milk Producers, the
Agricultural Commodity Com
mission for Milk, and the Uni
versity of Georgia College of
Agriculture.
Bill Taylor Is
Elected President
Prospect M.Y.F.
Prospect MYF was called to
order Sunday night by the
president, Elaine Allen. Dur
i ing the business session the
following officers were elected:
President, Bill Taylor; vice -
president, Johnny Jolley: sec
retary, Brenda Williagham;
treasurer, Elaine Allen: pub
licly chairman, Effie Allen.
Plans were discussed for the
summer tup as well as new
Counselors for the coming
year. Johnny Farmer is assis
tant counselor. The MYF Mem
। bership Drive, a challenge be-
I tween the boys and girls for
new members and regaining
those droppreed out, is now in
full swing and will run
through June 30.
The Prospect MYF’ was the
recipient of the Efficiency
Banner at. Sub-District this
| month. Plans are now being
made for a week at Camp
I Glisson this summer. Elaine
Allen was appointed secretary
of the Newton - Rockdale Sub-
I District. The MYF’ will also
assist with the fish try on
I Saturday. May 18. from 11 a.
m. to 8 p m.
The MYF has taken on the
project of a twice a aonth
newspaper which will let the
people of the community know
what is going on in the
, community. All young people
of MYF' are invited to come
to Prospect MYF at 8:30 each
Sunday.
Soil testing is the only way
'i to determine the lime and fer
' tilizer needs of land selected
for corn, according to the co-
l unty agent. I,
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