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Thursday, May 15, 1969
A GOOD STAND
A good uniform stand is es
sential for high soybean yields.
Research in Georgia has shown
that at least eight plants per foot
of row are required to obtain top
yields for most varieties. In
creasing the plant population will
not reduce yields, but cutting it
can—and seriously.
Os course, good seed are im
portant in getting a good stand.
Special attention should be paid to
the quality of soybean seed this
year, because good seed may be
hard to come by.
Dr. James E. Jackson, one of
our Extension agronomists, tells
me that a considerable amount of
low quality seed was harvested
in the southeast last year. In
fact, a recent check of seed
labs revealed that more than 30
percent of the soybean seed lots
received this spring have not met
the minimum 80 percent germin
ation required for certification.
During most years only five to
ten percent of the samples fail
to meet this standard.
Soybeans harvested and stored
on the farm can be expected to
be even lower in quality. By
all means, farm-grown seed
should be tested for germination.
If germination is less than 80
percent, the seeding rate should
be Increased in order to obtain
a thick uniform stand.
Certified seed, of course, pro
vide the highest quality planting
stock, both from germination and
purity standpoints.
FUNGICIDE TREATMENT
Soybeans is one of the few
field crops where seed are not
uniformly treated with a fungi
cide. However, the importance
of using a fungicide seed treat
ment for soybeans is increased
this year. Ibis is because the
quality of available planting seed
is not up to par.
Dr. Wiley N. Garrett, head of
our Extension plant pathology de
partment, suggests that seed ger
minating below 80 percent be
treated with a fungicide prior to
inoculation. Captan (Ortho SF
and others) or thiram (Arasan
and others) may be used.
Fungicide treatment is espec
ially important this year when
planting soybeans in poorly dra
ined soils or in areas where
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Covington School of Ballet
Covington Electric
Steele Prescot Agency
Pratt Realty
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Ramsey Furniture Co.
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By Ed Hunt
COUNTY AGENT
stand problems have occurred
in the past.
Seed can be treated by
thoroughly mixing them with the
fungicide. Fungicide - treated
seed should not be inoculated
until just before planting.
Be sure to follow the manu
facturer’s suggested rates, meth
ods of application and precau
tions on the label.
And this added PRECAUTION:
Soybeans treated with a fungicide
cannot be used for feed or food.
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NITROGEN - CROP RESIDUES
What about applying nitrogen
to crop residues—such as corn
or cotton stalks—in the fall or
early winter? A lot of farmers
have been asking me about this
recently. Information I have re
ceived from P. J. Bergeaux, one
of our Extension Service agrono
mists and a specialist in soils and
fertilizer, indicates this is not
a recommended practice.
Supposedly, applying nitrogen
at this time helps in decom
posing the residue and at the
same time stores nitrogen in the
soil for use by spring-planted
crops.
True, applying nitrogen to crop
residue can aid in decomposition,
particularly if the residue is low
In nitrogen. And this is the case
with corn and cotton stalks. How
ever, residue plowed under in
the fall is largely decomposed
by planting time next spring—
regardless of whether additional
nitrogen was applied.
Another factor, according to
Mr. Bergeaux, is the relative
ly poor utilization of fall-or win
ter-applied nitrogen by spring
planted crops. A good portion of
the nitrogen used by soil or
ganisms in decomposing the re
sidue is tied up in the bodies
of soil microorganisms. Recent
research indicates that this im
mobilized nitrogen may not be
come available to crops for a
number of years. Also, the ni
trogen not utilized by soil micro
organisms will be subject to
leaching loss by winter rains.
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STAKE DAHILIAS
Summer, with its intermittent
rains and warm temperatures,
will bring rapid growth to dah-
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lias. This growth is susceptible
to strong winds and heavy rains.
So dahlias need special and fre
quent attention during the sum
mer months.
Successful growers prevent
wind damage by staking their
plants. But staking alone is not
enough. It is necessary to tie
the plant’s stem to the stake.
This is especially important dur
ing periods of rapid growth.
The plant should be tied week
ly, using a thin strip of soft
cloth rather than strings or other
materials that will cut or damage
the stems.
With large varieties it may be
necessary to add an additional
stake.
Staking and frequent tying are
essential for successful dahlias.
Otherwise, all of your work may
be undone by one strong wind
or heavy rain.
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ANTS ARE COMING
Summer is almost here, and
that means the ants are coming.
These pests seem to come from
nowhere and suddenly are every
where.
Ants nest in lawns, gardens,
along walks, under boards or
stones, in walls of homes and
many other places. It is impor
tant to locate their nests if the
best possible control is to be
obtained. Tbe log trails of ants
moving to and from their colon
ies usually make it a simple
matter to find their nests.
The food of ants includes about
everything that people eat. The
fact that ants and humans de
sire the same food is the main
reason ants are pests. Ants
in the sugar bowl, the candy
dish, the picnic basket and the
cookie jar—all are familiar re
sults of ants’ desire to share our
food.
Ants often are responsible for
starting and protecting infesta
tions of aphids and other suck
ing insects on garden and orna
mental plants. In return for these
services, the ants feed on the
honeydew which the aphids pro
duce.
When Insecticides are used, be
sure to follow the precautions on
the label. Perhaps you would like
to call or come by my office for
more details. Ask for a copy
of Extension Circular 417, "Ant
Control.”
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MULCH YOUNG PECANS
Newly transplanted pecan trees
should be mulched before hot
weather sets in. Mulching does
several things. It conserves
moisture and also keeps the soil
cooler. Mulch also helps control
weeds and grasses that other
wise would compete with the
young trees for moisture and pl
ant food.
Also, mulching makes close
cultivation of the trees unneces
sary, thus cutting down on chanc
es of damage by harrows and
Hub Bus Junction
Mr. and Mrs. Faughn
Bill Ziegler
Hammond Grocery
WGFS
Churchill Motors
Freeman Tire & Recapping
Emory Street Market
Moore’s Gulf Station
Goins Gulf Station
Farmer’s Mutual Exchange
Buck ’N Kid
Beauty Box
Oxford Phillips 66
P. M. Mclntosh
Costley’s Auto Parts
Chapman House Resturant
Thrift Oil Co.
Dennison’s Sunshine Center
Digby Trim & Upholstery
W Fir ley Robinson
100-Year-Old Photos Go On Tour
U.T.U. Celebrates “Spike” As Labor Triumph
With a minimum of hoopla
but with a certain amount of
understandable boasting,
American labor is planning its
own celebration of the “Golden
Spike” centennial.
The program, co-sponsored
by the United Transportation
Union and the Oakland (Calif.)
Museum, stresses the contribu
tion of working men in build
ing the nation’s first transcon
tinental railroad.
Plans center on the only
photographic record ever made
of the almost legendary con
struction project. The pictures
are printed off glass plate nega
tives shot more than 100 years
ago by the Union Pacific Rail
road’s official photographer,
Andrew J. Russell.
The photos, in an exhibit
specially constructed by San
Francisco architect Gordon
Ashby, will go on tour, starting
this year and continuing at
least into 1972.
Russell’s camera virtually
wrote the script for labor’s cen
tennial event. He followed the
UP work crews all the way
from their starting point in
Omaha, Neb., to the link-up
with Central Pacific at Prom
ontory Point, Utah, on May
10, 1869.
“In our own quiet way,”
said U.T.U. president Charles
Luna, “we want to take fitting
notice of the men who gave
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The painting centers on Stanford, and it includes only three workmen—all kneeling before
the mighty Leland. Many of the dignitaries here never saw Promontory; at least two were said
to have died two years before May 10, 1869.
other equipment.
Some good mulch materials are
small grain straw, old sawdust,
black plastic and used fertilizer
bags.
Mulches such as straw and
sawdust should be at least six
Inches thick. The covered area
should be ten feet square the first
year, and made larger each year
thereafter.
Attend Church Sunday
THE COVINGTON NEWS
In this picture by photographer Andrew Russell, celebrating workmen surround the hand
shaking chief engineers at Promontory—Central Pacific’s Sam Montague (left) and Gen. Gran
ville Dodge of Union Pacific. The rough working faces were a little too coarse for the dignitar
ies, so CP president Leland Stanford had a painting commissioned of the event (see below).
their muscle, brains and, in
many cases, their lives—men
who fought disease and hostile
Indians while working under the
whips of company supervisors
—to make possible that famous
ceremony at Promontory.”
Ironically, Russell’s remark
able plate-glass negatives went
into virtual oblivion as soon as
they were made. For one thing,
large investors and sympathet-
Other Papers’ Views
"Vast federal land holdings
have actually become a hindrance
to the economic progress of some
states. The federal government
owns 98 per cent of Alaska. ..
87 per cent of Nevada, 67 per
cent of Utah, and 64 per cent
of Idaho. Surely some of that
land could be released or re
classified without harming the
cause of conservation,” states
Sponsor
Dr. and Mrs. Robert L. Faulkner
Dr. and Mrs. W. L. Dobbs
B. L. Johnson
S. M. Hay
Donald G. Stephenson
Johnny Maloney DDS
Brooks Pennington
Mr. and Mrs. Troy Thigpen
Covington Sports Car Center
Wood and Company
Harper’s 5 & 10^ Store
Covington Realty Co.
Covington Jewelry
Tony Wilkie
Covington Flower Shop
Town of Oxford
Skinner Motor Company
Amitie Club
The Hutch
Allgood Groceries
Covington Auto Service
Henson Furniture Co.
Hutchin’s Department Store
Pratt Dudley Building Supply, Inc.
J. S. Gainer Pulpwood Co., Inc.
Sears Roebuck Co.
Newton Federal
L & S Aluminum Sales Co.
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ic politicians were dissatisfied
with his photograph of the link
up celebration, showing the two
locomotives nose-to-nose on the
finished track, and workmen
dominating the area in a state
of celebration.
When the union began re
search two years ago for its
hour-long movie, “Movin’ On,”
the whole Russell collection of
glass plates, 500 in all, was dis-
the Alliance (Neb.) Times-He
rald.
“The new administration. . .
has at least made one good move,
we believe. It Is In announcing
that the appointments of all post
masters and rural letter
carriers will be removed from
the political system. . . Good
postmasters just don’t come, they
are self-made and they should
"Thank You”
Sustaining Member
Whites Enterprises
Evans Drug Store
The Bank of Covington
Dr. Micheal Pulliam
Mr. and Mrs. Luke R. Lassiter
Dr. and Mrs. E. J. Callaway
Hardeman’s Prescription Shop
People’s Drug Store
Professional Court Pharmacy
and Standard Pharmacy
Dr. and Mrs. Loverne Cowan
C. R. Bard Company
Phelps Dodge Aluminum Product
Corporation
Covington Service Guild
Tri-City Cleaners
Morcock & Banks Agency
D. M. Johnson
Strickland and Morgan
Green Hill Nursery
W. T. Grant Co.
Pitts Gulf Service
Atlanta Lumber and Kiln Co.
Campbell Lumber Manufacturing
Corporation
Spillers Lumber Company
Colony Realty Co.
Piper Hardware Co.
Covington Furniture Co.
Ideal Dairies
Fowler Fertilizer Co.
Ginn Motor Co.
H. F. Meadors & Sons .
Patrons
Dr. and Mrs. Goodwin Tuck
Kiwanis Clubb
Elks
Bibb Benevolent Friend
covered, carefully crated, in a
remote storage area of the
American Geographical So
ciety in New York's upper
Manhattan.
After making its way around
the country, the exhibit, with
working prints of “Movin’ On,”
will reside permanently in the
Oakland Museum.
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The famous Gen. Jack Case
ment posed proudly for Rus
sell—holding the bullwhip that
was used to exhort Union Pa
cific workers to lay track at
backbreaking pace.
be allowed to remain at their
posts as long as they do a good
job.” LIBERAL, KANS., TIMES.
ALUMINUM FOR
PACKAGING
NEW YORK (a)—A prime
packaging market for alumi
num is in various kinds of
closures. Almost five billion
aluminum closures—caps and
cap components for bottles,
jars, and the like—are pro
duced and shipped annually.
News Notes From j
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By Mrs. Roy Kimble
Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Starr
visited Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Moss,
Diane Monday night.
•• « «
Mr. and Mrs. George Ballard,
Margie of Porterdale were Sunday
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Kimble and Heather.
•* • •
Miss Grace Byrd of Salem com
munity visited Mr. and Mrs. Wal**
ter Middlebrooks Saturday morn
ing.
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Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Moss
were Sunday guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Claud Chandler of Milstead.
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Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Farmer,
Warren, Connie, Gordon and
Linda were Sunday dinner guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Kimble.
In the evening, Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Kimble, Heather and Jo
ann visited.
•* • »
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Moss, Di
ane visited Rev. and Mrs. Albert
Davis recently.
•• • *
Mrs. Harvey Farmer, Con
nie and Gordon, Mrs. Roy Kim
ble spent Monday in Atlanta.
•* • •
Mr. and Mrs. Cook, children
spent Thursday with Mr. and
Ms. Billy Carter of Jersey.
•* • •
Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Moss
were Sunday night supper guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Moss and
Diane.
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