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News Os Interest To Houston County Families
n Houston County
Agent Says
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I Emmet Whelchel
Fertilization
“Don’t Guess, Soil Test!"
F'or years we’ve been
preaching that to Houston
County F'armers. It’s still the
best way we know to tell how
much of what kind of fer
tilizer to use cm which crop.
But now we have a new
publication which we believe
will also contribute to the
grower’s knowledge of
fertilizer and fertilizer
recommendations. “Fer
Rural America... Tomorrow?
Today, in too many placet acrott our land, we see
grim evidence of crushed hopes and dreams ... of
families gone away . . . moving from country to city
in search of a better life. Result; abandoned farm
steads and empty stores in the one,- traffic jams and
smog in the other.
We, along with our nation's nearly 1000 other
rural electric systems, believe we must at a nation
plan—and act—now, for a better tomorrow. We
know there mutt be brooder social and economic
opportunity in the countryside ... a better balance
of opportunity between rural and urban America.
We are pledged to this end-for the betterment of
our communities . . . for rural America . . . for all
America.
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PERRY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY. MAY 4, 1972
tilizer Recommendations for
F ield Crops’’ is its title, and
it is available free at our
office
The new leaflet was
prepared by P. J. Bergeaux,
one of our Extension
agronomists and a specialist
in soils and fertilizers. In
addition to giving fertilizer
recommendations for
specific field crops, he also
gives a summary of soil test
results from throughout this
area
There is a lot more helpful
information in “Fertilizer
Recommendations for Field
Crops". We believe every
farmer in the county will
benefit from studying this
new publication from the
Extension Service.
SAFETY TIP
A grain bin can be as
dangerous as quicksand.
This is especially true when
the bin is being emptied,
warns Cecil Hammond, one
of our Extension engineers.
For example, grain or feed
flowing out of a bin can pull a
man into the discharge of
bins that are unloaded from
the bottom With nothing to
hold onto, it is almost im
possible to keep from being
drawn down into the flow of
material.
Hammond suggests that, if
a person must enter a grain
bin, another person should
be present at the bin en
trance with means of
providing instant assistance
if it is needed. Another bp:
Anyone entering the bin
during unloading operations
should have a rope secured
around his body, with the
other end of the rope secured
outside the bin entrance.
Cultivating Around Shrubs
There is no advantage of
culbvating the soil around
shrubs. Digging around
established oranmentals,
such as azaleas, camellias
and hollies can severely
injure the root system since
many of the roots are located
within a few inches of the soil
surface. Some gardeners
“work in" fertilizers,
however, this pracbce is not
necessary since most fer
blizers are water soluble. In
other sjtuations the soil
around shrubs is distributed
in an attempt to eradicate
bermuda or other noxious
grasses. A more satisfactory
approach to controlling
bermuda around shrubs is to
place a sheet of polyethylene
plasbc on the ground un
derneath the plant.
Mulch Flowers and Shrubs
Few gardening pracbces
are more beneficial than the
use a mulch to conserve
soil moisture during the
summer months. During dry
periods frequent watering is
necessary to keep the upper
six inches of soil in flower
beds moist. A mulch on the
surface of the ground will
hold moisture in the soil and
greatly reduce the need for
applying water This not only
will result in better ap
pearance to your shrubs and
flowers but will also reduce
the summer water bill. Many
materials may be used
successfully as a mulch,
including pine straw, pine
bark, slightly decomposed
fall leaves, hay and sawdust.
Don't Neglect
F ertilizing Ground
(.'overs
Ground cover plants
respond to periodic ap
plications of fertilizer but
they are often neglected
Such plants as ivy. ajuga.
vinca and liriope will grow
more dense and have better
foliage color if they’re fer
tilized. General purpose
fertilizers give good results.
If the fertilizer is broadcast,
it may be necessary to wash
off or brush the foliage with a
yard rake to remove fer
tilizer particles from the
foliage. One pound of mixed
fertilizer, such as 8-8-8 or 10-
10-10 analysis, per 100 square
feet applied in the early
spring and again in July is
usually adequate.
Crape Myrtles Flower
Better When F ertilized
Proper fertilization will do
much to increase flower
production of crape myrtle
in Georgia. An application of
complete fertilizer in the
spring and again in early
summer is generally
adequate. Crape myrtles
which flower poorly are
often located in excessively
shaded places. Fertilization
under these conditions will
not stimulate normal
flowering.
Soybeans and
Generals Have
Same Names
TlFTON—Jackson and Lee
are familiar names to students
of the Civil War and Southern
soybean farmers.
University of Georgia
College of Agriculture and U.
S. Department of Agriculture
soybean breeding programs in
the South have traditionally
named many new varieties
after famous Civil War generals.
“One of the most successful
soybean varieties ever grown in
the South was Lee. who was
one of the best generals that
ever came from the South,”
said Myron B. Parker, an
agronomist with the University
of Georgia College of
Agriculture Coastal Plain
Experiment Station in Tifton.
Among other famous Civil
War names used to designate
soybean varieties are Jackson,
Bragg, Pickett and Hampton.
“It’s doubtful that Southern
farmers would be too receptive
to naming a soybean
Sherman,” said Parker.
“We had a soybean named
Custer,” he added. “But it
didn’t do too well down here.
Guess it was the wrong section
of the country for him.”
ON MAY 18
Cooperation Conference
Scheduled at University
ATHENS—The 16th annual
Cooperation Conference is
scheduled for Thursday, May
18. at the University of
Georgia. “Looking Ahead” will
be the theme of the meeting at
the Center for Continuing
Education. Registration will
begin at 9 a.m., the program at
10 o’clock.
Edward L. Young, president
of Coble Dairy Products
Cooperative. Inc., Lexington.
N.C., will keynote this year s
conference.
Eric Thor, administrator of
the Farmer Cooperative
Service, U. S Department of
Agriculture, will be the
featured speaker at a 12:15
p.m. luncheon.
In between, a panel
discussion on “What Can We
Expect?” will highlight the
conference theme for officers,
directors and members repre
senting Georgia cooperatives at
the meeting.
Walter Jacoby, vice pres
ident of the American Institute
of Cooperation. Washington.
D.C., will moderate the panel.
Members include Richard W.
Bonney Jr,, president,
Columbia Bank for Cooper
atives, Columbia. S.C.; G. A.
Burson, vice president. Gold
Kist Inc., Atlanta; Walter
Harrison, executive manager.
Houston
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“Leaflets Three
Let It Be”
Soap And Water - Relief
for Poison Plant Rashes- The
season of poison ivy. oak,
and sumac is here. Anyone
who has ever suffered from
any of these allergens knows
what misery it can be. Some
persons have even been
hospitalized for severe
cases. And surprisingly,
people seemingly unaffected
by contact at one time can
later develop an allergic
reaction.
Along the lines of
prevention, learn to
recognize the offending
plants growing in your area
and stay away from them.
Poison ivy is the most
common. It grows
prolifically in every state
Scientists Search
for Nematode-
Resistant Soybeans
TlFTON—Thousands and
even millions of microscopic
worms in Georgia’s infested
sandy soil can cause stunted
plant growth and reduced
yields for fanners in the state.
These worms or nematodes
feed on the roots of plants and
cause reduced root systems,
root decay and large swollen
areas called galls, which reduce
the water and nutrient supply
to the plant.
‘There might be 2,000 to
3,000 nematodes in a handful
of heavily infested soil,” said
Dr. N. A. Minton, U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture
nemalologist located at the
University of Georgia College
of Agriculture Coastal Plain
Experiment Station here.
Minton and Myron B.
Parker, an agronomist at the
station, are working to aid
soybean growers in fighting
nematodes through the use of
nematode resistant soybean
varieties.
Last year Georgia farmers
planted 640,000 acres of soy
beans, which ranked second in
acreage to corn and surpassed
other traditional cash crops
such as cotton, peanuts and
tobacco.
“Our research is aimed at
uncovering the limiting factors
in production,” said Parker.
“We’ve got to try to provide
the grower with the best
variety of bean we can because
varieties have more to do with
soybean success than just
Georgia Electric Membership
Corporation, Millen, and Frank
H. McDowell, manager of the
Georgia Division, Dairymen,
Inc., Decatur.
This year’s conference is
being sponsored by the Georgia
Council of Farmer Cooper
atives, the University of
Georgia Extension Service, the
Georgia Electric Membership
Corporation, and the Farm
Credit Banks of Columbia.
Two couples, winners in the
1972 “Young Farmer and Wife
Recognition Program,” will be
announced at the luncheon.
They will receive expense-paid
trips to the American Institute
of Cooperation, July
30-August 3, at lowa State
University, Ames. At the same
time a university or college
student will be named recipient
of a similar trip to participate
in the AIC program. The
Georgia Council of Farmer
Cooperatives is donor of these
awards.
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except California and
Nevada and is as likely to be
found in your own backyard
as in wooded areas. The vine
creeps along walks, fences,
walls, telephone poles, rock
gardens- almost anywhere.
Within a few hours and up
to two days after contact, the
reaction may show up. The
extent of skin eruptions
reddening and blistering
depends on the amount of
plant material deposited on
the skin, the degree of
sensitivity of the affected
person, and how long plant
material is left on the skin
before washing with soap.
Contrary to popular belief,
the blister fluid does not
cause speading of the
dermatitis. Areas of greater
about anything else.”
The Georgia agronomist said
that if growers can increase
soybean yields by just a single
bushel per acre, it would mean
$2 million more in profit.
Minton said Georgia has
certain areas with high levels of
nematode infestation,
particularly where there is
sandy soil. Research efforts of v‘"
the two Georgia scientists have £
focused primarily on the root
knot nematode, which is the
most widespread and devas- X
tating of the nematodes found
in the state. £
Spy bean varieties found to X
be resistant to root-knot :j:
nematodes are Hampton 266A £
and Bragg, while advanced £
breeding lines with good
resistance are Florida 63-4000 $
and Coker 68-41.
“Although root-knot
resistant soybean varieties are
available, these varieties still
may not contain resistance to taj
other types of nematodes,” 9
Minton said. ;9
When nematodes other than 9
root-knot are present, he
explained, farmers may con- ;9
sider using a nematicide, which ]9
may not always be econom
ically feasible. The increase per :9
acre a farmer would get with a jp|
nematicide may not offset the
cost to apply the chemical.
Minton said his research £
does not explain why the X
nematode prefers some plants
to others but the microscopic X
worm simply does not £
reproduce freely on the roots
of certain plants. :-r
Research into the habits and ;J;
habitats of these microscopic £
parasites is part of the
continuous program of the £
agricultural experiment £
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mation for the grower. X.v
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contact with the plant will
react earlier. Blisters can
become infected and tran
sferred to other skin sites
causing additional problems.
The American Medical
Association reports that the
single most important
treatment is washing
thoroughly with soap and
water as soon after contact
as possible. Soap is effective
because it destroys the
allergen. The sooner the skin
is washed after exposure, the
less likely a dermatitis will
develop- or at least the
seriousness will be lessened.
This is especially true for the
hands where delay in
destroying the allergen can
result in spreading the
problem.
Since it is often difficult to
know when children have
come in contact with such
plants in their various hikes,
picnics, and general warm
weather play, a good soaping
down when they come in is
more than a cleanliness
measure - it’s preventive
medicine. Washing all
possibly contacted parts of
the body is essential for
protection against continued
exposure to the plant
material. Clothes, garden
implements, bikes, baseball
gloves, etc., which may have
plant residue ready and
waiting to be transferred to
skin at a later date should
also be soap scrubbed.
After the initial scrub
down, cold water com
presses on affected areas
will provide some relief from
itching and inflammation.
Regular bathing or
showering should be con
tinued. For skin lesions in
areas difficult to treat with
cold wet dressings, tepid
baths are useful in relieving
discomfort. Then apply
calamine lotion to hasten
drying of small blisters. For
more severe eruptions or
subsequent infection consult
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a physician.
Great care should be taken
when destroying poison ivy
plants. Wear protective
clothing and gloves that can
be washed separately in hot
suds. To make sure all
residue is gone, run the
automatic washer through
its complete cycle with soap
or detergent and no laundry
Early spring and late fall
are good times to grub plants
out by hand. Be sure that the
soil is very wet. Otherwise
the roots may break off and
live to sprout more
vigorously.
Bury or destroy roots and
stems removed in grubbing
because the dry material is
almost as poisonous as the
fresh. It is important to know
that smoke from burning
poison ivy plants, or even
contaminated fabrics, may
produce reactions. Avoid
inhalation or contact of
smoke with skin or clothing.
In some areas it is illegal to
burn poison ivy. It is best to
check with town or city
ordinances first. Aside from
hand pulling, the only other
really effective means of
getting rid of poison ivy is by
use of herbicides. Follow
package directions carefully
and store out of the reach of
children.
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