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HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL THURS.. OCT. JO, 1974
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AGENT SAYS
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Harvesting t orn - Corn
growers who harvest with a
combine should he especially
careful to keep held losses at a
minimum
Research in Ohio has shown
I hat corn gathering losses
w ith a combine can amount to
twice as much on the
average as losses with con
ventional pickers The
average gathering losses lor
combines in the Ohio study
represented approximately
lota lo live percent ol the
y ield while dl other machine
losses outside gathering
averaged less Ilian one per
cent
Corn losses generally occur
at these points in Ihe
galhci mg pi oi ess (1 1 As the
stalk enieis Ihe gathering
unit, 1 2» As Ihe corn is shelled
al Ihe snapping, rolls, i t) Al
ihe cylinder (4) During
separation and cleaning
( a uses ol I.oss Combining
losses are influenced by
machine adjustment, forward
speed, dale ol harvesting,
moisl ure content. varietal
diflerences and amount of
lodging II Ihe moisture
content ol Ihe corn is allowed
lo bill 100 low, excessive losses
will occur High forward
speeds and poor centering on
Ihe rows can greatly increase
losses when slalks are lodged
K\cessive ground speed has
been one of Ihe greatest
causes ol corn loss in Georgia
Most pre harvest and
harvesting losses can be
determined by measuring oil
a given area and counting Ihe
ears and shelled corn on Ihe
ground helore harvesting and
again titter harvesting An
average ol 20 kernels m 10
square lih-I represents one
bushel ol shelled corn lost per
acre One ear on 1/100 acre
represents one bushel ol ear
corn lost per acre
Counting The I oss To
delernmn shelled coi n loss al
Ihe snapping rolls stop the
tiarveslei in the held and hack
up approximately two thirds
the length ol the harvester Do
not make am attempt to clear
Ihe harvester Count Ihe
kernels in a 10 square loot plot
over each row directly in Iron!
ol the parkin! machine Take
an average ol all rows in the
swath and divide tins by 20 lo
get Ihe snapping roll loss in
bushels per acre
The cy tinder loss can be
determined by measuring a
10 square loot plot centered
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over each row in the swath
after harvesting. Count the
kernels left attached to cobs
and parts of cobs in this area.
The separation loss can also
be estimated by counting the
loose kernels in the same 10
square foot plots and sub
tracting Ihe snapping roll loss.
The total loss per acre to
harvesting is the sum of
machine ear losses, snapping
roll losses, cylinder losses and
separating losses
It s Time To Fertilize Cool
Season Grasses Cool season
grasses, including fescue,
bluegrass, bentgrass and
evergreen mixtures, are now
beginning their growth cycles.
It is therefore, time to fer-
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Nome & Food
By Dee Weems
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< boosing Apples ■ 11 you're
planning to buy Iresh, tall
apples, choose ihe lype best
sailed lo the use you have in
mind
I'or Iresh salads and snacks,
look lor Delicious, Jonathan.
Mclntosh, Slay man and
Winesap red varieties or
\el low i iolden Delicious
Pick lari or slightly acid
varieties lor pies and ap
plesauce, Good choices are
Gravenslein and Jonathan
reds, Grimes Golden and
Yellow Transparent, yellows;
and Newton, a green variety.
Poi baked apples, you need
a firm lleshed variety like
Northern Spy, Home Beauty,
Winesap or York Imperial, all
reds V green apple, the Rhode
Island Greening, is also good
lor baking
I aundry Tips For best
laundrx results, you need to
know how different soaps and
detergents work Here are a
lew pointers lo keep in mind.
l ight duly soaps are best
lor line fabrics, lightly soiled
silk and wool, and garments
like lingerie, stockings,
blouses and baby things.
They re also safest for most
dyes and are mild to the skin.
lilize these grasses. The cool
season grasses experienced
hoi and dry conditions during
late summer in Georgia and
thus their appearance leaves
much to be desired. Proper
fertilization plus water will do
much to bring back a lush
green growth. Many
homeowners prefer to apply
one kind of fertilizer to their
cool season lawn. If so, a 4-1-2
or 8-1-2 ratio is suggested.
Examples of these ratios are
16-4-8 and 12-4-8 analyses. An
application now, again in
February and again in May is
usually adequate for the cool
season grasses. Some
homeowners prefer the
combination of a general
purpose, mixed fertilizer such
as a 6-12-12, 5-10-5 or 8-8-8 now
lor their cool season lawn and
I fieri follow by applications of
nitrogen lor the remainder of
the growing season.
Remember that in the over all
fertilization program nitrogen
is needed in the greatest
amount. Constant fertilization
with an analysis low in
nitrogen, such as a 6-8-6, 5-10-
15 or 6-12-12, is an undesirable
practice.
Heavy duly soaps are
general purpose products best
suited lor family wash and
heavily soiled things like play
clothes and greasy overalls.
Chlorine bleaches inactivate
some brighleners in wash
water. To avoid this, add the
soap or detergent first. Wait a
lew minutes for the clothes lo
absorb the brighlener, then
add bleach.
Moldy Bread Remedy - To
keep moisture in and mold
out, wrap loaf bread in waxed
paper or a similar moisture
proof wrapping. Put the bread
in a plastic bag, then store it in
Ihe refrigerator.
l ips For Prettier Hair - If
you’re not getting as much
body with your electric rollers
as you’d like, try them with
one ol the special setting
lotions made to use with them.
The lotion drys quickly and
gives a tighter, more lasting
curl
Ordinary permanent wave
end papers that can be bought
in the dime store in big
packages are great to use with
electric rollers. They prevent
any tangling and breakage
and they protect hair ends.
No matter how you set your
hair, don’t brush or comb
through it until it's cool, Dryer
or electric roller heat is part of
what gives hair curl and body,
and brushing warm hair drags
the curl down.
Don’t expect great looking
hair if you don't condition
regularly. Almost all hair
needs some sort of con
ditioning routine - unless you
never set or use hot dryers on
it A monthly deep
conditioning treatment is
usually adequate unless
you’ve damaged your hair.
Then try a deep-penetrating
product once every two weeks
until hair looks healthy again.
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The No-Till Way
Crops f Without
Cultivation
BLAIRS VlLLE—Growing
corn without mechanical culti
vation is helping farmers in the
Mountain and Piedmont sec
tions of Georgia reduce pro
duction costs and control soil
erosion.
At a field day at the Georgia
Mountain Branch Experiment
Station, about 75 farmers, re
searchers and commercial
workers discussed the advan
tages and problems of growing
corn no-till—that is, without
plowing to control weeds.
Jim Helm of the Soil Conser
vation Service told the group
that no-till is an excellent con
servation practice on sloping
North Georgia fields.
“No-till is a fine practice to
hold soil on the land,” said
Helm. “Soil losses in no-till
production are reduced 70 to
90 per cent from what you
would expect with normal cul
tivation.”
Helm observed that in the
no-till system, corn is planted
in the residue of a previous
crop, usually fescue grass, and
weeds are controlled entirely
with chemical herbicides.
Since tractors or other cul
tivating equipment are never
taken into the field after plant
ing, much less fuel is used than
in conventional corn pro
duction.
“Some of the interest in
no-till may have been precipi
tated by the energy crisis,” said
Stan Wilkinson, U.S. Depart
ment of Agriculture researcher.
“The savings in operating hours
for machinery is tremendous,
and with the high cost of fuel,
this leads to a great reduction
in costs.”
Wilkinson listed a number of
advantages offered by the no
till method over conventional
cultivation. Besides lower pro
duction costs and greater con
trol of soil erosion, the no-till
method improves moisture re
tention, reduces soil compac
tion, lessens the risk of weather
delays, and permits land with
steep slopes to be used for corn
production.
Wilkinson said that the
yields of corn grown no-till are
generally comparable to con
ventionally cultivated corn and
are often higher.
But Wilkinson added that
several problems can result
from the use of no-tillage.
These include the development
of weeds resistant to herbicides
and greater pest and disease
infestations.
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Downtown • Perry, Ga.
Wilkinson said that an ef
ficient farm manager can avoid
these problems. “No-till re
duces labor costs and reduces
production costs, but it prob
ably increases the need for
operator skills,” he said.
Ben Overstreet, Dawson
County farmer who produced
the highest corn yield in the
slate last year using no-tillage,
agreed with Wilkinson, saying,
“No-till is probably not for
everyone.”
Overstreet said he has found
that using no-till means the
grower should increase his
seeding rate.
“I’ve learned that you
should put down about one
fourth more seed than you
expect to end up with,” Over
street said. “Not all of them
are going to survive.”
Harold Gurley, Cooperative
Extension Service agronomist,
said that in Georgia no-tillage is
of greatest value in the north
ern part of the state where
fescue grass is grown.
“It has had poor success in
South Georgia,” Gurley said,
“We have had to double crop it
with small grains there and it
hasn’t done well,”
But in the sections of the
state where it can be profitably
used, no-till is on the increase,
Gurley said.
“Last spring, it seemed we
were getting two or three re
quests a day for information
on how to do it,” he said, “I
would estimate that the acre
age of all crops grown no-till is
50 to 75 per cent greater than
last year.”
Four-H Volunteer
Leaders To Gather
EATONTON-From the Vir
gin Islands to Oklahoma, 500
Four-H volunteer leaders will
travel here next week to “Pre
pare to Share.” That’s the
theme of the 1974 Southern
Regional 4-H Volunteer Lead
er Forum slated Oct. 14-18.
Young and old alike will
exchange ideas and experiences
at the Rock Eagle 4-H Center.
Participants include adult vol
unteer leaders, teen leaders and
Extension agents representing
13 states, Puerto Rico and the
Virgin Islands.
Volunteer leaders play active
Before Oct. 29 Deadline
Farmers Reminded To
Submit Nominations
Only a few days remain to
nominate farmers as can
didates in the upcoming ASC
community committee
elections, reminds James L.
Taunton.
First duty of the newly
elected community committee
members will be to serve as
delegates to elect new
members to the county ASC
committee. Taunton reminds
producers that this is an
important occasion for the
responsible, farmer-chosen
team of ASC community
committeemen.
The ASC community
committee election will be
conducted by mail from Nov.
22 to Dec. 2. By turning in a
total of six or more petitions,
farmers in each ASC com
Lot Os Bull
Breaks Record
DALLAS—“Georgia’s Ex
cel,” a full French Charolais
bull, has set a new world’s
weight-gain record for yearling
cattle. The new figure of 1,781
pounds beat the old mark by
over 100 pounds, according to
Glen Butts of Performance
Registry International. Joplin,
Mo.
Owned by Billy Bullock of
Bullock’s Charolais Farms near
here, the 14-month-old bull
averaged five pounds a day to
reach the new record. His
weighing was supervised by
Gerald Atkinson, Paulding
County Extension Agent,
A full time Atlanta asphalt
contractor, Bullock is building
a Charolais breeding program
and hopes to devote full time
to cattle in the next couple of
years.
Charolais is a European
breed of beef cattle first im
ported to the United States in
the 1950’5. The breed is char
acterized by a solid while coat,
large size and ability to flourish
in tropical climates. Charolais
animals have been used primar
ily in producing cross-bred cat
tle for beef production.
Glen Butts of Performance
roles in their local 4-H pro
grams. They conduct meetings,
teach skills and offer encour
agement to the youngsters. In
addition, volunteers visit par
ents and keep them up to date
on the latest club activities.
The leader forum is spon
sored by the National 4-H
Foundation on behalf of the
Cooperative Extension Service.
Financial support by the J. C.
Penney Company and Penney
stores in the Southern region
provides travel scholarships for
several volunteer leaders from
each state.
munity have the opportunity
to prepare the slate of
nominees themselves.
Taunton hopes that farmers
will submit enough valid
petitions to fill the slate.
Shortly after Oct. 25, all
petitions will be reviewed. If
six or more valid petitions
have been received for an ASC
community, the county ASCS
will prepare a slate containing
the names of all eligible
nominees. If less than six
valid petitions are received
for any ASC community, the
job of slate completion will be
turned over to the incumbent
community committee, which
will add nominees needed to
complete the slate.
The county ASC committee
will review all community
Registry said that he saw the
real future of the breed as a
terminal-cross animal. He went
on to say. “What we called
quality in the past does not
seem to have much importance
today. With current market
conditions, we see a concentra
tion on quick marketability.
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slates prior to the mail
election and will advise all
candidates of the duties of an
ASC committeeman.
In order to submit a valid
petition, three or more ASC
farm voters must sign a
statement endorsing an
eligible candidate. The
statement must include
certification that the nominee
will serve if elected. Petitions
must be dated and mailed or
hand delivered to the county
ASCS office no later than Oct.
25.
The opportunity to
nominate, vote, and be elected
to office in the upcoming ASC
committee election is
guaranteed to all farmers
regardless of race, religion,
sex, color, or national origin.
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