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The Houston Home Journal
Farm News Os Interest to Houston
HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL THURS.. OCT. 17, 1971,
HOUSTON COUNTY
AGENT SAYS HM|
Emmet U hrh hrl *
Stalk Plow-Up - l.ast Step In
Cotton Production
Mechanical picking is usually
considered the last step in
producing a crop of cotton
However, another step - stalk
plow-up should either be
considered the final step of
this year’s crop or the first
step in producing next year's
crop. Since stalks are even
tually destroyed anyway,
fanners may wonder why
they should be concerned
about plowing them out early
in the fall The answer lies in
nematode control which may
pay off in increased cotton
yields the following year
Stalk destriction mainly
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In school I learned we need to save energy, so I keep
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throughout America can conserve energy by having oil
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houses, thereby saving fuel cut
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cutting with a rotary mower -
has been considered beneficial
for reduction of cotton insect
problems for many years
Farmers cut stalks to destroy
the food source for further boll
weevil reproduction and
multiplication. This same
principle applies where
nematodes are concerned
Hut hold up just a minute!
Rotary mowing stalks does
not contribute to nematode
control as it does to insect
control. Reason - nematodes
live in the soil and feed on
plant roots. Those which at
tack cotton which include root
knot, sting, lance, reniform,
stubby root, lesion, and
others, continue to reproduce
and build up on living roots to
livels which cause more
damage the following year
than in the past In the Coastal
Plain where most cotton
nematode problems occur,
cotton stalks remain alive and
cut stubble may continue to
regrow until late November or
even later during mild win
ters, This provides nematodes
particularly those with short
reproductive cycles, with
sufficient lime to increase to
damaging populations. Many
of them survive the winter
months and are ready to infect
the following year’s crop.
Plowing out stalks with
moldboard plows, subsoilers,
chisel plows, or heavy duty
harrows should be used to
completely kill the plant roots
which these parasites depend
on. Cotton is not the only crop
benefitted by such a practice.
Since practically all crops we
produce are likely to be at
tacked by at least one species
of root feeding nematodes.
Since cotton stalks are
eventually cut and plowed out
anyway, why not do it early
enough to help prevent
passible nematode damage to
next year’s crop. Check by our
office for more on nematode
control.
Soybean Harvest - The
following list of tips help the
soybean grower avoid losses
at harvest.
(1) Be sure that the combine
is in good shape. The combine
power unit should be in top
condition and capable of
developing full power. Sharp
74-75 Program
Houston 4-H’ers Plan
To “Make It Happen ”
Houston County 4-H’ers are
planning to “make it happen’’
this year in their 4-H program.
The year’s work began in
September with special work
days at the Warner Robins
Humane Society and an eye
catching “peanut exhibit” for
the Georgia Commodity
Commission for Peanuts at
the Houston County Fair. In
October 4-H’ers will have a
county exhibit and five in
dividual exhibits at the Flint
Electric Members Meeting in
Reynolds on the 10th and will
conduct a training class for
newly elected cloverleaf club
officers at Parkwood School
on the 22nd.
November promises to be
busy with the Annual Awards
Banquet honoring 4-H’ers who
have represented Houston
PAGE 10-B
knife sections and ledger
plates are essential. The
combine should be checked for
properly governed engine
speed and power take-off
speed.
(2) The cutter bar should be
in register. To check the
register, position the cutter
bar at the outer end of its
pitman or bell crank stroke. If
the knives are directly un
derneath the guards, the
cutter bar is in register. If the
knives are not centered
directly underneath the
guards, the register should be
corrected.
(3) Adjust the reel speed to
25 percent faster than ground
speed, then attempt to
maintain this ground speed. A
variable speed reel drive
which permits the reel speed
to be adjusted on the go and
matched to ground speed is
helpful
(4) Position the reel so that
it enters the crop gently and
only enough to gain control.
The reel shaft should be six to
12 inches ahead of the cutter
bar A separate hydraulic reel
height control is helpful. Stand
at the side of the reel when
combining soybeans to
determine if the reel is han
dling the soybean plant gently.
If not, correct the ad
justments.
(5) A pick-up type reel with
pick-up guards is recom
mended when beans are
lodged and tangled,
(6) The cutter bar should be
run as close to the ground as
possible. An automatic header
County in out-of-county
competition. The banquet,
sponsored by Flint EMC is
scheduled for November 6th at
7;3()P.M. at the Flint Electric
Auditorium in Warner Robins.
November also marks the
beginning of a special skirt
sewing project for cloverleaf
girls.
December activities include
an exhibit at the Flint EMC
open house and a community
service Christmas project. In
January cloverleaf girls in the
skirt project will be able to
participate in a Fashion
Revue. February has two big
events: the annual Doughnut
Sale to raise funds to finance
our 4-H program and County
Cloverleaf Project
Achievement competition.
District Cloverleaf Project
ASCS Office Receiving
Committee Norninations
Farmers are reminded that
the county ASCS office is now
receiving nominations for ASC
community committee
election candidates. James L.
Taunton encourages farmers
to use this opportunity to
nominate their farm neigh
bors as candidates in the ASC
committee election.
The ASC election will be
conducted by mail from Nov.
22 to Dec. 2, Eligible farm
voters will be provided with
instructions for filling out the
secret ballot and returning it
to the county ASCS office.
Most resident farmers are
eligible to hold office as ASC
committeemen. If a farmer
would like detailed in
formation concerning
eligibility requirements, he or
she should contact the county
ASCS office.
In filling out a petition,
farmers should be careful to
include the name of only one
nominee, the signatures of at
.least three eligible ASC voters
control is almost essential on
self-propelled combines,
especially when on uneven
terrain.
(7) Forward speed should be
approximately three miles per
hour on most combines to
prevent stripping beans from
the stalk. Check cut stalks and
if they are uneven or jagged,
the ground speed should be
reduced. A lot of soybeans are
lost due to too high ground
speeds.
(8) Cylinder speeds and
clearances should be set
according to the operator’s
manual. Cylinder speeds may
be increased for damper
conditions. The clearance
between cylinder and con
caves may be decreased when
beans are dampened. In turn,
reduce cylinder speed and
increase clearance as beans
dry down.
(9) Use a stone gate or trap.
This allows the operator to cut
closer to the ground by
reducing fear of rock damage
to the combine.
(10) Set the cleaning sieves
and air according to the
operator's manual, then note
the condition of the beans in
the bin. If beans are trashy,
then necessary adjustments
can be made on cleaning
sieves and fan.
(11) The harvest should be
finished as quickly as possible
after the beans reach ap
proximately 15 percent
moisture content. This means
taking advantage of damp pod
conditions with appropriate
combine settings.
Achievement will be the main
event in March. In April,
emphasis will be placed on
County Junior-Senior Project
Achievement competition.
May is the time for the annual
4-H Bake-Off at Houston Mall.
These are just a few of the
plans already made by 4-H’ers
in Houston County. Our 4-
H’ers are very active and
enthusiastic. We lake our 0
motto, “To Make the Best
Better”, very seriously. We
plan to make the 1974-1975 4-H
year the best ever. We can
only do this with the continued
support of the people in
Houston County. Volunteer
leaders like Mrs. Mary
Bowen, Mrs. Betty Perry, and
Mr. Bennett Brantly, of
Warner Robins, and Mrs. Dick
Weir of Elko; interested
who support the nominee, and
a certification that the
nominee is willing to serve if
elected. Petitions must con
tain this information; without
it, they will not be accepted.
The completed petition should
be dated and mailed or hand
delivered to the county ASCS
office no later than Oct. 29.
ASC committee elections
are open to all eligible ASC
voters without regard to race,
color, religion, sex, or national
origin. Taunton explains that
any concerned farmer with an
interest in serving fellow
producers would be an asset to
the ASC committee. For this
reason, farmers are urged to
petition for the farmers of
their choice.
The individual producer will
benefit in the long run from a
responsible, concerned team
of ASC committeemen in the
local administration of U.S.
government farm programs,
Taunton said.
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Houston
Home & Food HR' ’'Ji*
By Dee Weems
Safety Hints For Halloween
Haunting - I’d like to share
with you some hints 1 recently
found to make Halloween safe
as well as spooky.
Witch, or whatever, be sure
the costume is flame resistant
or, at least, flame retardant.
If purchased, check to see if
the garment or box is so
labeled.
Home-sewn costumes can
be temporarily flameproofed
at home by soaking in a
special solution and letting
them drip dry. Wigs and
beards should also be treated
this way. Though almost all
clothing fabrics will burn to
some extent, avoid gauze or
synthetic materials that may
flame rapidly. (Solution for
lemproraily flameproofing
materials - Mix 3 ounces of
boric acid; 7 ounces of borax;
and two quarts of water.
Saturate fabric or material
and allow to drip dry. The
material will resist fire until
washed or wet by rain.)
Hemlines should be several
inches off the ground.
Children can trip in long
garments. Avoid costumes
with flowing sleeves,
voluminous skirts, long
scarves or sashes. Anything
that can catch on bushes, or
brush near flames, is
potentially dangerous.
Light, brightly colored
costumes, easily seen at dusk
or dark, are best. If costume is
dark, trim with fluroescent or
reflective tape that is highly
visible to drivers.
Children should carry a
white shopping bag to collect
their “treats”. This adds to
their visibility and leaves
their arms free. Make sure
that “pirates” leage swords or
sharp pointed objects at home.
parents and businessmen; and
cooperative school teachers
and principals are vital to the
4-H program. We thank them
for their support and ask you
to join with us in our effort to
“make it happen" through 4-H
in Houston County.
Marianne Martin
County Extension
Agent
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tables get from the farm to your family? costly construction. In 1974, a total of
With help from a lot of workers— nearly SSOO million of such outside
planting, cultivating, harvesting. Then investments will be required. In fact,
processing, canning, freezing. De- for every dollar earned last
livering to warehouses and your year, about $8 must be invested •)
And using a lot of electricity along y That's why earnings must be
Electricity makes many jobs pos- f t 0 at,ract the necessary money,
sible. Perhaps your own. / \ So construction can go for-
Georgia Power Company
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Masks or hoods can slip and
obscure a child’s vision. Be
sure mask is secure and that
the holes correspond to the
child’s eyes. A safer alter
native, one which children
find fun, is to use cosmetics.
Allow older children to make
up their own faces to suit thier
costumes. For easier removal
of rouge, lipstick, eye
shadows, have them first
apply a thin layer of cold
cream.
Never permit children to
carry pumpkins with lighted
candles. Give them flashlights
and check to see that batteries
are fresh.
A parent should always
accompany young children on
their rounds. If a group is
going out together, a
responsible adult should
follow to let people know that
the youngsters are
chaperoned.
The “cranks”, people who
dislike children, are usually
well known to the community.
Children should be told to stay
away from these particular
homes.
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Review pedestrian safety
rules before they
Dusk, the time when mos|
children are out, is par£
ticularly hazardous. Remimf
them: cross only at corners;'
wait on the curb for the greerfc
light; look both ways before
crossing; walk on sidewalks^'
not roads.
Urge children to stay jm
their own neighborhoods
where they are known. Tell
them to avoid homes that are
dark of dimly lit; people who
welcome Halloweeners
generally leave lights on for
them.
Never put candle-lit
pkins outside where they can
be knocked over accidentally.
If neighbors have placed such
jack-o-lanterns outside in the
past, suggest they move them
to a safer spot indoors. Never
use candles in papier mache
or plastic pumpkins or other
such home decorations. v '
Set a time limit for trick or
treating. About one hour is
sufficient for ages up to 13.
Older children also should bp
told when to be home. Let
them know special refresh
ments await them when they
do get home.
Emphasize to the childroa
that they are not to eat any ul
the goodies they collect until
they get home. Examinfe.
carefully everything they
receive; discard anything,
unpackaged or with wrap
pings which seem to have been
undone or are torn. Wash and
cut fruit into small pieces.
Unwrap packaged candies to
check each piece.