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HOUSTON COUNTY
EXTENSION AGENT
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Spray Early For
Pecan Scab
Pecan scab is the
number one pecan
disease problem and
early spraying is an
important first step in its
prevention, says a hor
ticulturist with the
Georgia Cooperative
Extension Service
According to Dr. Tome
Crocker, pecan scab can
be destructive at any
time That's why
prevention is so critical
"The latter part of
March and first part of
April is when growers
should plan their spray
program," says Crocker.
"The First few sprays in
the spring are the most
important. This is the
time to protect the new
foliage from disease and
insects as these leaves
must function from April
Starts April 1
1/1 To Hold Drive
For New Members
Middle Georgia
Chapter 296 of the Air
Force Association (AFA)
will conduct its annual
membership drive at
Robins AFB beginning
Saturday, April 1 and
continue through Sunday,
April 30.
In announcing the
drive, Maj. Gen. John R.
Spalding, Jr., com
mander of the Warner
Robins Air Logistics
Center (ALC) noted that
membership in the AFA
is entirely voluntary.
(AFA currently has a
membership ot more
than 155,000.)
General Spalding
expressed his personal
support of the AFA and
"its role in support of air
power and Air Force
people in preserving our
national security."
March 23rd
RRC Signup Announced
Registration for the
spring quarter of classes
at the Robins Resident
Center will be held
Thursday, March 23,
from 8:30 a m. to noon at
the center.
Registration will be by
alphabetical order.
Robins AFB military and
civilian employees will be
registered in advance of
other students.
Classes will begin
Monday, March 27.
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November."
The University of
Georgia pecan specialist
says that although leaf
tissue can become scab
resistant, the nut is
subject to disease at all
limes
Therefore, he teels a
good spray program is
essential and advises
growers to extend into the
season on a 21 day
spraying schedule to
protect the shuck and
keep pecan scab from
attacking it.
Crocker recommends
three labeled products
Cyprex, Benlate and
Outer for scab control.
"We are suggesting
growers use eighteenths
of a pound of Dufer per
acre or two pounds per
acre of Cyprex," he says.
"In more intense
Presently the chapter
has a membership of
more than 2,300 persons.
"It is hoped the drive will
substantially increase
this number," said Betty
Clark of Warner Robins,
chapter president.
Membership in the
AFA is open to all active
duty personnel military
and civilian and to all
others who have served
with the Armed Forces.
Among members'
benefits are a monthly
copy of Air Force
magazine, the world's
leading aerospace
publication, and
eligibility for a member
of low-cost group in
surance programs.
Membership dues are
sl3 per year or S3O for a
three year period. Life
membership costs S2OO.
The times tor
registration will be as
follows; Base employees:
A BRE and L Mcß:
8:30 8:55 a.m.
BRI-CLY and McC-o:
8:55-9:20 a.m.
COA DIZ and PAB
RHY: 9:20 9:45 a.m.
DOA GOZ and RIA
SMYL: 9:4510:10 a.m.
GRAHOO and SNA
VEZ: 10:10 10:35 a.m.
HOP K and VIA Z:
10:35-11 a.m.
problem areas where
growers use Benlate, a
hall poundol Benlate plus
a halt pound of Outer per
acre will be sufficient."
Crocker encourages
Georgia pecan growers lo
continue the sound
management practices
which have made this
slate number one
nationally in pecan
production for the past
several years.
Pecan Growers Combat
Phylloxera
Pecan leaf phylloxera
causes perplexing
problems for pecan
growers.
According to an en
tomologist with the
Georg ia Ex tension
Service, growers ex
periencing phylloxera
problems last year should
make plans for protective
spraying at bud break in
late March,
"Phylloxera over
winter is the egg stage in
protected places on
branches," explains Dr
H.C. Ellis. "Young,
delicate aphid like in
sects appear in the spring
about the time buds
unfold. The insect inserts
its beak into new leaf
growth, and a gall forms
which envelopes the
insect. This insect
matures within the
protective gall, laying
large numbers of eggs
which hatch and develop
into winged forms."
Ellis says insects ap
pear in late May or early
June, after which, in
festations spread to
nearby trees.
"Once the gaits appear,
it's too late to spray,"
emphasizes the en
tomologist. "Chemical
application must be made
in areas where the
grower had a problem
last year because these
eggs are too small to
detect until galls form.
Then nothing can be
done. Chemicals won't
penetrate these galls,
which are usually less
than the size of a dime in
diameter."
If infestations are
heavy, phylloxera will
cause early defoliations,
which may effect next
year's production.
The University of
Georgia specialist
Non base employees;
DOA K and RIA-Z: 11-
11:30 a.m.
A DIZ and L-RHY:
11:30 a.m. to noon.
Late registration will
be held at the center
through Monday, March
27, tor those unable to
attend the registration.
A late fee of $5 will be
charged tor late
registration through
March 24 and $8 on March
27.
recommends spraying
pecan trees with four
pints of 20 percenf Lin
dane per acre or six
pounds of 25 percent
wet able powder
AAatalhion per acre.
"Spraying must be
done before buds show
one to two inches of new
growth and before galls
begin to form," he
stresses,
Ellis says no accurate
HOUSTON COUNTY
By Peggy Bledsoe ill
That Secure Feeling
Violence just seems to
be a part of our times.
Even Georgia is ex
periencing more violent
crimes than ever before.
But you don't have to sit
by helplessly and wait
your turn to add to the
numbing statistics about
crime and its victims.
Charles Sikes of the
Georgia Bureau of In
vestigation (GBI) says
that women need to think
about what they would do
in certain situations. The
time to be concerned is
before anything starts
happening.
But what can women
do? We can't post a
check list in our homes or
cars on what to do in case
of robbery or rape or
assault. Sikes says you
need to prepare yourself
mentally by remem
bering a few simple tips if
you are suspicious, and
you need to prepare your
surroundings.
Come Out Alive
If you find yourself in a
dangerous situation,
Sikes stresses that the
most important thing is to
come out of it alive. Think
fast and use every
available option. You
may try to talk them out
of any violence, you can
scream or consider
weapons or you may
decide the safest way out
is to comply.
You must rely on your
own instincts. For in
stance, in some cases a
scream or a weapon
could scare your attacker
away, or it could anger
him. If you choose to have
weapons, you must know
how to use them, keep
them close and - most
important - decide if you
could actually hurt
another person. Your
weapon could be turned
on you, so make your
decision carefully.
The security of your
home and vehicles can
change your
vulnerability. Sikes says
the lack of security
consciousness is the
major reason most
crimes occur. In a home,
doors, locks and windows
can go a long way to
protect you in your home.
However, you can secure
yourself to the point that
you can't get out in case
of fire; it's just as im
portant to be able to get
out of your home as well
as into it.
Tips About Cars
Sikes explains that you
can add levels of
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the Air Force aircraft
maintenance field
The airman recently
completed basic training
at Lackland AFB, Tex.,
and studied the Air Force
mission, organization and
customs and received
special instruction in
human relations. Com
plelion of this training
earned Ihe individual
credits towards an
associate in applied
science degree through
Ihe Community College of
the Air Force.
estimate can be placed on
Ihe lost production
resulting from phylloxera
infestation although he
describes it as "very
noticeable" where Ihe
problem exists.
"Only a small portion
ol Georgia pecan or
chards are effected," he
says. "But where
phylloxera exists, it can
be bad
security, like outdoor
lights, alarms, a watch
dog and weapons, but no
one thing will ensure the
security of your home.
For' vehicle safety,
Sikes urges women to
keep their doors locked,
check the back seat
before getting into your
car and park in well
lighted areas If you
suspect you are being
followed, don't go home.
Go to the nearest police
station.
In all situations, it's a
matter of common sense.
Be aware of possibilities
but don't develop such a
fear of the remote that
you get paranoid. Do
what you can to prevent
crimes by building
security measures in
your home and car.
Prepare yourself men
tally so you know what
you can do.
With mental and
physical preparation
complete, you've done all
you can do. Those ol'
statistics will always be
there, but you don't have
to be helpless anymore.
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Ferry sin
Attends
Workshop
Dr Felix M Smith, of
Perry, attended the
University of Georgia,
College of Veterinary
Medicine Department of
Radiology and Anatomy's
workshop on The Ab
domen, March 11 12, at
Ihe Georgia Center of
Continuing Education,
Athens, Ga.
This was the second in
a four part series of
Veterinary Radiology
Workshops, designed to
update the veterinary
practitioner in basic
radiologic techniques and
interpretation.
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