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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1983
Page
6
Local gardeners report sick begonias Southern peas and other plants due to Rhizoctonia fungus attacking roots in damp soil conditions. Mechanical injury or sudden wetting from dry ground can introduce the fungus. Insects also threaten brassicas as cabbage worms. chemicals offer control.
County Agent Allen Bayles discusses worm control in gardens noting Bacillus thuringiensis requires no harvest delay and other insecticides need careful timing. Small worms respond best to light foliar sprays. Read labels and water flowers and vegetables with at least an inch weekly, preferably in one or two applications.
Conservationist Bobby D. McGee emphasizes careful June planning for dove fields to concentrate seed and attract birds. He outlines crop choices and field sizes for early and late season hunts, from browntop millet to corn, with timing, mowing, and harvesting steps.
A senior Agriculture Department scientist warns that pests and environmental stress cause unrealized losses of 30 percent before harvest and 4 to 9 percent after. Terry Kinney Jr. of ARS says chemicals and genetic engineering could help crops endure temperature and moisture extremes as world population grows, doubling food production in 40 years.
South Carolina live stock auctions report receipts and price ranges for cattle calves feeders and slaughter cattle for Thursday and week totals. Prices show calves and feeders mixed with declines in several categories and overall receipts around four thousand plus with year over year comparisons.
The Agriculture Department reports 1982 cash receipts from milk at a record 18.3 billion, up 1 percent from 18.1 billion in 1981. Production reached 135.8 billion pounds, 2.8 billion more than 1981, driven by a per cow output of 12,316 pounds and an average of 11 million cows, 1 percent above 1981.
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