High-Yield Peanut Growers Practices Revealed by Study
Georgia's top peanut producers largely rotate crops with corn or grasses, says J F McGill UGA agronomist. Of 50 leading growers surveyed, 47 followed rotation, 42 applied lime or limestone, 38 broadcast fertilizer, and about half used chemical weed control. Row widths ranged 22 to 38 inches, four practiced close-row planting, and most applied 4 or 5 insect and disease sprays. Vernon Reddish notes applications ranged two to seven times.
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J. F. McGill
University of Georgia College of Agriculture
McGill
Vernon Reddish
Georgia GOP seeks successor to A Ed Smith
Georgia Republicans search for a candidate to replace A Ed Smith the GOP gubernatorial hopeful killed in an auto accident. After final rites for Smith Republican state chairman James Dorsey urged Georgians to help find the right man to continue Smiths two party effort. The state executive committee will meet June 20 to discuss how to honor Ed Smith and carry forward his mission.
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A. Ed Smith
GOP
Smith
James Dorsey
Dorsey
Republican State Executive Committee
Ed Smith
Endrin-methyl DDT Program Promised For Cotton Yields
Cotton grower Cleve Harp of Taylor County endorses an endrin-methyl parathion DDT program as a top insecticide. He cites higher yields last year, longer-lasting protection, fewer applications, and time savings, with easy liquid and dust formulations available.
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Georgia
Cleve Harp
Taylor County Cotton Grower
Five Georgia Counties Placed On Drought Crisis List
Gov Vandiver announces five drought stricken counties Cook Decatur Dodge Laurens and Terrell approved as emergency areas. Farmers may graze and harvest hay from conservation reserve under local supervision.
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Atlanta
Vandiver
Georgia
Cook
Decatur Dodge
Laurens
Terrell
Crash Deaths Tie Brother Car Collision Near Athens
Clarence Pickelsimer 21 died from an early morning crash between Athens and Crawford. His brother Grady Pickelsimer escaped injury after the collision with a car driven by Clarence’s vehicle. Clarence had been in critical condition at an Athens hospital since the Sunday accident.
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Athens
Clarence Pickelsimer
Pickelsimer
Crawford
Grady Pickelsimer
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