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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1957
Page
18
Washington reports weeds cost U S farmers five billion dollars annually. The piece argues for a multifaceted weed control program combining chemicals with tillage, cropping practices, and farm management, stressing basic research and cross discipline collaboration to reduce losses.
Illinois farmers earned about 7 million dollars in profit above treatment costs for field crop insecticides in 1956. H B Petty of the University of Illinois cites 1.4 million treated acres across 55 counties, with corn borer and soil insects yielding the largest profits.
The National Foundation Seed Project reports adequate stock seeds for most forage crops in 1957. Demand will be met for certified seed through normal channels in many states. Some shortages persist for Vernal alfalfa and Narragansett alfalfa, with future supplies expanding for Dollard red clover and Potomac orchardgrass.
At the University of Wisconsin an insect nursery uses purified diets and controlled rooms to rear aphids leafhoppers and plant bugs year round. Entomologists Beck Mechler and Scheel detail novel gel powder and pellet diets enabling stable laboratory rearing beyond fragile adult methods.
Purdue agronomist Helmut Kohnke says deep subsoiling to 20 inches with evenly distributed fertilizer can enlarge root systems in alfalfa versus grasses and clover. Results vary by year but deeper rooting reduces weather dependence and improves soil structure with lime-enhanced organic matter.
Global peanut cultivation reaches about 5.848 trillion pods and tops 12.8 million short tons, marking a record year in world agriculture with figures subject to small variance.
USDA economist says a sound farm adjustment plan plus long term credit can raise income. By shifting from cash crops to beef and poultry, a Tennessee 80 acre farm could double earnings, but would require major capital investments and long repayment terms. A complete plan with budgets helps lenders assess feasibility and repayment ability, favoring single lenders and a record of prudent financial management.
The 1957 European corn borer crop in U S fields is smaller than 1956 but still poses economic risk. Eastern states show rising counts while north central areas decline. Heaviest eastern concentrations are in New Jersey Rhode Island Delaware New York Virginia and Pennsylvania.
The National Safety Council urges homeowners to inspect and repair hand tools for spring work. Replace split or broken handles on axes hammers and pitchforks and tape up splinters on handles to ensure safe use.
Aerial photos of large farm areas could be vital in fighting crop diseases. Infrared images from two miles high easily reveal three common wheat and oats diseases unseen by ground photos at ten feet. Once infected centers are located, the exact disease can be identified for early treatment to prevent spread and yield losses.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce estimates total U.S. public and private debt now exceeds one trillion dollars. It notes that if a trillion dollar bills were laid end to end they would circle the Earth about 3 900 times.
In Urbana Illinois researchers use artificial light and heat to grow an extra two soybean generations in winter. Richard Bernard notes this speeds development of disease resistant varieties by crossing adopted strains with resistant types to suit Illinois soils and climate.
Purdue agronomist Stanley A. Barber reports experiments showing rock phosphate is a poor phosphorus source for corn soybeans and wheat compared with superphosphate. Only hay shows any yield gain and even there the increase is smaller. soil differences in response are under investigation.
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