Three-Cut Harvest System Boosts Alfalfa Yields and Quality
A shift from a two-cut to a three-cut alfalfa harvest increases annual yields by at least 0.5 ton per acre and improves quality. In areas with shorter growing seasons some elevations may still limit to two cuts. The longer cut regime enhances overall stand productivity over time.
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Petroleum oils renew interest in orchard pest control
Cornell researchers report a new bulletin on using petroleum oils to control orchard pests. Oils offer low human health risk and little resistance development, with potential beyond mites and scale to fungi and other pests.
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Geneva
P. J. Chapman
Department of Entomology
Cornell University
New York State Agricultural Experiment Station
CMA
Food and Drug Administration
Dr. Chapman
United States
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Florida
Carrots Good For Health And Flavor In Home Cooking
Grace Munn promotes carrots as a low calorie Vitamin A rich base for many dishes. Recipes from the Michigan carrot council include minted glazed carrots carrot cottage cheese dip carrot salad lemon sponge carrot pie and carrot onion togetherness with steps and serving suggestions.
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Grace Munn
Seneca County
Michigan Carrot Council
Sweet Cherry Heritage Traced to Caspian Balkans Region
The area around the Caspian Sea and through the Balkans is commonly regarded as the origin of sweet cherries. This historical note links the fruit’s home territory to these regions, highlighting long cultivated varieties and trade routes.
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Asia
Europe
Caspian Sea
Balkans
Orbit Out Should Pay Off In Oat Field Trials
Ithaca Orbit, a Cornell released oat variety, is forecast to be highly profitable this year. Professor William D. Pardee notes Orbit outperformed Garry in five years of trials, averaging two to three bushels more in 1966 despite a poor oat year. Orbit began commercial production in 1965 and seed supplies are plentiful this spring.
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Ithaca-Orbit
Cornell
William D. Pardee
Plant Breeding Dept
N.Y
Orbit
Pardee
Garry
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