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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1964
Page
1
Vintage advice explains tomato value, growth, staking, pruning, and care. Notes stake setup, suckers, tying, shade, mulching, weed control, and fertilizer use to maximize yields of vine ripened fruit through summer. Includes cautions on nitrogen and plant spread.
In Johnson City Upper East Tennessee poultrymen meet at the UT poultry department to discuss egg quality external parasites and production costs. J B Ward of the University of Tennessee Extension Service says producers are welcome to attend across the state with sessions in Knoxville Chattanooga Nashville and Jackson. A panel led by R J Park and Lonnie Safley will discuss promotion and education with Jack Turner of the Southeastern Poultry and Egg Association as a featured speaker.
Now is the time to renovate strawberry plants to ensure a good crop next year. Claude Prince, assistant Sullivan County Agent, Savs. 7.
Virginia researchers report on how ammonium and potassium behave in soils after harvest. They describe plant spacing, greenhouse trials, and fertilizer formulations to promote strong roots and prevent crowding, noting potassium retention in mica soils and guidance for applying complete fertilizer while avoiding foliar burn.
Delegates to the ninth annual Resource Development Conference heard that 4H clubs in seven Valley states should develop the Tennessee Valley aries. Nelson of Wilson Dam noted industry growth but emphasized agriculture's ongoing importance. Agriculture and agribusiness total about 2.8 billion dollars annually. In Sullivan County, Mary Ellen Bellamy and Kenneth Lane of Blountville attended. A separate note cites ammonium ions as a key nitrogen form for oats, with greenhouse results suggesting ammonium nitrate may release potassium under high pH. field testing planned.
Knoxville area agricultural expert Albert J. Swearingen of the UT Agricultural Extension Service warns that excessive power in harvesting gear raises grain losses. He urges matching combine capacity to the machine rather than the tractor and notes grain should be removed from fields to bins, not left on the ground.
NASISVILLE The Tennessee Crop Reporting Service notes 834000 broiler chicks placed in the week ending May 0. State placements were 2 percent below a week earlier and about the same as a year ago. Tennessee set a total 1 295 000 chicks for the week.
The National Advisory Committee on Cattle urged keeping the beef purchase program flexible under USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service and sustaining current buys of Choice quality. It favored optional curability grading, de-emphasizing maturity, and opposed payments to boost lightweight cattle. The panel also pressed expanding U S cattle and beef exports and coordinating with foreign partners to cut imports. Secretary Freeman formed the committee in March. it includes 28 members with three USDA officials.
Agricultural officials urge careful timing for tobacco planting and emphasize silage use, proper fertilization, and disease-free stock. Meetings statewide aim to help poultrymen with pest, pesticide, and hay crop issues, addressing quality, storage, and safety.
U SAVANNAH GA AMS scientists investigate amplified sound as a nonchemical method to control pests in stored grain. Entomologist Robert Kirkpatrick at the Savannah Stored-Product Insects Laboratory reports that continuous low hum exposure reduced moth egg hatch and adult development in Plodia interpunctella over four days, with experiments showing fewer moths reaching maturity. They see potential for disrupting reproduction and possibly affecting a second generation.
Sullivan County dairy records show the Jones herd led with 30 cows averaging 1920 pounds of milk and 49.2 pounds butterfat per cow in the latest DHIA test. High producers in smaller herds included Fleener Rutherford Widener Cross, while W. J. Allen led larger herds with 1093 pounds milk and 42.1 butterfat. Tommy Cross had the top individual cow butterfat at 87.3 pounds, with several other notable consignments and multiple cows producing 60 pounds or more butterfat. County Agent J. W. McClain reports the figures.
The UT Agricultural Experiment Station will hold the first summer field day Thursday June 11 at the Dairy Experiment Station in Lewisburg with the theme Quality Forage and High Production. UT staff and USDA ARS representatives will speak. Additional field and commodity days are listed with dates and locations across the state including Knoxville Spring Mill Jackson Crossville Springfield Greeneville Milan and Ames Plantation.
Weather conditions remain favorable for farming as Fanning advances. The latest Weekly Weather and Crop bulletin notes planting of corn and soybeans, tobacco transplanting, haying, and cotton chopping underway while plowing nears completion. Soil moisture is short in 21 percent, adequate in 56 percent, and surplus in 23 percent of the state.
CROSSVILLE Tenn The 1964 State 4 H Club All Star conference began the summer series of camps at the Clyde York 4H Training Center near Crossville. The event aims to let All Star district officers and Extension agents finalize plans for five district conferences and the Conservation Camp centered on electricity and plant defense.
In Blountville at Sullivan County 4 H Share The Fun Fest top honors went to Holston and Sullivan acts. The event featured tap dance routines and pantomime performances with winners including Charles Sharkey as first, Arcadia pantomime as second, and Bluff City seventh and eighth clubs earning third.
The 33 junior club members expected a Washington trip letter this week while 4-H events at Indian Springs and Double Springs are recounted. Notes on camp planning, honor club attendance, and project records highlight the ongoing effort and small mix ups.
Warm weather brings heel fly problems in cattle says W I Robinson UT Agricultural Extension Service associate animal husbandman. Pour-on sprays such as Coral or Ruelene control the heel fly, fore runner of the cattle grub, at about 30 cents per head, a cost offset by gains and reduced grub damage.
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