Cottonwood Trees Seen As Potential Income Source
Kansas State University foresters push cottonwood tree improvement to boost wood pulp supply. An Oklahoma State forester yielded 55 tons dry fiber per acre in one growing season with 22 000 cuttings. Fort Leavenworth woodland serves as a key outdoor laboratory for selecting fast growing straight trunked trees for propagation. LT. Russ Gripp leads the project with K State foresters Dr. Lou Shreve Jim Geisler Leonard Gould.
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Kansas forester touts cottonwood program at Fort Leavenworth
Journal World reports Fort Leavenworth forester Shreve says Kansas forests rival California and tops in the state. He describes tissue collection from mature cottonwood, greenhouse rooting with indolebutyric acid, and planting at Kansas State University Milford Orchard to mass produce superior trees for Kansas growers.
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Shreve
Kansas State University
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Junction City
Wheat Grain Producers Face Set-Aside Grazing Ban
Producers in wheat and feed grain programs with set-aside acreage face a five month grazing ban starting May 15 to earn full payments. Some may graze, cut hay, or silage with notice, or forfeit part of the payment. The no-harvest rule lasts through October 14 except for permitted alternate crops.
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Farm Ownership Loans Available in Douglas and Leavenworth
Douglas and Leavenworth counties offer 5 percent simple interest Farm Ownership loans for long term credit to eligible farm families. The program assists those who cannot readily obtain commercial credit and aims to establish land ownership and strengthen agriculture. town workers with good living standards are typically ineligible.
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Garden tips warn of cutworms and peach leaf curl disease
Warm spell may awaken cutworms while cool soils slow warm season crops. Apply soil treatments a week before transplanting or protect stems with collars. Peach leaf curl remains severe with variable leaf loss and late growth despite dormant spray. Sycamore trees suffer anthracnose as buds die and leaves drop, with zincb cyprex and Bordeaux recommended but limited by cool conditions.
Garden Leaves Replace Lost Foliage Soon
The report notes that amg Gardens mends as first leaves bud and a second flush appears after ten days. It warns a late start this year and says new leaves typically replace those lost within three or four weeks.
Alfalfa Weevil Spread From Utah Across The States
The alfalfa weevil originated near Salt Lake City in 1904 and spread to all 48 contiguous states by 1970. It overwinters in sheltered spots and emerges in spring to lay hundreds of eggs. Larvae feed on alfalfa for 3 to 4 weeks, then pupate. adults inactive in summer and return to fields in fall. Damage to new growth can be severe, and control may be justified when 30 to 35 percent of terminals are infested.
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Nebraska
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