Chemical Controls for Weeds Getting Increasing Attention
New weed control work reports experiments in 28 eastern counties on soybeans and sorghum using pre emergent herbicides such as Randox Simizone 2 4 D Dinibio on sorghum and Alanap 3 on soybeans. Results vary by year crop stage and soil. cultivation methods and timing can reduce weed pressure but root damage is possible if mid to late season cultivation is too deep.
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DEAL
Kansas State University
Bernard Crosdidier
Eudora
Robert Peterson, and Son
Lawrence
Fort Hays
Wheat streak mosaic virus rises with warm weather in Kansas fields
Reports show increasing severity of streak mosaic in infested fields as warm weather boosts the virus and mite populations. Since 1947, wheat streak mosaic virus carriers have grown in the western two thirds of the state, aided by volunteer wheat acting as a key host for both mites and the virus. Uncontrolled volunteer wheat on large acreages last summer and fall, combined with late plantings, worsened conditions.
Wheat leaf rust samples show varying severity in state fields
Samples from the Manhattan branch experiment station dated May 20 report wheat leaf rust on susceptible varieties with 20 percent severity on middle leaves and trace on flag leaves. Variation across fields suggests differing overwintering. rust in the western third probably started by early spread.
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Manhattan Branch
Bermuda Grass Disease Hurts Old Plantings Across Regions
Reports indicate a root rot like disease in Bermuda grass, severely affecting third and older plantings while not in new sod. The condition shows round, dead patches as growth resumes in spring, with Helminthosporium identified as the root cause by Dr. C L Krammer of Kansas State.
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Bermuda
C. L. Krammer
Kansas State
Lawn Fungus Troubles and Control Tips
Article lists common lawn diseases such as Helminthosporium spots on blue and Bermuda grass, powdery mildew, slime mold, and rust. Recommends fungicides Actidione RZ, zineb, captan, PM, Karathane, Mildex, and sulfur dusting, plus cultural steps like heavy watering and fertilization to manage rust.
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Bluegrass
Bermuda
Captan
Control of Bloat in Dairy Cattle Nears Feasibility
Erle E. Bartley reports that two animal mucin products have been found to temporarily prevent bloat in dairy cattle. This development suggests a practical approach to a longstanding issue in livestock management.
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Erle E. Bartley
University dairy researcher studies alfalfa bloat prevention
Bartley of Kansas State University dairy husbandry reports two products in experimental and market stages to prevent ruminant bloat. He cites saliva mucin as the key to preventing bloat and aims to develop a long lasting protective material to be fed with grain during grazing.研究 uses 60 cows at Manhattan.
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Kansays State University Dairy Husbandry
Bartley
Manhattan
Winter Wheat Prospects in Kansas Hit Near 22 Bushels Per Acre
A Santa Fe crop report places Kansas winter wheat at about 22 bushels per acre, second to 27.5 in 1958, with an estimated 233 million bushels harvest for Kansas. Nebraska, Oklahoma follow in state yields as aphids affect alfalfa and irrigated crops like sugar beets and cantaloupes flourish.
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Kansas
Santa Fe
Kanssas
United States
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Dairy Products In Good Supply In June
Dairy products lead the June plentiful foods list with non-fat dry milk in strong supply. Instant non-fat dry milk offers easy cooking and savings. Eggs fats oils broiler-fryer chickens family turkeys and spring produce also plentiful. Broiler fryers, meat-type chickens, meet year round supply under federal inspection since January 1.
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Mildred Walker
Kansas State University
Planning meals and cooking methods for busy homemakers
The piece suggests keeping stock menus on hand and using varied cooking methods from broiled to roasted to suit hurried days and different tastes. It notes compiling recipes in magazines and cookbooks and planning meals for warm weather, stressing efficient food budgeting. It also mentions Mammoth Cave in Kentucky with about 150 miles explored.
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Mammoth Cave
Kentucky
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