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Time Will Tell on 71 Corn Blight
University of Illinois agr icultural economics professor T A Hieronymus warned Southern leaf blight signs noted across Corn Belt yet crop age hinders damage assessment. He said 1971 could be a major test and resistant seeds are the only real counter. He estimated blight reduced last year’s corn by about 15 percent while weather favors a record crop and blight alike.
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