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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1976
Page
8
Dr. Roberts of the LSU Cooperative Extension warns that large round bales weighing 1000 to 1500 pounds pose hazards in loading and transport. Improvised handling devices and ill suited equipment increase risk of tractor instability and tipovers, especially when lifting high or moving on uneven ground.
Details safety guidance for lifting and transporting heavy round bales. Warns that bales over 1,000 pounds can overturn loaders and cause severe injuries. Recommends rear three point hitch devices, low clearance trailers, ballast, level ground, uphill travel when on slopes, low loads, and deactivating power before servicing. Emphasizes caution around bystanders and machinery gates.
Louisiana growers plan to plant 30 000 acres of sweet potatoes in 1976, down from 31 000 in 1974, according to the mid April Crop and Livestock Reporting Services Intention to Plant data. Nationally, 128 200 acres are expected, up about four percent from last year.
LSU entomologist Dr. James S. Tynes notes cattle suffer energy loss and reduced weight gain from bloodsucking flies including horn, stable, horse, mosquitoes, and house flies. Face flies threaten cattle health, especially after 1975 finding in East Carroll Parish, with control via 3 percent Clodrin dust, 1 percent Co-Ral dust, or 3 percent Rabon dust in loafing-area bags.
LSU extension agronomist Dr. L. L. McCormick notes molybdenum helps nitrogen fixation when soil pH is under six, and certain fungicides protect seeds from pathogens. Terraclor and mixes with thiram or captan show effectiveness on light soils. avoid prepacked molybdenum fungicide inoculant blends. inoculant use varies by land history.
The National Weather Service warns North Louisiana farmers that June will be cooler with near average rainfall. Cotton may slow due to frequent showers and cool nights. rice could face grass control issues. soybeans may see hindered weed control. Poultry may suffer heat stress in moist days with afternoon temperatures in the 80s.
Two weed control demonstrations and field days are scheduled for June. The Red River Valley Experiment Station in Bossier Parish hosts the first on Friday June 11 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. The second occurs at the Northeast Louisiana Experiment Station in Tensas Parish on Friday June 18, 10 a.m. to 12 noon.
The Louisiana Guernsey Cattle Club schedules its annual dairy cattle sale for June 19 at the Rapides Parish Coliseum in Alexandria. Consignments include bred heifers and young animals with a 1 percent discount for 4-H Club members. For catalogs or information contact Tom Kilempeter Sr. or Bill Ware at LSU Extension offices.
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