Dairyman Keeps 75 Acre Corn Crops Alive With Water System
Morris L. Johnson operating a Golden Guernsey dairy three miles east of Monroe on Hwy. 80 irrigates about 75 acres of corn for silage using a deep well and gated pipe delivering 400 gallons a minute. He notes drought and cold damaged pastures, hay feeding, and a 800-head herd with 360 milking. 105 acres are arable at his 448 acre farm since 1945.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris L. Johnson
Golden Guernsey
Monroe
Hwy. 80
Johnson
Bahia
Irrigation Unit Help Sought in 14 Northeast Louisiana Parishes
Community requests for technical aid in setting up irrigation systems spread across 14 northeast Louisiana parishes. The program is overseen by James Loe and aims to assist local farmers and landowners with irrigation expertise and equipment guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
James Loe
Conservationist Ali0Ge Urges Irrigation Delay
Monroe area conservationist from the Soil Conservation Service warns that with recent abundance of water or rainfall it is too late to construct irrigation systems this season and emphasizes adjusting plans to current conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Soil Conservation Service
Timber tax use value urged amid new Louisiana assessment rules
The tax assessor revises property values statewide with a December 31 1977 deadline. Farmers are urged to enroll timberland for use value rather than market value to offset rising inflation and estate tax exposure. Inspectors note four soil dependent forest classifications and stress irrigation needs for dry weather. Local parishes cited include Concordia Tensas Morehouse Caldwell Union Catahoula LaSalle West Carroll East Carroll Richland Lincoln Madison Ouachita Franklin and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
Lee
Concordia
Tensas
Morehouse
Caldwell
Union
Catahoula
LaSalle
West Carroll
East Carroll
Richland
Lincoln
Madison
Horticulture Tips Include Fall Planting and Water Systems
LSU Extension experts answer reader questions on leaf miner control with diazinon, fall tomato seed planting for Louisiana, and bright fall color plants. The piece describes irrigation options from ditch and gated pipe to sprinkler and drip systems, noting a Boeuf River section drying once and that about 10 farms in Ouachita Parish rely on irrigation for 7,500 acres.
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Mike Cannon
LSU Extension
Louisiana
T. E. Pope
Boeuf
Leonard Martin
Soil Conservation Service
Ouachita Parish
Ouachita River
Mirex Substitute Fire Ant Poison Sold In West Monroe
A modified Mirex product for battling imported fire ants arrives at 500 Cotton St West Monroe. Jeff Tidwell says it will be sold Wednesdays 8 am to 4 30 pm at 14 50 per 50 pound bag with air and ground application options and two tablespoon mound dosing. EPA rules govern use with aerial bans set for year end. ground use continues until June 30 1978. Other sales points exist in area parishes and county agents can guide to outlets.
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Cotton St
West Monroe
Jeff Tidwell
Louisiana
Tidwell
Environmental Protection Agnecy
Protect beneficial insects in cotton fields says LSU expert
Floyd Kent Ouachita Parish County Agent outlines how to support natural pest control by avoiding summer insecticides. Beneficial insects such as lady bugs lacewings and parasitic wasps prey on thrips aphids and bollworms. Keeping insecticides out allows these predators to reduce pest populations and may cut chemical use.
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James S. Tynes
LSU Cooperative Extension Service
Tynes
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