Advisers urge cutworm check in Southern Illinois corn
Extension advisers Michael Plumer and Robert Frank warn farmers to inspect corn fields now for cutworm signs. Late planting, heavy residues, weed cover, and poor drainage raise outbreak risk with controls advised if 3 percent or more plants are cut. Random checks of 20 to 25 plants per row recommended, plus treatments using Levin or Lorsban if needed.
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Illinois
Mike Plumer
Williamson County
Robert W. Frank
Jackson County
Plumer
Frank
Levin
Levin Kan
Dylox
Prices per ounce compare Farm women simplify beef debate
In a Kansas note, Women Involved in Farm Economics argues for measuring meat costs by ounce rather than pound. Peggy Arensman cites consumer items priced per ounce, USDA steak at 12 cents, milk under 3 cents, and deodorant at 35 cents, while noting wasteful costs. The piece urges focusing on wages and productivity, not boycotts, as inflation continues.
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Lindsay-Schaub
Peggy Arensman
WIFE
Kansas
USDA
India
Twilight tour of Jack son County wheat test plots
A farmers twilight tour of wheat variety and nitrogen rate test plots is planned for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Orval Twenha fel and Dean Shields farm near Jacob. Extension adviser Robert W. Frank will discuss 19 wheat varieties and seven nitrogen rates, with yield results available in July at the Jackson County Extension Office.
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Twilight
Jackson County
Orval Twenhafel
Dean Shields
Jacob
Blacktop
Gorham
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Robert W. Frank
Jackson County Extension Agriculture
Apple trees rise in Illinois state orchards
Illinois commercial orchards show a 9.6 percent increase in apple trees over ten years per the 1978 apple and peach tree survey. 607,000 trees exist today vs 994,000 in 1968. Red Delicious, Golden Delicious and Jonathan are leading varieties with Union, Jackson, Calhoun, Jersey and Pike counties topping tree counts. Growers are replacing full-size trees with dwarf or semi-dwarf varieties.
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Illinois
Daniel B. Meador
University of Illinois Extension
Illinois Crop Reporting Service
Jonathan
Union
Jackson, Calhoun
Jersey
Pike Counties
Southern Illinois cheapest area to grow corn and soybeans
The University of Illinois Cooperative Extension Service reports lower acre costs in Southern Illinois for corn and soybeans compared with Northern and Central Illinois. In 1978, soybean costs were 206 dollars per acre in the south versus 248 and 255 in the north and center, while corn costs were 263 in the south, 309 in the north, and 308 in the center. The study covers farms over 260 acres, includes 36 counties, and accounts for labor, inputs, and overhead, noting lower land taxes and prices in the south.
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Illinois
University of Illinois Cooperative Extension Service
Northern
Central Illinois
Southern
Illiois
Central
Mattoon
Alton
State
Wills cites chronic rail car shortage harming grain movement
Carbondale AP reports Walter J. Wills of Southern Illinois University says the grain and fertilizer rail car shortage is chronic and unlikely to improve soon. He notes large harvests and harsh winters worsen the issue and calls for cooperation among railroads shippers and receivers, explaining cars idle when not loaded despite spending less time moving than idle.
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Southern Illinois University
School of Agriculture
Walter J. Wills
Wills
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