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PAG |^14- PLAIND EA LER-WEDN ESDAY, MAY 30, 1973 I, From The Farm SOYBEAN YIELDS - Optimum row widths plus optimum spacing within rows add up to top soybean yields. The optimum row width for most soybean varieties is as narrow as possible if you can maintain good weed control. Narrow rows are especially advantageous if you plant late in the season because late- planted soybeans do not grow as tall nor branch as much as early-planted beans. Shoot for about 150,000 plants per acre at emergence. To achieve this - optimum population, you'll need to ad­ just spacing within rows depending on your row width A planting rate that results in 10 to 12 plants per foot of row in 40- inch rows, 6 to 8 plants in 30- inch rows, 4 to 6 plants in 20- inch rows, or 3 to 4 plants in 10- inch rows, will provide maximum yield for May planting. Increase populations about 50 percent for late June or early July plantings. Some top soybean varieties for McHenry county farmers are Corsoy, Amsoy, Beeson, Rampage, Hark and Chippewa 64. There are also top notch private varieties available that you may want to try. GOOD DRAINAGE Take a long, hard look at your land that is under water or that has wet spots. It may be im­ possible to drain problem areas before you plant crops this spring, but you can determine where improved drainage is needed. Heavy spring rains and the resultant ponding points out that improved drainage is needed on much of McHenry counties cropland. Your own area conditions determine the kind of drainage needed and the method of doing the work. But whatever the need and method used, there are some strong reasons for good drainage. - A wet soil is a cold soil, because much more heat is required to warm water than to warm air. If soils are well- drained, they warm up earlier in the spring. And in warm soils seed germinate quicker and grow faster. - Water-logged soils promote shallow crop root systems. And during summer dry spells, crops planted on poorly drained soils often "burn out" because ^their shortened roots cannot reach the lower water table. - A well-drained field will be void of wet spots, so you can farm more efficiently. When the time comes to plow, plant and cultivate, you can do the whole field at one time. You will usually get not only a larger yeild, but also a more even yield. -: Sun and wind start drying a drained soil almost as soon as the rain stops. This means cultivation can continue sooner during the growing season, and wet ground won't force yield loss at harvest. The reduced time and labor required on fields without wet spots cuts operating costs too: If you do plan to install a drainage system, hire a qualified land improvement contractor. FARMERS SHOULD PLAN Delayed corn planting usually means high grain moisture levels at harvest. Many Illinois farmers will either begin on-farm drying or expand their present grain drying systems to deal with the problem. Contractors and equipment suppliers will probably be overloaded with orders during the summer and fall. Farmers should do their planning and purchasing of grain drying early. Grain drying systems can be divided into two basic categories, in-bin and out-of-bin dryers. In-bin dryers: In-bin dryers can be further classified into low and high temperature dryers. Low temperature drying is based on an air flow of one or more cubic feet per minute per bushel and enough heat to raise the air tem­ perature 5 to 7 degrees F. in the heating chamber. This type of drying reduces corn moisture to about 15.5 percent and soybean moisture to about 13 percent. By using the low temperature methods of drying, corn can be dried from 23 percent moisture to 15.5 percent moisture in about 30 days. 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Green St. McHenry, III. 335-5500 Daily 8:00-5:30 SSS Wed. 8:00-Noon TT | Friday "8:009:00 ' ' ' Out-of-bin dryers: Out-of-bin dryers may be either batch or continuous flow systems. A major disadvantage is that out- of-bin drying depends on rapid cooling, which results in stress cracking of grain. Dryeration, the removal of hot grain from the dryer and cooling the grain slowly, has helped reduce stress cracking. Each drying system offers advantages for a particular type of farm operator. Small operators who have their corn harvested by a custom operator may find low temperature drying appealing. But for large operations with high-capacity harvesting equipment, a continuous flow system may be more desirable. CONTROL NUTSEDGE Nutsedge is a perennial weed that reproduces primarily from underground nutlets. The nutlets sprkit about the same time conLis planted in Illinois, usually easier to locate control areas of nutsedge infestation in soybean fields than in corn fields. Nutsedge sprouts before you plant beans, but not before corn is planted. Soybeans also "shade-over" faster than corn, and nutsedge is not shade tolerant. You can disk soybean fields once or twice after the nutsedge sprouts and decrease the food reserve in the nutlets. Use Sutan, Eptam, AAtrex, Lasso, an AAtrex-Sutan combination, or an AAtrex- Lasso combination to reduce nutsedge problems in corn, and Lasso or Vernam for control in soybeans. Lasso causes less soybean injury than Vernam. All of the herbicides should be applied preplant and in­ corporated to get the material down around the crown area of the nutsedge plant. A good control program for corn is two quarts-three pounds active ingredient-of Sutan and IV2 to 2 pounds of AAtrex 80W per acre. Eptam is more active on nutsedge than Sutan, but corn injury may also be more serious. Using Eradicane, (Eptam plus a safener) or a seed-treatment called Protect will lessen the risk of corn injury. A p o s t e m e r g e n c e atrazinepplus-oil treatment also offers some nutsedge control in corn. PESTICIDE SAFETY Take a little extra time to properly store or dispose of unused and obsolete pesticides and containers this spring. Nearly three-fourths of all pesticide accidents occur when unused pesticides are im­ properly stored. If you do have chemicals left over, you may be able to give or sell them to your neighbor. Never store pesticides in feed bins. If you must store pesticides, store them in the original container in a clean, dry area. Many farm chemicals can be saved for another year. Keep pesticide containers locked up and out of the reach of children. Do not store illegal, obsolete, or unmarked pesticides. Take metal containers to approved land fills. Large, empty pesticide containers should not be used for livestock watering troughs, charcoal grills, storage tanks or as floats for rafts. You can burn empty paper containers on the farm where you used the chemicals. PERIODICAL CICADA The 17-year periodical cicada is expected to emerge in the northern third of Illinois beginning in late May. This Brood XIII. Records from me emergence in 1956 indicate that adult cicadas could be present north of a line from Rock Island to Peoria to Paris. Adult cicadas DO P<JOT eat plant foliage, but DO damage small branches by making slits in them in which to deposit their eggs. Such small bran­ ches often turn brown and die, sometimes breaking off. The female cicada prefers to lay eggs in the twigs of oak, hickory, apple, peach, and pear trees and in grape vines. To prevent egg-laying damage, small shade trees and ornamental plants can be covered with netting, such as cheesecloth. Egg-laying usually begins about a week after emergence from the soil. Carbaryl (Sevin) applied as a spray is effective for con­ trolling cicadas. Use this at the rate of 2 pounds of 50-percent wettable powder per 100 gallons of water, or 2 tablespoons per gallon of water. Repeat this spray five days later. Do not apply carbaryl to producing apple trees within thirty days after full-bloom, since doing so may cause fruit thinning. Do not apply Sevin to Boston ivy. There is no effective insecticide other than carbaryl that is labelled for use in controlling periodical cicada. Your Health Fooled "So you deceived your husband," said the judge, gravely. "On the contrary, your honor, he deceived me. He said he was going out of town, and he didn't go." COUGHING MkY SIGNAL f/ VARIETY OF - HEALTH PROBLEMS When you breathe normally, air passes through your vocal chords at^ about 10 miles an hour. " • When you cough, however, the blast hits between 112 and 268 miles an hour - well above hurricane velocity. What causes you, to put into action probably the most ex­ plosive mechanism of nature? Actually a cough can stem from any one of a dozen different causes. For instance: CANCER. Lung cancer, as well as tumors of the larynx (voice box) and bronchi, produce coughing. HEART TROUBLE. One type of heart disorder produces a cough every time it discharges an extra beat. Also, when heart valves are damaged or the heart muscle is weakened, it causes poor drainage in the lungs, resulting in a cough. IRRITATIONS IN THE RESPIRATORY TRACT. Head colds, sinusitis, postnasal drip, excessive singing or talking laryngitis and bronchitis all can produce coughs. SMOKING. While some heavy smokers never develop a cough, for others, cigaret, cigar and pipe smoking sets up a mild but chronic inflammation of the throat and larynx causing chronic coughs. Since a cigaret cough sounds somewhat like a cancer cough, smokers should have their doctor check it regularly. DUST AND POLLEN. If you live in a large city, you may suffer coughs from dust, soot and automobile exhaust fumes. And if you live in the country, pollens, grasses and animal fur may trigger allergic coughing. T E M P E R A T U R E E X ­ TREMES. Hot, dry air parches delicate throat and bronchial membranes in some people, usually resulting in a cough. Others, who have mucous membranes sensitive to cold air, may suffer coughs during the winter. Sometimes coughs originate in the mind. In some cases, it's almost a nervous habit. Children may use it to get at­ tention; adults, as a defense against embarrassment or anxiety. Under such emotional strain, the muscle that closes the larynx before swallowing may not function properly, producing a cough. During these wet blustery months of spring, we all do our share of coughing. Although nobody is exactly happy about a cough, don't look on it entirely as an enemy. For, if it's heeded, it could save vour life. Modern infant formulas are as safe and nutritious as science can possibly make them. But occasionally, ac­ cidental poisonings may occur if mothers do not follow in­ structions to the letter, Here are some guides to help you make certain your baby is receiving the proper "formula. 1. Make sure you understand measurements, proportions and procedures of formula preparation. All mothers don't know what a quart or pint is, nor understand the difference between 0.6 cubic centimeters and six cubic centimeters which is ten times as much. The difference can create serious trouble if medicines and vitamins are involved. 2. Keep formula ingredients in separate containers which are clearly labeled, and taste the formula before giving it to your baby. The serious danger of accidentally substituting an ingredient - such as salt for sugar - can escape your eyes, but not your taste buds. 3. Don't increase the amount of vitamins. If added in­ discriminately, an excessive amount of certain vitamins could cause poisoning. Most modern babies receive these supplements in their formulas as a matter of precaution. But if you feel your child's diet is vitamin deficient, seek the advice of your doctor - don't act on your own judgment. 4. "Destroy earlier in­ structions your doctor may have revised as the infant grows and develops. 5. Don't tamper with the formula in an effort to make it "taste better." v 6. Don't fatten-up your baby. There are real hazards in the natural tendency to overfeed or force-feed which could cause medical problems in later years Remember, a butterball baby is not necessarily a healthy one. r TocJa/'s Health News Published by the American Medical Association Mrs. Bobbins dropped in on her doctor, without an appointment. She complained of stomach pains, but refused a complete exam be­ cause she was due at the hairdres- gests another and on and on until the diagnosis is made. 3. Cooperate during the physi­ cal examination. Don't insist, as some patients do, that the doctor ser's in 20 minutes. A month | personally do the entire examin- later, she was rushed to the hos­ pital with a perforated stomach ulcer. Of course, she needed sur­ gery. If she'd been a good patient and taken the time earlier for a thorough examination, Mrs. Rob- bins might have avoided the oper­ ation, says William Nolen, M.D., a practicing physician and author of "A Surgeon's World." Dr. Nolen offers five guidelines to turn an average patient into a good patient: 1. When you call the office, let the doctor's secretary or nurse know roughly what your problem is. Don't take the attitude, "It's none of your business," if a nurse asks why you want an appoint­ ment. She's simply trying to help. 2. Organize your thoughts. The key to proper diagnosis is an ac­ curate history of an illness. When did you first notice the pain? What foods, if any, produce it? What medicine,4 if any, relieves it? Doctors are like detectives -- the answer to one question sug- ation. The nurse can measure your blood pressure, weigh you, and take your temperature just as well as the doctor, leaving him free to attend to other work, leaving him more time, later, for you. Don't try to avoid things either, like pelvic and rectal ex­ aminations. 4. Ask questions. A doctor should explain why he recom­ mends surgery, shots, or pills. If you want to know more than the doctor has told you, ask. If you want to know what an operation, pill, shot, or X-ray is going to cost, ask. 5. Follow instructions. If you don't take the medicine, don't re­ turn for follow-up visits, and don't follow recommended diets, then your office visit was a waste of time and money. WANT MORE INFORMATION? Write Today's Health Magazine CF, 535 North Dearborn Street Chicago, Illinois 60610 from HISTORY'S SCRAPB00K DATES AND EVENTS FROM YESTERYEARS Tennessee entered the Union, June 1, 1796. 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