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\ l: I'l. \1M)1. \l.l .15 \\ I :i)M*.SI)AV. AL'liUST 13,1975 Extension Comments (By George J Young, 'Ex­ tension Adviser, Agriculture, McHenrv County) Congratulations to all of the 4-H and FFA members who* exhibited at the McHenry County Fair. We are certainly proud of you and we know your parents are also. All of us in the Extension office sincerely appreciate the hundreds of volunteers who helped make the 1975 4-H show the success it was. If you helped - thanks for your interest in young America Establish New Lawn - An attractive lawn is generally the result of proper mowing, watering, fertilization, and other practices in the main­ tenance schedule. Many problems encountered in caring for a lawn can be avoided or reduced by paying close attention to certain procedures when establishing the lawn. The following steps are important in developing a new lawn: -Control weedy perennial grasses such as quackgrass and bentgrass. -Rough-grade the area to be planted so that it has the desired slope and uniformity of surface. -Make soil modifications if needed. -Apply lime and "basic fertilizer" if" soil test results indicate deficiencies. --Plow, rototill, disk, or otherwise work the soil to a depth of six inches. -Remove stones and other debris. -Smooth-grade the area to achieve a uniform surface free LOSE THE WEIGHT YOU HATE New clinical tests completed at a major university hospital prove that the ODRINEX Plan will help you lose excess weight quickly ODRINEX contains an amazing hunger tamer that suppresses the appetite. Enjoy three good meals a day as the tiny ODRINEX tablet helps you eat less without being hungry. With fewer calories, your weight goes down. Safe taken as directed - will not make you nervous. Look better, feel better as you start sl immingdown today with ODRINEX Satisfaction guaranteed or money back. MAY'S REXALL DRUG STORE 4400 W. RTE. 120 MAIL ORDERS FILLED depressions and high spots. -Apply "starter" fertilizer 10 pounds of 10-10-10 or similar fertilizer) and take it into the soil surface. -Plant seed, sod, or other vegetative materials. -Rake the seedbed lightly, allowing some seed to remain on the surface. -Mulch the seedbed with week-free straw or other suitable material. -Water the seedbed and keep it moist until the new plants are well established. For .more information, refer to .Extension Circular 1082, "Illinois Lawn Care and Establishment," available from our office for a very small cost. Call 815-338-3737 or 338- 4747 or write us at P.O. Box 431, Woodstock, Illinois 60098. Variety Selection - Alfalfa, red clover, and the perennial grasses can be seeded in August in McHenry County. Seedings should be made by mid-August. Most of the time there will be a good moisture supply at the time of seeding and after seeding. If moisture is plen­ tiful, there will be little chance of stand failure or winter in­ jury. However, if a drought period continues through August and September, seedings made during this period may be late in emerging, small in size, and may fail to survive the winter period. For late summer seedings, select varieties that have vigorous seedling growth. As an example. Vernal has less seedling growth than many of the newer varieties. And when seeded in August or during drought periods, Vernal will often give inferior stands compared to the faster growing varieties. Late summer seedings do not need a companion crop since weeds are seldom a problem. No clipping or harvesting should be done, those weeds that do germinate are usually killed back bv frost. The forage growth that accumlates by late fall is needed for insulation and aids in trapping snow. Overall good management is very important for successful summer seedings. Check soil fertility before the seedbed is prepared. Apply lime if needed to bring the pH to above 6.5-- preferably around 6.8 to 7.0. Phosphorus should have a Pi test value of'at least 30. The potassium test level should be at least 300. Phosphorus and potassium are needed for good root development. They aid in winter survival. v. . Work the fertilizer into the seedbed and firm with a corrugated roller. Use a starter fertilizer. On soils with a Ipw organic- matter content, 200 to 300 pounds per acre of a 0-20-20 or a 6-24-12fertilizer (or equivalent) is suggested. On medium to high organic-matter soils, 200 to 300 pounds of a 0-20-20 or 0-20- 10 fertilizer (or equivalent) is suggested. 8 A grain drill equipped with band seeding tubes and press wheels for' each seeded row is an excellent tool for late summer seedings. A corrugated roller is also a good tool. With the grain drill, the starter fertilizer can be placed about an inch in the soil; the seed can be placed on the soil surface directly above the fertilizer band. The press wheel should then be rolled directly over the seed. Most forage seeds are ex­ tremely small, and close contact with moist soil is very important. The press wheels or corrugated roller will firm the seedbed and result in good seed-soil contact. VA NEWS EDITOh i> NOTE: Veterans and their families are asking thousands of questions con­ cerning the benefits their Government provides for them through the Veterans Ad­ ministration. Below are some representative queries. Ad­ ditional information may be obtained at any VA office. Q - When is the deadline for veterans to apply for medical treatment at Veterans ad­ ministration hospitals? A - There is no deadline, but priority is given to veterans with service-connected disabilities. Q - I lost my World War II National Service Life In­ surance policy. How can I obtain a copy? A - Request a copy from the Veterans Administration In­ surance center where you pay Summer Check For Rootworm You can manage northern and western corn rootworms in 1976, perhaps without an in­ secticide. But you must take the time to inspect your corn­ fields during August for the presence or absence of western and northern corn rootworm beetles. Take beetle counts in those fields that will be replanted to corn in 1976, advises George Young, University of Illinois Extension adviser in McHenry county. A beetle count helps you determine whether an in­ secticide will be needed next year. Rootworm beetles that are present in August lay eggs in cornfields and produce the larvae which attack corn roots next summer. Some fields may not need treatment, Young says. Con­ sequently, rootworm in­ secticide applications when they are unnecessary will cost you money. Research shows that most eggs are deposited between Aug. 5 and 25. This varies from season to season depending on weather. Adults are emerging earlier this year, so Young suggests that counts be started by August 1. It's best to make two counts, at 10-day intervals, sometime between August 1 and August 25, he adds. Young lists these five steps to follow when taking a beetle count: 1. Examine 50 plants from several different areas of the field. 2. Sample the plants by quickly grasping and squeezing the ear tip before any beetles can escape from the silks. 3. Cut off the ear tip with a knife, taking only the silks. your premiums, either in Philadelphia or St. Paul, Minn. If you had a paid-up policy, direct your request to the VA Insurance center in Philadelphia. Q - I plan to move next month. How can I make sure the Veterans administration sends my pension check to my new address? A - Notify the VA regional office where your records are filed, giving your claim number and your old and new address. You also should notify your post office, but not the Treasury department. * 4. Open your hand slowly and count the beetles that come out of the silks for each of the 50 plants. 5. Write down your counts as you proceed through the field. If you don't want to do your counting in the field, put the tips in a plastic or paper bag. Place the bag with the ear tips in a freezer. After a few hours, open the bag and count the number of rootworm beetles from the 50 ear tips per field. The western corn rootworm beetle is about V4-inch long and is yellowish with black stripes, Young says. The northern corn rootworm beetle is pale green to yellowish tan and about Vi- inch long. The more beetles you find, the greater the potential for damage the following year if the field is replanted to corn. Below are suggestions for the use of a rootworm soil in­ secticide next year, based upon rootworm beetle counts this Suzie Of The Cornfield Returns To Her Family year. Total number of rootwormbeetles per 50 ears 0 1 to 25 26 to 49 50 and over A few rootworm larvae will be present next year when this year's beetle count ranges from 26 to 49. The probability of economic damage is slight, however. And a soil insecticide will probably not be necessary. ,, Need lor soil insecticide in 197* None None Low Treat Iron manufacture was an important in- d u s t r y i n t h e Colonies. Despite restrictions imposed Morsl km fritt Oar km trie* by Britain in 1750, the Colonies by July, 1775 were producing one-seventh of the world SUDDIV. Our Own ONWARD'Quality Suzie is a twb-year-old miniature poodle. She is not by any means an ordinary dog but strictly one of a kind, having a mind of her own. Suzie was one of seven puppies. Since she was pn the small side, she won the hearts of her owners and became the "baby" of the Clare yoerle family, 4600 Willow lane, McHenry. It wasn't long before her independent nature became evident. She proved that regardless of her small stature, neither her mother, Cocoa, her father, Tuffy, nor her brother could push her around. She proved beyond all doubt that she could take care of herself. She became more endeared to the man of the house because she adopted his lap as her own resting place. Anytime another interloper took over his lap, she showed them by snap and bark that they were trespassers. Having four poodles made it rather expensive to have them groomed. Arrangements were made whereby a woman agreed to pick up the dogs, groom them and return them. This arrangement worked fine until one day after having been groomed, Suzie ran through an open door at the groomer's home and disappeared into a wooded aread about twenty miles from her home. Suzie vanished in a state of fright and panic. Her owners searched the area every day for weeks but to no avail. Their hopes remained because people would answer the ad in the paper on a lost dog. They reported seeing her in the area. This went on for weeks and weeks. Her owners were completely convinced someone had taken her in and refushed to give her up because she was so beautiful. The reward money failed to get Suzie back. Her owners, a bit on the elderly side, shed many a tear over the loss of their "baby". One day about two months after her disappearance, Budand Rita, Miller, north of .Johns burg called and said there was a poodle that answered Suzie's descripton near their farm. The person who groomed the dogs went to the Tarm, saw Suzie and reported it was, indeed, the couple's "Baby". Strange as it may seem, all the time Suzie was missing, she had learned to fend for herself and had hidden from human beings. She lost all trust for humanity and was very fearful of being caught. From tffil time she ran away, the dog had apparently been chased by children, cars and motorcycles and she panicked whenever anyone drew near to her. The owners went to the farm and finally caught sight of Suzie but she failed to recognize them. She ran into a cornfield and it became impossible to find her. At first, her owners thought Suzie had turned wild and couldn't be tamed again. The tnought almost _ broke their hearts becaus they had come to love the little animal. They contacted a veterinarian and asked his advice. He said dogs the size of Suzie just don't run wild. She was just frightened and had to be calmed slowly until her confidence in man was restored. He suggested feeding her daily and letting her find her way back to her owners. For weeks, they would bring her favorite food and have the farm couple feed her. Suzie would stick her head out of the cornfield to see if all was clear and then sneak out to the food. She would eat and return im­ mediately to the cover of the cornfield. Finally, the farmer devised a method of trapping Suzie by putting food in the barn, forcing her to enter the building for the purpose of catching her. Since Suzie was no ordinary dog, this wise queen of the cornfield would look into the barn to find food, scout around to make sure no one was around, dash into the barn for a bit of a snack and then rush outside to eat it. However, patience paid off and by letting Suzie eat at her leisure, she finally made the mistake one day of taking too long to escape the barn and the door was slammed shut. After three months of running free in and out of the cornfield, the queen of the cornfield suddenly became pretty little Suzie again. When the owner's wife was notified Suzie had been caught, she was unable to get to the farm and had a friend pick up the dog. As she was ap­ proached, Suzie recognized the man and let him put her collar on and lead her to the car. She was taken home, where she was bathed and cleaned up. When Suzie's owner came home from work that night', he was unaware that Suzie had been returned. He had a most pleasant surprise when he found the dog, screaming and whining, begging to be picked up and given attention by her owner. Suzie is not allowed to run free now for fear she will run away again. She is kept on a leash until she understands that this is her home and there is enough love for her and the others to last a lifetime. isaar by DANNY YRNCKOA The motion picture "Jonathan Livingston Seagull" was a bomb at the box office but NEAL DIAMOND'S record album has sold ov«r $15-million dollars of the sound track ... The cost of renovating Yankee Stadium is now up to $57-million. Original costs when JOHN LINDSEY was mayor were only $ 24-million . . . The number one song in E n g l a n d i s J O H N N Y NASH's "Tears On My Pillow." 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