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Pale Corn Noticed (Town .and Country Tips By Dave Plocher) X Several farmers have called me in the past week concerning unusually pale corn. They explained that the corn is shorter than adacent fields planted at the same time and it lacks the healthy green color. This situation is the result of stress caused by several factors. Cold soil tem­ peratures, low pH, nematodes, susceptible varieties, tillage practices and herbicides used this year and last seem to be working together to foul up the corn plants "plumbing" system. One factor seemed to exist in many of these pale corn fields showing up in Northern Illinois cool spring soils. The field was in soybeans last year and a dinitroanaline, usually treflan was used. This year a triazine was used on the corn. University of Illinois agronomists think there may be a correlation and are looking further into this. The pale corn should come out of this stress -condition as the weather warms up. . Tour of No-Till Fields ~ Over 1,200 acres of no-till and or minimum till corn and soybeans are now growing in McHenry county and many farmers want to see how they are progressing. To do just that a tour of seven different fields is being arranged for Thursday, July 10. The lour will include a second year no-till field of corn and a field of no-till soybeans planted in corn stalk. In addition 3 other no- lill fields will be visited, one a field of corn planted in sod. The tour will end at the McHenry County college where a tillage and variety trial is being conducted. Next to the college on WIVS property is also a variety plot in second year no-till that you can visit. The lour will leave at 9:30 a.m"from the MCC parking lot on Rt. ,14 between Woodstock and Crystal Lake. It will end there at approximately 3 p.m. Frost Damage - We ob­ served some slight frost damag^on corn last week. The corn leaves affected will turn a brownish color from the leaf lip back toward the stalk. A jagged mark across the leaf occurs where the f" damage ends. The leaf area affected will remain damp for several days and then dry up. The corn plants growing point is within the corn stalk at ihis point and is very hard to harm with frost. Cattle Bloat - High quality legumes in a pasture may cause bloat' conditions in grazing catlle. Alfalfa that is growing lush in the spring can cause a foamy bloat that is harder to alleviate than gas type bloats. Anti-bloat materials in block form or in a form that can be mixed with feed is available and should be used if bloat conditions exist. Homeowner Horticulture Problems - Maple trees predominated the phone calls and visits from homeowners last week. Cottony Maple Scale (cottony masses on twigs)•» are^ becoming more numerous. On the underside of maple leaves miles are evident as a light green moss-like substance. It turns reddish later. On lop of the leaf a red, raised growth is a maple blatter gall (insect inside plant material). We are not recommending any pesticide control for these problems. You should watch for scale next spring before the leaves bud and at that time consider using a dor­ mant oil on soft maples. Many people are now noticing cracked areas in trees. I have seen none that were problems though. A tree grows outward day by day. Cracks can be caused by lightning (split is wide at the base and narrows going up the tree), by sun scald (on south or southwest side of trees), and by wounds from branch trimming or other causes * (usually round or oval wounds). These wounds always heal over by good wood coming from the margins of the wound. When leaves look healthy you have little to be concerned about. The iniported willow leaf beetle is still munching on willows. Again, I hardly feel pesticides are really needed. Elms and oaks are now showing areas of die back in the branches. On large oaks some of this is natural. It could also be a disease. On elms, dutch elm disease is common. We will analyze samples brought to us. Bring a 2 foot long section of branch that is the size of your thumb. We are at 789 McHenry avenue (Rt. 120) on the east- side of ^Wood- stock. Monday is a good day to do this. Test Soil For pH - Many good plans for spring soil testing went by the wayside when the late April weather encouraged«. spring field work to start. But now is a v good time to get those soil samples so^you have an accurate soil test to plan for next year's fertility and liming. The pH results of your soil test will tell you how much limestone you must apply. The type of limestone however really determines the amount. Farmers generally need to apply one fourth to one-third more limestone than we currently recommend in the Agronomy handbook. The quality ot limestone' has deteriorated th*tl? much. Presently there is more money in producing road rock, so that's what the quarries are doing-crushing road rock and screening out the fines to be sold as agricultural limestone. The result is coarser material that takes more time to react in the soil. Remember " that a desirable pH level for soils in which corn and soybeans are grown is 6.2. When the pH drops to as low as 5.0, yields can be reduced by 40 per­ cent. At 5.5, they still can fall 15 percent below normal. Summer Equipment Repairs - If your farm lacks a comfortable and large workshop for ^winter equipment repair consider a nice big shade tree. With the busy spring season behind you,» there are probably numerous pieces of farm equipment that need repair. Look for worn chains and sprockets, loose bearings and belts, and other worn and broken parts. Inventory the parts you need on a tag and a^cbuil to the equip­ ment. Then as the summer goes on plan to get the parts and work on the equipment one implement at a lime. A well maintained piece of machinery may last another season or more. It may also save you valuable lime next spring. Mother nature allows only so much time for field work. It can't be wasted in the shop. Fertilize. Prune and Plant in the Garden ~ Now is Ihe time to fertilize asparagus and rhubarb, prune tomatoes and plant suc­ cessive plantings of summer vegetables. Apply one pound of 10-10-10 or i2-12-J2fertilizer per 100 square feet of asparagus or rhubarb bed, now that the harvest season is over. If you are staking tomatoes, it may be lime to prune or remove shoots. Sometimes called suckers, - ihese shoots develop in the axil of each leaf. Breaking off the shoots by hand is preferable to cutting. To do this, bend the shoots in op­ posite directions until they snap. Be careful not to prune the developing flower clusters that grow from ihe main stem or to pinch off the growing tip of the plant. Space where early lettuce and radishes grew can now be used for successive plantings of beans, cucumbers and summer squash. In the orchard, it is lime to thin apples, peaches and pears. Although these fruits tend to thin themselves aboul this lime by dropping small fruits, you can im­ prove fruit quality and save trees from possible damage Satoh Beaver A Lot of Little Tractor x Now there's a compact tractor with full-size features. Tbye Satoh Beaver. Attractively priced ^ right now at your local Satoh dealer. The 15 horsepower diesel Satoh Beaver comes with 4-wheel or 2-wheel drive. It offers 6 speeds forward ana z Dack. it orfers iive-drive, multi-speed PTO. Live hydraulics with full con­ trols. A Category 0-3-point hitch, a permanent drawbar, and all the attachments you need for light farming;Vgroundskeeping, or large-plot- gardening. See the Satoh Beaver today. Compare it to other small tractors. There's a big difference. 'THE HOUSE THAT SERVICE BUILT" GEORGE P. FREUND, INC . 4 x 4102 W. Crystal Lake Road McHenry, iL 385=0420 by picking immature fruits and leaving only one fruit to develop every six to eight inches on each brand). This operation will have to be done by hand though. And if you are in the process of harvesting strawberries,v now is the time to select those varieties you want to (riant in your garden. Characteristics you want to consider include taste, fruit size, freezing qualities and fresh use qualities. Jhe actual plan­ ting of hew "strawberry plants should be done next spring. , REVITALIZATION According to John W. Castle, director of the Illinois Department Commerce and Com mi Affairs, the downtown of five Illinois cities will be the focus of a unique revilalizalion program if the stale is among'the six selected to parlicipate in the National Main Street center (NMSC). Nine public and private organizations have joined together to create NMSC to aid revitalization in smaller communities. Selected Illinois cities will be able lo draw more quickly on all available federal, slate and private mechanisms for economic development. The names of the five cities submitted to NMSC by Illinois will be announced on To Your Health A Service of McHenry Hospital PAGE# - PLAINDEALER .THURSDAY, JULY S. IMS By Marion Olsen Fifty years ago the killer diseases were infectious diseases such as typhoid, diptheria and small pox caused by bacteria that indiscriminately "zapped" innocent men, women and children. Today scientists list the killer diseases & heart disease, circulatory disease and cancer, the result, they say, of "lifestyle". While heredity plays a significant role in health, we are told that we contribute to our own illness and deaths by our eating habits, lack of activity, the way we manipulate our environment and the way we handle stress. Defensively, we protest that we can't control our awn lives, that each of us has only one small voice in the wilderness in the struggle for healthy environments, and that we cannot cope with stress we cannot change. . We want to do as was done in the past: appear at our doctor's office with our complaints and have him V 1980 Fiesta Days Parade Application Sunday, July 27 Theme: INTERNATIONAL FOLK FEST Name_ Business/ Organization Address Phone. PLEASE dlR^LE CATEGORY YOU ARE ENTERING: MINI FLOAT: (any walking entry or small float no / i no larger than 6x8 feet) / 1. HUMOROUS 2. ORIGINAL LARGE FLOAT: (floats larger than 6x8 feet) 1. BEAUTY 2. HUMOROUS 3. ORIGINAL COLOR GUARDS: TWIRLING UNITS: HORSES: * 1 OTHER: (please specify) DOES FLOAT HAVE MUSIC? YES NO_ Send Entries to: McHenry Area Chamber of Commerce P.O. Box 306 ^ McHenry, IL 60050 SbuR Dinner ISWuthnq! _ir TOE HERITAGE HOUSED 23 HARVARD EVERY TUES., WED. ft THURS. FAMILY DINNER Includes Soup, Salad, Roll and Butter ... Only EveyFitey Evening... A Delicious Fish Fty Includes soup, salad. BATTER FRIED t A 00 rolls, butter, choice ot OCEAN PERCH ** potato Pancakes, tater ... 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