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ANIMAL HUSBANDRY _
! Creep Feeding of Beef Calves
_ Runcidity in Pork Fm, Three yea1·s’ work on the effect of creep feeding
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. —» Based on 100-day lamb weights, corn-preserved and
_ sodium bisulfite—preserved silage, was significantly  
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superior to flavored anti-oxidant-preserved alfalfa- ANIMAL PATHOLOCY
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 34 lactating crossbred ewes. The alfalfa-bromegrass sil- ° mime ° f°nl°mm°lr";" °_ lngmi eel sl _ _
age was preserved with either 150 pounds of cracked Alflllwa O °‘;"‘;"°‘°;“ *‘““““ €"" ”f";f5t ‘€“ ;“°
corn, S pounds of sodium bisulfite or 1 pound of flav- glu léutsli mivcf tliat *1 mul 8 P°‘$“t Q)   bumP_€°'
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alfalfa hay—corn ration served as a control. tem U _Ol C UC UM lOg5> am ( Ogg mftum Sem
`  V types of the organism were identified.
Bred Gilts Confined on Concrete .
. . . . Strongyle Control nn Horses
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. . gyles (a kind of internal parasite) 111 horses. The
» a higher level of calcium than tl1e recommended 0.60 ` . . . s . .
t combination was especially effective against the large
Jercen . . .
‘ I strongyles, Strongylus lJ1ll,£{(l7'l.S‘ and S. cr{en.I11lu.s. Low-
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methods, amounts of water used are checked to explain
tobacco leaf injury and effects of bud burning _
Spray Damage to Tobacco Plants ,,
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BY Rl(}l’lARl) THURSTON out of the leaf (Fig. 1). In eases of heavy leaf burn- _
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I_ l_ l_ t_ f _ t, _1 t t It b mg notlnng but the mid-vein and some of the lateral
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"NT 5 'lmy lylmif 0 M7? m A Tun} il 0* Wayh G this type of injury and except for the loss of leaf tis- Q ‘
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1"_"{“°t""‘ O mn Ofmu °mCb )y _ 0 mge flcatmfmti sue no observable damage was done except possibly
of hudane and chlordanc was described in a prevrous www Slight gtlmtmg of the Ppmtg Q
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l()llI]();l(¥·f}i]_)(* ela symptomsl were lnot bcausee, row- rapidly but Wwe more drastic in the long mu, If dw
  W tr Of uf Common y USM to MCO mS€°fl` bud was killed, a stunted plant with many suckers ·
" _ _ _ was produced. Often only part of the bud was killed, _
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matic naphtha solvents, but there was no difference in   :,_ ` _V‘’‘‘’ V   ---/».c, q:=·  yi  :,·· ;t.·    . A   ,;_
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table powders did not cause any burning of leaves or of H tobacco lcuf   `TT*T    ' `"     f
buds, but TDE at 4 pounds (actual) per acre-four Citufcd l’Y_““ cx'   {ff        T T
times the recounueuded rate—caused a yellowish mot- (csswcly hlgll mm     i k ,  v_  
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coloration gradually disappeared with no injury to plied with the   ..T_  T ...,,     4u
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to $30 minutes after spraying. These areas witlnn 24 speckled areas 4 * .-·    , T-     ·--    lb
hours turned tannish brown and eventually dropped will eventuallv ,      -t‘‘: Y  
4. drop out of the W ~ tk      vg
lTl`hurstou. ltiehard. Malforined tobacco leaves. Ky. l"tll`Il] leaf. · * » ~  . .   _,t·- *  
and lhuue Seieiiee $(2): ($-7. 12 (1957). T   . --       T
2 'lhurston. ltiehard, and \\’ade, Claude F. Phytotoxieity of _   `    
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Q s -=—·   11;% ri     A » , _ but the most bud burning of all the treatments
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i  ’   U   `--- 1 \Vater Per Acre on Toxicity to Tobacco ‘Vll€ll the Spray
" ~    U   _ X ‘·   Nozzle was Held 12 to 15 Inches from the Tobacco Buds
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_ Fig. 2.-— Leaf malformation with vein distortion caused by _ _ _ _ _
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_ concentrate sprays applied tothe bud. milk production could be 1ll&1lllt2l1llC(l at a11 above-
a· normal level with either or with a combination of the
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1 water used from 10 to 100 gallons per acre d1d not H T   Hefd P9 °nlGé°wth of ?°_;ry Cchle
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. the leaf burning (Table 1). \Vhen the spray nozzle 1€°u 0 °11“€ 11“1°“€_t‘1t $1*1111 M ueruéeys WML 75
pounds heavier, 1.1 1ncl1es taller, and 2.3 inches great-
, LW Table L;1§ll‘eet of Spray Practices on Toxicity to er in heart girth than the non-grain-fed group; that
T°b"°°° Plants grain-fed Holsteins were 88 pounds heavier, 2.6 i11ches
1**; _ Cégyllnyig Ihmhcs yhhugi pfguit 1€111€1`, i111(1 2.9 11101165 greater in heart girth than the
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3,-5 Solvc11t° Per Aire llgfifl liur1i°‘° fiunigd HOU gl *1111 1*0 g10uP'
A RX - 4 .......................... 10 4 2.5 50   .
  N
RX - 4 .......................... 100 4 0 89
_. nx-4 ......,................... 10 12-15 0 0 ENTOMOLOCY AND BOTANY
' RX - 4 .......................... 100 12-15 0 0  
p ` AN2I\ .......................... 10 4 0.75 18 Insects Attccklng Grasses ·
\ AN2l\ .......................... 100 4 0 74 . . , .
 . c ANZK   ·___ I _._·_   ______   10 12_15 35 12 The cause of s1lver—topp1ng of Kentucky bluegrass
1T` AN2K .......................... 100 12-15 O 29 could not be traced to virus infection, mechanical i11-
A _ ¤11x-4 is the xylono-type solvent. and 'ANZK the heavy armnatic jury, or feeding by plant bugs or thrips. 1* ly larvae ol
I Ill1I)I'lfl`|i\ $(llV(‘I`|t llS(‘(l lll \I`I£\l(lI'li1 thi) I°C$p(‘Ctl\’C (‘IIIUl$lfli\l)lC Cl)l`ICC'lltl’1ItC i _ ` _ _ I _
formulations. ANZK has a high boiling point and RX-4 a low boiling the 1* ;]_]]]]ly (,l]l()]‘()1)](lg(g gvgyg f()u]](l in   Pgycgnt Of
M. point. They were applied in the amount of IG pints per acre.‘ _ _
Y °°llas1·d on a rating system of 0 to 4 with 0 being no injury and 4 SllVG1‘-t()l)p€(l Stellls, \Vl]C1`€i1S ]l()1le \V;1$ ll] the ;1l)p;1]‘-
tl- *··1t·:t' `  
4 N W1 is mum ently normal stems.
WHS l1€lU€1S W€1`€ 111]111`€€1 1112111 W11€11 1119 110ZZ1€ was 11610 12 insecticides have developed damaging populations of
1 , U1 15 111€11€$ 11'0111 1116 l111€1 W11€111€1` 10 O1` 100 $1110115 sod webwor1ns. Preliminary tests indicate that such
of \V€1t€1` \V%1$ 11$€€1· At 01111111g 111116 111*1 111g11 €1OS11g€ treated lawns lllfly have fewer predaccous ground
  of emulsiiiable concentrate in 10 gallons of water hhcthxs than hhh·c.ut€(] h“VhS_
T sprayed at 4 inches from the bud was the most dam-
1 aging of all the treatments. Plants in these plots were  
. - 1 T 1 1
"*" very stunted \V1tl1 many stickers. HOME ECO1\0M1(-S
In another test 16 pints of the heavy aromatic naph-  
tha formulation was used with 10, 25, and 50 gallons W11Y C°"‘$“'“°"$ SEIQC1 SP€C'f'€d F°°d$
" of \VatC1·_ The Spray nozzle yous held   to   inchgg CI`()CG1'}’ St()l'(‘S fO()(l iI(lS Ill Irl(1\VSpi1PCI`S lllflll(}Il()C(l  
p {mm the hhd_ The 1()_ga]]Oh tmatmcht caused the percent of white homcmal¤¤v V¤··<=*·<==S _ »
(Cmitimierl from Page 7) In the second producing year at Lexington and I ~
. . . . Eden Shale, Bristol continued to be the highest pro- ·
homcmakers to buy a specific food item during the  
. . . . ducer, followed by New Logan and Cumberland. ,.
month before the interview. This was revealed in a ¢· 
study of factors affecting decision making by over i
. . . . . .   —
6,000 consumer—fam11;es 1n 110 urban areas in SIX POULTRY SCIENCE E
.south;·rn states. (Kentucky workers compiled the data.) —` .2
This influence increased as the level of the home- EH t f F_b _ All h L _ D_ t  
» · · - GC I €I' II1 — G `f""
makers education rose, as per capita mcome rose to 0 mcs ying Ie S ,
$3,000, an;l as the homemakeris age increased up to I¤¢l¤d1¤s gmmld dats UP td a level Of 30 1)€m€m s-_" ¤
(i() for the white and up to 50 for the Negro home- had a S¤¤¤¤1a¤¤e adam fm agg 1>1`0d¤<>¤0¤ for hens E
makers. (Cooperative with Agncultural Economics.) laamvmg a com Soybean Od meal basal dma- Addition
of 60 Jercent oats however, adversel affected ro- .
> P
  duction and feed conversion. When equivalent fiber —
. A
ll()liTl(»Ul~TUP¤E levels from cottonseed hulls were added to the basal l"
  diet both egg production and feed conversion were ·
P0f¤$$'¤m N·*r¤t¤ as T¤m¤*¤ F€"I"I'Z€" adversely affected. An effort to improve a low-protein
Potassium nitrate gave significant increases in both diet by lowering the energy content was not suc- Us
early and total ields of tomatoes over ammonium ni- cessful. ,
· . . . f` .
trate and potassium sulfate. In some cases the yields
were better when a complete fertilizer was used at the   `sss
» . . . . r ~
start, followed by potassium nitrate applications. RURAL SOCIOLOGK 1. ·
Ss"°wb°"Y v°"°sY Tests Adoption of New Ideas by Formers J
Of the 13 varieties pf strawberries thpt fruited lat In Vvashingtou County, the higher the fm_mP]_»S Gdu_ A ,;  .
l·"X"'fd"l‘ alld Edcll is mic “‘l1‘)§°0» gjlxl am was iw cation, socio-economic status, scale of farming and I
ml) ywldf" uf l1°“"‘a“"‘ am 1¤¤¤·¤¤·*¤~ at Ef Cn participation in formal social organizations, and the l ` =
Sllflld more favorable his attitude towards scientific farm- .».
ing—the greater is his inclination to contact institu-
·. V pw   ~    ,..-:   ··»»»»»==» ·   -i‘··=   --.-  . ti011€1liZ€€l fiU`m mfOUT1at1(m media (agYiC1dtm`al agad
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· " . » _ -?’   `”   t   _»   ··“=‘   ·- i_ I; _____ cies). Once he learns of a new idea 1n this manner,  
  .... i .....·.. ‘   »—---   ,.,_ . _,,_    ""**!§Q ··___   ,____, _ y e  . . . . . . .
.» 1 · ~   .,A. ; ¤j -.»·  ;_   ,.·   ·=_-5   ··__ g   ·,.· the probability he will use it IS directly related to lns
" '     *-92* .»·.= `   `t.`‘‘  Y *3. ‘·‘·`.   i'‘   — — . . . . * ‘
  pg scale of tanning operations and how favorable lns attr- "" 
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“s¤ =;x”      .;;_ · ’· gg;-c-.     , tude is towards new farmmg ideas. ag.
¤ - L   ifri   e. .  * *¤·ft7i’;;` , ,J ”  ,i’§ ` ,   _5_f ~    _ , _ _ _ _
1     i     ,;  ; s  .. =.  — ,_i    The l1lgl1€l` the farmers scale of operatio