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CIIuxIIc:AL l?IiIZ\`I:]N'I`S I)O'1`A'I`() S1·ROuTINc Page 3 T
By Clyde Singlelary and james Herron ;,_,_
F ».cTOIIs :\FI’I£C'I`ING Use or FROZEN SEMEN Page 4 if
By \V. M. jones, j. R. Perkins and D. AI. Seath yy, .
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I1)I£N`I`II*YINC BIINRIIALS IN SOIL SALIPLES Page 0 _
By joe B. Dixon ,‘ 
I3[I’OR'I`.-\NCIi or SOIL STRUOTURI2 Page 6 ` Iii
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By \VilIiam G. Suruant —~:*
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CRAxI;1·‘I.Y IJ,-\Ii\'AE CONTROL IVIEASURES Page 7 K
By j. G. Rodriguez P
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hII·Z'I`I-IYI. BIIOAIIIII; TO CONTROL A/VEEDS Page 8 `?
By Frank Borries
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CrII·:xIIcAI. :\C'l`I()N ix NVEED KILLER Page 9 ~
By Frank Borries
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E.—xIu.Y \Vl·Z.·\NIil) Pics Snow ADVANTACES Page 11 "
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. _  ·  , The C0.U€r Symbolic of the lmrvest season in Kentucky is this pic- ‘°`
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K-ri  ;g~*·§f—.Yg,-i ture of workers on ii jessiinnne county farm as they `*‘
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     ii haul in cut burley from the field on ii crisp October l'
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37 P Maleic hydrazide effectively
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*-A I- in controls spronting of 8 varieties
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large losses prevented
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N Sprouting during winter storage is the cause of one The first experimental tests with this chemical to con-
of the greatest losses in stored potatoes. The Ken- trol potato spronting were encouraging. Following
V tucky Agricultural Experiment Station, along with favorable reports from several agricultural experiment ‘
if { other experiment stations, for many years has been stations, the chemical was tested at the Kentucky Agri-
,, experimenting with methods for preventing potato cultural Experiment Station in 1955. The experiment
’* spronting during storage. Several methods have been here was set up to test the effectiveness of the chem-
*2 proven to be successful, including cold storage; how- ical in controlling spronting of the potato varieties
ever, since cold storage is expensive and very few grown commercially in Kentucky. Those included in
_ é farmers have access to ternperature—controlled storage the test were Cobbler, Kennebec, Cherokee, Katahdin,
t, rooms, methods for use in common storage rooms have Nlerrimac, Saco, Teton and Delus.
_ been tested.
l Immediately following the war years, several of the SP"¤Y€d 3 Weeks B€f°"€ H¤"V€$l'
ha plant hormones were found to delay spronting of Tlw lmmtoes for the €Xl)€l`lm€“t WBW PlilUt€i`nai‘y 1956. when they were removed to a room
  ,;4~ x   ,    /V_,   A 4   where the temperature was controlled at 55°' to 65OF.
it- *‘””   sri         The \Vhen the tubers were examined in May 1956, those .
*   "   Z    _g——‘‘ '_ if i from unsprayed plants of all varieties had sprouts
' ,,   ,  Q;    5   i``“       I     K ranging in length from 1 to 4 inches. The sprouts on
w   ·_V, g       ·’·i QL   the tubers which were harvested from treated plants
Y ` iirili Z   -i’.s      ·‘    y p   ~    were less than % inch long (see illustration). Many
    `’i ‘’   ~ ```S    g_ t ubers had no sprouts. There was no difference in
V" li spronting among the varieties.
H These two potatoes illustrate the effectiveness of maleic
ya hydrazide in controlling spronting during winter storage. T|’€¤l’€d T\|l3€|’$ Sound Gnd Edible
* The plant which produced thctuber on the left was lsprayed Tljlj Sprouts w(,l.(, ].(,mOV(,d from both the tmutwl
i T, ‘;"l' {hi j‘l‘°;“l$"l {5 *`fficlfS_l)€a()fc llulilfsfl llvl izyhlch lim` and untreated tubers, and the weight of the sprouts
I (mu HL mul lu M1 l€(€W€( no wml dm) lm (mi per bushel of tubers was obtained. More than 2%
° pounds of sprouts were removed from each bushel of
t t¤1l>¢‘1`$ lll $t<>l'¤t—£¢’ Wlwll $lll`¤}’¢’wi¤s untreated potatoes, whereas less than 2 ounces of
Q potato plants a few weeks before harvest or dusted ou Sp,·m,tS Wwt. (,i,mi,,(.(i {mm pac], imshpi of tl.CutC(]
1 f1'¢‘Sl1l)’ (lull l)0t¥ll0 tUl)<’I`$· l'l(’“’<“’<’*`~ tlw l`<’$Ull$ “’<*l`<‘ tubers. ln addition, the untreated tubers were shriv-
r-4 f1‘<‘<1U<‘“tl}’ <’U`¥ltl€· eled and soft and, in most instances, unfit for table
A During the early 1950`s a chemical, maleic hydra— use. The treated tubers were still sound and edible
· xide, was found to act as an inhibitor of plant growth. after S months storage.
e, Kl·]N'l`U(TKY FAa:»t xxi) Hoang Sc:i1;xci·:~FAi.t. 1956 3
 

 Kentucky dairy workers report the use of three glycerol levels of 7, 10 2111Ll 15 percent err V
on basic research on by volume, three extenders, chemical milk, heated milk -
and egg yolk-citrate and three freezing rates of 2°, —§
• 4° and 60 F per minute. The results fro1n the 27 dif- _){
    ferent treatments are given in Table 1. Tl
The treatment combination having the highest sur- 452
vival percentage (85.1) was chemical milk extender
      with 10-percent glycerol, frozen at a rate of 4° F per  
minute. *
  The comparative tests showed that the 7-percent  
glycerol level, with an average spermatozoa survival L-—
ny w_ M_ JQNES, J, R, PERKINS and 1), M, SEATH of 76.9 pereent after 2 weeks storage at -1100 F, was ia
significantly more satisfactory than the other two lev— ·
()ne of the more recent phases of artificial breeding els. As may be Observed from Table 1, the 15-percent if
has been the use of frozen semen. Frozen semen re- glycerol level failed to give satisfactory results, The ;
fers to semen which has been frozen at sub-zero tem- chemical 1nilk extender gave the highest average sur- es
peratures and stored until ready for use. vival (82.4 percent). This is a thioglycolic acid ex- v_
Frozen semen offers several advantages over freshly tender developed at the Kentucky Station, if
extended semen. One advantage is that service from Faster Freezing Reres Beer /__  
any given bull would be on call atrall times. There *1*116 tester freezing rates Or 40 and 60 F Per minute "
could also bc a bank of semen from _ outstanding were rcomid to be Superior to the Stewer rate Of 20 F 5
sires that might be drawn from, long after the sires Per. mimite A {
were dead. From the economic standpoint, fewer bulls A hietrir, sigrrrrierrrrt difference was round among thc
“""'l‘l l)" "°°°`$S*u`Y tm fl gwml COW l°0l°“lutl°u· various collections from the same bull taken on differ- f T
ln contrast to the advantages there are disadvant- ent dates. Other pr,etrmrrrrrr_y Work rrr Kerrtuckv and gr
ages also in the usc of frozen rsemen.   the present the published Work from other Stations rndieare rr ‘
time the additional expense involved in processing mtnketi ttitterenee in the rreezebiirtv Ot Sperm from 4
and shipping is a prohibitive factor to most organiza- (tiitererrt butter ' sr
tions, The fact that fewer sircs could he used is also \yitii this basic research us rr irrrekerrrrrrrrt rr Kern T
a disadvantage in that there would be a tendency to trick`, tirrirr, tenders Should Hurt rr degimbie `to UO to raf
concentrate breeding to only a fewrbulls. This might iirrrtirri use ef frozen Semen they would be uric to
have adverse cllects if the wrong sircs were selected. Seieet tho trvrrtmerrt best Suited for each bun-
First use in England More work is needed, particularly in the field where la"
The first successful usc of frozen bovine semen was l"`*“€(ll“fl results could be 0l>t¥il¤€erm.ls fertilizer and lime recommenda-
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— important in determnnng the ab1l1ty ofthe soil to hold tions to he made on a more exact basis than is pos-
"`. nutrients in a form which is available to plants. The sible without such information.
_ i ollploxlmolo lolollvo lllllllollbllollllllg oalmolllos ol X-ray diffract;on and differential thermal analysis
Solllo llllllollalll oloY llllllolllls glo as lollowsi equipment recently installed at the Kentucky Agricul-
3 RelativeNutrient-lmlding tural Experiment Station permits accurate identifica-
5* K Ailnind C"f’f'(_°'lU tion of the minerals present in soils by recording thc
ao im e ......... . ......................................... , s .
1.1.11 .·t, _____   _ O2 X-rays that are reflected from the soil sample and the
P a oysi t .... . ...... . ........ . ................,.,. -
V ` A ¥{l1;¤U“0¤ll<>¤1t¢ ---·······---···----··········-··-······   reactions that occur as the sample is heated. These
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phlmitc O0 two methods are used in con]unct1on for identification
Vermicuhtc ....,,.................................,........ 100 (Cmthnued on Page I2)
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it Kiaxrucxr FAR}! Axn Hoxns SCll·ZNCl·j—F.·\l,ll 1956 5
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different plots reveals J
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IIlpOI' EIHCB O O1 I`llC llI°€ _;
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By WILLIAM G. SURVANT *7
It is probable that deteriorated soil structure is lim-     , •• _
iting the income received from many Kentucky farms. , cf),  5 V 7;
Recent studies at the Kentucky Agricultural Experi-           _ *
ment Station have shown that yield and quality of '°‘*” Z if    tl       °  _   I
tobacco are lowered when structure and related phys-  3 - ‘z>-. $_r ·  ag, -._;  r ‘·   \   _ Fw
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ical properties of soil have deteriorated. These stuthes {   ..   *2   .a. Q7  ,   e Li
. . . - , . ~     =>;      ’ " I av  ` ii—r . so ·
also reveal that intensive use of land for row crops * xy  {JQ-..__§     ****2   w e  t; P
results in less favorable structural conditions in so1ls.         a··_‘ g       ¤· ~·~      
On the Experiment Station Farm at Lexington, com-   ’        ‘     ‘.`‘       j `  · __-_   __,_   (  
parisons were made of yields and acre-value of to-   M            -      {
bacco grown on a soil when structure and related   ir .3, V E _=   I    i   ls
physical properties varied. There was a close correla-      _j Y V` _ “     _-`r   1      
tion of yield and quality of tobacco with such Soil j_   j     1 A ..‘·° ‘ t
properties as permeability ( rate at which water moves `.         j'     .-._   ‘·° 1 _   ``.-.   A r
through the soil) and degree of aggregation (propor- if   Y '7 lplpp     — .
tion of the fine soil particles formed into stable crumbs \/;#°   ...·-i     ‘   st
or granules). The data in Table 1 show these rela- " °’   ‘°  `“ `   ‘ r
tiOuShipg_ Good yields of high quality tobacco like this require l`avor· ‘ V
able physical conditions in the soil in order for the plant
, _ te use the su > alv of nutriems effectively.
Table I.- The Response of Burley Tobacco to Variations ) ll ' '
in Degree of Aggregation and Permeability of a
Maury Silt Loan; Soil Table 2.-— The Influence on Degree oi` Aggregation and L
ii;i* "¤¤‘; ---- is--rr T;T; i"Ti' Permeability of a Maury Silt Loam Soil of Diiierent .
I)l:¥°`° p(,nm,umh,\. B`"l°`Y1°l”`°°" Intensities of Cropping ¢_
.~\g1Lre1.{ation to water U Yield .~\ere—value    
mee cc‘o m*4·‘m·"*r"c   r4·re"*L—·rm · ~ ,   , 6   . ——~—f n-· . °Z
65.6% 4.62 mem/1.r 2266 ii) $12.33 ,_-w¥2i‘*#£>&E-e2..-..2 ...... .. .   -i?*’*"i***`“*-‘· ew
.[2_Q¢%, r;_()1 " [888 " (Ogg lobacco after 50-yr. old bluegrass sod .... 65.6%   LH., lr. _ W] 
gg_5% 26;; " [757 " 714 Rotation of Tobacco-small grain-sod ........ 42.9% ‘. (   ifi *%@fY'l
165% {gg " (gh] " 474 Tobacco each year for 18 years .................. 29.5% in     $.01*
—- --——— — —--— ~ — -— - - - Tobacco each year for 50 years ................ 16.5%   mfé ri  
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'lhe intensity of use of land for row crops influences on 5omc PhY$*c¤l P1oPc1Uc$ et the ¤o1l 1* 511oWo io y
the physical properties of soil. The extent of deteriora- Tablc 2- ‘ _.(
tion of structure and related properties was determined Chcmgcs io fcmhtY r€S¤1¤¤g from thc ci`oPP1US SYS" b
on plots used for burley tobacco. These plots included; tcm mc not cUUYclY Ycspooslblc for dlgcrcoccs m gi`
(1) tobacco after a bluegrass sod over 50 years old; yields after Sed ci'oP$· This was mdlcatcd by comPm" ,-
(2) tobacco grown in a rotation with small grain and ing thc i`c$Poo$c of thc tobacco cl`oP to <1ift€r€r¤t fcc A
()I·Chnr(l grass vyith {Cd Cloygy;   tobacco vyhcsrg   llllty levels ()ll plots 1Iz`t\’lIlg 1l1Tl`21.VO1°}.1.l)l(i` Physical COI]- `
crop hm] hwh gl-hwh ouch yuh- fm- 18 Yams with H ditions resulting from intensive use with the response 4,
Cover Cmp hftm- Ouch Crop of thimcch. nm] (4) tO_ of the crop on unfertilized land on which physical l`
bacco wm.!-C this Crop hud hhhh gmwh (inch yeh]- fm- conditions were favorable. Table 3 summarizes the (_"
about 50 years with a cover crop after each crop of dum from fills comparison- _
tobacco. The influence of these cropping programs ((;(mmm(,(] 7,,, pugt, 12) N.,
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and the tunnels, iiighi,
`V T0 ppgvgut (laluagg [0 lggpgdgza churning the surface of the soil; their `muddy trails _
t~ _ d . dried into a hard crust (Fig. 2). All of tlus activity
1 stan s, entomologists seek . _ , . D,
· prevented the lespedeza from getminating. 11ect
ie feeding also occurred, as revealed by close examina-
tion of plants and the stomach contents of larvae.
t Cranefly Larvae
~“ Insecticide Sprays
' `     A small plot test was conducted in a uniformly in·
( fested 7-acre lespedeza field. Population counts of 85
_ to 100 larvae per square foot in the top 2 inches of
ll? l· ('· l{0l)l{l(’Ul;Z soil were common. On March 27 plots 0.01 acre in
&* size were sprayed, using a compressed air sprayer
. Kentucky farmers should be alert in the fall to de- €(llllPP€(l Wllll ll lllll Pllllelll Tesisl llOZZl€ lllld lll°‘
tect signs of the swarming craneflies, particularly in PlYlllg 50 glllllllls Ol SPYRY llllxlllle Pol llCl°· rlllle l`°‘
` l' lespedeza fields. The flies lay eggs during October $llll$ Ol lllls lest lll? Pl`€‘S€`lllCfl lll Tlllllo l·
and N0Y€mb€1l’ Yvlllcll later hatch into maggots that Table l.- Control of (Iranelly Larvae Infesting Cerminating
may seriously affect lespedeza stands. LCsl,cd€,l,
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+ ous economic pests, and few references can be found (T§$¤l·¤;;¤l;;¤};§“
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smug, notable example of this is the range cranefly which 3. DDT, 50% WP, 3 ll> 213 ll;
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_ _ _ _ F. Total precipitation for 3-day period: 0.13 inch.
" infestation occurred in Graves county in the early
V spring of 1953. The larvae, identified as Tipula cutie- Llle lll$lOlY $llldl€S» llllllle Qlllllllg 1953 llllll l95‘l»
..’ fans Say, generally were {Ouml in lespedem Helds Or revealed that the adult fhes mate and lay eggs in Octo-
, in such fields where spring oats were seeded in old ll€l` llllll €llllY Nlwelllllcl`- Tllc Cgi-is lllllcll lll l to 3
, lespedeza fields. The organic matter from the previous weeks. llllll lll€ l¥ll`Vll€ lllwlllllll l`llPllllY lll _llll’ $Pl`llll¥
l season had formed a thin, rotting mat on the soil sur- Wlllill lll€Y lll) lll€ll` lllllllll$€l`· rlll“Y l`l’llCll lllll glllwlll
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tht. top Sgvoyal inches of Soil (Fil ly C(mSl(lCml)l€ to 12 inches below the surface and remain inactive
" damage also occurred as the result of their habit of (C,,,,,i,,,“.([ ml paw, H)
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