The Swisher County News (Tulia, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 4, 2014 Page: 3 of 10
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Tulia firefighters and family members collected money during the Fill the Boot campaign for
helping the fight against muscular dystrophy The department collected more than $1,000 that
will go toward fighting the disease The Fill the Boot campaign has been around for 27 years
Residual herbicide cotton trial held in July
The 2014 Residual Herbicide Trial for Cotton was curious about what’s working and what’s not,” Villal-
recently wrapped up with a field day in July. Blayne ba said. “When they’re practical, they can really show
Reed, IPM Agent for Hale/Swisher Counties and John a farmer how to be proactive in weed control ”
Villalba, CEA-Ag/NR for Swisher County set up the Evaluations of the treatments were done m early
trial on the Jeremy Reed farm on March 12th. Prowl July and the plots ranged from 20% to 96% weed-
1120, Treflan, and Valor treatments were applied that free. Costs for those herbicides in the trial ranged from
day. Cotoran was used behind the planter May 14th. about $9 to $38 per acre, with a noticeable correlation
Nine different herbicide treatments were tested, in as between price and effectiveness. A 3-pint-per-acre
practical a way as possible to try to replicate options Treflan application, for example, was the cheapest
that fanners have when deciding what sort of residu- option, but killed only about a third of the weeds for
al chemical to use. Residual chemicals are applied to which it was intended. A combination of Prowl and
fields prior to the planting and emergence of cotton, Cotoran was the most effective — and expensive —
to provide early weed kill. However, the key to resid- choice in the project The following results were giv-
ual treatments working is the presence of imgation en to farmers who attended the field day
or rain. Counting on rain the last few years, has been
absent, so in a dryland situation, residual herbicides
have not been applied, thus creating a weed problem
when moisture was received.
The study has been done more than once in
Swisher County, and in other surrounding coun-
ties, mainly because of the emergence of herbicide
resistant weeds, such as Palmer amaranth. Weeds
have increasingly developed a resistance to glypho-
sate, which is commonly found m seed treatments of - 89.7% weed free
most cotton planted in the South Plains. Therefore, -Prowl H2O 3 pints/acre + Cotoran 4 pints/acre -
researchers and county agents alike have looked for Estimated cost=$37.75/ac-96.3% weed free
ways to give farmers another option to weed control -Treflan 3 pints/acre + Cotoran 4 pints/acre-Esti-
Some formerly effective weed control strategies have mated cost=$31,40/ac-81 % weed free
come back into use, especially this summer due to the
early rains received in May and June.
“There are some chemical combinations that are 94% weed free
extremely effective, but some of them can get pric- -Valor 2 ounces/acre + Cotoran 4 pints/acre - Esti-
ey,” says Villalba. “We do these tnals because we’re mated cost=$34.00/ac - 91.3% weed free
way. All of this frames our refer- a friend. If you want to be alone
ence page as to who really cares, then withdraw It is all up to you.
really cares about you in your After your first steps then it all
hfe? Are they your parents who begins How do you approach day it is the journey to the rest of
nutured you and reared you9 Is life With light in your hfe or a
it your best friend9 How about
your church group9 School bud-
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our lives If it has been negative
dark cloud over your head You then you can choose to change
decide It is how you choose to and make it positive If it is rough
dies, team mates, or clique9 All look at life regardless of youreir- then you can become tough to fit
of us are confronted by this quan- cumstances. the harsh circumstances If it is
It is from this view that deter- too easy then you can challenge
mines who cares. You select who yourself to rise to a higher stan-
Ofcourse it all begins with our cares by your choices and your dard. It all lies within our hands
attitude If you have an open and in our choice to choose who
mind or a closed wall surround- cares The best way to have those
feeds, clothes, houses, and teach- mg your life You hold the key who truly care about you is to
es us our first steps and provides to who cares and the reason they reach out and truly care about
choose to be in your life Every others. Break down the walls,
step you take draws others to set aside prejudices, reach out in
you or drives them away If you love and you will have a life ful-
want friends then you have to be filled with those who care'
It depends whose hands it’s in.
Two fish and 5 loaves of bread fears, your hopes, your dreams,
are rough and twisted with arthri- in my hands is a couple of fish your families, your relationships,
tis, some have callouses, some sandwiches. m God’s hands because it does
do not. It generally depends on a Two fish and 5 loaves of bread depend on whose hands these
person’s job as to the condition in God’s hands will feed the en-
of their hands. I have come to tire world.
It depends whose hands it’s in. be m the church of your choice
Nails in my hands might pro- this coming Lord’s day and
I found this poem some time ago duce a birdhouse. learn more about the hands that
Nails in Jesus Christ’s hands changed my life forever. Have a
“Whose Hands.” The author is will produce salvation for the en- great week, and God Bless,
unknown.
A basketball in my hands is
worth about $19.00
A basketball in Michael Jor-
dan’s hands is worth about $33
million.
It depends whose hands it’s in.
A baseball in my hands is
worth about $6
A baseball in Mark Me Quire’s
hands is worth about $19 million.
It depends whose hands it’s in.
A tennis racket is useless in
my hands.
A tennis racket in Pete Sam-
pras’ hands is a Wimbledon
Championship.
It depends whose hands it’s in.
A sling shot in my hands is a
kid’s toy.
A sling shot in David’s hand is
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