El Campo Leader-News (El Campo, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 27, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 24, 1981 Page: 31 of 36
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Across the Field
Meekly news for farmers end ranchers in
Mherten/Jeeksen County area.
Pelleted Herbicides Control Brush
El Campo Leader-News, El Carnpo, TX, Wed., June 24,1981 Rage 13-C
How To Wean A Young Foal
With good odds for a
spring rain, ranchers can
use pelleted and
granulated herbicides to
control range brush.
Two pelleted and
granulated herbicides
are registered for use on
rangeland — 10 percent
picloram pellets (Tordon
1()K) and 10 percent and
20 percent tebuthiuron
pellets (Graslan 10P and
20P).
“Because these are
applied to the soil sur
face, moisture is
necessary to move the
herbicide into the soil,”
Dr Tommy Welch,
Extension range brush
and weed control
specialist, said
“Thus Tordon 10K and
Graslan should be ap^
plied before an expected
rain,” he added
Tordon 10K pellets can
control macartney rose,
which is common to this
area. Apply 30 pounds or
one ounce for macartney
rose.
Graslan pellets are
currently registered for
use on post oak, black
jack oak, winged elm,
whitebrush, running live
oak, blackbrush and sand
shinnery oak, Welch said
Use 10 pounds per acre
of the 20 percent Graslan
pellets to control post
oak, blackjack oak,
winged elm, running live
oak and blackbrush but
only five pounds to
control whitebrush
Five to 7'2 pounds of
the 10 percent Graslan
pellets will control sand
shinnery oak
Graslan pellets are
only available for aerial
broadcast application
through Elanco Products
Co. approved aerial
applicators, Welch noted
Tordon 10K pellets may
be applied by aerial
broadcast application,
ground broadcast ap-
plication or individual
plant application.
Corn Borers Starting To Hatch
Careful and frequent
inspection of fields is
Critical for control of the
southwestern corn borer
in Texas, Chris Kleyla.
product specialist, Union
Carbide Agricultural
Products Company, Inc .
emphasizes.
Moths generally lay 300
COW POKES
to 400 small, oval, white
to yellow eggs in clusters
that overlap like
shingles. These egg
masses usually are found
on the upper side of corn
leaves.
Peak period for egg
hatch generally occurs
from mid-July through
mid-August. Young
larvae begin feeding first
on corn leaves, but soon
bore into stalks.
Proper timing of the
application is important
in order to obtain ef-
fective control, Kleyla
says.
Treatments should be
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timed to coincide with
egg deposition and
hatching of new larvae,
he adds.
The exact timing of
application varies with
the season and the
geographic area
Generally, treatments
are applied when egg
masses and/or new
larvae are present on 10
to 20 percent of the
plants A second ap-
plication, seven to 10 day
later, may be necessary
If allowed to produce a
second generation, the
southwestern corn borer
will work its way back
into the stalk by mid-
September, Kleyla adds
They girdle the stalk
near the plant base, often
with no outward sign of
damage By the tune the
stalks lodge from lack of
support, it is too late to
control the pest.
Kleyla recommends a
season-long insect
management program:
an early planting date,
careful monitoring of
insect levels, chemically
treating if the level of
infestation is potentially
damaging, early harvest
where practical and
chopping or disking corn
stalks to reduce numbers
of overwintering insects
For assistance in
scouting fields or in
determining infestation
levels and application
timing, Kleyla recom-
mends seeing an county
Extension agent or
private crop scouting
service.
To make life easier on
both a young foal and its
mother, wean the foal
gradually at three to six
months of age, suggested
a horse specialist with
the Texas Agricultural
Extension Service
Traditionally, foals are
weaned abruptly by
separating them from
their mothers Often-
times, mares are put in
far-away pastures This
makes life miserable for
both mares and foals for
some time, Dr. Doug
Householder said
Since a foal is introduc-
ed to feed, deworming,
vaccination and halter-
breaking during the
weaning period, all this
can put a severe strain on
the young animal. Full
recovery may take six to
eight weeks.
Research has shown
that the most suitable
weaning program for
both the foal and mare is
a gradual weaning
system, pointed out
Householder. This
minimizes stress on both
and enehances their
health and growth.
Depending on facilities
and available labor, the
specialist outlined
several gradual weaning
pians.
One plan calls for plac-
ing the foal and mare in
adjacent stalls so they
can see, smell and hear
each other but the foal is
unable to nurse. Make
sure the foal has access
to creep feed, hay and
water
Keep the pair
separated four hours the
first day, eight hours the
second day and 12 hours
the third day. Finally,
separate them per-
manently after four days,
Householder said.
Another plan is to place
two or more foals in one
stall and their mothers on
either side, each in an ad-
jacent stall
Use the same time
span as with the first
plan, and remove the
mares permanently after
three or four days.
If there are several
foals to be weaned, place
them all in one stall and
all the mares in an adja-
cent stall or pen. Then
remove the mares
gradually, starting with
the most aggressive ones
with the biggest and most
L. P. Sprott
New Cattle
Specialist
L. P. Sprott has been
named by the Texas
Agricultural Extension
Service to the position of
area beef cattle specialist
fur the Upper ('oast
t District 11).
He will be headquar-
tered at the District
Extension Office in
Bryan.
Sprott will be
responsible for
educational programs in
all phases of cattle
production for a 16-
county area, said Dr.
Daniel C. Pfannstiel,
Extension S e r v i c e
director, in announcing
the appointment, which is
effective June 21.
He will be working
closely with county
Extension agents and
county program building
committees in planning
and conducting meetings,
field days. result
demonstrations and other
educational activities
aimed at increasing
cattle production ef-
ficiency, particularly
relating to calf crop
percentages, Pfannstiel
added
independent foals.
Move these mares
completely away after
three or four days, and
continue this practice un-
til all mares are removed
and weaning is complete.
After weaning,
Householder advised
keeping foals together
and away from other
classes of horses.
They should stay on a
suckling creep feed until
age dictates changing
them to a weaning ration
July 1 Date Set For
Eagle Lake Field Day
Wednesday, July 1 is
the date for the seventh
annual Field Day and
Tour at the Texas
Agricultural Experiment
Station three miles north-
west of Eagle Lake on
Highway 102
About 500 farmers and
agriculturalists from
across the rice belt are
expected to attend
Brief tours of the
research plots will begin
at 5:30p.m. followed by a
barbecue meal at 6:30
pm
Research areas to be
emphasized during this
year's field dav will he
new varieties, newly
released herbicides and
foliar fungicides, and
water management.
Si Grider of the Rice
Council for Market
Development will present
an analysis of the 1961
rice market outlook
Time will be allocated
for questions. There will
also be displays of the
latest in farm equipment.
Tickets for the meal
will be $4 at the door. For
additional tickets or
information, contact
Joyce Markwood at the
Eagle Lake Research
Site at 1-234-3578
Extension Service Plans
July 8 Rice Field Day
June Is ‘Dairy Month;’
Milk Should Be A Bargain
Milk supplies are up
and that should be good
news to consumers faced
with steadily increasing
food prices
Furthermore, June is
Dairy Month.’’ so
consumers will want to
take advantage of special
promotions of dairy
products.
“Because of a bountiful
supply of milk, prices for
both fresh milk and dairy
products should be
generally steady during
the summer,” points out
Dr Bud Schwart dairy
marketing economist
with the Texas
Agricultural Extension
Service
While food prices have
jumped sharply in recent
months, the average
retail price of all dairy
products has increased at
a slightly slower rate
than the average of all
food prices, the
economist points out.
“Dairy products are a
good buy any time
because they come in
variety of forms and are
versatile as a main dish
or snack,” says Schwart.
Furthermore, there is
little or no waste with
dairy products,” he adds.
As far as the Texas
dairy industry is con-
cerned, the state is the
ninth leading milk
producer but is the
largest in the South,
Southwest or Central
Plains region, he says.
The 34th annual Rice
Field Day is scheduled
for Wednesday, July 8, at
the Texas A&M
University Agricultural
Research and Extension
Center at Beaumont.
The activities will
begin at 8:30 a m. with
registration and will
continue until 2:15 p.m.
Tours of the research
plots will begin at 9 a.m.,
where Experiment
Station personnel will
explain latest research
findings.
Discussions on
varieties, water, insects,
weeds, diseases, fertility
and other rice production
and handling problems
will be held.
Ed Weaver, Jefferson
County Extension agent,
will serve as field
master. County Exten-
sion agents of District 11
will be tour guides.
Following a noon lunch,
the afternoon program
opens at 1 p m with
Robert Bauer presiding
at the annual meeting of
TKIA
The keynote speakei
will be H M. "Hank”
Beachell, former
Beaumont Center
scientist and world
renowned rice breeder.
There will be ample time
for questions, answers
and discussions
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Barbee, Chris. El Campo Leader-News (El Campo, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 27, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 24, 1981, newspaper, June 24, 1981; El Campo, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth987135/m1/31/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Wharton County Library.