Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1955-06-23
County Agent S
News

been several calls in the Ex-
tension office about the presence
of slugs in field corn. T h e
slug is a small snail lik
form without any shell. During
the day he hides in the ground
and in the cool of the night
they come out to attack the
corn. The damage has the ap-
pearance of being riddled By
hail and when very severe will
ting of the plant may result.
The best practical control of
the slug is with cultivation as
when the soil dries out they be
come inactive. If the infesta-
ton is very severe a spray
with ToXaphene may be used
in the same amounts as would
be used for Spittlebug. In spite
of the said appearance of the
plants, recovery is usually quite
rapid. The only place this may
not hold ture is when the wilt
ing goes so far as to cause
complete death of the plant.
Sixteen older All members
spent the past weekend at
Camp Whitewood in Windsor
learning the fundamentals of
leadership and camp counseling
This training session was one
in which ten counties from
northeastern Ohio participated
Those at the camp had been
seleced as counsellorS for the
summer sessions which will be
offered by the counties involv-
ed.
I would like to remind you
about the need for having your
reservations in early for Ladies
camp which is scheduled for
July 1916 inclsive. This camp
is one of the highlights o r
many of the women in this
area. 1t presents an opportun-
ity to get together with other
ladies from the surrounding
area for an exchange of ideas
which ] am sure you will en-
joy. For complete details con-
cerning this camp period call
your local County Extension Of
flee. Here in Geauga county
the number is Temple 4-4424.
For three days of real pleasure,
and new experiences in crafts,
swimming, nature, campfire,
candlelighting, vespers, inspira-
tional and educational speakers
The theme for the camp is
Peace Begins with Me- Good
food, good times and goo d
companions are all a part of
WomenS camp at Camp White
wood.
A three county judging tour
has been set up for all All
Dairy members who are inter
ested in trying out for t h e
Dairy Judging team this year.
All members are urged to at
tend these tours. They are de-
signed to meet the needs of the
boys and girls in club work
who want to learn how to Sc
lect good cattle. This first tour
is scheduled for June 90, and
will include club members from
Trumbull, Mahoning and Ge.
auga county. This first tour
will also serve as one of the
elimination contests for later
judging trips. Ask your advi.
sor about this.
The type of weather we've
been having lately is good
for the production of leaf-hop-
pes so watch your fields close.
ly for signs of this little ras-
cal. A small jumping flying
insect which can usually be
detected by walking through
your pastures or meadows. TIL.
is insect will jump up as you
walk through the grass and can
be seen very easily. Only one
sure way of telling when the
population is getting severe
enough to warrant using che.
mical control is with a bug
net. With this type of net you
can tell exactly how many bug
are infesting each field an
> whether or not the chemicals
you would use will pay for
themselves. Your county agent
has a bug net and is keeping
a very close check on the pre-.
velance of hopes. Watch this
page for any bulletins concern.
ing this.