Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-04-26
Extension
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OFF TO SWEDEN


Dodds af Rising Sun, left
from New York April % on a
six-month good will trip to Swe-
den after a week of orientation
at the National All Center in
IN Chevy Chase.
She is among 40 young people
of "a states spending the next
six months living and working
with rural people in II Euro
pean and Latin American coun-
tries in the All Club people-to-
people program.
TERMITE SEASON - With
the coming of spring, termites
begin thinking about new fani-
lies, which means that your
building may soon become a
new development area for the
woodworking insects.
According to Ted L. Bissell,
Extension entomologist at the
University of Maryland, yellow
wingless termites are the work.
ers; big-headed ones are guards
and soldiers; dark-bodied ones
with silvery wings are the
males and females who swarm
to the light to establish new
colonies in moist wood.
Eradication steps, Bissell said,
are verification and Identified
ton, study of publications from
the County Agent about how
termites work, examination of
buildings for signs of termite
activity and deciding whether
to attack the problem person
ally or to call a reliable pest
control operator.
CRETIFIED SEED - "Pur-
pose of seed certification is to
maintain and make available to
farmers high quality seed of
superior varieties with insured
genetic Identity" says Joseph
L. Newcomer of the University
of Maryland agronomy depart
ment.
"Certification provides an UNI
biased inspection service that
checks the authenticity of seed
stocks and the accuracy and
completeness of the operations
of seed production" Newcomer
said.
Farmers interested in seed
certification can get a great
deal of information from Fact
Sheet No. 49," available from
County Agents or the Univer-
sity of Maryland.
GRUB CONTROL-Complete
control of cattle grubs from
the use of systematic insecti-
cides has been reported in a
Holstein heifer demonstration
in Frederick County.
Two different insecticides
were used last October, Ruelene
applied by the pour-on method
and ronnel (Trolene) admins
tered in feed. Ruelene, a liquid,
was diluted with water and
poured from a cup on the back
line of each animal. Ronnel
was mixed with feed and used
over period of seven days.
Ten heifers received the pour
on treatment, eight the feed
treatment and six left UNI
treated.
The heifers were examined
in February and again in March
for cattle grubs in the back.
None was found in February.
In March, three of the untreat-
ed heifers had Ia grubs. None
was found in the other three
untreated animals and none in
any of the 10 treated ones.
PROFITABLE CORN -
Seven Proven Steps to Profit
able Corn Production" Agro--
nomy Mimeo 46 from the Uni
versity of Maryland, gives tips
on ground preparation, Inning,
fertilizing, seed selection, plant
ing and cultivation and weed
control leading to better corn
production.
The mimeo gives information
on fertilizing, along with charts
on the estimated amounts of
plant food supplied to corn by
manure and sod crops. Another
chart shows requirements of
corn with several examples of
meeting these needs. 1t advises
good treated seed be used in
selection of hybrid corn.
CONVOCATION - Annual
systematically agricultural con-
vocation of the University of
Maryland College of Agricul-
ture was held at AIS pm.
April "a in the auditorium of
the Business and Public Admin
istration Building, DR.. E. w.
Alton spoke on Agricultural
Centennial - Prologue to Pro-
gress.
YOUTH, SAFETY-Farming
can be more profitable when
farmers employ both youth and
safe farm methods. Extension
specialists say that employing
people under Is can mean lower
production costs with increased