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iJii SEED CORN KEY FACTOR IN CORN BUGHT ■ ■- '-tu, The seed North Carolina com growers plant this sprthg wiH determine more than any oth er single factor the degree of susceptibility and resistance to the leaf blight that ravaged last year’s crop. This was the initial observa tion made iasl summu and the experts have found no reason to . alter it, according to North .Car lins state University extension pathologist J. C. Wells and ag ronomist A. D. Stuart. The Texas or T cytoplasm us ed widely as a source of male sterility in seed production is directly associated with blight susceptibility. The rule of thumb is, the higher the T cyto plasm content the higher the disease risk. Seed of 100 per cent normal or N cytoplasm of fer the highest level of pro tection from the new race of blight as it was observed on 1970 corn. ( Wells and Stuart, in education al meetings they are holding with county extension agents and growers, are suggesting the fol lowing list as priorities in select ling seed for 1971: First choice, 100 per cent N cytoplasm seed. Second choice, blends of T and T seed with N content of 50 per cent or greater. Third choice, F-2 or second generation seed from 100 per cent ft varieties. < Fourth choice,, seed being of fered on a limited basis from male pollinators from 100 per cent N inbreds. Fifth choice, open pollinated corn or the type widely grown in North Carolina before hy brids were adopted. Sixth choice, an alternate crop. Stuart and Wells provided answers for the following ques tions, which are among those most frequently asked by grow ers: Q. What can growers expect from the blight in 1971? A. The threat generally is greater than last year, largely because the organism that caus es the disease is already pres ent and will not have to be blown in from the Deep South. Q. What can growers do to maximize production potential? A. First, take, a soil test and lime as recommended. Second, plant as much of the crop as possible to normal or N cyto plasm seed. Third, plant as ear ly as practical — when means when soil temperature in the seed zone reaches at least 60 degrees. Fourth, rotate com off land that was in com last year if possible! Fifth, on land Nr Mess — No Waiting Ou r Ready-Mixed Concrete on the job when you 'need Also Sand, Gravel and Crush ed Stone Fsr I BARRUS READY MIXED COMPANY Fre* Estimates — N«w Barn Wwton, H- C. From Arthur Pope, Danville, Indiana: “The log cabin in which I waa bom ctood near the banks of a small creek and timber land. An old man with rtettotalll. webadno i for our wheat _ She? toed the old foot peddle sewing ma chine. When her work was com pleted, die took the sacks into the cabin and stacked them neat ly in the comer. Upon hearing my baby toother cry, she ran In to the room in time to see a big black snake make his way from under the pile of sacks and slither out the open door. So those were the good did days?” t _ MtmnidOifiSfTO the^gentle? man who thoughthe might bethe only grandson of « Civil War veteran: My brother-in-law, Sam uel O. Morris, is the SON, yes the SON of a Civil War Veteran. His father, William F. Morris was bora Dec. 31, 1843 and died Jap. 25, 1919. Samuel 0. Morris was bom April 7, 1912, when his father was 69 yean old. William F. Morris served with Company C, 9th Begv Illinois Infantry, was discharged at' Louisville, Ky., July 9,1865. His complete records are on file in Washington, D.C. I wonder, how many others toe alive whose fathers were Civil War veterans? (Sond contributions to this column to Tho Old Timor, Box 63$, Frankfort, Ken tucky 40601.) -V that was in corn last year, deep plow where this hasn’t already been ddne and grow the 1971 com by the no-tillage method. Sixth, reduce plant population by roughly 2,000 plants below that recommended on seed tags. Seventh, keep fields free of grass and weeds that will prolong high moisture conditions around the lower part of the plant. Eigth, avoid planting, if possible, on low lying fields were surface moisture conditions would tend to create conditions favorable for fungus buildup. Q. What are the chances that there will be a breakdown of the apparent resistance to blight car ried by normal cytoplasm com? A. This is not anticipated. However, virtually all corn is susceptible in the seedling stage. Once 100 per cent , N com is past this stage, resistance should be very good. Q. Is there a test for T and N cytoplasm content of seed com? A. The one known test avail able is provided by the Iowa seed testing laboratory for a cost of $11 per sample. : Q; Are there certain percau tions farmers should’ lake to avoid pitfalls during an abnor mal situation? A. Yes. Two that, come to mind are these: (1) Don’t buy hybrid seed that are not labeled as to cytoplasm content j pn<| (?) Weigh carefully all factors before de ciding to follow the relatively expensive practice of s^fungi cidal spray treatment on field com. .. Q. Should all seed be" treated with a fungicida} seed treat ment? ‘ A. Yes. Although none of the treatments currently recomend ed for com free the seed of in noculum of the new race of blight, they do provide insur ance against damage from other disease organism, Should a ma terial for treating seed for the new race of blight be approved before planting, the Seed should be retreated uSing this material — provided, oP* that it is CROSSWORD PUZZLE ACROSS 1. Little , KP»Ple 6- "Pyg author 9. Spoken 10.1 11. j DOWN iSr iS& ■ 4. Cunning 8. Maverick 6. Basketball 12. Type style 14. On the apex 18. Fabrie fuss 16. Ring victory 17. Myr * > me 18. Mention 19. Type of 20.1 22.1 23. Ragle's nest 25. wild duck flavor 28. Ahead rajpu' s 33. 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