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Plant Disease Outlook for 1959
Making plant disease predictions- like making political forecasts - can be a bit shaky. How severe diseases will be on your farm or in your garden in 1959 depends largely on the amount and frequency of rainfall during teh coming spring and summer months. In cool, wet years, diseases generally are much more important than in warm, dry seasons. But some loss occurs every year
Plant Disease Outlook for 1958
Plant diseases take a yearly toll in reduced vigor, yields and quality of crops. If everyone used the best-known methods of control, this loss could be reduced by approximately 25 percent
Plant Disease Outlook for 1957
Plant diseases have damaged our crops just about as long as crops have been grown. It\u27s not likely that 1957 will be an exception. How badly they\u27ll damage this year\u27s crops depends a lot on the weather coming up
Stop Lawn Pests!
Your first line of defense against weeds, diseases and other pests is a good dense turf. No lawn is immune to these pests, but they needn\u27t spoil the uniformity and appearance of your turf. Here\u27s what to do
Notes on Stem Rusts of Hard Pines in Iowa
Tree disease specimens sent to Iowa State College for identification, during the past two years, have yielded what is believed to be two new rust records for Iowa. Because of this, and the fact that under certain conditions these diseases could become important, a few comments on these collections are presented
Seed Outlook and Crop Varieties for 1960
Using high-quality seed of adapted and tested varieties is an important part of good farming in 1960 or any year. New to this section this year is the outlook for seed of some of the varieties you may wish to plant
Illinois vegetable garden guide
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Recommended from our members
February 1967 Conference Issue
Massachusetts Turf and Lawn Grass CouncilBetter Turf Through Research and Educatio
Recommended from our members
1966
Proper Watering by Earl P. Grey (page 1) Soil Structure and Plant Feeding for Trees and Shrubs on the Golf Course by William Teece (2) Power Golf Carts: A Blessing or a Curse by David Dunlavey (3) A Comparison by Paul White (3) Trees on a Golf Course by Oliver Leech (5) Turf Management Majors Want a Golf Team by Richard Rossiter (6) Class Will of \u2766 (7)Famous Last Words from 1966 (8) Turf Heating with Electric Cables by J.R. Barrett, Jr. and W.H. Daniel (A-1) Poa Annua Restriction by C. F. Kerr and W.H. Daniel (A-9) Phosphorus by Marvin H. Ferguson (A-14) Role of Potassium in Turf Grass management by R. E. Wagner (A-16) Role of Minor Elements in Turfgrass Management by Alexander Radko (A-22) Rhizoctonia Brown patch and Pythium Diseas by Malcolm C. Shurtleff (A-27) Sclerotinia Dollar Spot and Snow Mold by Noel Jackson (A-32) Fusarium Blight - Disease of Turf Grasses by George A. Bean (A-35) Observing the Weather - Old and New Techniques by Robert C. Copeland (A-39) Water Supply by Allan Grieve Jr. (A-41) Establishment and Maintenance of Campus Turf by William A. Lambert (A-51) Athletic Field Management by J. T. Williams (A-56