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THE BATH COUNTY NEWS-OUTLOOK
Owingsville, Ky.--Week of February 13- February 20, 2003
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to the buzzard$This picture
a recent Tuesday, when Police Chief
Toy counted about 131 buzzards perched in
telephone tower and a nearby tree. Many
are more. The view is from the lot
across from-Southern States, on Gudgell Avenue.
Although it is a bit of an eyesore for some, Chief
Toy says no one has really complained about the
birds. (News-Outlook photo, Sunny Kramer)
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Le Bath ounty Extension
will hold two Pesticide
Trainings, Tuesday,
18. The first training
begin at 9 a.m. and the sec-
will begin at 6 p.m. Both
be held at the Bath County
Islon office. These are the
that provide you with a
that is required to buy
stores• pesticides at the
production
00arketing
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opportunity to learn
goat production and
ng can be obtained by
ng the East Region Goat
ucer Short Course. The
Short Course will involve
from UK, KSU, MSU,
goat industry. The course
held at the Derrickson
lture iComplex, at the
There is no charge for
The dates are
18 for Marketing
February 25 for
Information; ,and
4 will cover feeds 'and
ltgrtf°w;G°ats: All classes
t L ttu registration at 6
ne program will begin
P.m. Call your local
tzxtension Office for
:ion.
leftover
le seeds
• Y°u'rthlike me, your eyes
an your garden, so
seed'leftover from
lous years. Be sure your left-
Seeds can germinate before
send in that new seed cata-
or visit the local gar-
Jpply center.
properly stored, most
Seeds will remain
,e, or able to germinate, for
or more years, including
pumpkin, cucum-
However, a few
es (Spinach, onion and
produce seeds that
for less than two to
Years. Thus, it's best to buy
seeds of these vegetables
year or two.
easy to check the viability
Seeds that are more
one year old by usin the
doll test". Simply wrap" ten
seeds from each packet in a
tOWel that's moist, but not
Wet. Roll or fold the
towels to enclose the seeds
towels in a sealed, air-
bag. Put a label in
the Seed-containing paper
or mark the outside of the
ag.
plastic bags in a warm
the texture will
gO to 80* . T-he
top is a good storage
if there are
to hold in heat the
generates.
Seed should germinate
two weeks. If 75% or
germinate from
tven packet, plant those nor-
Gary Hamilton, Agricultural Agent
Carole Rison, Home Agent
Tera Rawlings, 4-H Agent
John K. Wills, Agricultural Agent Emeritus
mally, as you would in the gar-
den. It's still okay to use seeds, if
about 50% germinate from a
packet. However, you might want
to use twice as many seeds as
normal, to make up for the lower
germinate rate. If 30% or fewer
of these seeds in a packet germi-
nate, it's best to order or buy
fresh seeds.
If you depend on a good har-
vest from some major crops such
as snap beans, sweet corn, butter-
nut squash or pickling cucum-
bers, it's probably wise to plant a
mixture of new and old seeds.
Buying some extra fresh seed is
cheap insurance that you'll have
fresh produce available when
you're ready to preserve it.
When you purchase seeds,
check labels and buy only those
packaged for the current growing
season. This practice will ensure
that you're eating the freshest
seeds available. STORING VEG-
ETABLE SEEDS: If you have
some vegetable seeds remaining
from this growing season, the fol-
lowing tips will help you keep
them viable for next year's gar-
den. Storage conditions are very
important to maintain high ger-
mination rates of leftover seeds.
Try to keep seeds as dry as possi-
ble. Although refrigeration isn't
necessary, keeping seeds cool,
but not freezing, also will pro-
long their lives.
Enclose seeds in an air-tight
container such as a glass jar or
plastic food storage box, to keep
them dry and protect against
insect infestations and rodent
feeding.
Periodically check stored
seeds for mold. If mold is pres-
ent, throw away any damaged or
decaying seeds. Allow the
remaining seeds to air-dry for a
few days before resealing the
container.
Time to consider
nitrogen fertility
of wheat
Now is the time to start think-
ing about the nitrogen fertility of
your wheat crop. You can choose
from two fertilizations methods,
a split application or a single
application.
A split application generally
increases yield to seven bushels
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per acre, depending upon spring
weather. This method also is
desirable when you've had poor
fall crop growth.
With the split application
method, you apply nitrogen in
mid-February and again in mid-
March. The first application will
stimulate tiller development.
Since too much nitrogen fertilizer
can increase the risk of freeze
damage later in the season, be
sure to use the recommended
rates. Wheat plans will use the
mid-March application for grain
production.
The mid-February rate is
based on tiller density, so you
should take several random tiller
counts in each field prior to
application• If the density is less"
than 70 tillers per square foot,
you probably can increase yield
by splitting the nitrogen applica-
tion. The February application
should be 30 pounds of nitrogen
per acre, if tiller density is near
70 per square foot, and up to 50
pounds per acre as density
declines.
Just before jointing, make the
second split nitrogen application,
using a rate that makes the total
application for February and
March between 60 to 90 pounds
per acre for conventional tillage
and 90 to 120 pounds for no
tillage. (In the plant growth
cycle, jointing usually occurs in
mid-March when the growing
point moves above the soil sur-
face. You can determine jointing
by feeling for a bulge in the main
stem, or by splitting this stem
open and looking for the growing
point.)
If you use the traditional
method of a single nitrogen
application, make it just before
jointing, generally around mid-
March• The recommended rate is
60 to 90 pounds of nitrogen per
acre for conventionally-planted
wheat, and 90 to 120 pounds for
no-till wheat. -
For more information on
wheat management, visit your
county Extension Office and ask
for the "Comprehensive Wheat
Management Guide" and the
"No-Till Small Grains
Production Guide". Both of these
Extension publications are acces-
sible on the Internet, at
http;//www.ky.edu/Ag/
Agronomy/ Extension/ oilmain/
soilpubs.htm.
The heart truth
Heart disease is the number
one cause of death for women,
but it doesn't have to be. That is
the message of a Web site called
"The Heart truth", created by the
National Heart, Lung and Blood
Institute, to give women an
urgent wake-up call about the
risks of heart disease and how to
lower them. The site aims to alert
all women, but especially those
ages 40 to 60, the prime risk
years for developing heart dis-
ease, that it is never too late to
improve heart health, even for
those who have already had a
heart attack. Younger women also
will learn from the site that heart
disease develops gradually and
may start as early as the teenage-
years. And those who have heart
disease can help improve their
heart health and quality of life by
following tips found on the site.
To help drive its point home,
"The Heart Truth" features per-
sonal stories about heart disease
from eight women. Some of these
women describe their experi-
ences with having a heart attach;
others tell about measures they
are taking to avoid one. The site
also has an interactive question-
naire to help answer the question,
"Are you at an increased risk of
having a heart attack?"
The site also has the latest
information on menopause, a
time when a woman's risk of
heart disease starts to rise. The
risks for other health problems,
such as osteoporosis and breast
cancer, also increase. Web pages
with the latest information on the
use of hormone therapy during
and after menopause, as well as
alter0ative approaches to treating
menopausal symptoms, also are
featured.
To learn more about women
and heart disease, go to "The
Heart Truth", at www.nhlbi/_0.Lh.
gov/health/hearttruth.
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