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Kenblue Kentucky Bluegrass, Robert C. Buckner
Kenblue Kentucky Bluegrass, Robert C. Buckner
Agronomy Notes
Since the early 19th century the Blue Grass Region of Kentucky has had a worldwide reputation for its Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis L.) As early as 1835, people from adjoining states visited the region to see its luxuriant fields and to learn of the culture and management of this valuable grass. This interest has led to the development of a profitable seed industry in central Kentucky. Kentucky produced the bulk of Kentucky bluegrass seed for the nation during the latter half of the 19th and the first half of the 20th centuries.
Since 1960, foreign importation and competitive production of …
Tobacco Bed Treatment With Enide 50w, J. W. Herron, J. F. Freeman
Tobacco Bed Treatment With Enide 50w, J. W. Herron, J. F. Freeman
Agronomy Notes
Enide 50W is recommended for trial use on tobacco beds for 1968. The results of treatments with Enide in Kentucky in 1967 have been somewhat variable; therefor e, until additional information is obtained and the tobacco grower becomes more experienced in applying the chemical, it should be used on a trial basis.
Response Of Corn To Broadcast Applications Of Zinc, Harold F. Miller
Response Of Corn To Broadcast Applications Of Zinc, Harold F. Miller
Agronomy Notes
Where zinc deficiency in corn occurs on Kentucky soils it has been corrected by applying 3 to 6 pounds of elemental zinc per acre in the row at planting time. In some areas of the state, corn planters with row fertilizer attachments are not generally used, raising the question as to library the amount of zinc required when broadcast applications are made.
Through the cooperation of Clarence Mitchell, Area Extension Specialist, a field was located where the 1966 corn crop showed zinc deficiency. Since the field was to be planted in corn (Connecticut 860) in 1967, a field trial with …
Soil Surveys In Kentucky, Harry Hudson Bailey, Robert L. Blevins
Soil Surveys In Kentucky, Harry Hudson Bailey, Robert L. Blevins
Agronomy Notes
Forty-one Kentucky counties have been surveyed and the results published, using the classification schemes of the U. S. Department of Agriculture. These counties and the field survey dates are : Adair (1961) , Bath (1959), Caldwell (1962), Calloway (1937), Christian (1912), Clark (1961), Elliott (1961), Fayette (1931), Fulton (1961). Garrard (1921), Graves (1941), Henderson (1963), Jefferson (1962), Jessamine (1915) , Logan (1919), McCracken (1905), Madison (1905), Marshall (1938), Mason (1903), Mercer (1930), Metcalfe (1962), Muhlenberg (1920), Rockcastle (1910), Scott (1903), Shelby (1916), Union (1902), Warren (1904).
Grass Seed Production, Robert C. Buckner, Warren C. Thompson
Grass Seed Production, Robert C. Buckner, Warren C. Thompson
Agronomy Notes
Producing cool season grass seed crops has historically been a profitable venture on Kentucky farms.
When growing maximum yields of grass seed, the pH level should be maintained between 6.0 and 7.0, when the recommended rates of limestone are used, and when phosphate and potash are maintained at medium-to-high levels (based on a soil test). Similarly, grass should be grown in pure stands. Weeds and insects must be controlled to prevent yield reduction.
Following seed harvest, excess herbage should be removed, preferably by grazing. All cool season grasses can be grazed until growth stops in the late fall or early …