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Controlling Annual Grasses In Spring Seeded Alfalfa With Eptc, J. F. Freeman

Agronomy Notes

Many Kentucky farmers plan to sow alfalfa in early spring on a prepared seed bed. A main objective is to avoid or reduce most of the damage of alfalfa weevil on the first-year crops . Eptam 6 E sprayed on the prepared seed bed at rate of 2 quarts in 10 to 20 gallons of water per acre and disked in 3-4 inches deep right behind the sprayer usually gives good control of annual grass weeds and some control of broadleaf weeds as well. A second disking, crosswise to the first, is needed for thorough mixing of the herbicide with …

Controlling Chickweed And Henbit In Alfalfa, J. F. Freeman

Agronomy Notes

Chickweed and henbit weeds are bad in alfalfa this fall. DNBP (premerge or Sinox PE) sprayed on infested fields at rate of 1 to 3 qt in 20 to 40 gallons of water per acre may destroy the weeds without harm to the dormant alfalfa. Use the higher rate if chickweed is matted on the ground or if henbit is heavy in the stand. Spray only when the temperature is 55 to 60 degrees or warmer and fair weather is predicted for 12 hours after treatment. The 1-qt rate applied in early fall when chickweed is very small (not until …

A General Study Of Highway Construction Materials Jefferson County (A Pilot Study), James H. Havens, Robert C. Deen

Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report

The general geology of Jefferson County is very similar to that of other counties lying along the fringes of the Outer Bluegrass area -- that is to say, bedrocks are more-or-less horizontally stratified and consist principally of limestones and shales. The present topography is largely the result of erosion; the soil mantles are residual products of weathering of the uppermost stratum of bedrock or shale (as the case may be).

The unique features of the area are associated with the Ohio River and outwashes resulting from encroachments of two glaciations. The toe or southern boundary of ice did not cross …

Obtaining Highway Engineering Services From Professional Engineers In Private Practice, R. E. Shaver, John W. Hutchinson

Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report

Current state highway department procedures for obtaining private professional engineering services are reviewed and summarized as part of a study of the consulting engineering contracting policy and procedures of the Kentucky Department of Highways. The current bases used by state highway departments for establishment of fees for the professional services of Engineering Consultants, Attorneys, Right-of-Way Appraisers, Right-of-Way Buyers, and Architects are summarized, by state, in Table 1. In general, the consulting engineering contracting practices followed in Kentucky were found to be a combination of the most desirable points of procedure represented in the replies received from other state highway departments …

Appalachian Development Highway System In Kentucky, Calvin G. Grayson

Kentucky's Annual Forum on Transportation

No abstract provided.

The Bureau Of Public Roads And The Appalachian Development Highway System, J. B. Kemp

Kentucky's Annual Forum on Transportation

No abstract provided.

Planning For The Appalachian Highway System, Robert W. Duis

Kentucky's Annual Forum on Transportation

No abstract provided.

The "X" Factor - Public And Private Entrepreneurship, Harry A. Boswell

Kentucky's Annual Forum on Transportation

No abstract provided.

Design Of Bridge Approach Slabs, George F. Bishop

Kentucky's Annual Forum on Transportation

No abstract provided.

Highway Department Responsibility For Urban Transportation Planning, Dudley M. Burgess

Kentucky's Annual Forum on Transportation

No abstract provided.

Problems And Progress In Cities, Grover C. Ethington Jr.

Kentucky's Annual Forum on Transportation

No abstract provided.

The Application Of Digital Computers To Highway Location Analysis, John A. Dearinger, Thomas E. Morgan

Kentucky's Annual Forum on Transportation

No abstract provided.

The Critical Path Method (Cpm), Donald R. Cress

Kentucky's Annual Forum on Transportation

No abstract provided.

The National Cooperative Highway Research Program Organization And Status, W. A. Goodwin

Kentucky's Annual Forum on Transportation

No abstract provided.

Highway Beautification And Safety, Arthur C. Butler

Kentucky's Annual Forum on Transportation

No abstract provided.

Remarks By Lawrence Jones, Lawrence Jones

Kentucky's Annual Forum on Transportation

No abstract provided.

Seventeenth Kentucky Highway Conference Committee, Kentucky Transportation Center

Kentucky's Annual Forum on Transportation

No abstract provided.

Where Is Moly?, A. L. Hatfield

Agronomy Notes

Is moly in hiding or has it gone down the river? Recent tests in Graves County suggest that it is probably just in hiding.

Moly (molybdenum) is of importance to Kentucky farmers because of its unique relation to soil acidity and legume growth. Many other trace or minor elements necessary for plant growth are most available to crops under acid soil conditions. Molybdenum becomes more available as the soil acidity approaches neutrality.

Agronomy Notes, No. 32, S. H. Phillips

Agronomy Notes

Silo Fillers Disease, caused by nitrogen dioxide, was discussed in a joint Agronomy and Pharmacology release. Dr. Mark Luckens, College of Pharmacy, has prepared strips of potassium iodide - starch test paper to assist in detecting this deadly gas in silos and feeding areas. These strips are small (5/8" x - 2") and change to a blue color when in contact with nitrogen dioxide. We have 300 strips available for use by County Agents.

Agricultural Limestone In Kentucky, George D. Corder

Agronomy Notes

Kentucky farmers invested about $6 million in agricultural limestone in 1964. However, much more lime than this should have been used if farmers get the most economical crop production and the most efficient use of fertilizers that are applied or the fertility that is already in the soil.

Weighing Vehicles In Motion [1965], Civil Engineering Department, University Of Kentucky

Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report

An agreement between the Kentucky Department of Highways and the University of Kentucky Research Foundation dated October 1, 1964 defined the minimum objectives of the subject research project as follows:

1. A. Developing and furnishing plans for an in-stream transducer system for dynamic axle weighing with manufacturers' specifications for the components required.
2. B. Constructing and furnishing a scale having an optimum mechanical configuration and which would perform the dynamic axle-weighing function in an overall data-gathering system, as determined in A. above.

This report describes the way in which these objectives were attained by the project staff during the period October 1, …

Small Grain Planting Information, S. H. Phillips

Agronomy Notes

No abstract provided.

Topdress Alfalfa This Fall, George D. Corder

Agronomy Notes

Good stands of alfalfa should be fertilized even though the alfalfa weevil is causing some concern. This fall, say after the last harvest, is a good time to topdress with phosphate, potash and boron fertilizers.

Insulation Of Concrete Bridge Decks, W. A. Mossbarger Jr.

Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report

The complete elimination of snow and ice from principal highways would dispel the last real impediment from winter-time driving. It is not possible, of course, to prevent rain and snow from falling onto the roadway nor to heat endless miles of roads in order to keep them snow-and ice-free. Applications of de-icing salts during the onset or following icy weather has become a standard practice since 1948, and the quantity of salt used for this purpose has increased steadily each successive year. At the present time, salting provides the most expediently satisfactory treatment for icing conditions. Bridges sometimes pose a …

Soil Test Summary For 1964 Now Available, Harold F. Miller

Agronomy Notes

The number of soil samples tested in soil testing laboratories under the supervision of the College of Agriculture in 1964 showed an increase of 6,028 samples. In 1963, 46,444 samples were tested compared to 52,472 in 1964. These figures do not include the thousands of samples tested in commercial laboratories.

Fifth Annual Performance Survey Of Reinforced Concrete Pipe Culverts, Ronald D. Hughes

Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report

For many years, engineers have sought a simplified method for determining the strength requirements for underground conduits under various conditions of bedding and backfilling. Methods of installation and the general lack of a uniform design criteria tended to restrict the usefulness of rigid pipe culverts. With the advent of the interstate construction program and the increased mileage of highways meeting high design standards, the number of pipe culverts installed under high fills was significantly increased. This, of course, accented even more so the need for a more straightforward criteria for design and installation of rigid pipe in order that maximum …

College Of Law Commencement Program, 1965, University Of Kentucky

Graduation Programs

No abstract provided.

Letter To Pearl Von Allmen Regarding Lillian Taylor, April 28, 1965, Mary Polk Green

Correspondence

A letter from Mary Polk Green to Pearl Von Allmen enclosing a memorial for Lillian Taylor.

Soil Surveys In Kentucky, Harry Hudson Bailey

Agronomy Notes

Twenty-two Kentucky counties have been surveyed and published using the classification scheme of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. These counties and the dates of the field survey are: Adair (1961), Bath (1959), Calloway (1937), Christian (1912), Clark (1961), Fayette (1931), Fulton (1961), Garrard (1921), Graves (1941), Jessamine (1915), Logan (1919), McCracken (1905), Madison (1905), Marshall (1938), Mason (1903), Mercer (1930), Muhlenberg (1920), Rockcastle (1910), Scott (1903), Shelby (1916), Union (1902), Warren (1904). The maps and reports on Adair, Bath, Calloway, Clark, Fulton, Graves, Logan, Marshall and Mercer Counties are still available (1965) through: Agronomy Department, University of Kentucky, Lexington. The …

Laboratory Test Results On Concrete Mixtures Containing Water-Reducing, Set-Retarding Admixtures, James H. Havens

Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report

This Special Provision covers the requirements for materials and construction procedures for water-reducing, set-retarding admixtures to be used in the construction of concrete bridge superstructures.