White Deer News (White Deer, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 24, 1961 Page: 3 of 8
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Extension Service
Releases Publica-
tions on Insects
College Station — Are insects
eating up your farm profits? If
they are, or if they are only nib-
bling at them, you should read
two recent publications of the
Texas Agricultural Extension Ser-
vice. One, B-975, deals with in-
sects that attack forage crops, and
the other, L-217, tells how to
prevent insect damage to farm-
stored grain.
For many years cultural prac-
tices were the main methods used
to prevent infestations of forage
crop pests. Insecticides were im-
practical for many years because
the low market value of forage
crops did not warrant a cash out-
lay for them. Price changes and
improved methods, however, have
changed all this. Unfortunately,
this increased use of insecticides
has brought about some problems.
Too many people see some insects
on their forage crops and grab
tiie nearest “bug killer.” Some-
times this practice gets rid of
undesirable insects, but in many
cases it either fails to kill the un-
wanted insects or does kill bene-
ficial ones. If the farmer would
take time to identify the insects
on his crops, this would not hap-
pen. True, he does know many
of the common ones, but there
are usually some he is not fami-
liar with. This is where B-975
“Insects Attacking Forage Crops”
comes in. The farmer can use this
bulletin to properly identify the
insects and he can then look in
Extension Service publication MP-
339 for the proper control meas-
ures.
Even after the farmer has har-
vested his crops and has his grain
stored, he is not safe from insect-
caused losses. There are many
insects that can reduce farm-stored
grain to so much useless trash.
These losses can be prevented,
however. Leaflet L-217 “Control
of Insects in Farm-Stored Grain”
outlines the proper methods for
preventing these unnecessary
losses.
Both of these publications can
be obtained from your local county
agent or from the Agricultural
Information Office, College Sta-
Wheel Alignment
AND
Brake Service
We have added a new service for car owners of this
area. Protect your tires and safety by letting us check
your front-end alignment and balance your wheels, fea-
turing the Bear Standard and Hunter (on the car)
balancing.
GUARANTEED SATISFACTION
l M. HUBBARD OIL CO.
DIAL 883-5251
Newest Sight On Farm Scene:
Fertilizer Plant On Wheels
The newest sight and sound on the farm scene is this portable
liquid fertilizer plant which manufactures nitrogen-phosphate solu-
tion. Dubbed the “Thunderjug” because of its noisy, rumbling
start-up, the pint-sized reactor is built onto a truck which permits
fertilizer suppliers to move it about a wide area, servicing growers
with liquid 8-24-0 material where and when they need it.
The Thunderjug was designed by Monsanto Chemical Company
and manufactures fertilizer solution by continuous process at
about double the rate possible through batch production—hereto-
fore the only method available to dealers. Its simple construction
eliminates the standard maze of plumbing, equipment and tanks,
and the product is not merely mixed or blended but made through
chemical reaction.
The starting materials, anhydrous ammonia and phosphoric
acid, can be fed into the reactor directly from tank cars or trucks
with the finished liquid nitrogen-phosphate pumped from the
Thunderjug into storage tanks. (Storage cost of the product is
one-third that for storing equivalent amounts of anhydrous am-
monia and phosphoric acid as separate materials.)
The low-cost fertilizer solution is particularly suited for soils
deficient in nitrogen and phosphate but containing ample potash.
Thus, the 8-24-0 analysis is ideal for west Texas and regions of
Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and North and South Dakota.
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White Deer News (White Deer, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 24, 1961, newspaper, August 24, 1961; White Deer, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1169972/m1/3/: accessed July 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Carson County Library.