Dateline: September 20, 2001

County crop tour to be held next Thursday   

Leon Church, County Agent

The Donley County Extension is hosting the annual Donley County Crops Tour on Thursday, September 27. Registration begins at 12:45 p.m. at the Donley County Extension Office located at 201 E. Third St. with the tour beginning at 1:00 p.m.

Five CEU’s for pesticide applicators will be offered; those wishing to receive these credits should be registered at the beginning of the day.

A very informative tour is scheduled; the following is the tour route and plan:

1:00 p.m. - Cedar, Mesquite Control Using Power Pellets, Yucca Control, Brush Buster-J.F. Cadenhead, Extension Range Specialist.

2:30 p.m. - Cotton Fertility - Dr. Randy Boman, Cotton Specialist; Cotton Variety Trials and Insect Concerns - Dr. Todd Baughman, Extension Agronomist, Emory Boring, Extension Entomologist.

3:30 p.m. - Moisture/Irrigation Monitoring - Leon New, Extension Irrigation Specialist.

4:00 p.m. - Peanut Disease Control, Insect concerns, Variety Differences, etc., Plus Nutsedge Control in Peanuts. - Dr. Chip Lee, Peanuts Specialists and Dr. Todd Baughman.

5:00 p.m. - Lake Weed Control in Peanuts - Dr. Todd Baughman, Extension Agronomist

5:45 p.m. - Barbecue Dinner Bairfield Building, Clarendon College Campus; meal sponsored by Herring National Bank, Donley County State Bank, Community Bank, Paymaster Gin, Evans Fertilizer, Quail Peanuts, and Birdsong Peanuts.

6:15 p.m. - Laws and Regulations - Monty McLean, Texas Department of Agriculture.

A sponsored meal will be offered to participants at the end of the tour. For further information call the Extension Office at 806/874-2141.