-4- 



Cocklebur , though not a vine, is in a similar category as annual morning glory. It is 

 easy to control in corn with 2,4-D. In soybeans, Amiben gives erratic cocklebur control. 

 2,4-DB gives fairly good control of cocklebur in soybeans, but use it only for the more 

 serious problems, and consider the risks of soybean injury. 



VI AGRONOMY DAY FEATURES RESEARCH, MANAGEMENT 



Illinois farmers, caught in the middle of a cost-price squeeze, must look for new ways to 

 lower costs and raise profits. University of Illinois agronomists are not promising to 

 unveil any magical solutions to the problems at Agronomy Day this year, but most of the 

 stations on the tour present information geared to help farmers get the most from limited 

 cash outlays. At each of the 16 research plots, specialists will explain the work they 

 are doing. 



Agronomy Day Chairman Gene Oldham says that the first tour starts at 7 a.m. on June 26. 

 Tours will start every 10 minutes thereafter until 1 p.m. The tours last about 2-1/2 

 hours. So if you come early, you can make the full tour and be on your way home by 

 10 a.m. Lunch will be available on the grounds at the Agronomy South Farm in Urbana. 



Here are the stops on the Agronomy Day tour: 



1. Water Pollution. 



2. What Is New in Chemical Weed Control? 



3. Soil Organic Matter and Herbicides. 



4. Corn for Specific Purposes. 



5. Micronutrient Survey. 



6. Alfalfa Varieties. 



7. Alfalfa Seeding. 



8. Plant Diseases. 



9. Tillage. 



10. Nitrogen- -What Is It and How Much. 



11. Soybean Fertility. 



12. Oat Production. 



13. Wheat Production. 



14. Insect Report. 



15. Corn Fertility. 



16. Soybean Production. 



READ THE INSECTICIDE LABEL AND FOLLOW ALL PRECAUTIONS . 



SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS" 



Pesticide Dealers and Applicators Field Days/1: 30 p.m. each day: 



June 23, Office of the Whiteside County Extension Adviser, Fred Tincher, Morrison 



June 23, Office of the LaSalle County Extension Adviser, Jim Daugherty, Ottawa 



June 24, Office of the JoDaviess County Extension Adviser, George Swallow, Elizabeth 



June 24, Office of the Winnebago County Extension Adviser, Dick Kerr, Rockford 



This weekly report was prepared as follows: 



INSECTS: H.B. Petty 3 Steve Moore, Kosaoe Randell, Don Kuhlman, and Stephen Sturgeon, 



University of Illinois College of Agriculture, Urbana-Champaign and Illinois Natural 



History Survey. 



WEEDS: E.L. Knake, Department of Agronomy. 



AG COMMUNICATIONS : Del Ddhl. 



The information for this report was gathered by these people, staff members, county 

 Extension advisers, and others, in cooperation with the USDA Agricultural Research 

 Service, Plant Pest Control Branch. 



