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WILD CANE 



Wild cane can usually be controlled best by using Treflan before planting soybeans. 

 Vernam or Lasso are other possibilities. If you must plant corn, consider Sutan at 

 the rate of two-thirds of a gallon per acre--alone or in combination with atrazine. 

 Princep is sometimes helpful for controlling wild cane in corn. 



VISUALS FOR MEETINGS 



Three new or revised slide sets are available from the Vocational Agriculture Service, 

 434 Mumford Hall, Urbana, Illinois 61801. 



Title No. of slides Cost 



The Wicked World of Weeds 75 $7.50 



Identification and Control of Poison Ivy 42 4.20 



Controlling Wild Hemp (Marihuana) 45 4.50 



WEED CONTROL "THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK" 



Be not the first by whom the new is tried, nor yet the last to set the old aside. 



PROTECT, A SEED TREATMENT FOR CORN 



Protect is a seed treatment containing 1,8-naphthalic anhydride. Two ounces of the 

 powder is mixed with each half bushel of seed corn. The Protect seed treatment is de- 

 signed for use where corn is planted in Eptam-treated fields. This might allow an in- 

 creased use of Eptam, especially for controlling wild cane and johnsongrass. 



Research indicates that this product may decrease the twisting and malformation that 

 sometimes results from the use of Eptam. Some early stunting and lighter color on 

 corn has sometimes been noted where this material was used. 



SAFETY 



Children find pesticides and pesticide containers when they are improperly stored or 

 discarded. For the past ten years, the Illinois Cooperative Extension Service and the 

 Illinois Department of Public Health have studied the incidence of pesticide ingestion 

 by children under 12 years of age. An average of 742 children per year ingested or 

 were suspected of ingesting pesticides accidentally. About two cases per year have 

 been fatal during the ten-year period. In most instances, no effect was even noticed 

 by the child. 



Many of these accidents, however, could have been avoided. Monthly, they increased 

 in number by 50 percent from May through October, compared to the number from January 

 through April. This indicates insect activity and a greater use of insecticides. So 

 be careful to store pesticides correctly. 



The big increase in accidental ingestion occurred when ants migrated into the homes. 

 This was because ant baits were used in the home and placed in such a way that chil- 

 dren found them. To avoid the use of insecticides in the home, apply a spray of 1- 

 percent chlordane to the foundation of the house to the point of run-off. Also spray 

 the soil for about a four- inch band alongside the foundation. Go all the way around 

 the home. To prepare this spray, add 1/2 pint of 45-percent chlordane E.C. or 10 



