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      Big "A" Movers 

       Received a heavy four inch rain the day after atrazine was applied to 6 inch high corn plants. It produced much runoff.

      Advance Ten Drops

       Government funds for terracing project delayed by congress. Project delayed until after corn harvest is finished.

      Advance Seven Drops

       Planted vegetative buffer but a heavy rain washed out most of the grass seed. Too busy with wheat harvest to plant again until late summer.

      Advance Six Drops

       Farming accident prevented farmer from incorporating atrazine before planting time. Applied atrazine in early June.

      Advance Four Drops

       Forgot to tell hired man not to spray atrazine on soil surface within 66 feet of where surface runoff enters stream of water.

      Advance Nine Drops

       High farming and family expenses prevented farmer from using a more expensive herbicide other than atrazine.

      Advance Six Drops

       Hail loss on last year's corn crop caused farmer to postpone terracing the rolling fields close to the river to prevent runoff of water and atrazine.

      Advance Seven Drops

       Rains prevented Co-op spray rig from incorporating atrazine into soil before planting time.

      Advance Four Drops

       Tractor broke down and was in shop for a month. Couldn't apply atrazine until the first of July.

      Advance Four Drops

       Sprayer nozzle broke allowing more atrazine to be applied than needed.

      Advance Four Drops

       Hired man forgot to shut off sprayer when tractor over heated.

      Advance Two Drops

       Purchase of some new equipment prevented buying materials needed to adapt field sprayer for just plant row application.

      Advance Two Drops

       
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      Big "A" Blockers 

       Incorportated atrazine into top 2 inches of soil before planting corn.

      Reduced runoff loss by 67 percent.

      Move 4 Drops Away from Stream or Save Card

       Applied atrazine to corn ground before April 15.

      Reduced runoff loss by 50 percent.

      Move 3 Drops Away from Stream or Save Card

       Used a postemergence application containing lower rates of atrazine to better control large-seed weeds.

      Reduced runoff loss by 67 percent.

      Move 4 Drops Away from Stream or Save Card

       Applied atrazine in split applications.

      Reduced runoff by 25-33 percent.

      Move 2 Drops Away from Stream or Save Card

       Applied less pounds/acre of atrazine to growing pig weeds and small-seeded broadweeds...

      Reduced runoff loss by 33 percent.

      Move 2 Drops Away from Stream or Save Card

       Terraced sloping and hilly fields next to river using contour terraces.

      Reduced runoff loss 80 percent.

      Move 5 Drops Away from Stream or Save Card

       Applied atrazine over row of corn and used culivator between rows.

      Reduced runoff loss by 50-60 percent.

      Move 4 Drops Away form Stream or Save Card

       Used new herbicides that contained no atrazine.

      Reduced runoff loss by 100 percent.

      Return to Beginning of Row or Save Card

       Used two step approach of applying preemergence plus postemergence herbicides.

      Reduced runoff loss by 25 percent.

      Move 1 Drop Away from Stream or Save Card

       Choose not to spray atrazine within 66 feet of where field surface water enters a stream of water.

      Reduced runoff by 80 percent.

      Move 5 Drops Away from Stream or Save Card

       Established vegetative buffer strips at lower end of field.

      Reduced runoff loss by 25 percent.

      Move 1 Drop Away from Stream or Save Card

       Used minimum tillage practices in preparing corn ground for planting.

      Reduced runoff by 25 percent.

      Move 1 Drop Away from Stream or Save Card