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Pro Racing Weekly UpdateFeb. 17 - 18, 2007

Biography:Tony Stewart started his Winston Cup careerwith a bang, as he qualified his No. 20 HomeDepot Pontiac in second place in his first Cuprace, the 1999 Daytona 500. Stewart’s 2005season was one of his most successful yearsin the Nextel Cup. He won five races, includ-ing the Allstate 400 at The Brickyard, a racethat Stewart said he would give up his cham-pionship to win, and took with it the #1 seedheaded towards NASCAR's Chase for theNextel Cup 10-race playoff. On November 20,Stewart won his second NASCAR Nextel CupChampionship, joining Jeff Gordon and TerryLabonte as the only active drivers to have wonmultiple championships. Last year, Stewartmissed the cut to qualify for the Chase for theNextel Cup by 16 points. He finished 11th inthe final points standings, his worst finishever, as he had been in the top 10 in all of hisprevious 7 seasons.

Qualifying for DaytonaSeason Opening Race: The Daytona 500 Driver’s Bio

Location: Daytona Beach, Fla.Banking/Turns: 31 degreesDistance: 2.5 milesShape: Tri-Oval

The Daytona 500 is widely consideredto be NASCAR's most important andprestigious race, and has the largestpurse. It's NASCAR's Super Bowl andis the race every driver dreams of win-ning. The Daytona International

Speedway is the most famous track in NASCAR rac-ing mostly because Daytona Beach is whereNASCAR began. Some of the most legendary driversin the world have won the event, including RichardPetty, a record seven times, Cale Yarborough, andeven Indy 500 winners Mario Andretti and A.J. Foyt.

Last Year's Winner: Jimmie JohnsonQualifying Record: Bill Elliott 210.364 mph in 1987Race Record: Buddy Baker 177.602 mph in 1980Race Time: 2:00 pm ET, Feb. 18th

Daytona International Speedway

Track Statistics & Race Preview

Race TriviaLast Week’s Preseason Race: Budweiser ShootoutThe inaugural Daytona 500 in 1959 endedin a photo finish and took three days todeclare the winner! Which driver was finallymade the victor in this race?

a) Davey Allison c) Junior Johnsonb) Bud Long d) Lee Petty

Answer: d) Lee Petty. The photo finish was betweenPetty and driving rival Johnny Beauchamp.

Racing NewsA group of investors led by Boston Red Sox ownerJohn Henry has completed a deal to buy a 50 per-cent stake in the Roush Racing NASCAR team, aperson familiar with the negotiations said lastFriday. The deal represents a financial windfall forRoush, who started as a small drag racing teamowner in the 1960s and entered NASCAR in 1988 with driver Mark Martin.Roush fields cars in the Nextel Cup series for Matt Kenseth, Greg Biffle,Jamie McMurray, Carl Edwards and David Ragan, and has won serieschampionships with Kenseth and Kurt Busch.

Tony Stewart won the Budweiser Shootout atDaytona Beach on Saturday night. With only 15 lapsremaining in the 70-lap race, the field pitted with theleaders Kyle Busch and Kasey Kahne replacing justtwo tires instead of the four tires Tony's crew replaced.This gave Tony the edge required to win the season-opening exhibition for the third time in his career.David Gilliland finished second, racing for his first fullNextel Cup season with Robert Yates Racing. JimmieJohnson and Kevin Harvick rounded out the top five.

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Tony Stewart

Born: May 20, 1971Sponsor: The Home DepotCrew Chief: Greg ZipadelliCar: Chevrolet

Driver Car Finish MoneyTony Stewart 20 1 $215,00David Gilliland 38 2 $115,00Kurt Busch 2 3 $64,500Jimmie Johnson 48 4 $54,000Kevin Harvick 29 5 $53,000Mark Martin 01 6 $50,000Kyle Busch 5 7 $48,000Brian Vickers 83 8 $47,000Jeff Burton 31 9 $46,000Scott Riggs 10 10 $45,000

Race Information & Records

Matt Kenseth and Kasey Kahnefailed inspection after qualifyingSunday for the Daytona 500,and their teams could faceharsh penalties beforeNASCAR’s season opener.David Gilliland and Ricky Ruddwon the top two starting spotsSunday in qualifying for theDaytona 500, putting RobertYates Racing back on the racingmap after a horrendous season.Toyota drivers picked up thepace in the second session ofpractice for qualification withJeremy Mayfield posting thefourth fastest speed of 185.858mph and David Reutimanngoing 12th-quick at 185.139.Four drivers will attempt to runthree of the four major points'paying races at Daytona. Bliss,Edwards, and Wallace will eachtry and qualify for the Cup,Truck, and Busch race.

Avg. HR RBIs Runs SB.324 12 6 15 5

Avg. Runs Hits HRs RBIs.324 12 6 15 5

American League Stats

American League Standings

Player of the Week Baseball TriviaAs of the 2000 season, what player has pitched in themost World Series ?

a) Whitey Ford c) Don Newcombeb) Walter Johnson d) Carl Erskine

Answer: a) Whitey Ford pitched in 11 World Series with theYankees from 1950 to 1964.

Baseball HistoryApril 15, 1954 - A year before President Trumandesegregated the military, Jackie Robinson debuts forthe Dodgers becoming the first black player to partici-pate in a major league game this century. In front of25,623 Ebbets Field fans, the 28-year old first base-man is hitless in three at-bats, but scores a run in the5-3 Opening Day victory over the Braves.

Manny Ramirez #24 | Left Field | Boston Red Sox

Height: 6’-0” Weight: 200Born: May 30, 1972 - Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicCollege: NoneDraft: 1991 - 1st round by the Cleveland Indians

Major League Baseball This WeekMajor League Baseball This Week

Stats Through Dec. 31, 2005

Best Batting Average

1) Michael Young2) Alex Rodriguez3) Vladimir Guerrero4) Johnny Damon5) Brian Roberts

.331

.321

.317

.316

.314

East W L GB Home Road Streak Last 10

Most Home Runs

1) Alex Rodriguez2) David Ortiz3) Manny Ramirez4) Mark Teixeira5) Paul Konerko

4847454340

Most RBIs

1) David Ortiz2) Manny Ramirez3) Mark Teixeira4) Alex Rodriguez5) Gary Sheffield

148144144130123

Best ERA

1) Kevin Millwood2) Johan Santana3) Mark Buehrle4) Jarrod Washburn5) John Lackey

2.862.873.123.203.44

Most Wins

1) Bartolo Colon2) Jon Garland3) Cliff Lee4) Randy Johnson5) Johan Santana

2118181716

Most Strikeouts

1) Johan Santana2) Randy Johnson3) John Lackey4) Scott Kazmir5) Barry Zito

238211199174171

National League StatsStats Through Dec. 31, 2005

Standings Through Dec. 31, 2005 Standings Through Dec. 31, 2005

Best Batting Average

1) Derrek Lee2) Albert Pujols3) Miguel Cabrera4) Todd Helton5) Sean Casey

.335

.330

.323

.320

.312

Most Home Runs

1) Andruw Jones2) Derrek Lee3) Albert Pujols4) Adam Dunn5) Troy Glaus

5146414037

Most RBIs

1) Andruw Jones2) Pat Burrell3) Albert Pujols4) Miguel Cabrera5) Carlos Delgado

128117117116115

Best ERA

1) Roger Clemens2) Andy Pettitte3) Dontrelle Willis4) Pedro Martinez5) Chris Carpenter

1.872.392.632.822.83

Comparisons - Left Fielders2005 Season Stats

Last 10 Games Stats

Most Wins

1) Dontrelle Willis2) Chris Carpenter3) Roy Oswalt4) Chris Capuano5) Andy Pettitte

2221201817

Most Strikeouts

1) Jake Peavy2) Chris Carpenter3) Pedro Martinez4) Brett Myers5) Doug Davis

216213208208208

NY Yankees 95 67 0 53-28 42-39 Lost 1 6-4Boston 95 67 0 54-27 41-40 Won 1 7-3Toronto 80 82 15.0 43-38 37-44 Won 1 5-5Baltimore 74 88 21.0 36-45 38-43 Won 3 4-6Tampa Bay 67 95 28.0 40-41 27-54 Lost 4 4-6

Central W L GB Home Road Streak Last 10

Chi White Sox 99 63 0 47-34 52-29 Won 5 8-2Cleveland 93 69 6.0 43-38 50-31 Lost 3 4-6Minnesota 83 79 16.0 45-36 38-43 Won 3 5-5Detroit 71 91 28.0 39-42 32-49 Lost 5 4-6Kansas City 56 106 43.0 34-47 22-59 Lost 1 4-6

West W L GB Home Road Streak Last 10

LA Angels 95 67 0 49-32 46-35 Won 4 8-2Oakland 88 74 7.0 45-36 43-38 Won 2 4-6Texas 79 83 16.0 44-37 35-46 Lost 4 4-6Seattle 69 93 26.0 39-42 30-51 Lost 2 3-7

National League Standings

East W L GB Home Road Streak Last 10

Atlanta 90 72 0 53-28 37-44 Lost 4 4-6Philadelphia 88 74 2.0 46-35 42-39 Won 4 7-3Florida 83 79 7.0 45-36 38-43 Won 3 4-6NY Mets 83 79 7.0 48-33 35-46 Lost 1 8-2Washington 81 81 9.0 41-40 40-41 Lost 3 4-6

Central W L GB Home Road Streak Last 10

St. Louis 100 62 0 50-31 50-31 Won 3 5-5Houston 89 73 11.0 53-28 36-45 Won 2 6-4Milwaukee 81 81 19.0 46-35 35-46 Lost 2 6-4Chi Cubs 79 83 21.0 38-43 41-40 Lost 2 5-5Cincinnati 73 89 27.0 42-39 31-50 Lost 4 2-8Pittsburgh 67 95 33.0 34-47 33-48 Won 2 5-5

West W L GB Home Road Streak Last 10

San Diego 82 80 0 46-35 36-45 Won 1 6-4Arizona 77 85 5.0 36-45 41-40 Lost 1 8-2San Francisco 75 87 7.0 37-44 38-43 Won 1 4-6LA Dodgers 71 91 11.0 40-41 31-50 Lost 1 4-6Colorado 67 95 15.0 40-41 27-54 Won 1 4-6

Batting AverageRamirez .292League Average .274League Leader .330

RBIsRamirez 144League Average 32League Leader 144

Stolen BasesRamirez 1League Average 4League Leader 59

Home RunsRamirez 45League Average 8League Leader 45

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Money Leaders

Rank & Player1) Vijay Singh2) John Rollins3) Aaron Baddeley4) Charles Howell III5) Phil Mickelson

Money$1,465,245$1,303,229$1,201,350$1,077,650$1,018,042

World Rankings

Rank & Player1) Tiger Woods2) Jim Furyk3) Adam Scott4) Phil Mickelson5) Ernie Els

Score19.648.447.336.966.68

This Week’s Profile PGA Tour Standings

Golf Trivia

Golf Pro Tip

This Week’s Golfing News

One of the most difficult things forthe amateur golfer to adjust to isthe long putt on the green. Longputting is a skill that is rarely prac-ticed and, consequently, wheneverwe have a very long putt toattempt, the end result is usually

not what we want. Most amatuers faced with along putt automatically go into the thoughtprocess that they need to smack the ball to getit to the hole. This thinking pattern will get youa three-putt more times than not. When you tryto kill the putt, all of the motion in your puttingstroke comes from the wrist. The ball usuallypops up off the ground and there is little to nochance for success. A long putting stroke needsto be generated by the shoulders with nothingto do with your wrists.

The International, which began in 1986 and used a modified Stableford scoring system,will no longer be on the PGA Tour schedule. PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem andtournament officials had spent the last two weeks in a final effort to find a corporate spon-sor, but talks with two potential partners fell apart. The International has been without a titlesponsor since 1999, and without any corporate sponsorship since 2003. "We had a strongprice point. We had declining ratings the last three or four years," Finchem said. "It wasn't anyone thing." The absence of Tiger Woods didn't help either, who hadn't played in the event since 1999. JackVickers, founder and president of Castle Pines Golf Club, said he was unsuccessful in getting a commitmentfrom Woods. The cancellation leaves a hole in the PGATour schedule on July 5-8, but tour officials have beenworking on a contingency plan during the last month and are expected to announce a replacement by April.

Where did Arnold Palmer play college golf?

a) Duke c) Pennb) Penn State d) Wake Forest

Answer: d) Palmer attended Wake Forest University, ona golf scholarship, but left upon the tragic death of closefriend Bubby Worsham, and enlisted in the Coast Guard.

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Golf History

This Week's PGA Tournament Preview

Kevin SutherlandBirthdate: July 4, 1964Birthplace: Sacramento, Calif.Residence: Sacramento, Calif.Turned Professional: 1987World Ranking: 126th2007 Earnings: $701,000Career PGA Tour Wins: 1

Last Week On The PGA Tour

Pro Golf Weekly UpdateFeb. 15 - 18, 2007

Feb. 15, 1987 - Chi Chi Rodriguez, disgust-ed with his third-round play, bought a newset of clubs in the PGA National Golf Clubpro shop and went out the next day to post a67 and win the PGA Seniors' Championshipin Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Rodriguez ded-icated the victory to his mentor, PeteCooper, the 1976 champion who walked withhis student the final 18 holes.

Through Feb. 11, 2007

The Nissan Open has been partof the PGA Tour since the mid-1920s. Known then as the LosAngeles Open, the tournamentkicked off in 1926 with HarryCooper being the inaugural win-

ner. Nissan became the title sponsor of this event in 1987 and will be enter-ing its 20th year of involvement. MacDonald Smith holds the record for themost victories, winning on four separate occassions in 1928, 1929, 1932and 1934. Both Ben Hogan and Arnold Palmer are three-time champions ofthe then-Los Angeles Open. Last year, Rory Sabbatini emerged from a four-way tie on Sunday with a tee shot within 5 feet of the hole for birdie on thepivotal par-3 16th to escape with a one-shot victory.

The Nissan Open

Defending: Rory SabbatiniTotal Purse: $5,200,000Yards: 7,279Par: 71

Phil Mickelson overcame an earlydouble-bogey and fired a six-under 66 in the final round of theAT&T Pebble Beach NationalPro-Am, stretching his one-shot overnight lead into a five-stroke victory over KevinSutherland. Mickelson's 20-under 268 tied the tournament record at Pebble Beach, set in 1997

by Mark O'Meara. It was his third win at Pebble Beach and first titlesince he went back-to-back at Sugarloaf and Augusta last April. "It gives mesome momentum and excitement and I can't wait for next week, for the upcom-ing majors," said Mickelson. "I'm really excited about the year."

Tournament Results

Champion: Phil MickelsonPurse: $990,0002nd Place: Kevin SutherlandPurse: $594,0003rd Place: John MallingerPurse: $374,000

Southeastern Conference Leaders

Florida Gators Football UpdateThis Week’s Game Gators Leaders

Southeastern Conference Standings

Passing YardsYards

1. Andre Woodson, UK 3,5152. JaMarcus Russell, LSU 3,1293. Erik Ainge, Tenn 2,9894. Chris Leak, Fla 2,9425. John Parker Wilson, Ala 2,707

Rushing YardsYards

1. Darren McFadden, Ark 1,6472. Felix Jones, Ark 1,1683. BenJarvus Green-Ellis, Miss 9994. Kenny Irons, Aub 8935. Kenneth Darby, Ala 835

Receiving YardsYards

1. Robert Meachem, Tenn 1,2982. Earl Bennett, Vand 1,1463. Sidney Rice, SCar 1,0904. DJ Hall, Ala 1,0565. Keenan Burton, UK 1,036

Florida Gatorsvs.UCF KnightsLocation: The SwampDate: Sat. 9/14 @ 12:15 pm ET

Top PasserYards Comp.% TDs

Chris Leak 2,942 63.6 23

Top RusherYards Yds/Carry TDs

DeShawn Wynn 699 4.9 6

Top ReceiverYards Yds/Rec. TDs

Dallas Baker 920 15.3 10

East Conf AllFlorida 7-1 13-1Tennessee 5-3 9-4Georgia 4-4 9-4Kentucky 4-4 8-5South Carolina 3-5 8-5Vanderbilt 1-7 4-8

West Conf AllArkansas 7-1 10-4LSU 6-2 11-2Auburn 6-2 11-2Alabama 2-6 6-7Mississippi 2-6 4-8Mississippi State 1-7 3-9

Fantasy Football

Season OutlookThe 2006-07 football season looks to be an excitingone. The Cowboys now have Terrell Owens and arelooking to bring the Lombardi Trophy back to Dallas. Peyton Manning and theIndianapolis Colts will have another good shot at not only the Super Bowl, butpossibly making another run at an undefeated season. Everyone is also waitingto see if Ben Rothleisberger can recover from his motorcycle accident and leadthe Steelers to back-to-back Super Bowls.

Draft StrategyFor the first week I will layout the strategy for drafting a good fantasy footballteam. The most important thing in fantasy football is scoring points. Runningyards and passing yards along with touchdowns and field goals help offensiveplayers score points. A team's defense is determined by the amount of yards andpoints they allow. Your starting lineup must consist of one quarterback, two run-ning backs, two receivers, one tight end, one kicker and one defensive unit.

Some things to keep in mind: Rookies rarely produce. If you have a gut feel-ing about some rookie and he is available in the last few rounds then take therisk. Something else to take into consideration is how many years a player hasbeen in the NFL. For some reason wide receivers tend to break out in their thirdyear. Also, you don't want too many players to have a bye on the same week.However, don't let this be the only reason you don't draft someone.

Running Backs - This group of players are the most sought after in fantasyfootball. Having two good running backs and a quality third running back is a must.Don't be afraid to draft running backs in the first two rounds.

Quarterbacks - There is not much differencebetween an O.K. quarterback and a good quarterback. Ifthere are no great quarterbacks in the third round thereshould be some very good wide receivers to choose from.Don't be afraid to wait until the 6th or 7th round tochoose a quarterback.

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Rating Comp % Yds TD Int92.3 63% 4,110 26 14

Rating Comp % Yds TD Int98.3 66% 809 8 4

NFL League Leaders as of Dec. 18

AFC Standings as of Dec. 18

Player of the Week Football TriviaWhich of these Super Bowl champions did not win itsopening day game the following season?

a) 2002 Patriots c) 1992 Cowboysb) 1985 Bears d) 2001 Ravens

Answer: c) The only loser in Week 1 in their first game after a SuperBowl victory of the above choices was the 1992 Dallas Cowboys.

Football HistoryDec. 18, 1994 - San Francisco wide receiver JerryRice catches two touchdown passes and runs foranother score in a 44-14 victory over the Raiders tosurpass Jim Brown as the NFL's career touch-downs leader with 127.

Tom Brady #12 | Quarterback | New England Patriots

Height: 6’-4” Weight: 225Born: Aug. 3, 1977 - San Mateo, Calif.College: MichiganDraft: 2000 - 6th round by the New England Patriots

National Football League This WeekNational Football League This Week

Passing Leaders Rushing Leaders Receiving Leaders Defensive Leaders

QB Rating

1) Peyton Manning2) Carson Palmer3) Ben Roethlisberger4) Matt Hasselbeck5) Marc Bulger

104.1101.198.698.294.4

East W L PF PA Home Road Streak

Passing Yards

1) Tom Brady2) Trent Green3) Brett Favre4) Carson Palmer5) Eli Manning

41104014388138363762

Touchdowns

1) Carson Palmer2) Peyton Manning3) Tom Brady4) Eli Manning5) Drew Brees

3228262424

Rushing Yards

1) Shaun Alexander2) Tiki Barber3) Larry Johnson4) Clinton Portis5) Edgerrin James

18801860175015161506

Rushing Attempts

1) Shaun Alexander2) Edgerrin James3) Tiki Barber4) Clinton Portis5) LaDainian Tomlinson

370360357352339

Avg. Yards Per Carry

1) Michael Vick2) Tatum Bell3) Larry Johnson4) Tiki Barber5) Warrick Dunn

5.95.35.25.25.1

Receiving Yards

1) Steve Smith2) Santana Moss3) Chad Johnson4) Larry Fitzgerald5) Anquan Boldin

15631483143214091402

Receptions

1) Steve Smith2) Larry Fitzgerald3) Anquan Boldin4) Torry Holt5) Chad Johnson

10310310210297

Avg. Yards Per Reception

1) Terry Glenn2) Ashley Lelie3) Santana Moss4) Marty Booker5) Randy Moss

18.318.317.717.616.8

Tackles

1) Jonathan Vilma2) Donnie Edwards3) Zach Thomas4) London Fletcher5) Shelton Quarles

128114107104103

Comparisons - Quarterbacks2005 Season Stats

Last 4 Games Stats

Interceptions

1) Deltha O'Neal2) Ty Law3) Darren Sharper4) Champ Bailey5) Nathan Vasher

1010988

Sacks

1) Derrick Burgess2) Osi Umenyiora3) Simeon Rice4) Kyle Vanden Bosch5) Aaron Schobel

16.014.514.012.512.0

New England 10 6 379 338 5-3-0 5-3-0 Lost 1Miami 9 7 318 317 5-3-0 4-4-0 Won 6Buffalo 5 11 271 367 4-4-0 1-7-0 Lost 1NY Jets 4 12 240 355 4-4-0 0-8-0 Won 1

North W L PF PA Home Road Streak

Cincinnati 11 5 421 350 5-3-0 6-2-0 Lost 2Pittsburgh 11 5 389 258 5-3-0 6-2-0 Won 4Baltimore 6 10 265 299 6-2-0 0-8-0 Lost 1Cleveland 6 10 232 301 4-4-0 2-6-0 Won 1

South W L PF PA Home Road Streak

Indianapolis 14 2 439 247 7-1-0 7-1-0 Won 1Jacksonville 12 4 361 269 6-2-0 6-2-0 Won 3Tennessee 4 12 299 421 3-5-0 1-7-0 Lost 3Houston 2 14 260 431 2-6-0 0-8-0 Lost 2

NFC Standings as of Dec. 18East W L PF PA Home Road Streak

NY Giants 11 5 422 314 7-1-0 4-4-0 Won 1Washington 10 6 359 293 6-2-0 4-4-0 Won 5Dallas 9 7 325 308 5-3-0 4-4-0 Lost 1Philadelphia 6 10 310 388 4-4-0 2-6-0 Lost 2

North W L PF PA Home Road Streak

Chicago 11 5 260 202 7-1-0 4-4-0 Lost 1Minnesota 9 7 306 344 6-2-0 3-5-0 Won 1Detroit 5 11 254 345 3-5-0 2-6-0 Lost 1Green Bay 4 12 298 344 3-5-0 1-7-0 Won 1

South W L PF PA Home Road Streak

Tampa Bay 11 5 300 274 6-2-0 5-3-0 Won 2Carolina 11 5 391 259 5-3-0 6-2-0 Won 1Atlanta 8 8 351 341 4-4-0 4-4-0 Lost 3New Orleans 3 13 235 398 1-7-0 2-6-0 Lost 5

West W L PF PA Home Road Streak

Seattle 13 3 452 271 8-0-0 5-3-0 Lost 1St. Louis 6 10 363 429 3-5-0 3-5-0 Won 1Arizona 5 11 311 387 3-5-0 2-6-0 Lost 1San Francisco 4 12 239 428 3-5-0 1-7-0 Won 2

West W L PF PA Home Road Streak

Denver 13 3 395 258 8-0-0 5-3-0 Won 4Kansas City 10 6 403 325 7-1-0 3-5-0 Won 2San Diego 9 7 418 312 4-4-0 5-3-0 Lost 2Oakland 4 12 290 383 2-6-0 2-6-0 Lost 6

YardsBrady 4,110League Average 1,394League Leader 4,110

QB RatingBrady 92.3League Average 82.2League Leader 129.2

Comp %Brady 63.0%League Average 60.4%League Leader 67.8%

TDsBrady 26League Average 8League Leader 32

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October 6-12

Mid-October is a good time to take cuttingsof plants like geraniums and coleus to rootfor next season. Other plants, like herbs and

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Weekly Activity: Fall PruningMany plants can be pruned during this time, which will pro-tect the roots from cold damage and cause the plants to growmore vigorously in the next season. Cutting back perennialsis a good idea, but plants such as ornamental grasses are bestleft alone until after the first heavy frost. Some gardeners pre-fer to leave stands of grasses during winter, allowing them toprovide some character to the garden during the coldestmonths. Grasses can be left until spring and then cut back toreinvigorate the plant and encourage new growth.

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Get Your Heart-Friendly, Blight-Resistant PeanutsBy Luis Pons

During the past 25 years, the Agricultural Research Service's PlantScience and Water Conservation Research Laboratory in Stillwater,Okla., has produced peanut cultivars that resist Sclerotinia blight.But recently, two new varieties developed there have caused quitea stir. That's because they are the first peanut lines to possess bothblight resistance and oil with high oleic acid content. Oleic is amonounsaturated fatty acid credited with benefitting the cardiovas-cular system, as well as warding off spoilage and off-flavor instored peanut products.The cultivars--Olin, a Spanish variety, and Tamrun OL 01, a runnertype--were developed jointly in the lab's Wheat, Peanut and OtherField Crops Research Unit by plant pathologist Hassan Melouk, incooperation with Texas A&M and Oklahoma State universities.According to Melouk, the new varieties will have the greatest ben-efit in states such as Oklahoma and Texas, where most of thepeanuts grown are runner and Spanish types. He adds they willsave peanut growers millions of dollars by reducing reliance onfungicides and spoilage-related losses.The two new peanut cultivars will be jointly released soon, andseed should be available to farmers from dealers this year.Sclerotinia blight is a soil-borne disease that causes stem and pegrot. The fungus forms seedlike structures and attacks plants nearthe soil line, spreading rapidly. It survives winter in the soil andattacks again, even if other crops are rotated between peanut plant-ings.Before the release of the new cultivars, the only way of fightingthe blight was to use chemical-based fungicides, which increasesproduction costs.ARS is the chief scientific research agency of the U.S. Departmentof Agriculture.

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BIRDS FERRET FISH FISHTANKHAMSTER KITTENS LEASH MICE PETFOOD PUPPIES SNAKES TURTLES

Find things you see at a pet store. Words can govertically, horizontally, and diagonally.

Do it in less than 4 minutes and you are a Pro!


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