Show county farm news ul by ray ka A That thatcher cAier co agent four adult extension leaders from plute flute county will vill attend the annual adult leadership training school at utah state agricultural college november 28 to december 5 according to max E conrad county agricultural agent county count j gent agent conrad will accompany account the group to logan and participate in the school adjustments in farm and family living will be the theme of the training school eight general sessions and 16 workshop ses sessions lons are to be held during the eight days 36 hours will be spent in the school purpose of the school Is to furnish extension agents and adult extension leaders with information and instructions of interest and value to all rural people they in turn will relay this information to the various counties emphasis at the leadership training school this year will be upon problems dealing with adjustments just ments on the farm mr air thatcher explained every effort Is being made to make the school practical rather than theoretical ore and much of the time in the workshop work shop sessions will be devoted to demonstrations among the topics tor for discussion in the general session are home beautification tor for the centenial fundamentals of good i housing and farm planning blannin g problems of the veteran et eran 4 H club progress during the adjustment period social adjustments problems in marketing utah ag products and the agricultural ri outlook while attending the school extension agents and extension adult leaders will be housed on the campus in the rural arts building meals will be eaten at the college cafeteria DDT is useful against a number of garden gaiden insect pests but against certain others such as the mexican bean beetle and the squash bug present forms of DDT have ae proved less effective or only equal to previously used insecticides dr G P F knowlton ex tenson entomologist at utah state agricultural college reports according to max E conrad in general DDT dusts and water sprays have proved best for garden insect control foliage of a few vegetable plants have been injured by these materials te rials DDT sprays such as are recommended tor for fly bedbug I 1 and mosquito control should never r ba e sprayed on green plants I 1 continued on last page county farm news new 5 continued from page one or burning ot of the foliage can be expected DDT emulsion also in ta jures many types of plants when similarly used DDT aerosol preparations preparation may become useful in cont controlling roling certain aphid and other vegetable pests as prices of such mater materials lais permit s uch such garden insect control use less expensive equipment will be possible for aerosol app appl catlon leation than generally Is required tor for large scale crop spraying and dusting programs dr knowlton pointed out buy DDT compounds from reliable dealers and read the labels to see that you are purchasing the desired product in the right concentration the eten extension slon entomologist tom advised A now new development recently announced by the U S department of Agil agriculture culture Is that five per cent DDT dust was ivas as effective as other insecticides against the pea weevil onion and colorado potato beetle as well as against flea beetles on potatoes this wonder insecticide has also worked well against certain plant bugs and ana leathor verb pers dr knowlton reported |