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Show XCRTCTJT TTTRB TTfAH 8TA.T1 fXTTENSION SERVICE TTOVlS ECOXO'nCS FARMandHOMEfc U. 8. Out. ef Agrl., Utah SUU Ajri. Cellece aaj Ceontj Communion Ceoiiexnung All fanners and landowners should keep a constant lookout and guard against noxious weeds. Weeds such as wild morning glory, white top, and quack grass can infest land and eventually take over whole fields, thus decreasing the value of the land many times. V of water needed will depend on the type of spray machine used. Most patches of morning glory and white top will require re-quire at least 2 or 3 years of treatment to eliminate them. Treatment should be made when the plant is in a good active growing condition. When there is considerable top growth but before the plant has gone to seed. Quack grass is' a serious weed and is becoming quite prevalent preva-lent in the Beaver area. This grass spreads by the roots and by seed and is very hard to kill once it gets established. T. C. A,, one of the newer weed chemicals, chem-icals, has proven very effective in some parts of the country and shows promise in Utah, however it doesn't work quite as well in irrigated areas as in non-irrigated areas. T. C. A. comes in a powder form and is mixed with water and applied to the grass at .the rate of 1 to lVi pounds per square rod. This amount of chemical can be mixed with 1 to 2 gallons of water. If any farmers want to Whenever noxious weeds ap- pear on a place, immediate steps should be taken to eliminate elimi-nate the weed. New young stands of most noxious weeds are easier to eliminate than older established stands, In Beaver County, wild morning morn-ing glory is the most prevalent of the noxious perennial weeds. There are also a few scattered patches of white top. Quack grass is quite prevalent in Beaver and vicinity. Wild morning glory and white top can be controlled fairly well with proper application of 2.4-D 2.4-D chemical. Recommended dos age of this chemical Is two pounds of actual 2.4-D per acre for morning glory, 3 to 4 pounds for white top. Craps such as corn and grain are pretty much resistant to 2.4-D, therefore these crops can be sprayed to control weeds if the spraying is done at the proper stage of growth and at proper strength (Vi to 1 pound of 2.4-D per acre). Corn should not be sprayed until it is at least six inches high. Grain should not be sprayi-d when it is too young buf it should be done before it reaches the "boot" stage. 2.4-D is sold in various strengths and under various trade names. Some 2.4-D has 64 ounces of actual 2.4-D per gallon. If this strength is used it would take 2 quarts of chemical chem-ical per acre to treat morning glory in land where no crop is planted or about aA quart in corn or grain. This is mixed with the proper amount of water wat-er to cover an acre. The amount back with head and shoulders raised. 2. Apply ice or cold wet cloths to head, cool the body gradually with a cool bath or with a hose, or wet the clothes and rub limbs toward the heart. 3. After treating' for several ; minutes, stop and observe patient. pa-tient. , If skin becomes hot again, resume treatment. 4. If conscious, give cool drinks, not ice cold. Do not give stimulants. 5. Get the patier ..u, tor or a hospital as " sible. Continue th in the ambulance. With heat exhaust tient's skin is cold a: A simple rule may guide and avoid tres fusion. Briefly, it i: THE PATIENT IS MAKE HIM WARM; HOT, MAKE HIM C letin, "Pasture Mixtures, Seeding Seed-ing and Management," has just been published by Utah State Agricultural College Extension Ex-tension Service. This 10-page bulletin proved so popular when originally published a year ago that it was necessary to print a new supply, according accord-ing to John Stewart, extension editor. Slight revisions were made in the new edition. Written by Glenn T. Baird, extension agronomist, the bulletin bul-letin will soon be available through county extension service serv-ice offices. "The income from pastures on good irrigated land as well as on land of poor quality can be equal to that from most crops grown in Utah under similar sim-ilar soil and moisture conditions," condi-tions," Prof. Baird states. "High temperature and the rush of summer farm work makes it easy to be overcome by several forms of heat illness," warns R. L. Wrigley, assistant director of the Utah Extension Service. Sunstroke follows prolonged pro-longed exposure to the sun; heatstroke is from excessive heat with or without exposure to the sun. The effects are the ' same and either may be fatal, t The symptoms are hot and dry skin, face red and flushed, breathing hard and loud, pupils enlarged and unconsciousness may follow severe cases. Prevention is the best cure, but you should be prepared if it does strike. Here is what the National Safety Council Suggests Sug-gests for sunstroke or heatstroke: heat-stroke: 1. Move to a cool, shady place, I strip to the underclothes, lay on try this chemical, they should contact the County Agent. Ernest Joseph has done a good job of eliminating quack grass on his farm. Mr. Joseph has shown that by constant effort ef-fort and determination this weed can be controlled. Mr. Joseph has used T. C. A., Shell 20 oil and Atlacide to eliminate quack grass. Atlacide is very effective in controlling most weeds, but the chief disadvantage disadvant-age is that it leaves the ground sterile for crop growth for quite a number of years. Atlacide can be used to good advantage along ditch banks and along fence rows where it won't matter mat-ter if the ground is sterile. "Making Curtains and Drapery" Drap-ery" is the title of the latest bulletin . published by Utah State Agricultural College Extension Ex-tension Service. Single copies are available free of charge at county extension offices, where the extension home agent will be glad to give further suggestions sugges-tions on the subject. "Curtains and draperies, well selected and well made, add much to the enjoyment and liv-ability liv-ability of a home," states Rhea H. Gardner, author of the bulletin. bul-letin. Mrs. Gardner is extension exten-sion housing and home management man-agement specialist. "Before selecting either curtains cur-tains or draperies, it is wise to consider the purposes they are to serve and the type best suited suit-ed to that purpose." Topis treated in the bulletin include: Purposes and types of curtains and draperies, how to hang them, and instructions on making various kinds. A revised edition of the bul- |