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Show New Method ot Destroying Des-troying Alfalfa Weevil Local I'liriuer Ha. Siircchsfullv Suited (uesllou of Desire) Im: Alfalfa Meet II. John Stoggel, our city street super-visor, super-visor, has discovered a new method of Biieccssruly destroying the alfoira weevil that has been devastating the bay crop throughout Utah. His method meth-od Is simple, Inexpensive and thoroughly thor-oughly effective, his neltilibots declaring declar-ing that It Is the most effective method yet evolved. Mr. Sleggol's method consists of simply dragging or hallowing the al raira when It Is muddy, or linmedlntel arter It has bee,n Irrigated. The de structlve llttlo Insectu lire by Mil' method thoroughly mixed up In tin mud, and before they can extrleiiii themselves they lire dead. One in Mr Steggel's neighbors, In describing (Infield, (In-field, stated that after It bad beoi treated It hiked barren ns n desi-ri and as If It never wou'd come on again. However, in a few days tin barren Held began to look green .ne the alfalfa grew more rapidly ib.n ever before. For set oral weeks Me neighbors' fields remained bnrrc-while bnrrc-while Steggel's field grew luxurlnn"' a n 'I Is now nbout ready to cut " second tlmo this season. All kinds or methods hate been t'-to t'-to cheek tho weevil with tnryliiK m. cess, Farmers have given the Melds bath of fire: some have spread ' parts green, nnd others polsonou-. " stances: some hove vainly Irl'd drown the weevil: some have iiiUm"; the method or foedlng the crop off ' sheep; but up to the present flu- m. effective economical method bus i" the dust mulch method. However i mud bath given by Mr. hteggel Ik -i clarcd to be less expenslte and ' effective than any of tlimn. 'I J"H;;, have seen Its effects deelnre Mint '"'' will adopt It next yenr. |