Show 1 Over the to County 1 I II I j I i Agents Agent's Desk I i I R IOn i iOn On Aug 28 Louis Jensen Ex Extension Extension Ex tension agronomist and I visited with Edison Stephen and cut the parley purley plots that he planted last spring i. i These plots were new varieties var val leti a of 01 barley that have been I l developed at the Utah State Experiment Ex Station They have no name as aR yonly y- y only numbers 1 2 and 3 Edl Edison n planted these along with the old oM r favorite 1 I The new varieties looked very good good and the yield should lie tie high We took three cuttings or spots out of each variety plot These are put in bundles and taken to Logan where they will wUl be threshed tested for weight etc and the yield per acre figured The straw is stiff stitt and the barley bar ley stood very erect and had not fallen over as had the They are also quite disease re re- especially the smuts They will be reported in a later article after alter the report comes back from Logan l I I I I made maae a check the other day dayon on on some weed control in the irr gallon gatlon ditches at Henefer and M Marion Marlon rion These plots were put out In iii the fall faU of 1963 making 1963 making two seasons seasons for tor them to be used Aft er er two years years- these plots are still q quite nt effective in the control contro of ot grass tras and weeds In the ditches This haa has helped the irrigating more more than one can imagine The substances used were Atra Atra- tine and 31 31 They ne need d dt t io be put out according cc to direr dire tl tion These were were on the tle farms lamia of Glenn Olenn Gibbons and Owen Rob Bob as ers S 'S Some ne plots that were put out In Inthe Inthe th the fall tall of 1063 were not so 80 re- re lv Some Sometimes mes the chem chem- scab dont don't c control and we wonder won won- der why Most of them are vet very VCr g good 1 Only once on once e In a while do we i I have these failures in controlling controlling weeds in 11 irrigation irdi ditches Again Jet me remind you about I the pul ga gas tax refund Sept Dept 30 hUle If Is the Ule l last st da day for filing J. J. J Reed I fOOl |