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Show WILL WAR ON ALFALFA PEST The eradication of the alfalfa, weevil was lie-: principal topic of discussion dis-cussion at the meeting of the Gen-It Gen-It rf.'e'd Fa nil bureau last Monday i.i:;h'i. Only a fair represental 'on .! Ibe members of the organ i si. tioti v.'e.-o present, but the mceMe;; prov-' prov-' d an interest in;; one and tV.so ;m ''.sciii. were deeply interested la Gie problem that confronts them. rrosieont Ghris A. Peterson op-'ned op-'ned the meeting and in a fV:w re-, re-, .arl-.a stated the object of the special spec-ial meeting. He stated that i:i:is-v. i:i:is-v. ".eh lis some portions of the valley were threatened with the weevil pest la., I year it. was essential i! at all co-operate in ridding the valley ol tho pest. J. Edward Taylor, special field agent of the United Slates Bureau 'f Entomology, of Salt Lake, and Lowry Nelson, county farm agent, were present at the meeting. Air. Til v'.or came here at the invitation of the in .millers of the bureau. He had with him a new spraying device vhir-ii the government is recommending recom-mending for the eradication of weevil wee-vil Mr. Taylor gave an illustrated '.'.e'.nonstrp.tion of the use of the spray, defining its use and effective.- l.ast evening a practical demonstration demon-stration was given at Centerfield. The "i;on" with pump attachment - 1 1 ' lasii the apparatus compie:e was set t to and Mr. Taylor explained n;i:iufe-iy n;i:iufe-iy 1a 3 workings to those present, ibe matter of installing several of iiie pulsps or. the several fields will lo taken up at once and commutee.; will bo appointed to visit the farmers farm-ers and solicit their co-operation in the work of cheeking the alfalfa w eevil in the valley, i , |