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Show ALFALFA WEEVIL ! I CIRCULAR ISSUES r I I'AMPIII.I.T IXtil'HD TIII.I.S HOW S l TO COMItVr TIIK IMWT. ' iM ... Xm ('MirKii I. Itvi of the lluiruu of ft tfal KiilonuiliiKy Hnyn Itrukli UmttKinR'i ' ' 'H la Mn( lllifill I'mler Cinluln ) ' JH CVindltloiiK Una ltcreully l.iuil H I'mpliliit of linpoitniicc. " H m Method of combitlng the iilfalfn sLsH weevil tuid mltlKtitliiR tho rnage ,-H of tho pi el nro outlined In a buH iiLl 'el'n rtcrrtly written by Gtorgo I.; j 'H ltevie of tho United State bureau ' t ,.H of cntcmr'og) Perusnl of Die bul '' bbbbbI InUn lcnrs one w Ii tho lmoreiiilon ! B that about tho onl) prnctleil tu w-ny ' aai to kl I tho wtuvll other than b) apnylng Is to broil him to death ' H with the .in lienttd esrth us n ! . H gridiron For this pjrpnio the tur- 1,1 IbbbbbI raro must bo reduced to n flue dust " iH iiulrh b) npplles'lon of th brush u VL drag, a flue tooth harrow or other 1 H means H t'lH The cperntlcn of iirupurliiK ihu,' KsbbbbI mulch u I no prclpltiiirs the Iiunet tiL ttH from his place cf realdeutn and fur- i) !;bbbI iko upon tho ttnJtr new slnc.M cf f .iIbbbbI tho o-lfulfn to Iho surface of thu lli) ii'lJiH lust muMi. The dust beooinoa iff tfH hintel to u ten) porn turo of 120 do- "if 'wJbbbI gri.es Pnlircnliu'" under Uio ra)s ot , ,LJ !fB tho summer sun, whereupon tho , I H weevil cones ull earthly endeavor ffjfl and bvocmus u grtmso ipot For ' i H dislructlou b) (praying a rclutluu I I ' "JH of arstnnto of lead Is used. j 1 '!1H Ono of the Important fenturos of i IbbI tho bulletin Is that dealing with ' 'M tho spread of Uio pest b) adhor- , ,,H cii" to form iiroducts In ahlpmont. i ! i. JbbbbI Tho fact Is rrcught out Miat nlfnlfn ' rssssl seod Is free from It According to . i iilH Miu Information Included, the woo- I k kSH vll fit it made Its appearance In this T .'.i.'bbbbI "ountr) iicnr Halt l.ako City about I IjliJil ten )ear axo Hlnee that time It 3n:wiB ha sprtad throughout thn northern wh WM hult of Utah, and to adjacent see- i j0 piH tlons of Idaho und Wyoming, It W v M Is on'lmatod that half tho annunl if M ulfalfa yield Is lost through Its do- i M i vH nt'ustlvo operations t i i bsbbI ho Tocturrcuce of weolla In farm i -j j. M product which uro being shipped ' f ILiLI oy ireigra uuu express, stored in ;, It sbbbj wurchourci, nnd sold In mnrkuts, ? if H snys lleovri, hua been exhaustively i i 'JbbbbI etudlrd, with n view to learning how "! hM tho rpread of the Insect Into new n H'ssbbb territory may be (iroented ' MbsH Fnilt, vegetutles, alfalfa fcosd MM mid nursery stcck contain no moro ' , ijaH weevils than do any other commod- ' ffH Itlrs That Is, they contain lrtu- ; rfgH ally nono, with tho slnglo exception i , & of potatoes which havo been In 1 JJ acntnet with 4nfosted green alfalfa. il jg IibbbbI A'falfa liny aometlmes contains ad- i ; 1 HbbI vl and (icmo of tliim ma) re inn In ( ,1 mH allvo fcr six months In the stnok. t'iiTl-'sBBi Virtually the only other danger 1 .''CaW of fprondlng tho weevil Is b) ear- j ''.SsbbbI rylni; It In cloMiJug either on the i i person or In bagguge. ' fCLH r, nil IvssV |