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Show THE UINTAH BASIN PARMER PAGE EIGHT ' Insects Cause Big Grain Loss ITEMS cTWYTON Cattle on pasture need te be salted regularly. Damage May Be Reduced by Early Harvesting and Smith Bros., who own and run a agency at Whiterocks which posilarge number of sheep in the Uin- tion he held for many years. Mr. Prompt Fumigation. tah basin, have purchased three and Mrs. Waugh have many friends The loss to farmers from Infertile sumeggs is more than $15,00,000 each mer. . carloads of shelled corn, 600 sacks to the car, and are hauling it to Myton, where it is being stored for future use to feed. The raising of corn in the basin to meet this is an industry that should interest the farmers to a greater extent, for corn can be raised profitably in many sections of Duchesne county and it is of a good quality. Geo. Tanner who lives inear My-to- n acres to planted this year 2 the is and with beans pleased Navy experiment. Recently they were cleaned at the plant of Geo. Titagley and Solns, and he had 4467 pounds an average of 29 bushels to the acre at $4.10 the market price per bushel, this would mean about $70 per acre. It is said that the average per acre in the raising of alfalfa seed is $20.00 per acre. There were several farmers that planted beans this year. This may prove to be a growing industry in the basin. Wm. Gentry, president of the Uin tah Basin Seed Growers association, reports that the plant in Myton has handled nine hundred thousand pounds of alfalfa seed. He also states that of this amount two hundred and fifty thousand pounds had been sold up to Monday, Nov. 22nd, leaving six hundred and fifty thousand pounds in the ware house to sell. The seasoins cleaning is practically completed. F. C. Guyn, project engineer of the government irrigation district, of the basin, has had a force ot in Myton, mem at work recently 24 feet by a cistern constructing 6 cemented. when 12 feet feet high He is also planning to put in a filtering system using the water in the offices ajnd hoirys of the project located here. He states that he hopes that many of the farmers in the basin will 'install the system of filtering which is very simple. Recent word received in Myton &. by R. E. Waugh of the Calvert Mrs. and is that Major Waugh store, Robert Waugh, former basin residents, who are now residing in Colorado Springs, Colo., had recently celebrated their sixtieth wedding In 1890 Mr. Waugh anniversary. received an appointment from President .Harrison as Indian agent at the Uintah and Ouray consolidated de-mai- nd Bird Brothers mammoth bronze TURKEYS For Sale They axe Pure Bred,, Were Shipped tfrom Pennsylvania E3 Eg Gobblers, each $15. $10. Hens, each FOR INFORMATION WRITE E SE3 . . w-h- n, . seals. recent survey made of cream shipments, by parcel post from the various post offices in( the basin, reveals the fact that the Myton post office ships more cream than any of the rest per month. The total given as an average of 1355 gallons a molnth. This is about one half of the production of the MyA ton EE2 E3 in the Uilntah Basin. Many sheepmen have been bringing in their flocks of sh'eep from the mountains and reserves and are putting them oin the range south of The following owners run Myton. their sheep in that localtiy; Wi 0. Coleman Smith Brothers, Lewis, Bros, Crystal Bros, Ray E. Dillman, Paul Hanson and others. The scanty feed ajnd water in the higher districts caused the sheepmen to make the change. The sheep are in fine condition. S. Y. Taylor, manager of the Uintah Basin Construction company that owing the ditch which supplies water for the South Myton bench and Pleasant Valley, has been for the past two weeks in Myton anti this part of the basin on business in connection with the project. During the past year extensive improvements have been made, and it is expected that there will be plenty of water in 1927 for irrigation purposes. N. L. Peterson, president of the Uintah Basin Cooperative Seed Growers association, for sometime has been trying to interest the alfalfa seed growers in forming a in order that pool of their crop, one sell in unit a large may they quanity of seed, has beein quite successful and several of the growers have signed up and arej pooling their interests together for that purpose. Mr. Peterson is confident that he caji secure better prices for the growers by this method. C. P. Watterson and So)n of Pay-soUtah, have secured a long .term lease from the Uintah Light and and Power, company for the use of the Upalco Flour mill located at Myton, workmen are repairing and overhauling the machinery tory to active operations. This news it is hoped will stimultta the raising of wheat to a greater extent by the farmers in this part of the basin. The Christmas Seal Sale is in full swing in Myton, under the supervision of Mrs. I. R. Tuttle, chairmain and treasurer. She is assisted by the following committee: Miss Laverne Wheeler, Miss Mabel Wahlquist, Fred Creer,' Mrs. W. Har ris, Bishop Harold Eldredge afnd Rev. S. A. Parker. Ip the Presbyterian church and the Myton ward of the L. D. S. church Sunday, Nov. 28th, was observed 'as Tuberculosis Sunday. The pupils in the schools and the business intern are selling Mrs. Fred Palmer Box 83 MYTON, UTAH district A good pany can are delivered each day to the Mutual Creamery district which makes a good pay roll for the farmers. Mrs. Fred Palmer who lives near Myton secured during the past year settingg of turkey, 'eggs of the Bird Brothers Fanpus. Mommoth Bronze Turkeys. Sudan grass is an excellent hay crop and a few acres should be planted on every farm. (Prepared by the United State Department of Agriculture.) It Is best te harvest grain crops as soon as possible after maturity and to fumigate them promptly in order to kill any stored grain insects, says the United States Department of Agriculture. Farmers now suffer enormous losses from insect damage to grains. Farmers Bulletin 1483-Just issued, out brings many Interesting facts relative to the cause and extent of insect infestation of grains. Whore Insects Develop. The idea that insects develop from the germ of grain, although long since discredited, still persists among grain handlers and producers. The fact is, says the department, that grain often becomes infested with insects before It Is harvested. The rice weevil and the Angoumois grain moth live over the winter in the grain bins, fly to the near-b- y fields of ripening wheat and corn as these are nearing maturity, and lay eggs upon the wheat heads or corn kernels. These eggs hatch and the yonng pests burrow into the immature grain. Illustrations are given in the bulletin of corn cribs designed to permit effective fumigation and instructions are given for their construction. The most successful grain fumigations are carried on at temperatures ranging from 75 degrees to 95 degrees Fahren- f just the same. A cow cannot eat enough pasture grass to supply nutriments for 25 F, heit Other Facts Noted. The new publication also discusses the fumigation of grain with heavier-than-agases, effect of fumigation on the germination of seed, heating grain, and other related topics. A copy of this bulletin may be obtained free, as long as the supply lasts, by writing to. the United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. O. Horses arent human but they get thirsty and overheated in het weather pounds of milk. . Cost accounts point the way to the the most profitable pursuits and throw j the spotlight on the doubtful ones. i Best Weight of Hogs to the Com Crop Hog-Off Hogs of any weight may be used in hogging off corn, but best results are secured with the hogs weighing from 70 to 125 pounds. With good mature to 1 corn, a daily gain of from 1 avan With be can expected. pounds an acre of we that figure erage crop, corn will supply sufficient feed for about five pigs ot the above weights for a period, providing that good pasture is available while on corn. Hogs should have access to a pasture which la rich in .protein and minerals. 60-da- y CHRISTMAS lr For Success With Flock Dont Let Chicks Crowd Many troubles which beset the growing stock may be warded off by preventing the chicks from crowding, say poultry authorities at the New Jersey State College of Agriculture. The situation becomes more and more serious as the birds Increase In size. Many birds showing stunted growth and unkempt feathers fail to grow simply because of lack of room and not because of any particular disease or deficiency in the ration. The damage is done at night One may have a relatively small number of birds in a house and feel that they have ample room, but if these few persist in crowding on the floor the resulting damage may be as great as if the hons were actually overcrowded with stock. The thing to do is to get the birds In the habit of roosting as soon as possible. When on the roosts they must line up in single file with plenty of air circulation on all sides. Care must be taken, of course, that the stock shall not get chilled. This means that the house should be kept around 60 or 70 degrees. If one has difficulty in teaching the birds to roost It may be h mesh wire necessary to tack under the and roosts from the netting front roosting stick to the floor. The birds may then be forced up the wire about dusk and in a few days will go up of their own accord. Get them en the roosts. It pays. , A Christmas Greeting means a lot; dont withhold this simple cheer, Just tell your friends theyre not forgot So At this glad season of the year. Our cards will cheer them through and through. And bring them happy thoughts ofyou. , Call and see our i Samples one-inc- The Roosevelt Standard ADVERTISE IT IN BASIN) FARMER. THE |