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Show o THE uiktah basin fabmer TWO COWS BEAR SEVEN CALVES IN The Eel Worm Disease a Menace To Alfalfa in America Gerald Thorne of the Uni- ted States department of agricul- ture, bureau of plant industry, cams in from his headquarters at Salt Lake city, last summer to examine the alfalfa fields of the Uintah Ba-sin, concerting the alfalfa nema tode and reported that none were found, a slS& 0f relief went un from the seed growers of the Basin In order to acquaint the alfalfa raisers of the disease and it3 serious- ness, THE UINTAH BASIN FARM- for the needs ER. ever watchful and success of the farmers of the Uintah Basin will publish the best obtainable information on the dis- recent ease, and taken from the S. U. the of of department bulletiq agriculture written by G. H. God- frev, in charge of the cotton, truck and forage crop disease investiga- tions, bureau of plant industry, and will appear in the October and No- vember" issues of the Basin Farm- When) Paint Helps Make Farm Like New less than year dab ept 24. At the recently, an excep- fecundity was reveal- , it enry Jeren exhibited two JfTsey cows with seven heifer g'fle calie3 their offspring within the t,.!,,. - air aSe , . ed are often RWnnon at ,heir tips or they mav Sld& shoots, thus carryi ase from a few in eh e 3 0t r more above ground Swonpn stem bases and new rnavU!Srf!!d ab:0 a fA0len llp whim: several inches above ground if the injury is not too ernat at lhe baae. swoiien bases of old- er stems develop in spite of the presence of the parasite in abundance in the swollen parts are Lot often the case. Diseased young shoots will also appear, a normal stem is smooth and slender to its very base, hei d The record of sires and appear- Jndicate a much mixeV8 CalvCS The fir brveedm deisey cow gave birth to twin calves to-lull by a Holstein bull. Twerr 1 days later the second cow had twin calves bv a Hereford bull. On 30 the first Jersey gave All?ust . , 0 another set of twins by a . lorthorn bull, and September 12 the second cow gave birth to a sin- g a Hereford bull. ej;. This makes a total of seven heifer calves produced by two cows within eleven months. t-- v Good paint is about the cheapest thing you can buy at this time of the year. It is not what you pay that matters but the preservation of the buildings, the satisfaction to your pride and the envy of your neighbor that is really worth while. It Is a good policy to paint something every year. You will be surprised at the real value you give to your property when you paint the buildings the fences and remove the unsightliness of your home farm. One of the large paint manufac- -, turing companies adopted the policy Df rigging up a paint spray outfit, put two men on it and sent them out irjo the country to paint. An advance sales agent preceded them and made contracts to do the Job. The result was that the outfit was very busy for several weeks. Many hundred gallons of paint were sold and many farmers took a new lease or life when they discovered that they could live In a new atmosphere and still remain at home. Dont let this summer go by without painting something on the farm. Start with the house first and the problem of painftitfg the other buildings will takes care of VERNAL MILIIXG AND When examining a sick spot in LIGHT CO. HAS ONLY SEED a field for the possible presence of PLANT IN ASHLEY VALLEY the disease, one should take in,to In connection with their flour consideration more than one of the A thin spot may null at Venial, the Vernal Milling symptoms listed. be caused by a variety of conditions, ?cd Lisht company have recently a such as (1) a poor initial stand $3,300 seed cleaning er This is the only plant now l litcie plant. or too much -' water, of this seriousness The practical(3) the presence of alkali in the ia lhe Ashley valley, 11 wns ueees.-arto only remodel soil, t4) a deep cut when the ground was graded, or (5) some other dis- - a action of the mill by placing the ease, such as Scierotinia wiit. The addition of an upper story to a at the rear of surest symptoms by which the eel- - i'ri;e storage roc-OCCIDENTAL SEED flour mill proper, worm disease may be recognized are COMPANY The seed industry of the valley the swollen buds and sprouts and The article written by the the enlarged browned stems already can easil7 be increased util the Occidental Seed company When 0ace the disease AshIey valley is producing easily mentioned. is seen, the striking contrast THE in be- - oa(? balf as much seed as will be for publication a stem The alfalfa par- tween an affected stem nematode, in the entire Basin 'reduced in UINTAH BASIN FARMER and a healthy asitic eelworm, which causes the one is A- 194. did not arrive in time to be very evident. disease herein described, has been The valof the cleaning Ashley printed in this issue. Badly diseased plants show a dis- ley crown seed at home is under observation In a few isolated econacj locations in. American for the last tinct rotting of the stem bases and omic gain to the community. all of the stems two yeaors. It is proving Itself to crown, with some or The killed. rot in such be an extremely dangerous pest and completely hence the into extends roots, plants one that deserves prompt and agroot-rot- " "stem-rot- " a names and the beto check it gressive measures which are sometimes applied to fore it becomes more widespread. are other there the disease, though It is feared that its present distriaffect which in distinct rots origin, bution may be greater than is now alfalfa. of roots and stems known. This article Is designed to the surinform the public of the nature of Plants in such condition rarely winter. the vive the disease and to enlist aid in deSeason of Appearance. termining definitely Its presence or absence in all alfalfa growing secThe spring of the year is the best tions. time to look for the disease. The The alfalfa eelworm disease Is symptoms described are more promiresponsible for serious loss where it nent before the first cutting than In occurs elswhere in the world. The typical symptoms after it. South Africa, especially, it is albe can recognized at any time, howmost universally distributed. Where-evever, though in mild cases, the ocfound, it shortens the life of casional affected plants may be comthe alfalfa crop by several years. covered up by the vigorous In America it has not been under pletely ct surrounding healthy observation long enough to permit growth A favorable time for a Its full capabilities of doing damage plants is tbe period of two or three ury to become known. Where it has weeks after tbe new growth has observed, however, it is seri- tained a good start, following a cutous enough to cause general alarm. Diseased plants can then bw In one section a field only 3 years ting. easily recognized by their offgenerally The Vernal stilling & Liglrt Company have old was almost completely destroyco.oi. condition and weakened ed by this disease. In another Much of the spread of the disease Alfalfa Seed Cleaninstalled an section portions of field of various fall the iu to take place aees were reduced to a distinctly un- appears ing plant at the flour mill on the north Diseased and early spring. winter profitable condition within a year or fields, therefore, are invariably in side of Vernal, and now will be prepared two. and in addition the disease has the in spuag much worse conditiou to handle all seed promptly that is brought spread alarmingly from original than) they were the season before. points of infestation. to the mill, at a uniform rate of forty cents our next issue of the Dasiu In Eelworm Description of the Alfalfa of tins This will be Ier one hundred pounds. Farmer the following topics Ca us discussed. be will Disease. subject strictly custom plant for the farmers and Manner of bpread , The disease is manifested by a of the Disease. The Disease a seed raisers of the Uintah Basin, and nil Control. thinning out of the alfalfa In spots Means ofMenace to Other Crops. In the field, due to the seed brought to the mill will be given dying of Possible some of the leaves This There will be seed plants. prompt attention. poor stand of dwarfed plants, with BOVS OF a reduced number of stems, some of WORK buyers represented at the mill when seed i) GIRLS' CLUB BY MANY hieh may be more or less yellow- HELPED cleaning begins, to whom all seed can be ed and distorted. Iu an early sold at tin' market price. of stage of the disease a wilting of R jifS fbe county leadership some of the stems bmuui may be the sign g,ris clubs in anj wonderful y which the success, makpresence of the par-tt3 is asito may be . A close nk a3 first in Utah,and the recognized. , f. laminations of affected plants shows loyalty the t0 by that the disease is localized in the 0f main of the busing DlHrts erown of the are Stems 0f Vernal as well plant. swolion at the base and brown la ,villual contributions. color. They are often brittle andhas been contributjiooi) and Uter brlteasily broken off; In fact, this eVery boy UTAH VERNAL leness i3 one ot the means of easy ed b: them ard gets a prize, a project indlcompleting diagnosis. New buds and sprout dub3 and for a,T'ing in thi crown may be swollen. Tbe p j00d ami labor Pale yellowish or cream colored, and Jrbluarf, all cou-- a was n(iid banquet spongy textute. Rapidly grow- trlbutea. tog, Bueculent shoots that are affect- Announcement to Seed Growers er of the ob-be- en Uintah Basin up-to-da- te Vernal Milling & Light Co. |