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Show 1 Devoted to tfeelVogress VOL EL ROOSEVELT, Compliments Basin on : if &. Development oj DUCHESNE t Agriculture in (ie Qveat UintabBasin HO. COUNTY UTAH JUKE 1, 1926 Weeds to Affect HOME, DAD AND THE BOY Splendid Cooperation 10 Loans on Farms By FRANK H. CHELEY I In the following letter just I re- The Preoccupied Dad ceived by The Uintah Basin Farm- n er from Commissioner Harden of the state board of agriculture, the Commissioner makes a clean-cu- t statement as to what action his board will take in cases of failure on the parts of Uintah Basin farmers in cleaning up their i f i I i I fields when found infested with obnoxious weeds: Mr. Heber J. Webb, state agricultural inspector has lately returned from your territory and reports a splendid spirit of cooperation among the officials and citizens generally of Duchesne and Uintah counties in the matter of a weed cleanup campaign. We trust that the good work wiU go on and that no official action will be necessary on the part of the board, but to those who fail to do so voluntarily we wish to give notice that as fast as we can reach them we shall be under the necessity of enforcing the cleanup of .their premises at their expense, as provided by law. in the United States and Canada is the title of a new Macmillan book from the pen of Prof. George Stewart, head of the Agronomy department of the Utah Agricultural College and Experiment station. This is an addition to the rural science series edited by L. H. Bailey. The increasing importance of alfalfa in North American agriculture is the reason for offering at this time a book devoted exclusively to the production and use of this crop. Coming from an authority resident in Utah, the cradle of alfalfa culture conin America and the largest supply tributor to the alfalfa-see- d the book doubtless of the nation, will be well received. The earlier chapters deal with the importance of alfalfa, its history, varieties, adaption, etc. These are followed by a complete outline of cultural methods, irrigation, cutting, One and curing, marketing, etc. chapter covers insects and diseases, and the two closing chapters deal with chemical composition and feeding value. There is an exhaustive bibliography and index. This book, composed of 517 pages, will undoubtedly be useful, if not indispensable, to progressive Utah farmers, to agricultural students, to extension workers and to teachers. Practically all of the information given in the book is based on experimental results. May house 25. lime-sulph- STATION AGRONOMIST IS AUTHOR OF BOOK J Alfalfa-growin- The Ogdeti anassociation Clearing nounced Tuesday that, in making loans on farm lands in the future it will take into consideration the prevalence of noxious weeds on the place, as this often determines the It earning capacity of the farm. is believed this rule will stimulate weed eradication, according to President A. P. Bigelow. One farm recently valued by the organization was found to be priced at $50 an acre, while surrounding farms were priced at $250 and $350 an acre. Investigation disclosed that the cheaper farm was infested with white top. Ogden, world often calls him the J man. and prints his t Who. in Whos history He fives his family everything , they need but himself In the wild rush of modern living he has ab- ducted his responsibility as a Dad. t He is a really large calibered man who has become wrapped up in his t work until he almost forgets he is t a father at alL Perhaps when profit is dead and $ brotherhood is an established fact. a less commercial generation will J seize the greatest of all oppor-- t tunities and fathers will concern themselves with their sons. t There is many a preoccupied fa- ther who wakes up too late to the J fact that the worst thing about t money Is' that it often costs too much. t Net all the homeless boys In ( LIME SULPHUR FOR APPLE SCAB America live in the slums. J It Is a great service to such men $ Apple scab, a very destructhe and to help them discover that It is their privilege to be more than a J widely distributed fungous disease $ affecting most commercial varieties Santa Claus to their own boys. To whom does your boy go for of apples, is best controlled by advice? solution with spraying Yes, my Dad was a fine man. t diluted at the rate of o gallons but I never knew him. said a J the solution to 50 gallons of water. certain boy In trouble. $ not The disease only seriously damJ Dearer. Colo.) ages the fruit itself but also causes premature loss of leaves with con- THE Ben-nio- I J 1.2 F. H. Chir. g WARNING TO STOCKMEN AGAINST DEADLY LOCO Range users are advised by specUtah Agricultural ialists of the that a poisonStation Experiment as ous weed, known to botanists and belongConvallarius Astragalus ing to the loco group, has been found to be the direct cause of stock poisoning on certain range areas in the northern part of Utah where it has become rather prevalent, especially on range which has been misused through For several years, complaints of poisoning have been received at the Experiment Station from both cattle and sheep men. Prompt investigation is each case has revealed the presence on the range of this particular loco plant, but definite over-grazin- g. knowledge of its posionous properties has been lacking. The results of investigations attendant on the most recent case of poisoning, however, leave no further doubt of the vicious nature of Astragalus Con- vallarius, and stockmen are warned against it. W. F. Peterson, a stockman of Hy-ruCache county, recently complained that hi3 sheep were dying on his range, and Dr. II. J. Frederick, Station Veterinarian, with RJ m. J. Becraft, range management spec- ialist, were sent to make investiOn the range from which gation. the they complaint originated found that about 100 ewes, all heavy with Iambs, had died from what appeared to be the same cause. An Examination of the range led to the discovery of a patch of loco (Astragalus Convallarius) over which the sheep obviously had grazed. About weed were 25 pounds of the to the experitaken and gathered ment Station at Logan, where some of it was fed to a sheep for the purpose of determining possible posionous effects. This sheep was dead within a few hours after the feeding, and in dying displayed all the symptoms of loco poisoning, according to Dr. Frederick. Further investigations are now under way in the hope of more definitely establishing the i posionous properties of this particular loco plant which seems to have a more deadly effect than any of the more common types of loco. IIow widely it is distributed over the ranges of Utah, is not known: (Continued on page 7.) ur the trees. sequent stunting o? Furthermore, says the department of agriculture, it often kills the blossoms, especially in northern orchards, in that way reducing or entirely destroying the prospective crop. The spray is best applied as a fine mist, thus avoiding to heavy applications and lessening the risk of injury to fruits and foliage. Removal of fallen leaves from the ground or plowing them under in the fall or early spring is a valuable aid to control by spraying Grimes Golden, Ingram and York Imperial varieties are the most resistant to the scab. Baldwin, Jonathan, Lowland Raspberry, Maiden Blush. Red Mann, Oldenburg, Ortley, Astrachan, Wagener and are moderately Yellow-Transparen- t Sheep as Plant Scavengers" The sheep has been termed the plant scavanger of the farm. In fact there are only a few weeds which it will not eat during the early stage of its growth; and yet it must be remembered that the cured grasses must be choice quality to secure the best results in feeding operations. Less permanent pasture Is required for sheep during the season than for any other farm animal. Stubble fields furnish a choice pasture. |