Show Agricultural A Agricultural g Activities In DAVIS DAMS COUNTY DE DP LORE LORD NICHOLS NICI H II P MATHEWS County Agent Dist Age Agricultural RUBY Horn Home c Demonstration Agent Anent I I I I I Will the distance between Salt Lake and Ogden become a continuous city President Brigham 1 oune oung once stated that this will come about It Is almost true today I pointed out the fact In a rEcent article that new homes are con con- constantly con constantly stoutly cutting down the producing acreage especially in the fruit and truck crop sections section Vs s mentioned pro pre previously pre previously there arc are 38 per cent of our firms less than twenty acres and there being a seeming tendency for this to I continue what will be bo our future What hatwill hat hatwill will be our program to meet the tho situa situation tion At the outset of these articles It was my Intention to merely give my ideas on the situation whether I may be later proved right or wrong but hut since that I have greater hopes It if I can n stimulate thinking in tho the future direction direction direction tion there the Is a n most valuable point gain gain- gained gained ed It Is an old adage that thero there Is safety In council My Iy ideas might be entirely wrong and ind many of oC o them will prove to bo be so fl rt a II man can guess 51 per cent right he will III become either great or rich but It if a group are decidIng ing leg Ing a problem the tho chances ch aro are very much greater that the decision will Ill bo be boright right I am hoping for tor group action In future events in Davis county There Thore seem to be bo two outstanding problems these are lre fertility and proper relation I seem to hear someone say sayto sayto sayto to add weeds eeds diseases and Insect pests Tho latter are very Important factors and must receive constant attention but there seems a most Important reason to cons consider Iller fertility and rotation of crops first When ever nature Is thrown out or of balance then conditions seem most favorable favorable favorable for the breeding propagation and growth of the undesirable and un- un unfavorable unfavorable un unfavorable favorable to the desirable Nature Is somewhat thrown out of balance balanco by byman byman byman man s constant cultivation The Tho natural plants are eliminated and man s pro pro- propagated propagated pro propagated foreign plants substituted This causes an upset In the tho Insect and an- an annual annual an annual nual life The Tho herbaceous and tic life lito had bad become adjusted through tira t cages tl c cages ages Man Ian s cultivation changed chanced c co ill ill- The Tho food tood supply of oC cats has been Increased numbers have h e In- In increased In Increased creased rapidly and the tho parasitic parasitic kind have havo not been able ablo to keep paco ace with the kind doing damage the kilt kill of the kind doing damage damage to o 0 crops Each species of o likes Insect likes certain host plants It II of oC crops Is practiced the food rood sup y of certain In- In Insects insects In Insects sects is limited occasionally ally which automatically auto auto- automatically cuts dow down numbers of crop pests This Is also true also true with plant dl- dl dl eases cases Each crop Is I individualistic so to speak If It I may e a permitted to express It In likes and dislikes the reader may wh I mean One crop may like or require Ire fro more moro elements clements and certain conditio s to Insure a good growth while a other requires just the opposite Even bough chemicals necea- necea necessary siry I sary nry for plant growth g are arc present In the th e soil soli they may n nt t bo be available which means that the c chemical mica Is not In prop prop- proper proper proper er condition to bo be absorbed by the pl This Is about the sa aa saih as ns a hungry hun ry man Joking at food tood through a 1 window Two things must be done Another crop must be bo planted and the chemical must be su supplied In an available from I which bleh moans moan that there mu must Hunt t be bo rotation ot of crops and the soil must be bo f I It one on prop crop Is planted plantee loo long lon It or causes a condition in the soil which Is unfavorable to It s 8 growth and which is not c exactly understood by rho rhe addition of fertilizers docs does not seem ie m or uI l 1 lint 1 1 nL nt Weeds have havo tho the power of oC oCI I resistance ng such unta unfavorable crop conditions and become prolific and crowd out the cultivated crop during a weakened weak weak- weakened weakened ened growth Our program program then must con con- consider consider con consider sider fertilization and rotation If It systematicallY systematically systematically done we will wilt have better more vl vigorous orous growing and higher yield yield- yieldIng yielding yielding ing crops crops crops This will be to the disadvantage vanta vantage of ot Insect pests weeds eeds and plant disca es which must be held hell in check can How can we do this on sm smell farms and mat mal a living at the same time I To o date fIve uve girls 4 II H clubs have hale been o In the Second ward In la f I 1 under the supervision of ot Miss Ruby Rubyl I home borne demonstration agent The Neat eat 4 II club a fIrst ear car clothing club was as organized with Mrs Veda Haves Hn es and Sirs Mrs Leona Lcona Porter as leaders Naomi Clark dark pre president Madge Call vi vice co president Both Beth Call secretary secret and treasurer Ida Idl leIe reporter and nod Helen Hardy song leader ind DeLoris vick Ick an and Donna same Sam Samuelson Sam members Mrs Helen Goodfellow and Miss Alice Allee Goodfellow will lead lend a first year vear ear clothing cloth cloth- clothIng clothing ing club with Elaine Sessions president Lots Lois Goodfellow vi vice co president Eva secretary and treasurer Emily Goodfellow reporter and Vivian fuir Luclle Luelle Burningham and Verna t p lason Iason members member The club namo name Is Master Workman 4 II H club 1 A first year foods club will be led lell by I Mrs Mra Edna Idna and Mrs May D I DI I 1 with Clarissa Peterson president d dent nt t Bernice Bernico Do Bo tin n vice Ice president De DeLone Lone Lone Bennett s rotary and treasurer treasurerS ch reporter Grace Graco DU Bu ns S song leader ader and Josephine Nay Nay- Naylor Naylor Nay lor lor cheer leader A SEEDS WEEDS IMPORTANT WEEDS I DS Practical Pr cal demonstrations of the use uso ot of o weed eed killers will be given Divis Int in county on Wednesday May 13 2 t 2 P ill Pm p m by the Chipman Chemical En- En En company of o Boise Daise Idaho Idabo It Is announced c d by H ii P Mathews district agricultural Inspector and DeLore DeLoro NI- NI NIchols chols chols NIchols County county agricultural agent N-I N The Demonstration will wilt be staged at South Fl armington on the farm of L S Rice v Int In Glovers lane about one hall half mile welt wo t of the highway under i arrangements with the State it t ot of o Agriculture and will wilt give the corr corre t and most efficient methods ot of applying these chemicals for the dis- dis dis of or weeds Mr Ir Farmer Parmer title this Is very Important Please be there It means a great deal to you your r ItI I I HOP OP PEST rEST NOTES OTES Ac eat TOP many tomatoes are arc being planted no nov and there are al always alays ays Insect pests read ready ready to them Just use n a afew few Ions Iona and It may save you I much and nd money On nellY netly broken alfalfa ground round It would be a very good plan to scatter bran mash before planting In inthis y this wiy ay reducing the cut worms and ando o t bly them On any round watch your newly set plants If any cut worms are aro In evidence Trail your field placing small amounts ot or the bolt bail near the plants NOT OT I I BAIT DAIT TO TOUCH TUB TILE PL NT There arc are always an abundance or of ILP 0 DEJ BEETLE SO SOME IE APHIDS and a OF A very q t lick sick and economical treatment of J I mauls lanta Is to lo dip the tops In the tho follow follow- toll following ow- ow Ink ing solution water vater one gallon Rallon arsen- arsen arsenate de arsen-de ate of lead load three tablespoons and blackleaf 40 nicotine sulphate ono one table 0 n |