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Show COUNTY AGENT'S AGENTS ' ' COLUMN . ( By J . F . Pamsh ParrISh , County Agent ) Somethin Something for Every Local Fanner Farmer Farmerto Fannert t to be Thinking Thmkmg ' AboutHere AboutHere About AboutHere Here is something for every farmer farmerof farmerof of Grand county to be thinking ser- ser seriously seriously seriously - - iously aboutHave aboutHave about aboutHave Have you evei evel evez seen a trench silo silo9We silo0 silo9 silo0We ? We are located in a portion of the therIchest therichest therichest rIchest corn g1 gi glowing wmg wing section of the thestate thestate thestate state of UtahIf UtahIf Utah UtahIf If 50 farmers fanners would grow on the av- av average average av average - - erage of 4 acres ol 01 oTt ' good sileage slleage corn cornthIs cornthis cornthis thIs season , , yi yielding 1ding 10 tons of slleage sileage slleageper sileageper sileageper per aciee aClee acie aCle , \\e e \ \ \ e would produce 2000 tons tonsof tonsof tonsof of sileage slleage cornFigurmg cornFiguring corn cornFiguring Figuring Figurmg the value of one ton of corn cornsiIege cornfcileige lle'1ge lle1ge siIege ' to be equal to half the value valueof valueof valueof of a ton of alfalfa hay , we would have havethe havethe havethe the equivalent of 1000 tons of aUalfa alfalfa aUalfahay alfalfahay alfalfahay hay this fall fail Estimating the value of ofone ofone ofone one ton tm { of alfalfa hay at $12 12 $ this fall fallthe , , the thealuc \ value \aluc aluc of such corn sileage crop in inthis inthis inthis this county v . would ouId ould be $12 12 $12000 12000 $ 000 or a per peracre peracre peracre acre yield of $60If $60If $60 60 $60If $ If you arc interested mterested in the ammal animal ammalfood animalfood animalfood food value of corn sileage slleage or the themethod themethod themethod method of building bUlldmg a trench silo , . in- in information in m information . - formation and literature hterature aie ale available availableupon availableupon availableupon upon inquilyS inquiry inqutry inquily S . . . . Methods Given for Treating ? potatoes potatoesfor Potatoesfor Potatoesfor for Planting Plantmg " . As the time approaches for the plant- plant planting planting planting - ing of potatoes in the higher mcsiareas mesa mesaareas mesaareas areas of the county , it . isell is ' \ well \\ell ell sel1 to con- con con.sider conslder consider - .sider sider slder . how best to handle the se seAll seed seedAll All seed potatoes to be planted plantedshould plantedshould plantecshould [ should first ! toe be treated for the e.ternal external external } . - nal potato diseasesThl5 diseasesThis diseases diseasesThis This Thl5 is done by soaking the secd seed secdeitHer seedeither seeceither eitHer in m a solution consisting ofounces of 4 4ounces ounces of corrosive sublimate to 30 30gallons 30gallons 3Cgallons gallons of water , fiom flom 1 to 1 1-2 1 2 - hours ; ; or by using usmg 2 pints of formalin formalm and 30 30gallons 30gallons 3Cgallons gallons of water , kept at a temperature temperatureof of between betwcen 121 to 126 1213 degrees F and andsoakmg andsoaking andsoaking soakmg soaking the seed in It it ; for 3 minutesI minutesAfter minutes minutesAfter I After the tile treatment has been com com- corn- corn comI completed cornpleted completed - I pleted , the potatoes should be cut and andplanted andplanted andplanted planted If the seed bed has been beeni beenthoroughly beenthoroughly i thoroughly prepared repared so that the ground groundis . Is properly properl ' moist , , best results reuIts will wlll be besecured besecured besecured secured by planting the seed as soonafter soonafter soon soonafter after ifc It Is cut as is 1S possibleS possible S * . * . * . * . Suggested Spray for Aphids on onFrUIt onFruit onFruit FrUIt and ShrubsFor ShrubsFor Shrubs ShrubsFor For the control of the numerous numerousI numerousblaEk numerousblack I bla blaEk k , brown or green soft bodIed bodIedsucking bodiedsucking bodiedsucking sucking aphids , , massed together 011 on 011stems onstems onstems stems leaves and twigs of the frUlt fruit frUltshade fruitshade fruitshade shade or ornamental oiiiamental trees and shrubs shrubsuse shrubsuse shrubsuse use one teaspocnful teaspoonful of Black . Leaf 40 40nicotine 40nicotine ( nicotine sulphate ) to one gallon ot of ofater ofwater "ater ater \ater ' \ " % , inhlch in , which \hlch hlch \ hlchIS h1chis h1ch is dissolved about 2 2ounces 2ounces 2ounces ounces of spray soap or ordinary ordinarylaundry ordinarylaundry laundry soap The ratio of the mIx mixture mixture ture of the ingredients of this spray sprayma spraymay spraymay ma may ) ' be increased according to the theneeds theneeds theneeds needs , up to 3-4 3 4 - to 1 pint pmt of mcotmesulphate nicotinesulphate nicotinesulphate sulphate in 100 gallons of water watcr m in inwhich inwhich v . which hICh is dissolved from 4 to 6 pounds poundsof of laundry soapS soap S * . * . . * . Obno Obnoxious lous Weeds Can be Dontrolled Controlled Dontrolledby Controlledby Controlledby by Clean CultIvatIonThis CultivationThis Cultivation CultivationThis This is in 111 reply to requests of num num- numerous num- num numerous numerous - - erous enthusiibtic enthushotic enthusitic : farmers fanners who have haveinqUlred haveInquired haveinquired inqUlred Inquired into mto the best possible way for forthe forthe forthe the eradication eradlCatlOn of , wild , ld and tame mom morn momIng morning momIng Ing glories sandbur , cocklebur , Canada CanadathIstle Canadathistle Canadathistle thIstle , Russian thistle and the many manyother manyother manyother other obnoxious v . weeds weedsPerseverance eeds eedsPerseverance eedsPerseverance Perseverance and constant contant at.hvlty athvlty activity activityin at.hvltym . m in clean cultivation is the key to the theeradIcation theeradication theeradication eradIcation of all of our obnoxIous obnoxIousweeds obnoxiousweeds obnoxiousweeds weeds Sprays may be applied with withgood withgood withgood good results , but the cost per acre IS isoften isoften often too high to be carried carned on sub substantialIy substantially substantially stantialIy stantially by the 'hverage hverage " ' "average average verage farmerExperience farmerExperience farmer farmerExperience Experience and demonstration have haveproven haveproven haveproven proven that with a program estabhshed established establishedby estabhshedby by a community or individual IndivJdual of a con con- constant constant constant - stant weekly cultivation of infested infestedareas infestedareas infestedareas areas , carried on throughout the grow grow- growing growing growing - ing season for one or more years , the theinfested theinfested theinfested infested areas have been cleared of ofany ofI ofany ofany I weedI any type of obnoxious weed .5 5 * . * . * . * . I Utah Horticultural Society Emphasizes EmphasizesImportance EmphasizesImportance EmphasizesImportance Importance of Orchard SamtationThe SanitationThe Sanitation Samtation SanitationThe The importance of orchard sanita sanita- sanitation sanitation sanitation - - tion and the removal of old Infested Infestedfruit infestedfruit infestedfruit fruit trees was discussed at a recent recentmeeting recentmeeting recentmeeting meeting of the b board bard ard of directors of ofthe ofthe ofthe the Utah State Horticultural society societyJ J Ervel Christensen ChrIstcnsen , , president , , ex- ex cx- cx expressed cxpressed ex expressed - pressed the desire that an orchard orchardsanitation orchardsanitation orchardsanitation sanitation campaign be conducted conductedthroughout conductedthroughout conductedthroughout throughout the state this springThere springThere spring springThere There are many old neglected frUlt fruit frUlttrees fruittrees fruittrees trees about the state that produce very very1ittle verylittle verylittle 1ittle little or no fruifc frwt Irtut and yet are aIIowed allowed aIIowedto allowedto allowedto to remain uncared for They provide providea a breeding place for insects and dis- dis diseases diseases dis diseases - - eases that attack the neighbonng neighboring neighbonnghealthy neighboringhealthy neighboringhealthy healthy trees A conscientious grower growerwho growerwho growerwho who is trying to keep his orchard free freefrom freefrom freefrom from pests is fighting a very discouraging discouraging . aging battle as long as these infested infestedtrees Infestedtrees infestedtrees trees are allowed to : ; stand tand . , The com com- corn- corn complet cornplete complete - plet plete pestsis control of insect and disease pests Is an ideal well worth striving for forbut , , but this goal never will be attained so solong solong solong long as the source of infection is not notcleaned notcleaned notcleaned cleaned up . The grov grower grovcr . er can build a fence to tokeep toKeep tokeep keep his neighbor's neighbors ' ' cows and horses horsesfrom horsesfrom horsesfrom from damaging his orchard , but the thesolution thesolution thesolution solution of the problem of keeping out outthe outthe outthe the neighbors neIghbor s crop of Insect and dis dis- disease cilseasI3 disease - ease- ease easI3 easepests . - pests does not lend itself to a row rowof rowof rowof of posts Osts an and a few strands of barbed barbedwire barbedwire barbedwire wire . The best and easiest solution solutionto solutionto to solutionto this thh thi5 problem is to prevent the neigh neIgh- - bor neighbor from havine having a crop cro " of "f f " injurious < " < "ri ri " " . , " pests to come over the fenceMost fence fenceMost - neglectedtrees Most people who have old , neglected trees arc are little aware of the great damage greatdamage they are doing to the com com- corn- corn community cornmunity community - munity by allowing al10wmg the these e trees to re- re remain remain re remain - main theirfarm uncared for It If they saw their farm animals ' invading invadfng others pro- pro pro - perty property they would Immediately inunediately take takesteps takesteps takesteps steps to repair any damage . and .and pre- pre pro- pro pre - theminute ven venl vent prevent preven provenl a repetition Yet , because 0 of ! the theminute theminute minute size of the pests , they are al- al al - ; lowed allowed to travel about afc at will with no nodisturbance noI I disturbance of the conscience of the theperson theperson thepel-son thepel son person - who Is supplying supplymg them I theI The themThe paste pest-s pest s pests - often otten cause much more canbe damage damagethan moredamage moredamagethan than the larger pests that can be controlled by a wire fence , but rare rare- . - ly is this fact brought to the attention attentionof of the offender who is responsible responsibleMost responsibleMost responsibleMost Most people have enough community communitysplI'it communityspirit communityspirit splI'it splIit spirit ' to do the thln things that are for the thegood thegood thegood good f ) t0f of f the majority majonty , and it should shouldon1y shouldoily shouldo on1y oily y be necessary to call to their at- at attention attention at attention - tention their negligence negUgence in 111 this re- re respect resped re respect - - sped spect to stimulate action If you have havemfested haveinfested haveinfested mfested infested trees on jour , our property , do doyourself doyourself doyourself yourself and your neighbors a favor by byremoving byremoving byremoving removing them _ . I ' The .rbe rbe . question of bees in the orchard orchardalso orchardalso orchardalso also was discussed by the directors dn-ectors dn ectors dlectors - of ofthe ofthe ofthe the socIetyI socIetyOrchardists societyOrchardists society societyOrchardists Orchardists are all aware of the thenecessity thenecessity thenecessity necessity of ha having vmg ' bees 'becs becs in 111 their 01- 01 or- or 01ehards orchards or orchards ' - : chards ehards at blossoming time All fruit fruitJ fruittrees fruittrees fruittrees J trees are pollinated polhnated by insects anq anc and if ifbecs ifbees itbees becs bees pollen pllen are not present to carry the pl- pl pol p t $ - . len from blossom to blossom little Uttle or orno orno orno no fruit will set Wind Wmd is not import import- important important important - ant in the ' pollination 'Pollination of fruit treesBecause trees treesBecause Because bees are so essential eaent1al treesII to the theproper theproper theproper II proper set of fruit , , growers should shouldmake shouldmake shouldmake make a special effort to have hives In Inor inor or near their orchards during the theI theblossoming theblossoming blossoming period Not only is theIr theIrpresence theirpresence theirpresence protection proItectlon presence essential , but also their pro pro- pro-I pro I - - tection tectlon while in the orchard is Import Import- ImportI Important Important Important - I ant Many thousands of bees are arekilled arehilled arekilled killed hilled each year by sprays used to com com- corn- corn combat cornbat combat - bat other insect Jnsect pests A lead arsen- arsen arson- arson arsenate arsonate arsen-ate arsen ate - ate pray applied applted during the height of ofthe ofthe ofthe the Injuriousto Jnjunousto blossoming period is 15 very Jnjunous injurious to the bees coming in contact with the the'POJson thepoison theipolson 'POJson POJson poison ' mortalityfor mortal1tyfor materal Often the mortal1ty mortality highTo for a spray at that time is very high To prevent unnecessary killing kl11ing of ofthese ofthese ofthese these beneficial Insects , growers are areurged areurged areurged urged theirtrees theirtrecs to refrain from spraying their trecs trees during the period . of full bloom bloom.If bloomIf . I If { _ this is done , the death of a large largenumber largenumber largenumber number of bees beE's ' will be prevented and anda anda a subsequent Increas Increase-'ln Increase 'ln ln increas"1n increas1n 'ln ln ' - " ' fruit set setshould se seshould setshould should efficiencyIn result with no loss In efficiency In the pest control program protection With programWith the tt1e assurance of or this protec protec- - . tion Uon wouldbe by the orchardists , , beemen would be theirhives much more willing to place their hives blossomingtime in the orchards at blossoming time , and orchardists should encour- encour encourage encourage cncour-age cncour age - - - ' age this placement plaeement o of ee oee ee hives be- be because be because . - cause ot- ot otthe othe of - the better bette bettei pollination po1UnatIon that thatwould thatwould thatwould would result . I I 1 I |