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Parrish , County Agent'grchuni Agentgrchuni Agent ) ) i iJ ' . wghuni ghum Varieties Experiment Expenment E'cperiment Ecperiment ' ) jBmy.iiiu.ii jBmyiiiu.ii jBmyiiiuii jorghum SOrghum . . varIeties vmieuit-a vmieuit a - expenment experiment cAjjciiinciib IsI Isrun Is 1 1 I ' ; , run in the upper Moab valley on 01James , , Tames ames Somervllle Somerville farm with coitive co con colve cojitive jitive n lve efforts of Mr SOmerv1l1e Somerville SomervillefolIossing Somerville'following Somervillefollowing tfollO\\ing tfollO ing SOmerv1l1etfollOing ' folIossing \ \ sorghum varieties vaneties wl11 will willt wili 1 t anted fanted ( in test plat formation so sodefinite sotidefinitie S ( tidefinitie definite results will be had at the ther the'f th thV < V 'f f ' r the harvest season Red Amber Amberf , te ' ! f Hegari , Sooner Mllo Milo , Standardreta Standard StandardI Standardreta Standanreta I reta . , Dawn Dav.n Davn Dasn . Kafir Kaf1r , Double Dcuble Dwar Dwarf Dwarfland Dwarf'and ; [ ' tand land 'and and Western Black Hun Hull Hullrniers Hullrmers I Irmers rmers rniers or ranchers who are inter mter interin mtert interin t in the growing of sorghums are areed areedto aned ed edto to t vslt visit ] t the t s test plats from timt time time.1pie timtne .tne tne .1pie 1pie . . ne ' throughout the summer to ob obl ob1 l ; the growth and development ol olindividual of ofJndlVldual oft ' 1 1the t individual JndlVldual individualanety \anety anety ancty ariety s \ of sorghum sorghumy sorghumr r . . . . 4 4H H Club Work Worke e ' " voluntary 4 H club leaders arebsiastlcally are areUSiastlcal1y areisiastically ; USiastlcal1y isiastically working workmg to interest Interestenroil interesi'enroll interesienroll ' interest"enroll ' enroil all girls glrls and boys betweenges between betweenges > "enroll enroll " ges of 12 and 20 years in some at- at atve atlye at-Ive at Ive - - lye ve and practical fractical 4 H cllib club dub projectollow1ng projectJpIIowing proJect proJectfollowing following ollow1ng are the now activ active vol volry54 volcy94H ry54 4 H club leaders Mrs Emma Emmanl Emmai1 Emmaill nl i1 , Mis Mrs Elaine Elaroe Peterson Mrs MrsS MrsSrS ,8 8 , S Parnsh ParrIsh , Miss Bertha Allred.f Allied Allred -\.f .f - 44 \ . fCarol Carol Balsley Baisley and M-v M v M\1 1 M1 - " \ % Ll Llryd Llrgyd Llryda Llrgydrville , yd -a a - - rville rVl11e , Lyman L ) man Duncan and MorrISon Morrisson Morris MorrisjEon jEon son on I Iadditional " sonadditIonal additional groups of boys andI andbeeome and andbecome I ibe become ame beeome Interested , within wlthm the age agers ageligible . l , . ligible for 4 H club wc.rk wcrk wcirk . , other other'rs 'rs rs * ' rs will be chosenie chosen chosente - " ' ie te 1e complete organization orgamzatlon of eachite eachSate each eachrate Sate rate 4 4H H club under leadership ofJeader of ofader ofader ite ader must be complete and the thelment thelment theBiment lment forms are urged to be sentfe sente sent sentjfe fe jfe e county agent's agents ' office by June 1 1.J 1J . . Jft ' ! , , , S . * . . . Dairy airy ' Cow Needs Resi Rest Re'Feriod ReFeriod , ' ! Period Penod . .Ja Ja . i sometimes clalmep claime claimed . l .by'dairy .bydairy bydairy byldairy hy'daliy hydaliy , . ' menit men1t men iU'Y iUY It 1t Is impossible to d.r dr . dry up a parr par- par pary - . y r cow Generally when a COIS cow CO\\ CO cos \ IS ISg isihg isjihg ihg g extremely well at the close of 01 ofIkxtation ofaxtat1on Ikxtation axtat1on xtation penodlt period it is an indication rodCation ] is 1S a cow cov cos . lid lId she milk up to this thlS tins period penod thereJ thereb thert there ! b > excuse xcuse for the owner n&t nt not & drying dryingp dryingti ' ti p It If Ii a cow Is hard to dry off offlflrit offLf1r.t oftfirst lflrit Lf1r.t Lf1rt [ . thing thmg to do is to change herIf her It If she is on pasture getting good goodjfeed goodjfpteed jfeed : ; feed , lock her up in a corral for fordays forfr ' days , take her green feed away awayher awayher awayl her and milk her at irregular inS in- in inIf in-W in W - S It If II in the winter wmter the cow Is Ise IsC isKc | e C shed or barn most of ot the time time1m timehst timegirst 1m h-st h st - thing to do is 15 to take awayBrain away awayIn awayrain ' rain In or change the hay rationsafalfa rations rationsalfalfa rationsK-alfalfa rationsK alfalfa - alfalfa afalfa to timothy or meadow meadowr meadowBr | r some other food that is not so soble soble soRible ble and milk at Irregular in-la in la in- in ina ina - . th ; a COthat cow CO\\ CO coy \ . that is producing about aboutunds aboutUxic1 aboutMinds unds Uxic1 of milk mllk per day it is 15 not notry notry notfary ry generally to do anything anythmg withexcept with withexcept except stop milking or milk atirregular atIrregular at atIrregular Irregular intervals WitYl With a cow cowodueIng cowIs - producing odueIng from 15 to 20 pounds poundslk pounds1k poundsllk lk 1k a day either one of the first firsts firstda firstbds da s mentioned may ma ' be used to getaetciry getactory get getactory actory aetciry results"Idea resultsIdea results "Idea Idea " Idea that is prevalent preva'fent prevafent prevaent ' ' ! in many manyunities manyunities manyimltles | unities that when a cow is 15 drY drYds dryeds dryweds eds ds very ] little ittle to eat , is wrongthe wrong wronge wrongte drYI I te e sooner this practice is dlscon- dlscon discon- discon dlsconthe disconthe discon-a discon a - - , the better off the farmer wm will wme wille willne e and the greater production productionviii productionylll viii 111 get from frqm fr m their dairy covs covs covs"Produce covsProduce { ( . " Produce minr mI1R mifll " Is jut just j ? as much a&i ai a an aU & n U the system of the dairy cow cpw as asork asork aswork ork Is 15 on t the te e average farm fann horse horseor horseor horsepr or that reason it requires considenergy consid- consid considenergy consid-p consid p - - energy and nutrients to keepe keep e bod body ' . It is a proven fact that thatwhen thatwhen thatwhen , when dry for a month or sixare sixare six , arc are much better producers than thanked thanked thanIked ked up to1 to \1 1 \ , within Ithln 2 weeks or aay aays a a.ays .ays ays . ay ' > of f their calving calvmg time timet timeS t S . . . . I "Cucumber Cucumber Cucwnber Cucuinber " Beetle Oontiol Oontiolstriped Oonti CoDt < ols'striped olsstriped l . ' strIped cucumber beetle is a sel ser- ser seres ser-pestf ser pestf ' " - - es that may be found in a com-y com y corn- corn corny corn7 - y 7 attacking melons , cucumbcr cucumbers cucumbersquash cucumbersquash ' ) quash uash Plants are very likely to totroyed toitroyed tostroyed troyed itroyed or seriously retarded in ingrowth inigrowth growth ingrowth it if they are attacked by byest byst byest > est st soon after they first . appear appearthe the ground A second attack Inste In Inte inate ste te summer ? Is f.s fs . .s s . most likely tofurther to tofurthE'r > further furthE'r ' lossest losses > k t growers are familiar famJhar with thesea theseS these theseIn theyure theynrc S In describing the beetle they they'ure theyure byenth bynth ' ure nrc about one fifth inch long lonl by bodycc nth Inch wide The upper body cc Is about equally black blackand and 3tudinal , . . The . wing ls Is co\ co coered cosered \ cred ered with w1th 3 3ud1nal 3udinal ud1nal udinal M black stripes The num- num - num-W num W numt numf t f these beetles that over\\inter over inter over-sinter sinter - . \ over-winterIt over winterIt overintert oversinterI t I ; large in proportion to the num- num nuns- nuns - nmn-Biat nmn Biat numhat nunshat hat appear later in the season and . for this reason it is 15 important thatfarmers that thatfarmers thatfanners farmers be alert and apply some con con- conI control control - I trol measure when tne tl1e the ' Beetles 'Deetles Deetles first appear ap appear ap- ap appear - | pear In the fields flelds from froni their over win win- wintermg wintermg wintering - tering termg quartersThe quartersThe quarters quartersThe The control measures can be appliedonly appUed applied appUedonly appliedonly only to the adult beetle et1e , as the egg egglarval egglarval egglarval larval and pupal stages arl ar > spent be- be below below be below - low the surface of the toil sOlI joil The best bestfor bestfor bestfor for effective effechv effectivq results is when the beetlefirst beetle beetlefirst beetlefirst first attacks the crop To delay sev several several several eral days In applying control measureS measureSmay measuresmay measuresmay may result in th th6 & entire crop beingdestroyed being beingdestroyed beingdestroyed destroyed by ra\cnous ra cnous ta\cnous ta rasenous \ f feeding dIng There Thereis Thereis is a period of only a few days when whenbettles whenbettles whenbottles bettles can be killed ! profitably and andeasIly andeasily andeasily easIly on , oun oung plants , thus it is Important im- im important Im Important - - portant that all an afl growers in the same samecommuniy samecommunly I communiy should hould fhould dusfc dust or spray aboutthe about aboutthe aboutthe the same same tirte tirl\e tirl e tinte \ to secure uniform resultsFor results resultsFor I IFor For < : control ontrol measures the oHowing following followingformulas [ followingformulas I Iformulas . formulas are suggested sumested sugested- sugested sugestedFormula ; ; " ' - Formula 1 ; : Calcium arsenate , 1 Ib lb ; hydrated lime,19 lime19 lime , . : 191M 19 lb lb1 ! This formula can be prepared preparedafc preparedat at a cost of frolU froin from 2 to 4 cents ceQt.s ceQts crt.s crts . . per Ib lb lbHydrated IbHydrated IbHydrated Hydrated lime when applied heavily to totender totender totender tender plants may cause some burning burningor or stunt growth growthFormula growthFormula growthFormula Formula 2 40 per pe1 per cent nicotine sul- sul sulphate sulphate sul sulphate - - phate , 1 Ib lb ; hydrated hYdra.ted . lime , 9 Ibs lbs lb This Thism Thismixture Thismixture thefirst m mixture cture is more Snore expensive expenslve than thefirst the thefirst first one . , but has the advantage dvantage qdvantage of kill kUl- kUl kilt- kilt - ing killing kUling kiltIng the Insects quicker , . |