Show e S mp r Station Bulletin Tells Of New y Smut Smut- Resistant Wheat I Relief a new v variety of hard red winter wheat resistant to most forms of covered ered smut occurring in Utah is reported in a new nev bulletin just jUEt issued by the Utah Agricultural experiment station by D D. C. C Tingley associate associate-agron agronomist agronomist agron- agron and R R. W. W Woodward junor jun- jun or agronomist division of cereal crops c and diseases bureau of plant industry United States department department department depart depart- ment of agriculture Produced by hybridization this new wheat resulted from a response response re re- re- re to an ail urgent need for forsom som some mor more effective means ot of controlling the serious disease of ot wheat known as covered smut or bunt In addition to being resistant resistant resistant resist resist- ant to forms of covered smut which ha have caused such heavy losses tosses to wheat farmers of central and northern Utah and southern Idaho experiments have also shown that it appears equal in m mother other respects such as yield wintel winter win win- ter tel hardiness and straw strength to the best now being grown ro in this region the authors report The increasing prevalence of smut in Utah is a result of an increase increase in increase in- in crease in smut-infected smut soil due partially no doubt to the tle more universal use of tha combined harvester which is highly effective effective tive in disseminating this disease To watch a combined harvester operate in smutty wheat and to see the cloud of black smut rise from the rear of the machine convinces convinces convinces con con- vinces one of the effectiveness or of orthis orthis this implement in the dissemination dissemination dissemination of ol smut the bulletin points ou out t. t These clouds of black smut t are readily blown to the fallow land where seeding soon takes place While effective in destroying destroying destroying destroy destroy- ing the smut on the thc grain s seed d treatment under conditions of soil soli infestation cannot destroy that in inthe inthe inthe the soil Breeding smut-resistant smut varieties is the most hopeful solution solution solution tion to such a problem Relief wheat is descended from froma a Hussar and Turkey Turley 26 cross and andis andis andis is recommended for planting in in ina a all l covered smut infested areas of ol the state slate Copies of this new bulletin No can be obtained free by residents real resi dents of th the state by writing to the Publications Department Utah Agricultural Experiment Station Logan FAll By y Mrs Golden Brown ro n Mrs Dewey Roberts was transacting transacting transacting tran tran- business in Duchesne on Monday Mr Deloss Dickerson has been given employment by Wm Coleman Coleman Coleman Cole- Cole man one of Duchesne county's largest sheep owners Mrs Alma Humes is recovering very slowly and her condition was reported very poor this morning Babe Casper who has been employed employed employed em em- for the past several months in the tha sh sheep ep business is enjoying a thirty days off lay-off at the home of his sister Mrs Francis Brooks Mr Dir Melvin Sweat was a Du- Du I chesne ch nc visitor Tuesday Mrs Ronald Lee of Mapleton has returned home after visiting with her bel mother Mrs Sarah E. E E Ivie and her sister Mrs Ernest L L. L Sweat S Lester Sweat has been on the sick list for the past two weeks The following have been given employment on the Tabiona to U. U S. S 40 VP A road project Ernest Ernest Ernest Ern Ern- est L. L Sweat Ores Humes Peter Ivic hyle and Wilson Muir Mrs R. R D. D Young is recovering from a recen recent t illness Kay Mecham little son of Mr and Mrs Warren Mecham who has been quite ill Is reported re re- re covering |