Show TWO NEW E SPUD AND AND AD ALFALFA EVILS EVILS STUDIED D Farmers in Utah Uliah are confronted confront d with a n problem presented d by tw two o new pests according to officials of the Utah experiment station One of tl these is the yellows yellows' and the other white spot in ill alfalfa Both Doth puts ests already already- have have- made mado an In inroad Into the potato and alfalfa crops of the state Dr Herb Herbert rt J J. J Pack entomologist and Dr Bert L. L Richards plant plait P Pathologist of or the experiment station station sta- sta sta sta- tion lion staff starr are working with the pta pota to disease and anti the alfalfa post pest re xo- el The yellows attacks s the potato potato potato po po- po- po tato crop early in the year thus t making it it difficult to combat Dr Pack ack states that he has hils a way to lo kill the tho bug but the problem is to get rid rill of it early e enough ough in tIle the season to save the crop Experiments Experiments ExpO ri ments will be carried on throughout the tho state all during the the- present summer summer summer sum sum- mer with wirth eradication as as' the khe tive thc The entire time of Dr l Pack ack will be bc spent i in n the work White spot spat In alfalfa is caused c-aused through improper irrigation an and can cane lie JO e o overcome o said Dr Richards who vho just returned fr from m the HIe northwest where he gave a paper on tho the sub sub sub- Earlier and more fre Irrigation ir irrigation irrigation Ir- Ir is urged Dr p pointed point point- ed out that f farmers use too much water at a time and do not irrigate often enough en A change in the method of irrigation is said said to to te be the thing necessary In order to do away with the white spot spat in a. a alfalfa a. |