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Show f Alfalfa is Largest Single Irrigated Crop Grown in Utah; Heeds Fertilizers Alfalfa is grown more widely in the state of Utah than any one other single irrigated crop. As a result, re-sult, considerable amount of fertilizer ferti-lizer has and is being used. In the early days when land was virgin, il contained adequate phosphorous or adequate plant nutrients to grow most crops that were being produced. pro-duced. Some fifty to one hundred years later, it was found that many of these land nutrients have been removed from the soil so that it mm vWZj ) 1 Buy WASCO Brand HEPTACHLOR From WASATCH CHEMICAL COMPANY 2225 South 5 East Salt Lake City, Utah PHONE: HU 4-7661 is now necessary to replace them in order to produce a satisfactory crop. With alfalfa, the needs are primarily pri-marily those of supplying phosphorous. phos-phorous. Alfalfa feeds heavily on phosphorous and needs it in relatively rela-tively large amounts in order to produce good yields. According to Rex F. Nielson, assistant professor of agronomy at Utah State University, Univer-sity, it has been found through a number of trials that the soils of Utah are well supplied with potas sium, another element that alfalfa needs in relatively large amounts ; , "f' "irVi , Vodak Tractor & Service r mmm 1 V -1 a ' it-d ML,- m rWlriianB.'ftii'ii'i irtffflUT Ihifrnnin arfliiM liTu nifiiinmn lcc4if r other A HHi '.Uilii(!r fe rt 4 f j-X Jut. -r.. 5 " .oil"' .. t W H V jf i 1 J ; 1 . i: . i t.i J. S . k lilt. IS' , M I,; EJi :!!! 1 r i i f Time-tested, low-cost alfalfa weevil control! Ileptachlor insecticide applied early in the season kills wintering winter-ing adults keeps them from laying eggs prevents damage by the leaf and crown eating larvae later on. Ileptachlor controls con-trols these destructive pests at a low cost per acre. Heptachlor spray or granules are easily applied with standard equipment. "With alfalfa weevil Heptachlor control you'll get healthier, longer lived stands and harvest more higher protein pro-tein hay that can mean a saving in the amount of grain you have to buy. You'll harvest more with Heptachlor, so don't delay ... see your dealer today ! , -K.v v . a-, i Ik I! rttS1 Winr -TrlflHllllllM Udall Displays Colored Scenes of Utah . "Si ' il lli t.r :r H : : ' 'n Interior Secretary Udall, an Arixonian, shows Utah's Demo-trots Demo-trots in Congress a picture of Delicate Arch, one of four new Southern Utah scenes that adorn his office walls. From left, Representative David S. King, Udall, Representative M. Blaine Peterson, Senator Frank E. Moss. "However," he indicated, "it is a-' vailable in fairly large quantities in most of our irrigat waters." He went on to say that a symbiotic sym-biotic relationship between nitrogen-fixing organisms on the plant root is capable of taking free nitrogen nitro-gen from the air and fixing it so that additional nitrogen need not be applied to alfalfa. "We have also run a number of tests in this area," he continued, "and to date have never had any evidence that nitrogen is of- any value to a crop of alfalfa. This Is rather fortunate then, that we only need one commercial fertilizer to be used with alfalfa. We would suggest that barnyard or poultry manures be used if they are available. avail-able. However, they may be used more beneficially on other crops that will also use the nitrogen that is present." He said that the problem with alfalfa boils down to primarily supplying sup-plying the phosphorous fertilizer. With alfalfa, which is a long-lived perennial crop, it is better to utilize uti-lize phosphate for the fertilizer on a rotation basis; that Is, if sugar beets, which require a high amount of phosphorous, are grown, fertilize the sugar beets to maintain or reach the phosphorous level that would be adequate for production of four or five years of alfalfa, this to be followed without any additional addi-tional phosphorous on the alfalfa. Nielson went on to say that if USDA Approves Heptachlor Use It will soon be time to begin alfalfa weevil control, provided land is dry enough to permit spray equipment to operate. We expect allfalfa growers in the county to greatly step up their weevil control program this spring, County Agent Marvin J. Ogden says. This expectation expec-tation is based on the fact that both heptachlor and dieldrin are again registered for use as sprays by the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. Dr. George F. Knowlton, Utah State University Extension ento mologist, has received official word of the new U. S. Department of Agriculture Ag-riculture of clearance for use of heptachlor for alfalfa weevil control con-trol in very early spring. It reads as follows: "Make only one spray or granular gran-ular application of 4 ounces of actual heptachlor per acre in early spring before new growth eutceeds 2 inches. Do not harvest har-vest or graze within 30 days of application." The spray treatment, using 1 pint or 25 percent heptachlor emulsifi-able emulsifi-able concentrate, orl and 13 pints of 18 percent dieldrin, is the Utah State University recommendation. recommen-dation. Possibly some growers are equipped to make a uniform coverage cover-age with granules and may desire to try that method. If so, farmers will be interested to learn if that treatment equals the effectiveness obtained by the well established, generally effective spray treatment. In most parts of Utah, alfalfa weevil control will begin as soon as possible provided fields are dry enough to permit power spray e-quipment e-quipment to operate. Dr. Knowlton emphasized that no spraying with these insecticides is recommended or authorized after forage alfalfa reaches the first 2-inch 2-inch growth stage. Alfalfa weevil caused extensive damage in the county last year, Marvin Ogden says. Entomologists figure this weevil damage cost alfalfa al-falfa growers over the state more than a million dollars in I960. sugar beets are not grovvn, then it is desirable to apply phosphorous at the time the alfalfa is being planted. It can be applied broadcast broad-cast prior to planting, or it may be applied after the crop is established. estab-lished. About 100 pounds of available avail-able P205, phosphorous, applied every 2 to 4 years, depending upon the nature of the soil and the productivity pro-ductivity of the land, is usually adequate to take care of the needs of alfalfa. "This would mean," Niel son added, "if an application were made at the time of planting, aj subsequent application might be' made 2 or 3 years later that would, carry the alfalfa on through the normal 3 to 5 year rotation." A number of questions have been asked regarding the time of applying apply-ing phosphorous to alfalfa. It has been determined that it can be applied conveniently either in the spring or fall with little difference in effect, Actually, applications have been made between first and second cutting on some very deficient de-ficient sites and these have proved to be quite satisfactory. There may be some evidence to indicate that in areas where the winters are open and dry, that fall application might be superior. It also helps to distribute distri-bute the work load. It Is good to apply fertilizer in the fall after peak work load is over and also in the spring when it doesn't interfere inter-fere with other spring work, Nielson went on to say, "We have noted in a number of fertilizer trials that where a site is extreme ly deficient, even on a stand asi old as 8 to 10 years, that a surface application of phosphorous very often will increase the yield as much as 100. The residual effects of phosphorous on alfalfa last over several years. We have run a number num-ber of trials where a single application appli-cation of phosphorous .on a highly deficient soil has increased yields Millard County Chronicle How Much Lend Do We Have? Since our land is our greatest and most valuable resource, it i- well to consider how much wc have. The land resourced of continental contin-ental United States total l.SKM.OOi).-000 l.SKM.OOi).-000 acres. The total land area in farms is 1, 159, 000, 000 acres, of which about 409,000,000 acres arp used as cropland and 485,000,000 are devoted to pasture. Exclusive of forests and grazing land the remainder re-mainder is used for cities, roads, homes, parks, air fields, reservations, reserva-tions, or is desert or waste land. We have about 1, 429, 000, 000 acres on which to raise ail our food and fiber and to support our animal population. This means that for every man, woman and chiLl in the United States in 1954 there are about 2.6 acres of cropland and over 6.3 acres of grazing land, or a total of about 9 acres for each person. As our population increases the acreage per capita naturally will decrease. When we compare our land resources re-sources with those of other coun- Thursday, March 23, 1961 tries, we can better appreciate our ;ood fortune. The United Kingdom as about 0,?S acres of arable land per capita; France 1.17, Italy 083, Denmark 1.61, Belgium 0.73, Argentina Argen-tina 4.0, India 0.73, China 0.50 and Japan 0.21. Twc-Boy Quarter For March 29-30 A iwo-day Quarter Horse clinic rponsored by the Intermountain Quarter Horse Assn. and conducted by Spring Fever Quarter Horse Assn. is scheduled March 29-30 in Eiackfoot, Idaho. Carl James, chairman of the clinic, cli-nic, announces that Don Henstrom, Spokane, Wash., will serve as moderator. mod-erator. His talks will deal principally princi-pally with problems of the foot and hoof, with special emphasis on proper shoeing methods. Dr. James Bell, Cache Valley Breeding Assn., Logan, Utah, will also appear on the program. Dr. Bell is widely known for his studies on reproductive diseases and problems. prob-lems. Three directors of the Intermountain Intermoun-tain Quarter Horse Assn. will give demonstrations on cow cutting, judging and reining. Roy Corbett, Grace, Idaho, will handle cow cutting; cut-ting; Oren Morrison, Arimo, Idaho, will demonstrate judging procedures, proced-ures, and D. T. "Sod" Williams, Ar-bon, Ar-bon, Idaho, will show proper reining rein-ing methods. This is a first in a series of spring clinics sponsored by IQHA. Three more have been scheduled in Richfield, Rich-field, Utah; Provo, Utah and in Las Vegas, Nevada. Laurel J. Brown, West Jordan, Utah, is president of the Intermountain Inter-mountain Quarter Horse Assn., and Max Roberts, Blackfoot, Idaho, is president of the affiliated group, the Spring Fever Quarter Horse Assn. as much as 100 five years after 'he initial application." He added that this will not hqjd on all situations, and he emphasized empha-sized that if the soil is really deficient, de-ficient, 5-a single application will last a long time. "The residual effect ef-fect is usually proportional to the amount of phosphorous applied, as the larger applications will give a residual effect that will last longer than a smaller application." He continued, "We would suggest that before applying phosphorous to alfalfa, al-falfa, that soil be collected and sent to the state soil testing laboratory lab-oratory at Logan where a good estimate may be made regarding the phosphorous status of the soils. This is particularly valuable in determining de-termining those soils which are well supplied with phosphorous." LEGAL NOTICE INVITATION TO BID Millard County will receive bids on the 1961 supply of the following follow-ing weed chemicals: 2-4-D in 1 gal. containers. Amino Triazole in 4 lb. packages. Trichlorobenzoic Acid in 1 gal. containers. All chemicals to be delivered at Fillmore and Delta. Bids will be received at the office of-fice of the County Clerk until Tuesday, Tues-day, April 4, 1961, at 5 o'clock p. m. 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More people can buy more jobs are created. These arc the ingredients of economic growth. Each stimulates the next in a cycle of productivity and plenty which constantly creates a better life for you. Let's Keep Rolling Ahead |
