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Show THE JORDAN JOURNAL ointworms Destroy 600,000 Bushels of Wheat 1 cause a slight infestation may become veloping head or the entire stem. The SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT Wheat growers of Utah have lost 1 a heavy one, if the worms are permit- second generation of worms does not For Year 1925-1926. per cent of this year's crop, or ap-\ ted to winter in an unplowed field. If destroy the stem in which they are 600,000 bus_~~ls, valued 1 the stubble is too ~igh to be well cov- found, but reduces the yield of (Continued from Last Week.) not less than half a m1l1wn dollars, 1 ever by plowing, It should be broken wheat. of the injury done the crop 1 down by means of a chain so placed "There is but one generation of · HEALTH WORK th e crowmgseason b Y th e as to drag a h ead of the plow. sheath worms a year. Adults emerge jo~ntworm. This is the opinThe jointworm works in t~ wheat from stubble in the spring and deOur health work, under the direct of Dr. Herbert J. Pack, entomolo- stem and is seldom observed by the posit their eg-gs in number in the leaf supervision of Dr. Samuel G. Paul, of the Utah Experiment Station, g-rower, who frequently attributes sheath. The develr.:ping larvae cause.s assisted by two competent nurses, recently completed a survey of jointworm damage to other causes. the sheath to grow abnormally, re- Miss Van E12 and Mrs. Ream, has rm damage in Cache, Box "The adults of the jointworms," Dr. suiting in a large hard gall. This been unusually effective this year. Salt Lake, Tooele and Utah Pack explains, "are small black wasp- preSses on the stem so tightly that To give a complete account of all ~u'""''"''· Some fields visited in these like insects. They appear in the sap is :urevented fl·om flowing freely, the work done in this department ~mm1;Iei>, he reports, probably are not spring ,and deposit eggs in the stems resulting in a stunted plant with a would make this report too lengthy. harvesting, while ot•hers are of growing wheat. They develop into small head. A few facts will serve to illustrate ua'"'~'15t'u as much as 50_ per cent. AI- white or yellowish grubs which eat "Both the straw worm and the what is being done, for instance, in he has been unable to visit all · out the tissue of the stem or cause sheath worm pass the winter as im- the correction of defects: i:otmties of the state, Dr. Pack de- enlargements in it. mature forms in stubble. If this Number of pupils treated for th~? that reports in hand wanant "We have at least three species of stubble is plowed under in the fall following defects: ~ estimate of 10 per cent loss to the jointworm in Utah.: the wheat straw the worms will die while buried dur- · Vision, or disease of eyes ................. 184 _wheat crop of Utah. . worm and the sheath worm being the ing the winter, However, if plowing Hearing, or diease of ears ............... 41 Jomt~orm losses may be avo1ded, most abundant. The w~eat stpw is not done until spring the worms Teeth ...................................................................... 2194 th1s expert, through general worms has two generatiOns ·a yea:r. will have emerged before the land Adenoids -·······--·;·--····--------·--····-----····:···-------·----· 148 ad.option of the practice of plowing The adults emerge in the spring from can be plowed. It is especially bad . Enlarged or cliseased tonsils ........ 773 land in the fall. All. fields 1 the old stubble and lay eggs growing to allow wheat land to lie unplowed The health department has had be fall-plowed, he urges, be- wheat which usually destroys the de- 1 and to grow a volunteer crop the fol- ?etter ~upport from the home than ----------------------------------~~lowing year, or to merely drill the In prev10us y·e ars, more home c~lls wheat in I.the Under have. be_en ~ade, coope:atlve •~::t'll:fi!:tfi:fi!~~~~1~ti!:fi!:lii~i~Fi!:fi!!fii!fi~f'i!fi!!:lii!:fi!i~~fi!!fi~i!:l1~fi~fj . It' ' old h stubble.. workmg oas·IS has and beena estabhshed, 11ese cone 1t10ns t e emergmg adults th t b h h h d th h 1 find wheat at once and the infesta- so a . ot t e orne an e sc oo tion may be 100 per cent. The wheat are commg to depend upon o~r health BIG TAILOR MADE SUIT SALE in . these fields is hardly enough to workers. for .assistance, ·adVIce an.rl FOR 30 DAYS . LATEST STYLES justify harvesting while the joint- c?unsel m the cont:ol of health condlworms have been ·afforded ideal hons and the sol~t10n of health. probYou can save from $9.00 to $24.00 on suit and a pair of breeding grounds. Such fields are a lems. .We apprecia•te the effective coextra trousers free. Come in and look them over. menace to the wheat industry and operatiOn of the county health deAlteration, Cleaning and Pressing. every effort should be made to re- partment in this work. duce them to a minimum. HIGH SHOOL "It is observed that infestation is During the past nine years, ·the usually heaviest in late planted high schools of Jordan district have 64 West Center St. MIDVALE, Utah wheat. Grain that is planted early is increased their enrollment from 324 larger .and stronger in the spring to 950: In other words, we had pracPhone Midvale 117-W. when the adults appear and is less tically thre-e times as many students liable to attack and more able to in high school this year than nine withstand infestation." years ago, although our school population had increased only 8.4 per cent. Some "of the credit for this increasE> • FIGHT LATE BLIGHT EARLY is due to the state comvulsory attendWhen cool moist weather occurs in ance law, but other important conJuly and August, late blight of pota- tributing factors are: 1st, our splenSERVICE WITH toes often causes great losses, par- did transportation system; second, the A SMILE ticularly in the northern states. The excellent high school facilities prodisease spreads very rapidly in fav- vided by the board, and third, the Tlhe usual pleasure oO>f orable weather, killing the plants in wholesome public sentiment in favor our prompt s&V'i.ce 1.n dea few days. Late blight oan be con- of universal high school training as !Jiv;eliing your order.s is trolled by thoroughly spraying the a preparation for citizenship and Hfe. plants with 4-4-50 Bordeaux mixture, further enhanced by t.he A few years ago, the attendance at beginning when the d·isease is first high school began in the fall with smiLe rdf wi11'ingne~s t1o ~~.!.~ 01 seen. Repeat the spraying every 10 very few student sas farm operations please which acoom- 1., to 14 days in dry weather and every decreased in intensity along about panrl.es ~t. 7 to 10 days in moist weather. Thanksgiving time, the number in attendance increased; during DecemAs a Test, Phone 246 Although Turkish government of- ber, January and February, the atficials are sponsoring the conversion tendance was fairly good; with the of the former Sultan's palace at Con-' approach of spring, students begal' stantinople into a gambling casino, dropping out, and before school no Mohammedans will be admitted to closed, the attendance was usually the gaming tables. The Koran for- down to about 50 per cent of the R. R. GILBERT E. C. O'BRfEN maximum enrollment for the year. bids Moslems from gambling. I H. F. RASMUSSEN, Tailor Corner Meat & Grocery r. < Wilting summer days need no longer bring to you their problems of food preservation. Electdc refrigeration, with its dry, health· ful cold, eliminates food spoilage. It automatically maintaiu a constant temperature for perfect refrigeration. It provides dainty cubes of purest ice to tinkle in the glasses. These cubes may be frozen In abundance from ordinary drink· ing water. I This has all changed. In fact, the M. I. A. OUTING ject and will be glad to advise interaverage number of days of attendAT SALTAIR AUG. 4 ested persons about the possibiliti€s ance by high school students now exThe -annual outig of the M. I. A. 1 of profit in the increase of wiJ.d life. ceeds that of the elementary g·rades, will be held this year at Saltair, Auand the per centage of students mak- gust 4. HINTS FOR HOT HOGS ing satisfactory progress each year The looal committee in Midvale deA hog w.ill find shade in hot weathin high schools compares very favor- sire to call attention to the fact that ably with that in the grades. a percentage of tickets sold from er if he can, but if the shady place As in the grade schools, nearly all Midvale inure to the benefit of the he finds is also hot he does not seem of our high school teachers have ac- !local M. L A. and it is therefore ad- to realize it, and will ~ay there and cepted reappointment for next school viseable to purchase tickets from die from overheating. For this reayear. them in order that they may claim son it is best to clo5e any buildings that are not cool, forcing the hogs to Buildings And Imwovements the percentage. get shade elsewhere. The natural The new grade ann Junior high •. Notice will be given from time to shade from trees is preferrable to any building completed at West Jordan t1me as to the _proper places to make · a c1·lS t'mcvt ci·edi't ~. the purchases of tickets and other ar- other. If .trees are not available, a l as t f a ll 1S • . -0 f th t' good artificial shade should be made district and to the state. With prop- rangament~ ·or e ou mg. by setting posts and building a cheap er care and adequate upkeep we see framework about 4 feet from the PROFIT IN LOW SPOTS no reason why this building should Farmers who have marshy lands ground, covering it with brush, hay or not be ranked as a good school buildstraw. A shade of this kind is better ing_ a quarter of a century from now. that they contemplate draining should than one made of boards or sheet You have under way a building first consider the possibility of these iron. If dust accumulates the coverprngram at the present time the like low spots as places for producing ing should be made wet by watering ,;f which very probably cannot be du- muskrats, growing fish or attracting with a hose or bucket. This will serve nlicated elsewhere in the state, espec- waterfowl. The biological survey of the double pm·pose of cooling the air ially when we consider the fact that the United States department of ag- and settling the dust. i.t is to he done without increasing riculture has information on this subour bon.ded indebtedness. Four of our smaller schools, Granite, Cres:~rnt_ Herriman and Lark, have been without adequate heating, ventilating and lavatory faciHt.ies for these many vears; our shops at the Jordan High have been inadequately heated, and the recent influx of population at Highlancl Boy and Upper Bing·ham has made necessary the additions being built to those schools. We again take this opportunity of expressing The old Junior High building at our appreciation to our many good customers for Riverton was anything but a credit to .Jordan District. The new building the loyal support you are favoring us with. We now under construction will reflect believe our customers are good batters, they do credit to the community and fill a not strike at the ball except when at the right pressing need in that locality for a place. We still try hard to serve you as welL in modern Junior High school. It is the future as we have in the past. You know very likely that when ihe building is when you trade at Rasmussen's store you get completed the community will have occasion to be proud of it and will your moneys worth and the best money can buy. appreciate it as· much . as ~he people We don't need to tell you that we handle the best of West Jordan appreciate theirs. of meats for you know that. First class meats to· We are crowded beyond our capacday cost from 13Yzc to 15c per pound wholesale. 'ty to accommodate the children at Of course, meats can be bought as low as 7Yzc per Sandy. The people there have been pound wholesale. We don't handle that class. _ oatient in awaiting their turn for added facilities. Unless unforeseen cirWe can handle all your veal, pork, lambs and cumstances arise, it appears that our beef. If you have no market for your eggs we next building operation is due Sandy. can handle them too. Should you need some groWhile Midvale has been able so far ceries for a load of hay we can accomodate you. to house its large school population, Vvhen ever you want to know the prices on farm this condition will not long maintain. produce and meats call Midvale 70-R-2, there is aJ. and following the erection of a buildways some one at the plant to answer the phone. ing at Sandy, it would seem at present that Midvale should next be taken Yours for best quality and fair prices, care of. If these two buildings cannot be erected in one year, I would suggest .that the board consider the adviseability of erecting one of them next year, and, in addition to that, dormitories or teachers' homes in Bingham and at Highland Boy. The housing situation at both of these centers is very acute. Teachers_ are unable to find suitable accommodations, and each year, until .t hey become settled for the year, there is a feeling of unrest and dissatisfaction which interferes with the efficiency of school work. They arrive in ·the town a day or two before schools open, only to find every house occupied and no rooms available. Many of them feel like throwing up their positions and going back home. We must either build accommodations or make arrangements with houseowners for the care of our teachers so that they will not continue to pass NEW EQUIPMENT- CALL MIDVALE 28 through this disheartening experience when they return to the camps each fall. "It's Pet·sonal Service That Counts" When Jordan's building program is completed, and we shall have to care We take care of your wants whether large or small. each year for the normal increase o·f population only, there seems no reaPrompt Service Anytime Anywhere son why a very substantial reduction each year cannot be effected in the C. A. McRAE, Prop. bonded indebtedness of the district. FINANCES Midvale, - - - - - - - - - - - - - - •• Utah. Jordan District's finaincial situa~ tion is a happy one. The assessed valuation this year is over $11,000 per capita of school population. Great corporations pay over 80 per cent of our taxes. Just how long these conditions will prevail it is unsafe to predict, but while they last, it is the part of wisdom and good finance to Do business direct with the old reliable, push our building prog1·am and paJ.' world famous Mead factory and ....u,,w__ _ off our• indebtedness and thus to you have a bicycle of real quality, with "make hay while the sun shines." best materials and skilled workmanship, Our budget is coming out just No middleman's profits to pay, Save about even this year. Had no emermoney also, by dealing direct with gencies arisen, we :ohould have had the Manufacturer. a cash balance of a few thousand dollars. The ·, •placing of our gymnasium floor; th~ resurfacing of the roofs on part of the Jordan High school and the Auto Mechanics shop; the unforeseen cost;. of gTading the grounds at West Jordan; the pul'chase of the McGuire property; and the numerous unforeseen expenditures in the field of repairs and improvements have consumed our surplus cash. Considering the fact that tttese emergencies have all been met, and that ten thousand dollars ha·:e already been spent on the new huil;ling program out of current annual funds, it seems to me the board is to be congratulated upon the financi·J condition in which the district finds itse1f at present. Considering all the foregoing facts, are we not justified in taking prh> in our school system, .and in s1.yi11;' that we are now closing a most successful school year 7 And in conci>.Jsion, may I not express to you individually and collectively as a board my sincere thanks and appr<:ciatiJn for the united support, the whok some, constructive counsel and advice, the wise guidance, and the gTn erous treatment you have accorded your superintendent during the yca1 now drawing to a close. Respectfully submitted D. C. JENSEN. Superintendent of Schools Jordan School District. RASMUSSEN'S Of Course P. C. 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