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Show EMERY COUNTY ni-ir- Cucumber Beetle Will Paved Yards Save Feed and Labor Injure Garden Crop3 Floor Is Sanitary and Does Pests Make Their Appearance Suddenly. 4. way With Unsightly Mud Holes in Barnyards. (Prepared br the United States Department of Agriculture The striped cucumber beetle attacks and Injures seedling cucumbers, melons and related crops, but especially the cucumber, as soon as they appear. They even burrow down to meet them before they come above the ground. They devour the tender stems and leaflets before the plant Is fairly started, gnaw the older stems and rips fruits and act as carriers of cucurbit diseases. They make their appearance suddenly and in great numbers, and as they work rapidly an entire crop may experience with concrete can acquire be destroyed In a few days. The Is a short time by what necessary In slender white worm-lik- e larvae injur the plants later in the season by tunneling the roots and underground parts of the stems. The control measures which havs given the greatest promise of success are preventives, repellents, farm practice, and the use of insecticides, particularly nicotine dust anil arsenate of lead. In suggesting control measures, the department commends that young and choice plants In small gardens be protected with tight coverings. If an excess of seed Is planted, the attack will be distributed, and some of the plants will escape the beetles. Nicotine dust should be applied directly, and . W-i- .4 arsenate of lead used as a spray, either alone or in combination with bordeaux mixture. Care should be taken to cover every portion of Infested plants, both surfaces of leaves, vines and stems. Clean culture with trap plants Is an aid. Active Concrete Barnyard Pavement. of neighboring growers of cucurbits In these methods is desirable. a instructions. few carefully following In observing these Not all of the pavement need be built Community effort methods will lessen the undoubtedly at one time. A strip 20 feet wide is of losses from this pest In the danger enough for a beginning. Additional course of time. strips can be added as desired. Plan for Paving. In paving a feeding yard with con "Yellowing" Cuts Deeply crete, first grade the site so that It Is Into Alfalfa Production practically level. If the drainage is not good, drain tile should be laid. A Is one of the most seri "Yellowing" e of several inches of gravel or ous troubles of the alfalfa grower. In cinders is sometimes advantageous. the East, says the United States De The concrete should be mixed In the partment of Agriculture, It is responproportion of 1 pert of cement, 2 sible for a greater redaction In yield parts of sand and 3 of pebbles or every year than any of the diseases or broken stone. A thickness of four insects. In the past few years It had inches is the allowable minimum and been observed In the West, but In the five or six inches Is safer, especially rest of the country it has been known where heavy loads are likely to be put almost as long as the crop has been on the floor. The surface should be grown on a commercial scale. made to slope toward one corner, with Although the cause of "yellowing" a pitch of not more than has never been definitely determined, inch per foot, and it should be finished It has been attributed to a number of which leaves with a wood-floa- t, grit- unfavorable conditions. In some cases ty surface that can be easily cleaned, it has been thought that soil conditions yet affords a firm footing for the stock. were responsible, as the same sympAfter the concrete has been laid It toms occur In the absence of sufficient should not be used for at least two or lime, plant food, or drainage. But it three weeks. also occurs where all these conditions The following table shows the are favorable, as is shown by the quick amount of materials required to build of the 'plants after the old recovery pavements of various areas, using cut. When the cause mix and a thickness of four growth has been Is lack of lime, food, or drainage the Inches : plants die soon after cutting. Square Ft. Sacks of Cub. Yds. Cub. Tde. The treatment recommended for Of Pav'm't. Sand. of Pebbles. Cement, 300 26 J I Is cutting of the fields re"yellowing" 4 63 600 6 8 77 gardless of the stage of development 900 7 11 10S 1.200 of the plants. The new growth genVi 128 14 1,500 erally comes along normally. No farm is complete without a con crete feeding floor as part of its equipment. It la hard to estimate the amount of feed that has been lost and wasted through being fed in the mud. A paved feeding floor is sanitary and does away with the unsightly tnudholes so common to barnyards. Easy to Biff Id. Concrete barnyard pavements, as shown in th illustration, are easy to build, end the man who has never had JUi sub-bas- one-fourt- Sweet Corn Is Superior for Feeding in Summer Fall Calving Desirable on Many Dairy Farms In making plans for summer feed- ing, the value of sugar corn should not be overlooked. In certain dairy sections where Its worth is recognized, It Is not unusual to find almost every dairyman planting a moderate-size-d patch with which to meet the midsummer period when pasturage Is short and green feed at a premium. In the choice of the variety to plant it is well to choose the later maturing sorts such as Country Gentleman and Evergreen. The earlier varieties will mature as a rule before there Is real need for them in dairy feeding. The earlier varieties of sweet corn are lacking In stalk and leaf as compared with the larger and later sorts. Fowls in Orchard Kill Many Injurious Insects Any fruit which grows high enough to be out of reach of the hens Is benefited by their presence. Better and greater crops are produced growth Is In evidence. Some years ago Cornell university made a test which showed very conclusively that the presence of chickens In an orchard did more pood towards killing Injurious Insects than all the liquid sprays that could be applied. Little Improvement in Quality of Seed Helps It hns been estimated that more than 14,000.000 pounds of seeds, exclusive of seed potatoes, seed sugar canes, and other vegetative planting stocks, are sown or planted annually Even a small ImIn this country. provement in the quality of seed planting would result in larger crops at little or no additional expense or In the same production on a smaller acreage. Consider Farmer First in Establishing Routes When establishing routes for good roads, the Interest of the farmers is the first thing that should be taken Into account As it Is over them that all that goes to clothe and feed the hungry ungrateful world must be transported, let th slogan of roads be, "Fanners First." Under most conditions on the dairy farm, says the Department of Agriculture, fall calving Is desirable. The calf receives milk for the first few months of its life, and when it is ready to be weaned from this food good succulent pasture Is available. During the win ter It has learned to eat grain and roughage while it has been' getting whole milk, skim milk, or milk substitutes, and when grass comes it can make the change without getting a set back. There is another advantage In fall calving, as the cow gives the largest flow of milk at the season when prices are usually the highest. Also calves are at the right age so that If well developed they may be bred to calve In the fall. From the standpoint of profits on milk, local conditions, such as cost of feed and price of milk In different seasons, should have Without Good Pasture Hogs Are Unprofitable AH through the summer season hogs should have access to pasture. Sows with pigs cannot do their best In small, dry enclosures, and they will not be profitable when so confined. "It is natural for hogs to exercise in fields, root In the ground and choose their ration from the variety of plants to which they have access," says R. W. Clark of the Colorado Agricultural college. Man cannot furnish a ration comparable to pasture In all other respects. A pasture is the first tiling that' should be provided in pork production and pigs should have constant access to it from the time they are born until disposed of. Horses' Shoulders Need Bathing in Salt Water Since the power of a horse is applied through the collar, it is of utmost importance that the collar should fit the neck and shoulders. Carelessness In collars not only using badly-fittin- g develops sores and ngly scars, bnt many times causes horses to become balky. Horses' shoulders should bs bathed in salt water every svanlBft In order to harden them. CASTLE DALE, UTAH "onrPEsa. ;n 2smS2SlS?S2S2SmS2S- 2- "International There Is No Such Thing as an Banker" in America New York Banker. Ey OTTO H. KAHN, banker" in America, is no such thing as an "international understood, lou might as meaning of the term is generally fanner sells a of the international farmer because the the international certain percentage of his crops to Europe, or of to Europe and manufacturer because some of his products are exported or agents some American manufacturers maintain branch establishments he imports from merchant because THERE in Europe, or of the international . Europe. contact ana The banker maintains and can maintain international transact international business only to the extent that American industry, commerce and agriculture are international. success is The American banker's market is the home market. His investor Conditioned upon the capacity and willingness of the American on existence depends to absorb the securities which he offers. His very bankers fellow of the public and his the confidence and would justly create the impression that activities and any banker whose interests would he was actuated cosmopolitan rather than by American by very soon lose that confidence and following. The American banker's principal functions in relation to Europe are to provide the requisite banking facilities for export and import and for travelers. forThat part of his functions which consists in financing loans of eign governments or industries has hitherto been (with sporadic excepvastness tions) of relatively inconsiderable proportions as compared to the American industry, comof the rolume of his transactions in financing merce, and enterprise. In savin this T do not mean to imply that there is anything- that j 0 rails for annWv in the floating of foreim loans in America and in the conloaning of American funds to Europe, provided that such loans are sidered sound as to security and are made for legitimate, constructive purposes. It is both the duty and the advantage of a creditor nation, such as this country has become, to place part of. its available tunas in foreign countries. Pages Pretend So Fiercely Why Do the Editorial ' to Omniscience? By MRS. MINNIE MADDERN FISKE, Actress. To be asked, even in a mock trial, to lodge a complaint against the American newspaper is like being forced to turn district attorney when an old and generous friend is in the prisoner's dock. But, if needs must, may I make my complaint an inquiry as to why the editorial pages pretend so fiercely and so unconvincingly to omniscience ? Men who, at home, are delightfully aware how short and spotty is all our knowledge no sooner take up the editorial pen than they feel forced by tradition to give forth the impression of believing that wisdom will die Certified Seed Ear TW cs- - . Increases Yield Favorable Results Obtained Especially Userl by Potato Growers Should fyingEachjndividu Use. General Encourage (Prepared bjr the fmud suL' r. An Ingenious , , marking farm breedln? an been increasing has While there been used successfully winTl ' tendency on the part of potato produc- eight years by the seed during certified use ers to . United States DepiJ last few years, the favorable results ture at the farm of the hmT that have been obtained from the use mal industry near Xle of such seeds should encourage a much more general use of certified seed, of individuals in hTan says the United States Department are of states of number A Agriculture. Improved with purebred now producing certified seed and animal Is labeled with an7 have records showing the comparative tag bearing a FerS? number. the with w yield from certified fields labeled on the right ear- New state. In the of average yield The left younareuTM York state yields for ordinary fields number preceded by l or bT in?" averaged 103 bushels an acre, while 223 bushels the certified fields yielded it Is the first an acre. In Minnesota the yield in 21fthesecondorn,3Cededir over that favor of the certified seed, This system is quite practici of the ordinary fields, was 60 bushels farm flocks of Sheep of certified an acre, and In Pennsylvania head, and for cattle, if a fields yielded 868 bushels while the sire is being used to grade 100 ordinary fields produced only bushels an acre. Reports from other affords a very good states show similar Increase In yield system ent record of of from the certified fields in comparison obtained. For exaSe? to the average of the state. born young of female No. 25 mZ Decided Improvement. from sent Michigan marked 125. Animal No. 125 ta 0 Certified seed half grade. The young of 125 will tl to several corn twit states for experiCome 1125, and will be a threeau in tests demonstrational mental and grade. No. 11125 will be seveiwiehtk 1921 showed a decided Improvement and No. 111125, In yield over the local seed. In Iowa illustrate further: No. 3125 li Z the Increase In yield secured from this third young of the first young of bush61.2 was seed certified Michigan nd a grade. els, in Indiana 21 fields showed an InWhen there is no longer space for crease of 63 bushels, In Illinois 61 fields yielded 44 bushels Increase, additional figures on the lahrf tv while in Ohio, where the great part sixth or seventh generation maj of the acreage of the state Is planted marked with letters following the with certified seed, the Increase due to ber of the original dam. Applied to the Michigan seed was only 2.6 bush- female No. 25, the young of the els. In two tests conducted in Dela- generation may be marked 25A; next ware the Michigan certified seed aver- generation, 25B, and so on. If desired, aged 684 bushels more an acre than the sire number may be placed on the reverse side of the label. seed. This method of identifying antoali Good Season for Both. Last season was a good one for both may be used In conjunction with United States Department (Prepared br the of Artculture.) Si? nS 11 J S2 fifteen-sixteenth- ! 25 three-quarte-rs home-grow- n an producers and buyers of certified seed. The large production of certified seed has brought the price so low that although reports show that a premium of 50 to 150 per cent Is being paid for certified stock the grower Is at least getting a little profit out of his work, while the buyer Is able to buy this seed at a reasonable cost system, which Identifies them. A good plan enables the owner to with assurance as to correct any ear tags that further replay Identity may be lost Eradicate Weed Plants by Preventing Growth There Is only ne way to eradicate noxious perennial plants such as will morning glories or pea rine growths, or whatever kind they mfy be; and with them. So long as the stand Is satisfactory Is to prevent them from making that No editorial ever confesses cheerfully to such frailties as ignorance, and the plants are making good leaf growth during the last half any Is little to be gained by growth there or after about July L of summer, fear, or doubt. They are written by men who, on hearing the Pilates of cultivating alfalfa, says the United Whatever method you find most cobe is would not what baffled. would Not States Department of Agriculture. A they. They truth, today asking nvenient for doing this will be the most dictate an answer before going to lunch. slight increase in yield Is sometimes practical method for you to apply. Faced by some complex international problem, the President of the obtained by such treatment, but exSome such plants can be eradicated periments have shown that It is not United States may toss all night wondering, and wondering, and wonderby pasturing the last half of gummer; ordinarily enough to pay the additionmethods are to keep the land other ing, but he rises in the morning to find that every newspaper writer knows al cost, and the life of the stand Is the last half of summer, or cultivated If but prolonged any. little, just what he should do. cut down with a them to keep Under certain conditions, however, such u I am sure this must bewilder him and even breed within his bosom cultivation of this crop may be worth when In some cultivated crop, smother to is method another a faint skepticism as to whether they always know what they are talking while. Where Irrigation waters leave corn; with straw or by growing some rank about. His faith might be restored if, 6ome fine, astonishing morning, a crust of silt on the fields the use growing crop; another Is to keepft of the harrow to break it up seems ground the leader in the Gazette should begin like this : advisable. Also where irrigated al- land mowed close to the "The French movement in the Kuhr reaches back to springs of motive falfa Is pastured It is sometimes a good practice to use a harrow to so invisible to American eyes that there is not a sage in all the Gazette loosen up the soil, especially If It ts Lack of Cleanliness Is office who knows what America ought to do, and probably there is not one When weeds and Cause of Calf Disorders grass threaten to choke out the alin the State department either." falfa the life of the stand may be diseases rf Nearly all disorders or profitably prolonged for a year or two calves, says the United States Depaeltaer by harrowing. rtment of Agriculture, are caused of cleaThe best Implement for this purpose lack directly or indirectly by U In in of of Railways is the alfalfa harrow, which is a modi- nliness. Filth, whether It fication of the spring-tootharrow. pens, bedding, or palls and utensils, More Efficient The of flu aft harrow may be used dangerous to the health use on the is lighter but side of soils, R. use little National safe J. HOWARD, By To be on the Transportation Institute. icw on the heavy soils. The disk harrow but clean milk (sweet or sour), steam Is with The fanner must pay for labor and buy food and clothing, fuel, very liable to prove Injurious. them the pails or sterilize ana remove eld feed from the boxes machinery, lumber, feed, and live 6tock in order to produce. Not until Orchard d and Filth MJ Intercropping clean them dally. after these operating costs and fixed charges are met and surplus earnings natural breeding places Secondard Proposition the in excess of them are in sight does it matter to the farmer or any one that will cause drta-bacteria From the year that an orchard is else whether his land is worth a dollar an acre or a thousand dollars. In the young animal's stomach first set out, Intercropping is a secmeans frw The same principle which applies to the farmer applies to the ondary proposition and should be dom from filth usually disease. from treated as such the trees come first railway. It is not until the fixed charges and operating costs are taken It has usually been considered desirfrom the freight-payerdollar that the valuation of the railroad . really able to make use of the land between Best to Dehorn Calves enters into the problem of rate making. OW the trees for the first few from years When but Few Days standpoint of increased profit FurI am in favor of private management of railways, because it is more the Is best a thermore, cultivated crop Insures Dehorning young calves old, dg eTicient than government. I am in favor of letting the railways earn a cultivation of the trees. when the calf Is a few days shears fair return upon a fair valuation to enable them to expand, which is the hair with a pair of the Rub Is will Legume appear. horn the Satisfactory necessary if I prosper on my farm. u with caustic potash untiloff ana for Crop Flock comes What the farmers want, and all they want, is a square deal. Poultry layer of the skin They One of the most crops about ready to bleed. The know they will not be getting a square deal until the satisfactory prices they receive to grow on the ground where yon m poultry stick of caustic potash that for the things they produce are relatively as high as the prices they ranges Is the legume. Clover or al- to the horn should first be falfa are ideal crops for this purpose. a cloth have to pay for things they have to buy. and the stick held with A half acre of ground seeded to either not to burn the hand. one of these legumes will furnish U ior any tkuwseveral - w tw enough green feed for a hundred or been delayed for more chickens. button can be cut on Most Asinine Legislation as to Medical knife and the to kill Tt. This will kill thejm Licensure, Deep Corn Cultivation to do it Will Cut Many of Roots Ita is better By DR. L. D. WILSON, in California State Journal of Medicine. few weeks old. When the stalks of corn are 18 Inches high, the roots have met across Rarely do physicians of sound judgment seek election to state legislaAre Benefited a tures. Or if they do, it is in a row. Deep Pigs manner and without of adequate cultivation at this time will cut many support from the other members of their own profession. of the roots and check the benefited ef Pigs are always As a result we have the spectacle the plants. A good rule to growth yearly of state legislatures perpetratch8f follow 1s ins frequent access to cMJ i ing the most asinine legislation in relation to health, to medical licensure to cultivate deep early in the season following method of s nnd shallow later when the and to education. In the meantime the legislative committees plants are coal is very satisfactory- a" of state larger. cobs are raked together are medical societies in their reports annually deplore the legislative actions When the cobs ovw tne fire. , taken, and express futile hopes for improvement in the future. The Broadcast Condition of hruuiv nnts are poured but all for physicians to get for the community sane health, licensure, is It until and ed Highways on Saturday short time the oats will TnW cations! legislation is to take a hand directly in its the The condition of highways in Massamaking. ened. The fire should chusetts and bordering states is broad- out the Unfortunately, getting elected to do this is not so easy for the by scattering ph ' cast by radio v ician. He has so long and so assiduously cultivated the narrow every Saturday evening cobs may continue view th at 6:30 o'clock by the Automobile Le- - fee fire in the oats -- mfl his duty is solely to the patient, that the patient whsn turned tral flKRnrlnHrin rm.l m voter iu service gives out. When cold to regard the doctor as his personal attendant only and to motorists knowlJP - allowed free access without lnformat Inn on v,.. wc wuiunon jiu W experience beyond that function oi trunk line oats. They will highways. every particle. Little to Be Gained by Cultivation of Alfalfa no heavy-texture- Is Favor Private Management as d. ' h spike-toot- h m T s' efZ Health, Education br-Allow- half-heart- ance ed - oS fi ... Vi v v-- i - |