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Show gross Dugs appearing bldCK by Jim Keyes Utah State Extension Farmers in San Juan County have noticed a small, black insect that is moving to the edges of wheat fields. This invader may look menacing, but in reality, its not very harmful to a wheat field. However, what it does to range grasses is a com- pletely different story. Black grass bugs feed on range grasses by piercing the plant tissue. Yellow spots begin to appear as the insects feed. Eventually the top growth of the plant will be destroyed. Ultimately, the root reserves of the plant are depleted and total plant will occur. Often f this occurs in connection with drought and other stressful situations. 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Currently, Malathion ULV is considered the best control method. For more information, contact the USU Extension Office in the San Juan County Courthouse. place. areas, The INSTANT STORAGE! 111 no-ti- ll alfalfa seed-ing- s. Lunch will be furnished in Eastland at noon. To get the latest news, read The only thing going on Around the Hat is the wind, which has been blowing and going for months. I have been told that the Wind Gods House is about ten miles north of here. Its a large land formation with a flat top, resembling a layer cake made for the birthday The of a giant child. Navajo who told me about the Wind Gods House also warned me to never climb to the top of it. I doubt the climb would be an easy project and Im not into extremely difficult ascents. But I was curious. What would happen if I climbed up there, I asked. People that do disappear. Their families never see them again. I know thats true because my father told me and his father told him, my informant said. Perhaps we have lots of THE SAN JUAN RECORD Wednesday June 21. 1995 - Pape wind in Mexican Hat because the Wind God lives in scanning the horizon, watching for that ominous funnel shape, but light the neighborhood. I suspect Im rather weird because I like the sound of the wind. Its a living thing, sometimes gentle and softly sighing and sometimes howling as though it were a demon spirit suffering the tortures of the damned. I know it can be violently vicious and take roofs off houses as well as playful as it makes tumbleweeds dance across the desert. But somehow its always exciting and I feel energized by the power. I like the dust devils which twirl and whirl across our deserts. They are mischievous, capricious, and I always stop to watch if one is nearby. I love storms, rain and thunder and lightening. I am fascinated by all manifestations of nature. I cant understand why. As a child on a Texas farm, remember many occasions when my family The Internal Revenue Service is examining a larger than usual number of 1994 tax returns for accuracy in reporting income, exemptions, credits and deductions, according to an IRS spokesman. Most taxpayers returns are accepted as filed, but the selection of a tax return for examinations does not suggest dishonesty. An examination may or may not result in more tax. A tax return examination may even result in a refund. Prior to an examination, taxpayers may wish to read the IRS publication, Your Rights as a Taxpayer. Further information about the examination process is contained in the IRS publi- cation Examination of Returns, Appeal Rights, and Claim for Refund. These booklets are available by calling scurried to the storm cellar because wild winds and dark clouds indicated the possibility that a tornado would roll across the prairie, devastating everything in its wake. I can remember cant remember frightened. I must not have been a very bright child. I dont think have I improved much with age because I still often wait too long to seek shelter when Im out hiking and a storm is im- minent. Recently I was in a valley near the Honaker trail head. I had taken the Johns Canyon Road and then the track which leads to a height above the river where, in about 1890, Augustus Honaker blasted a trail down the cliff side to the San Juan River. I saved the location of my car on my 1 Great fun for any size group Reiner photo All SUBSCRIBE TODAY ages welcome Equipment sales q rjj ancJ rentals available Name e al cream-colore- d are simultaneous. Unfortunately I had put my trust in my GPS and had not paid any attention to the direction of my wandering. Getting instructions from my equipment is a complicated maneuver. I didnt want to get water in its little innards, yet it is necessary to allow the antenna to scan the horizon before I ask it for directions. In my efforts to protect the GPS, I got very wet. realized again that I am very dependent on sunshine and my shadow when I attempt to follow a compass direction. Visibility was poor anyway and the rain was running over my glasses and down my nose. I kept walking in circles. My GPS would indicate that I was very near the car and when I read it again it would shake its head in sorrow and say, Uh uh, Doris. Youve gone past it. Its I back that way. By the time I finally found my car I was quite disenchanted with Nature. siywaEcg Phones and Service with phones starting at Address NOW OPEN FOR THE 1995 SEASON Amount enclosed D I being REGULATOR Alvin Global Positioning System and wandered across a mesa, and down a valley, enchanted by the wild flowers which have flourished everywhere this spring. I recognized the orange Globe Mallow but couldnt remember the names of the several different blue and purple flowers. There were large yellow sunflowers and smaller daisy-typflowers, some all yellow and some with dark centers. I also admired a very small four-petyellow bloom and clusters of and minute yellow ones sharing one plant stem. The low ground cover white flowers - I think J.C. calls them flea bane -were abundant as were a white primrose type. In one place, I stopped to admire several large cliff rose bushes. I igI was enchanted. nored the darkening sky and the rumble in the distance until the storm burst over my head. Although I enjoy watching the lightning play across the horizon, I respect its power. I was aware that it is wise to avoid being the tallest object in the middle of a flat land when the sound of the thunder and the jagged flash of I IRS audits returns In-cou- 1 nty Out-of-coun- ty Foreign 1 1 year year year Betumto P.O. Box 879, Monticello, POOR $50 Requires contract, may include rebate. 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