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Show i Ice melters, fruit tree damage si). i ' . t Exttensiioirr mews, ... by Blaine Jones and place the cartons on their sides, one or two at the base of , each tree. Workman suggests using the regular commercial ant rodent bait that can be purt ? chased .M.t locally. Since these materials deteriorate with time, salt is used. he advises Hatch cautions not to overputting out fresh cartons bait after a couple of due the use of any months. product. Use just enough to do The cartons have the advanthe job. AVOID MOUSE DAMAGE tage of being biodegradable. If some are not picked up, they have Commercial orchardists will deteriorate and go away damlearned that considerable time. On the other hand, with age to their trees can be caused metal cans that may work just r Home-ownemice snow. under the by should also be aware of as well for holding the bait can the damage that can be done by accumulate to make a lot of mice and take steps to protect junk if they are not properly their trees dining the winter. gathered - up at the end of the Those of you with back yard season. Workman said strychnine fruit trees and also commercial orchardists may be interested bait commonly used for mice control around the farm has in the following information. Snow sparkling on the trees been restricted. The U.S. Fish shouldnt lull fruit growers into and Wildlife Service recently a state of tranquility assuming ruled against strychnine baits all is well in their orchards. Gar of .05 percent or greater Workman, Extension wildlife strength. Some legal strychnine specialist at Utah State Univer- baits of '.035 percent are still sity, says mice protected from available. view and predator danger may be scurrying about in their tunnels under the snow chewing bark from the trees. They particularly like the bark of apple and cherry trees. Expect them to be doing damage in orchards where there has been a lot of grass and weed cover, especially where mice trails were seen in the grass. Workman warns that mice can completely girdle fruit trees. They will either kill the trees or necessitate extensive bridge grafting next spring to save the trees. To protect the trees, poison the mice. Workman says halfpint cardboard milk cartons make ideal bait stations. He suggests pouring about one third of a teaspoon of syrup through the small opening in each carton, then dropping in a little commercial rodent bait so bait and syrup stick at the bottom of the carton. Dig down other plants around walkways and drives. The salt can - also ICE MELTERS damage the concrete. Ice on sidewalks and drive Marketers of a more expenways rates high sive ice melting product claim it among winters to be safer on the concrete. Yet annoying haz-- , ' still should be used with cauit ards. The dang tion following the label direcer of falls, par tions and with the realization ticularly among that the main ingredient in it is older folks, salt, Hatch noted. makes it neces- - uff. He prefers using fertilizers sary to put filalne Jones such as ammonium sulfate or something on the ice to give ammonium melt nitrate .in place' of more traction and to help also salt. ice may be damagto remove it. They the Duane Hatch, Utah State ing to concrete, but they benefit University Extension horticul- the plants.' He says its much turist, cautions against using better to have green growing salt to melt the ice. Salt ac grass borders than brown dead cumulation damages grass and areas often seen where much , tSC Extension Agent , . views 2 Levan will get December 29, 1983 new fire truck, For commission says Levan will get a new fire truck soon, the county commission decided recently. The truck will be used to respond to brush fires around the town and in the surrounding mountains. The used truck will be purchased from the state for about $1,800. An extra $1,370 will be needed to buy a tool bed. It already has a pump tank unit. The truck will be purchased by Greg Newton, county .fire marshal. clothes for Cabbage Patch Kid dolls, call Sonya son at Little Italy Pizza V", a ' . t r NEW iMME- - December 31st Starts at 8 p.m. $2.00 at the door Music Age limit 14 & over No Alcohol allowed Little Italy Pizza 64 West Center - Nephi - 623-240- 8 Times-New- s Volume 81, No. 52 u December 29, 1 983 j: Vance P. Deadlines: News and advertising, dose of business, Tuesday prior to publication. 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