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Show 3TIe Page 10 Presidsnts Voluntarism Summit Prom Uoor by Dennis Hinkamp County (jgent Utah Look out for weeds If you own 100 acres of land spiny, noxious weed that greatly that you are now using to grow reduces the crops or graze cattle on, would carrying capacity of rangelands. you be willing to give up 20, 50 Not only are weeds devastating to productive land, they can also or 90 percent of that land? That is exactly what you are do- be ing if you allow noxious weeds to poisonous to animals. Poisonous plants that kill cows cost the U.S. grow on your property, says Steve Dew- livestock industry some $250 ey, Utah State University Exten- million a year, Dewey says. sion weed specialist He spoke re- Here are some poisonous weeds cently at a USU Extension live- he says Utah ranchers should watch out for. stock workshop in Kanab Yellow starthistle. This weed and St. George. He says to watch out for the mostly affects horses. It creates following weeds: paralysis Medusahead rye. This weed in face muscles that cause a long, can reduce the carrying capaci- slow and painful death. It is cuty of forage land as much as 90 mulative and irreversible, he says. percent if left to grow. Scotch thistle. Russian thistle. Livestock will Musk thistle (a close relative not generally eat this weed unto Scotch thistle). less it gets mixed in with hay. Canada thistle (a weed with a Houndstongue. This is anothstronghold in Northern Utah. It er weed you dont want to get mixed in with hay. It is especialhas h into moved the ly fatal to horses. recently Broom snakeweed. area). Milkweeds. Spotted knapweed. This weed Poison hemlock. can reduce the carrying capaciHalogeton. This weed is very ty of forage land as much as 60 poisonous. percent. Bur buttercup. This weed is Squarrose knapweed. You can distinguish this weed by the way especially poisonous to sheep. I cannot emphasize enough its spines curl back on itself. It covers about 100,000 acres of the importance of looking for and avoiding these bad weeds, he rangeland in Utah today. weed This is says. You need to destroy them Leafy spurge. what Dewey calls the worst of before they get out of hand. To control these weeds, more the worst. It costs ranchers millions of dollars in the western than a half dozen pasture herbicides are available. They include United States. Fortunately, Utah has been Paraquat, Escort, Ally. 2,4-spared heavy infestations of this Banvel, Spike, Roundup, Stingweed, although it is established er, Velpar, Tbrdon. in the northern area of the state Dewey says Escort is especialand is moving south. This weed ly good because you can spray it is highly adaptable, even in high with no grazing restrictions. He altitude areas where only Moun- says Stinger is highly effective in tain mahogany grows. It is also controlling toxic to cattle. Its reduction to , thistlesandiE3ixed.. He jays Tbrdon is a standrjJ tool iq eradrangeland grasses is extreme. Whitetop. Once this weed is icating small infestations. To help you identify these established in an area, it takes over 100 percent. Compared to weeds, Dewey says to contact me rangeland grasses, the forage at the Juab County USU Extenvalue of whitetop is minimum. sion office. Perennial pepperweed. This weed is growing on thousands of acres in the Uintah Basin. Once established, it creates a biological desert by pushing out everything else. Dyers woad. A serious problem in Northern Utah that is moving south. Camelthom. This is a programs are almost 4-- H t a model for the volunteerism pro- 4 grams as outlined by President Clinton in last weeks summit in Philadelphia. According to Becky Mitchell, leader at assistant state Utah State University, there are 4-- H approximately 90,000 youth and 7,000 volunteer leaders involved in Utah State University Exten. sion programs. She says programs closely match the five resources outlined by the President that research shows best help young people become successful adults. Ongoing relationships with caring competent adults: Youth from kindergarten through high school can make connection with adults outside the family in the Youth Devecontext of the lopment Program. Adults and young adult volunteers act as leaders, mentors and role models. Positive activities and safe hours: places to spend offers a variety of tutorial and recreational programs after school, evening and weekends. A healthy start to a healthy future: All programs emphasize personal health, self care and wellness. The four Hs are head, heart, health and hands. 4-- H . 4-- H . 4-- H non-scho- 4--H Realistic connections between learning and work: Hands-oexperiential learning is the basis of all programs. When enrolled in a project such as woodworking, youth learn skills applicable to the future employment. In addition to the woodworking itself, you learn how to organize, plan, communicate goals and work with others. Regular opportunities to serve others: All clubs are n 4-- H 4-- H Yuba Lake State Park closed May 15-1- 8 . 2 Yuba Lake State Park, located on the west side of the lake, will be closed Thursday, May 15 through Sunday, May 18 for re- surfacing of all paved areas. The Painted Rocks camping facility and boat launch on the east side of Yuba Lake are open. Camping reservations are recommended for Painted Rocks. Please call the Utah State Parks and Recreation reservation cen- ter at The main park area at Yiiba Lake State Park will reopen Monday, May 19. For additional information about Yuba Lake State Park, please call This Newspaper and all inserts V'4 (!)&( dual wn in 'll' ! 24-2- Recycle! WEEKLY NEWSPAPER FOR SALE NORTHERN UTAH EXPANDING MARKET GREAT OPPORTUNITY CALL KEN ADAMS PLUMBING 4-- D (. 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Always be sure to read individual package directions for spacing requirements. When planting vegetables, pay dose attention to the spacing requirements between plants and between rows. More plants will not produce more food if the s pace is limited. Corn is an example of competition that reduces food production. If planted too dosely together, there will be mis-shap- over-plante- en d kin and winter squash plant needs a space of about four feet square. Control of organic dusts from bedding choppers in dairy barns Farmers use bedding choppers to chop bales of hay or straw for daily cow bedding. The chopping of bedding material is hazardous because it is usually made of low quality straw or hay that contains high levels of microorganisms such as bacteria or fimgi. These microorganisms are released into the air during the chopping process creating a respiratory exposure hazard. The chopping of bedding materials places the farmer at risk for acute and chronic respiratory and systemic health problems such as asthma, chronic bronchitis, hypersensitivity pneumonitis, and organic dust toxic syndrome.. Bedding choppers powered by gasoline engineifyresent an additional hazard because they produce carbon monoxide, a poisonous gas. Control Wet Chopping: During bed- low levels of moisture, the addi- tion of water was acceptable to the fanners. The wet chopping method involves adding approximately 1 to 2 pints of water to the cut side of the bale immediately before chopping. A small sprinkling can is used to distrib- ute moisture throughout the Substitutionrespiratory pro- tection: Significant dust exposures can still occur during wet chopping. Additional controls may be needed depending on the quality ofthe hay used for chopping. Bales of hay that are visibly moldy (indicating severe contamination by microorganisms) pose the greatest exposure risk. Substitution of less contaminated hay for bedding chopping is recommended. When substitution is not possible, the use of respiratory protective equipment (respirators) is recommended. A comprehensive respiratory protection program (including worker evaluation, selection of approg, Fish Hatchery tour Thursday at Ftn. Green carbon monoxide poisoning and bedfatalities. Gasoline-powere-d ding choppers are also hazardous, even though they are used for short time periods. They should be used only in barn areas to prevent carbon monoxide poisonings. Electrically powered bedding choppers are available and may be a better overall solution. For free copies of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) reports and publications on bedding chopping hazards and controls, or for information about other occupational safety and health issues: call NIOSH at visit the NIOSH Home Page on the World Wide Web at http: well-ventilat- bales. ding chopping, worker exposure to airborne organic dusts has been reduced 80 by adding small quantities of water to the priate respirators, respirator bales of hay and straw before training, and maintechopping. Since the bedding had nance) will be needed to provide optimum protection for exposed workers. Bedding choppersbarn ventilation: All gasoline-powere- d engines produce carbon monoxide. The use of pressure-washin- g units powered by gasoline enOn May the 15th, the Salt gines inside agricultural buildLake County Fish and Game As- ings has caused many cases of sociation will be sponsoring a Fish Hatchery tour at the hatchery in Fountain Green. The tour will take place from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The public is invited to attend . 623-051- 9 Lunch will be served to those that attend. There will be a door prize drawing after lunch. There will be no charge to enter the tour, nor for the luncheoni Try to come out and see the great work that the people of the hatchery do for us in raising the fish that we love to catch and eat. Let us take this time to express our appreciation for them and & . www.cdc.govniosh homepage.html NIOSH is the Federal Agency responsible for conducting research and making recommenda- tions for preventing work-relate- d illness and injuries. HAZARD CONTROLS are based on research studies that show how worker exposure to hazardous agents or activities can be significantly reduced. The principal contributors to this issue are Greg Kullman, Chris Piacitelli, John Parker, and Jerome Flesch of NIOSH and John May of the Northeast Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health. for Storage v j )- s:: J Factory Tm l vnLev v . Ccrpct end vinyl Sates end installation All Sizoo AvailcbloTo Rent BUILDERS1 SUPPLY - c$lD, KZZO mimi " Now Ct 61 Couth Heating Service Plumbing Service Electrical P3C( PUS U AXLI, Call Now: 4-- H 66 SOUTH MAIN. NEPHI, UTAH 51 Great Lakes Pharmaceutical DisL 4-- H The Fountain Green hatcheiy is located about 10 or 12 miles east of Nephi on SR 132. It is about 10 miles west of Moroni and about 20 miles west of Mt. Pleasant. Pageant begins at dusk at the base of historic Temple Hill I has been successThough ful in Utah, there is always a need for more volunteers, she is an excelsays. Service in lent way for people to meet the challenge from the Presidents summit for every caring citizen to commit to citizen service and Answer by: Jerry Goodspeed, smaller plants and ears, and the Utah State University Extension amount of corn will be reduced, even ifthere are more plants per Horticulturist in It is survival of the fittest square foot Other crops that are commonthe plant kingdom. Every plant too closely indude caramount of a certain planted ly requires and rots, beets, tomatoes, squash, space for optimal growth too are Plants that pumpkins and watermelons. production. close together compete with one Carrot seeds are so small that unanother for air, light, nutrients they are often and water They end up expend- intentionally. Most carrots their work. 8 Manti, Utah 801-829-34- school. beets? Call Please Mormon Miracle Pageant NettDatc?foiil997! 19-2- 1, highest poverty rates in the state. 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