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Show Millard County Progress Annual Farm Supplement, Friday, April 18, 1980 P8e 8 SEED ALFALFA SCHOOL ALFALFA LEAFCUTTER BEE MANAGEMENT Dr. Frank Parker, Research Leader of the USDA Bee Lab at discussed alfalfa USU, bee management. The loose cell system of bee management can be used to increase bee production. Styrofoam and grooved board laminates are good nesting materials. Styrofoam is relatively inexpensive and is not prone to mould problems under protected conditions. Hexaboard, a new nesting material developed by Dr. Nabil Youssef at USU, It consists of shows promise. corrugated cardboard held together by water soluble glue. One pound of hexaboard has more nesting holes than a bee board and costs $2.00. It can be discarded at the end of each season, getting rid of unwanted nest parasites and predators. leaf-cutt- er leaf-cutt- Youssef. He developed a method for culturing Chalkbrook. This will make it easier to study the disease and facilitate the development of control measures. Bee losses caused by Chalk-broo- d and other mortality factors can be reduced by using a bee with one generation during the growing season. Dr. Parker has worked with the Spanish leafcutter bee which has one generationseason, for the past three years. It is the same species as the North American leafcutter bee, but is a different race. The larval mortality is lower than in the North American bee. For more information on hexaboard, contact Michi Okuda at the USU Extension Service offices in Fillmore and Delta The fungal disease called Chalkbrood is a major mortality factor of the leafcutter bee in Utah. It is easier to control the disease by using a loose cell system than by using solid bee boards. The leafcutter bee has two generationsseason in this area. Since Chalkbrook builds up during the second generation, sterilization of the first generation with 5 clorox solution has helped to control the disIf hexaboard is used, ease. the first generation of bees can be removed by placing the material in water. The glue dissolves and the loose cells will float to the top. They need to be broken apart and then placed in the clorox solution. A major breakthrough was made this past winter by Dr. (743-541- (864-3512- ). BEANS ears. Bush beans have compact plants, no runners. fresh new bean crops coming along. To reduce soil disease problems, make each planting in a different location in the garden. Bean plantings on new ground can benefit Beans grow best when from inoculation. specific soil bacteria are present to help extract nitrogen plant food from the air. The inoculant is a suspension of bacterial spores that are specific for beans. You can purchase it e garden stores. A through seed catalogs or is is all that required. single application Beans are a warm weather vegetable. Seeds will rot at soil temperatures of less than 55 to 60 degrees Fahrenheit. Delay planting until soil is warm. Succession plantings made during warm weather will mature faster than, "days to maturity listed in descriptions. The latter are based on late Spring plantings when the weather is cooler and plant growth is slower. You can increase the value of your bean crops bv preventative measures that keep vines or bushes in production Iongqr. A virus called "bean mosaic is the worst disease problem in garden beans, but can be avoided or reduced by selecting varieties that are listed as "Mosaic full-lin- FOR ALLYOUR PAINT AND DECORATING NEEDS Including: Mirrors Paints Wall coverings Carpeting Applicators Professional advice and a warm welcome. Resistant." Bean beetles are one of the worst pests, but can be controlled through sprays or dusts recommended by your County Agricultural Extension Service. Some gardeners find daily spraying with a needle-sharspray of water effective in knocking off insects, eggs, and disease spores. Others use soap and water sprays based on formulas published in organic gardening articles. p The fllllEfl, Pro JfBP' Shop IN CORN, GRAIN IS GOLD Contrary to the Oklahoma musical appeal of "corn as high as an elephants eye, scientists say weight, size, and height of the stock doesnt make com most valuable. Even for silage, its the amount and maturity of the grain that contributes most to its value as a feed for cattle and other animals. Utah State University Extension Crops Specialist Dr. DeVere R. McAllister stated emphatically, "In corn silage, its the grain thats gold! When the grain is properly mature, over 60 percent of the feed value is in the com HARVEST PROFITS FROM Beans are the number two vegetable in popularity, second only to tomatoes. From the profit standpoint, beans rank eighth among garden vegetables. This is not to say that beans are not worth growing. On the contrary, garden fresh beans offer such values in nutrition and flavor that virtually all gardeners grow them. Except where seasons are short, climbing pole beans deliver the most value per sq. ft. Bush beans give pole types a run for the money, especially when they are interplanted with quick growing salad greens. Lima beans compete in value only in long season areas where they will produce during hot weather. Three different pod colors are available in snap beans: green, golden wax, and purple. All have different flavors. You can also choose flat pods for slicing into French beans, or round pods. All modem varieties are truly stringless except when they are left on the vine past prime maturity. Only the traditional heirloom varieties deserve to be referred to as "String Beans," an old name. "Succession crops of bush beans should be planted. You can count on about three pickings before bush beans begin to decline in vigor and production. Successive plantings made about three weeks apart will keep Farmer checks his silage for abundance of mature, well glazed corn kernels indicating highly nutritious animal feed. ROPER LUMBER CO. he advises Consequently, growers producing com silage to aim everything from Spring to Fall towards harvesting high yields of mature com - when the kernels glaze - and storing it -- -- DAIRY PRODUCTS UP FROM A YEAR AGO Milk Producion: According to the Utah Crop and Livestock Reporting Service. USDA, Utahs 75,000 milk cows produced 77.0 million pounds of milk in February. The average production per cow during February was 1,030 pounds. Production for the same month a year ago was also 69.0 million r compounds. The not were parisons adjusted for the additional day in February year-to-yea- 1980. Of the milk produced on Utah farms in February 1980, 73.0 million pounds were sold to plants. 2.5 million pounds were sold directly to consumers, and 1.5 million pounds were used on farms. Of the 73.0 million pounds sold to plants, 50.7 million pounds (69 percent) were grade A and 22.3 million 95 No. Main 4 were pounds Butterfat grade. was 3.63 percent and 3.70 for grade. manufacturing for February for grade A manufacturing Dairy Products: American cheese production for February totaled 3,603,000 pounds-6- 4 percent more than a year ago. Swiss cheese production for was February 12 per1,662,000 pounds-u- p cent from last year. Butter output at 393,000 pounds was down 26 percent from February of 1979. Ice cream produced during February totaled 637,000 20 percent from last gallons-u- p Ice milk produced was year. up 18 percent at 72,000 gallons. Sherbet production was up 61 percent to 45,000 gallons. When reptiles ruled the world, there were 16 orders Fillmore, Utah 94631 743-519- properly so that the feed value is preserved. This requires having the ground prepared and ready for early planting, selecting varieties that are most likely to mature during a normal growing season in the area and gearing the fertilization, irrigation, and weed and insect control to give the corn opportunity to grow unhampered and as rapidly as possible. Normally, in the major valleys, that means planting around the first of May so the com will be mature about the middle of September when frost is expected. The extension specialist acknowledged that the longer season com varieties have more yield capacity than the short season corns. But he warned against planting varieties that require too long a season. 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