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Show Sunday June 21, 1981, THE HERALD. Provo, Utah—Page 23 Agriculture Beekeepers to Meet Farm and garden news from local and national writers Utah Beekeeperswill hold a summerouting July 11 at Ensign Terrace at Lagoon, according to David S Miller, secretary of the Utah Beekeepers Association Members are asked to furnish their own lunches Fair Books Ready to TLC for Lawns By JOSEPHINE ZIMMERMAN one-third. Adding a thick application of loose mulchwillprovide the insulation to cut evaporation by as much as two-thirds. In addition to insulating the soil, mulch retards weed growth and prevents soil from compacting around the plants and shutting off the absorption of water. Mulches made up of plant material, such as compost, leaves, straw, and peat moss, will break down gradually over the season and add nutrients to the soil. Plastic mulches. newspapers, or aluminum foil have the sameeffect as organic mulches,exceptthat they add nothing to the soil. How much mulch to add depends on the material.If it ic madeup oflarge pieces, such as leaves or stra, it can be several inches thick, butif it is mage up of fine materials. you may wantto add aslittle as half an inch. Fine material will hold in the heat and add to the problem,if it is applied in layers which are too thick. If you are mulching by cultivation, make sure Farm-Garden Editor Nowthatthe hot summerweatheris here, the gardens and lawns dry out rapidly For the lawn, make sure it has plenty of water, but don’t over-waterit. Don't cut it too short during the summer monthsbecause short grass can’t shadeitself and the sun can burn and damageit. It is a good ideato raise the lawnmowerblade about half an inch during the hot weather. If your lawn has unevenspots, you canlevelit two ways. First, you candig upthesod, add filler soil, and relay the sod. An easier, but slower, wayis to add sand, peat moss,orfine soil, about half an inch at a time The lawn will grow up through the new material in time, and the low spots can be raised over a period of several months. To determineif your lawn needs water, check the color.If it is turning a dull green or bluishgray color, it is a sign that the turf is under stress from lack of water. Also, if you walk across it and your footprints remain visible, that’s a good sign it is time to water. A third wayis to cut a small plug out of your lawn with a knife or narrow trowel, to a depth of three or four inches. Check soil at the bottom and if it does not feel moist, it needs water. During the summer months a sunny lawn needs abouthalf an inch of water every three to five days, although lawnsplanted in soils drain rapidly and don’t hold moisture (sandy) mayrequire watering more frequently. To measure the outputof yoursprinkler, place several shallow cans,like tuna fish cans, around your lawn and turn on the sprinklers for half an hour. Measure the water in the cans and figure the average depth. With this information, you can figure how longit will take to lay down half a+ inch of water. Rememberthat tree roots draw considerable water from thesurface, so the turf under trees will dry out faster than‘the rest. For your garden, this is the time to conserve water. This doesn’t mean you water less; it means you retain what you have through mulching and cultivation. Cultivation is often more important than watering. Sun and wind can draw water out of the soil rapidly. Shading the ground can cut evaporation by and the association will supply soft drinks The Utah County Fair Board announces the publication of the 1981 County Fair Book. Distribution will be complete by the end of June. The County Fair Book contains the Tules and regulations, schedules, and timesfor entries, exhibitors, and participants to the County Fair to be held All areinvited to bring their families and enjoy the daywith fellow beekeepers The outing will begin at 11 am libraries, city buildings, Chambers of BROKEN WINDSHIELD? Commerce, and all church organizations in the County. A copyofthe 1981 County Fair Book can be obtained at the Utah County Parks and Recreation office, 176 East Center, Provo, orlocal city halls throughout the county. bs WeOffer: © Acomplete inventory of auto glass this fall August 19-22, 1981, at the Spanish Fork Fairground, Spanish Fork The Fair Book was edited this year by Loel H. Schoonover, Orem. Coordinator again this year is Don Forsyth. Orem; and the Printers were Community Press, Provo Reference Fair Books will be distributed to variane civie and social and a noon business meeting is planned centers, including newspaper offices, “Many events, times, © Insurance places, and coments © Approved by ali insurance companies even entryrules and regulations have A-1 Quality Glass been changed," Fair Coordinator Don Forsyth says. “It would be a good idea to become awareof the newchanges, prepare nowforyourexhibit, and enter as early as possible. It's only weeks awayand will be our biggest. finest funnestfair yet." 443 West 100 Worth, Provo 374-5527 youcultivate before you water, to make sure the soil is loose enough to absorb water, and don't sprinkle at night. Somegardeners havereported they are unable to purchase Benlaie or Benomy! for treatment of lawn fungus and powdery mildew on fruit trees, ornamentals, and flowers. Dyrene, Daconil and Fore are substitute fungicides. There is also a good lawn disease preventive availableat gardenstores and nurseries whichis most effective and costsless. If you have a tree stump to be removed,it is usually easier to allow for naturalrotting, than it is to cut orpull it out. Usuallypullingit out requires heavy equipment which will do damage to the yard. A live stump whichisstill sending out shoots can be killed by applying 2,4-D amine, or ammonium sulfamate. This formulation of 2,4-D is not as hazardous as other formulations. Most herbicides used to kill stumpswill also kill the nearbyplants. Whatever is used, don't apply it with a sprayer. Use a paint brush to paint it on the stumptop, and into cuts made aroundthesides. Let the liquid soak well into the stump. A stumpwhichis left in the ground for a year or two can be removed moreeasily than a freshly-cut stump, particularly if the tree is a Soft-wood tree. Dairy Industry Makes Strides By DAWN TRACY Herald Staff Writer Burn down yourcities and leave our farms, and your cities will spring up again as if by magic, but destroy our farms and the grass will grow in the streets of every city in the country,’ said American reformer William Jennings Bryan. Agriculture has made greatstrides since Bryan made those comments 85 years ago. June is Dairy month so consider these stastics: Breeding and feeding techniques have made the dairy cow the world’s most productive milk source. During the past 150 years, milk production per cow has jumped from an estimated 1,500 quarts annually to nearly 6,000 quarts. In 1980,10.8 million cows produced as much milk as 25 million did 20 years ago. ‘The dairy industry is the second largest segmentof American agriculture. The retail value of dairy products sold in the U.S. in 1980 was $37 billion. In Utah, dairying is the largest agricultural industry, if cull cows are included in the calculations. In fact,cull dairy cows makeup 30% ofall beefcattle sold in the state. Utah is ranked secondin the nation in Swiss cheese production and 14th for all manufactured cheese Hormone Cuts Bug Maturity MADRID (UPI) — A Spanish scientist has discovered a fountain of jouth for insects that them so young they cannot do what the birds and the bees do. And humans should not get up hope that etemal youth is only a wrinkle away. “Until now,” warmed Antonio Gonzalez, director of Spain's Nutural Products Institute at La Laguna, ‘we only know of molecules that work on insects. Not on higher al nimals."” i Gonzalez said a ‘youth hormone"’ insecticide would work by stopping insects maturing. “Tt doesn’t kill them,” hesaid, ‘but stops them developing. They don’t reach the adult stage and so cannotreproduce. “They stay young until they die.”’ Beginning in 1937, June wasselected as the month to honor the dairy industry because it was once the most productive month of the i for dairy cattle Now, milk production usually hits a higher level in May but June Dairy Month has become a habit anyway. Here's a few milestones in American milk history, provided by Mountain Empire Dairymen's Association: —1611 Cows arrive for Jamestown Colony —1831 U.S. cheese factory established in Wisconsin —1856 Gail Borden received first patent on condensed milk —1857 Pasteur announced discovery that heating postpones milk souring —1871 U.S. butter factory started —1874 Ice cream sodacreated by Robert M. Green for the semicentennialcelebrationof the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia —1878 Continuous centrifugal cream separatorinvented by Dr. Gustav de Laval —1886 Automaticbottlefiller and capper patented —1890 Ice cream sundae introduced —18% Commercial pasteurizing machines introduced $3.75 LUNCHEON SPECIALS WEEKOFJUNE23-26 SY s. but in different store Ditferentsale ite ms pleasers. all stores are loa ded with budget 10 for many not mentione d here. 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