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Show THE UINTAH BASIN FARMER, jtVMVVVAW.V.WW.Vrt'.V.W'V-V.V- . ,A DUCHESNE COUNTY FARM BUREAU C. F. WAHLQUIST Vice-Pres- Pres., Myton, Utah essen-- ; supply of pure water is tial to the health of the family. 3 out of 4 shallow wells are badly polluted. Wells and springs are fed by ground water, which is merely natural drainage. Impurities are carried into the ground water, sometimes reaching distant wells or springs. The principal safeguards are clean ground and wide separation of the well from probable channels of impure drainage water. Only when the surface of the water in a well or spring is at a higher level at all times than any nearby urce of filth is there safety from impure seepage. It is well for the ho'g grower tc select from his ppig crop each year, if possible a few gilts that wiL the breeding herd. An outn;pr standing animal may sometimes bt picked out soon after weaning, but generally ... is best to wait until the pigs are from 5 to 6 months A ., Producers can increase their effectiveness by decreasing costs of production. In every region there are some men producing at much less cost than the great majority whereas others of their neighbors, are producing at costs much above the average. The diseases of cabbage also oc- cur on cauliflower, turnips, Brussels sprouts, kale and on some of the weeds related to the cabbage family such as mustard. These crops should be avoided in the rotation with cabbage and all related weeds should be kept down. The eastern red cedar should not be planted anywhere near apple orchards because the disease known as cedar rust spreads from this tree to the leaves and fruit of .apple trees. Determine Hay Grade by Time of Cutting ISorae Common Hays Are Al-- : lowed to Stand Too Long Late cutting and improper curing are the most connuou cause of low grades and low prices of hay, sa.vs Pl'u h. a Imltou of the department ot ugn in :! at the New York State College ot Agriculture at Ithaca. The usual different e between No. 2 and No. 3 hay is that No. 3 was allowed to become over-rip- e oi was cured in such a way that It lost its mlnr and uroma. The time When till' common hays should be cut are a- luiiows, uccord ing to Professor Dalio.i ; Timothy should be it when It is In full bloom. If aI..,..H ' stand longer the leaves ai.l sums. turn brown. If allowed to :,u,ii iim long many of the leaves ti..n irmn and fall and the stems become wumiy. Mixtures Of Clover und timothy Should he cut When the chvei Ims reached full bloom. I. i cimm ally blooms ten days t.i two wu. i - u-- u Sec.-Trea- Cedarview, Utah tlian tTinotliyrUut if Uie tilling is delayed until the timothy is in . bloom the clover will be Alfalfa- should be cut when of the crop is in to full bloom. If allowed to stand longer the plants that flowered first lose many leaves and become bard and OTer GOIllFOi one-tent- h Given by Dean Silage More Palatable Than Fodder for Cows acre of corn has a much higher feeding value when fed to dairy cows as silage than it has when cured and "fed as fodder. The superior value of silage oier fodder Is attributed largely to the smaller waste in the handling, curing, storing and feeding of silage and to its greater palatability. Principally because silage is much more palatable than cord fodder, more ot it is consumed, thus making more nutrients available for milk production. These facts are borne out by an experiment made by the Iowa Agricultural experiment station In which corn silage was compared to corn fodder in rations fed to dairy cows. By giving corn silage a feeding value of $4.50 a ton, or $36,00 for an acre yield of eight tons, the relative value of corn fodder was found to be $17.17 for a production of 3.4 tons per acre. However, as there Is about 5 per cent greater additional loss re suiting from curing fodder than there is from curing silage, the acre valua tion of the fodder is reduced to $16.21 An acre of corn fodder In these trials, therefore, was given but 45 per cent the value of any acre of silage for feeding to dairy cows. An well-balanc- Handling Soy Beans for Both Hay and for Seed Soy beans should be cut for hav soon after the seed pods have been formed and before the seeds have been fully developed, about the time the lower leaves begifi to turn yellow and drop. For seed soys should be allowed to become fully matured before harvesting. At this time the leaves will have largely dropped off. If they stand up well It Is more satisfactory to cut and bind and shock them and let them stand in the shocks until dry enough to thresh. They may be cut with a mower and Shocked until ready to thresh, hut more of the seed will shat ter and he lost and they will be harder to thresh. In making hay of soys they should be allowed to become well wilted In the swatli before raking and shocking, but should not be allowed to become dry enough to shatter off the leaves. The shocks will shed water better It put up when the hay Is a little green While they are small, carrots should be thinned so they stand three or four Inches apart In the row. by Eliminate Agencies AilWhich Destructive ment Is Wintered. by tha United State ment of Agriculture.) (Prepared Mumforf Dean Mumford of the University Illinois gives the following pointers of productive e! 1. Adjustment and activity to demand. clency 2. More satisfactory means of ai ticipating the economic need ft changes both in kind and quantity agricultural production. 3. Increase of efforts to reduce cor of production by use of scientific Improved methods. 4. Attention to the problem of tt redirection of use of marginal to and utilization of labor of margin farmers. 5. More careful studv of busines organization' on the farm ol one-fift- h woody. Hay should be raked Into windrows while it is still sappy so that its moisture will evaporate without the excessive loss of green color, which occurs when all the hay is exposed to the sunlight in tlie swath. Roosevelt, Utah s., lJio6lS of Cucumbers over-ripe- . old. ARTHUR WISCOMBE THOMAS ROBERTS Depart- o an; The must effective means of con cucumtrolling the mosaic disease of States United bers, according to the in consists Department of Agriculture, by the elimination of the agencies which this destructive disease is car ried over the winter. The cause of the disease is unknown, but diseased plants contain a form of infection which may be transmitted to healthy plants by such Insects as the melon aphis and the striped cucumber beetle. The disease does not live in the soil and is not carried in the seed of the cultivated cucurbits, but is known to live from J'ear to year in certain wild plants. some of which occur in most of the cucumber-growiusections. Wild Plants Carry Diseass. The known wild plants which carry the disease are the wild cucumber, milkweed, pokeweed, two species of wild ground cherry, and catnip. The disease is carried over winter in the roots of these plants, except in the case of the wild cucumber which carries the Infection in the seed. Insects feeding on these infected wild plants and on the cucumbers Id the field spread the mosaic disease, in a number of fields where the average mosaic Infection had been approximately 40 per cent, eradication of the wild hoot plants in and near the fields reduced it to 3 per cent. Before planting, the field itsdf an all land within 75 yards shoutd be carefully inspected and all wild host plants, whether healthy or diseased, should be pulled out. If the cucumber field can be surrounded by other cultivated crops, the work of eradication g will be simplified and insects are likely to be less prevalent. Plants Are Dwarfed. Mosaic cucumber plants on an 0. ever-in- Ing scale among farmers more spec! call.v to organization in productla and marketing .Silage Made From Shock Com With Plenty of Water Good silage can he made from shod corn provided enough water to ra In the silo while the tilling Is h to wet the silage enough so that It r' properly pack to exclude tb air. The best way to put the wafer to the silo Is to pump ft directly into ft i distributing pipe white the fillerd be cannot thfs running. Where the water must be hauled in tan and then run directly info the font the filler. After the tiding Is n pleted more water should be onto the silage provided It call dona. Well-brerows leave profit- sgrels pay no rent. d truck doesatfi Even If I on the market it spoils the awrtol mr-gra- SAVE THE MIDHU MANS PRORf SADD by buying direct from the facturer. Send frf free illustrated ctt The W enter M9 m511 Mfg. C 1S51 Larimer dwarfed, the younger leaves mottled with green and yellow, the fruits are mottled and misshapen; the darker areas forming warty projections on the surface. When such plants appear early in the sason they should be removed Immediately to prevent further spread of the infection by insects. It is also advisable to use Insecticides to reduce the number of Insects. Where several fields are adjacent to one another it Is essential that all growers In reniov-in.twild host plants about their li SUBSCRIBE FOP THE UINTAH BASIN FARMER. rr Colon Denver. ' rWill Buy BEEF. VEAV r PORKECH1CR LAMB, EN. and fresh Highest Phone 491-- K eggs at the Market Pric P- - 0 Bos LOUIS LARIS If yon turn cattle on the range yon will eventnally want a Bull Bulls of servicable ace for this season, all s0 R. S. LUSTY & SONS, Breeder . Duchesne, of Pore Bred Hereford Cottle IT-- , |