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Show THE TTTUTAH basin farmer UINTAH COUNTY FARM BUREAU A THEODORE JOHNSON, President Ernest Eaton, Second Harold Lundell, Secretary areas may result in perpetuation of Bacterial Canker Is Danger of Tomatoes Wise Plan to Avoid Old Seed Beds. (Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture.) Eacterial canker of tomatoes, which has been known as the Grand Rai-id- s from the locality in disease, Michigan where it was first observed In 1910, has since been reported from many regions including the Far South and West It may appear either in the fields or in greenhouses and damage may range from negligible injury to such complete destruction of the crop as to cause serious economic loss to growers. Mary K. Bryan, of the bureau of plant industry, recommends thorough sterilization of tomato seed as a control method. The disease is believed to have been scattered also by the shipment of young plants which do not show infection at that stage of growth. In Circular No. 20-Bacterial Canker of Tomatoes, just published by the United States Department of 'Agriculture, this author gives a brief .history of the disease, discusses Its economic Importance and describes .the appearance of diseased plants as distinguished from those affected with other tomato wilts. The bacteria which cause the disease enter the fruit through the stem, without external signs of injury, and Infect the seed. When cut open the fruit shows yellow discoloration but no rot. Sources of Infection aside from the seed, especially seed bed and plant bed Infection, are. being studied. From all points of view, the author remarks, it is wisest to avoid old seed beds, to use only clean, fresh soil In growing tomato plants, and to rotate crops where the disease has occurred." Tomato growers may procure Circular 29-- by applying to the United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. CL C (Means by Which Potato Wart Fungus Is Spread Some of the means by which the po- tato wart fungus is disseminated are discussed In Technical Bulletin factors 56-- T, of Spread and Repression in Potato Wart, a new publication just issued by the United States Department of Agriculture. The viability ot the fungus in the soil and under vari ous conditions of artificial storage is also discussed. New data are presented on the resistance of the resting sporangia to moist and dry heat, and to such fungicides as mercuric chloride and formaldehyde as used In ' seed potato disinfection. It is shown that the restrictions on the growing of any but immune varieties of potatoes within the areas quarantined on account of wart, and on the movement of any potatoes whatsoever out of these areas, have apparently prevented the disease from spreading. As no resistant varieties of potatoes have been found, the continued culil ture of pot$tS In. ! wurt-ififeste- the wart fungus. However, further experiments are necessary to determine this and the period of survival of the fungus In the soil under natural conditions. A copy of the bulletin, which is primarily of interest to plant pathologists, may be obtained by writing to the United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. 0. LUNDBERG, First ds fr tuberAfter a numler of tests culosis in poultry fioeks, the Nebraska state department of agriculture and the agricultural college recommended that poultry, excepting for valuable breeding stock on poultry farms, be disposed of at two years of age or less. The practice will not only help control the disease, but it will also help increase the profits of the farm poultry business. Most hens pass their most profitable production period during their second year. If poultry raisers will follow this suggestion and then raise their chieks by artificial means oo ground where chickens have not run to any extent, avian tuberculosis can be very nearly stamped out In every state, and the poultry business can become still more profitable at the same time. As individual hens quit laying for the season in the spring, they should be disposed of immediately. The practice will not only save feed, but it will clean up the place so the young stock will have plenty of room next fall and winter. Poultry prices also generally go down during the summer and the hens marketed early will bring more per pound. Adding Alfalfa Meal to Mash Ration Is Favored The agricultural experiment stations throughout the country have e shown that alfalfa leaves and alfalfa meal are rich in mineral and have a relatively high vitamine A high-grad- content. The vitamine A content prevents a disease similar to roup and Is conducive to better hatches. The addition of 10 per cent of al falfa meal to the mash ration does not seem to make too much fiber. This is especially true If the alfalfa meal Is allowed to replace a portion of the bran. Second or third cutting alfalfa hay may be fed to chickens with a minimum of waste by placing it In are made of poultry netracks ting. tht With sweet corn, it has been observed that hills planted with large kernels mature quicker than those that grow from small seed of the same variety. . One way for farmers to avoid the expense of buying fence posts in the future is to plant a small area of land to black locust, European larch, or white cedar. These will furnish posts In 15 to 23 years. Vice-Preside- nt Vice-Preside- nt A. CHENEY, Treasurer Sweet Clover Is Partial to Lime Inoculation and Firm Seed Bed Are Important in Securing Stand. (Prepared by the Cnited State ot Agriculture.) Profitable to Dispose of All Two-Year-Ol- F- - Department manure for corn, it Is not necessary to wait for a large spring growth fore turning under ; usually there win be no more nitrogen May 15 than there was April 15, and the field caa be plowed just as soon as plowing can be done after a few inches of growth have been made to Snsnre that the tops will die and not come cp in the corn. A copy of the leaflet may be obtained by writing te the United States Department of Agriculture, Wa-hing-t- Sweet clover will grow almost anywhere. providing there are more than 17 inches of rain and sufficient lime in the soil. However, in spite of the fact that sweet clover is a hardy plant, it is not always easy to get a stand. In a new publication just issued by the United States Department of Agriculture as Leaflet 23-Sweet Cover, some of the essentials of sweet clover culture and utilization are dis- cussed by Dr. A. J. Pieters, agronom-1st of the bureau of plant industry. A copy of the leaflet may be secured upon request. Three Essentials. Three things are especially important in securing a stand of sweet clover, according to Doctor Pieters. They are lime, inoculation and a firm seed bed. It may not always be necessary to neutralize an acid soil, but sweet clover commonly must have lime if it is to do well. Inoculation of the seed or soil Is advisable where the crop is to be grown on land that has grown neither alfalfa nor sweet clover before. A firm seed bed Is necessary. Many failures have been shown to be due to lack of rolling or compacting the soil after plowing. Sweet clover may be utilized as hay, pasture, and for soil Improvement purposes. As a hay crop, however. It is not equal to alfalfa or red clover. As a pasture, a good stand of sweet clover in its second season will furnish more grazing than any other plant known. It is also an excellent crop for soil Improvement, and fortunately It will serve both as a pasture and a soil Improving crop at the same time. In some sections it has been found that the Increased yields of sugar beets due to sweet clover were practically the same when the crop was turned under after belnsr pastured as when the entire crop was turned under. Value as Soil Builder. The value of sweet clover as a soil improver lies In Its ability to take nitrogen from the air through the nodules on the roots, to store this in its thick roots and in the stem and leaves, and to deliver it by rapid decay when it is turned under. Much, if not most of the nitrogen in the too ,rowth of the first season moves into the roots in the fall and Is stored there. The new growth in the sprint is made from this stored and nitrogen, in April and early May, as the nitrogen in the tops increases, that in the roots decreases. This feature and the fact that it starts growth very make sweet clover an lde?d early green L, 1 Do You Want a Good Dairy Cow on Your Farm? A Dairy Herd Spells Prosperity to its Owner D. C. Jersey Black Giant Is Preferred for Its Meat The market for poultry often diagainst black fowl. vhich has perhaps caused some breeders to tiok to other colors when they in reality prefer blacks. This has been one of the greatest boons to the Jer- ey Clack Giants. They are black, to lv sure, but the ideal Giant quill Is white where it enters the skin, and rice dressed there is none of tht1 color remaining that hapwhen other black breeds or vapens rieties are dressed. Add to this one fact the several others such as growth, heavy weight, vigor and beauty, not forgetting that the Giant is the largest of mooth-Iegge- d chickens, and the pint try raisfr has a bird hard to beat. scriminates FOR SALLE OR TRADE room S modern bungalow in Los Angeles, Calif. For particulars inquire or write Geo. H. 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