Show vif V? "i 1 iifff f 1 J( f 'I ' f ’RMr 4 V J 1959 Thursday June 18 Herald Journal The 0— Greeter Cache Valley Edition Notes Control On Rapitbriish Chemical control of big rabbit-brus- h by single applications has not proven feasible reports Ray Burtenshaw Cache County Extension Agent Most ranges in Utah won't justify high chemical costa resulting from heavy applications or use of costly types of Chemicals Therefore total costa of chemical application must be carefolly weigh-e-d against the possible Increase in range forage Of all chemical used' in recent tests in J Nevada’ Oregon and Utah 24-- butyl' ester has given best results However a single application of two pounds per acre seldom glves’over a 50 percent kill o t rabbitbrush Sue!) Silvex chemicals ' as 245-- T MCPATBA and amino trlozole are less effective and also non costly Two variations ki the use of chemicals have shown possibilities Spraying 24-butyLln successive years at two pounds per acer has given 90 percent kills In ' Nevada and Utah Also burning on July 15 to September 1 followed by spraying two ftounds of 2 per care the following spring has given 92 "to 94 percent kills of rabbitbrush consistently in recent studies The proper time to spray big rabbitbrush is from three to four wr ks later than for sagebrush This Is generally from June 7 to June 21 In Central Utah A gOod indication index of the proper time to spray rabbitbrush is when crested or bunch wheat-gras- s -- D ' dwarf sour cherry tree Is growing at the llowell Field Station of Utah State University experiment station D BARTLETT PEAR has been grafted to a quince root stock Ex Monte Chugg treme dwarfing is evidenced by seven-year-o- BOYS AXD GIRL& andTPbTifre Farmers of America brought their project animals in great-- ld 4-- H air Dwarf Varieties Of Trees j er numbers than ever before to Compete in the junior section of Black and White Days are all combinations of the root trees Dr Norton said and interstocks available A four-yeold McIntosh apple varieties including Mcln-- 1 h Inflation HltS “ "0 ar Enter Utah Orchard Scene By D C Dix Restricting the size of orchard trees by means of certain rootfor stocks has been practiced centuries in certain European -- countries and Is Vide attention in this country Dwarf varieties now Comprise a higher per centage of the commercial apple rchards of Europe and their practical application in the commercial and home orchards of Utah has been the object of Utah Agricultural Experiment Station research study since 1956 The cost factor at first appearing to be a major obstacle to their adoption In commercial orchards may be largely off-sby earlier yields and as rootstocks become more plentiful cost may be reduced materially says Dr Rooert A Morton associate professor of 'horticulture at Utah et HERE'S apple tree developed by scientists at USU g experiment station Swelling is caused by SEMI-DWAR- F double-buddin- Static University Most of the dwarf apples pears 01 and other fruits originating in llie Northwest are produced by grafting desired varieties' on selected rootstocks Dr Norton are explained The r rootstocks actually old semi-wiapple varieties' from Europe which have been selected and classified by horticulturists of England's East Mailing" Research station according to the degree of dwarfing produced Other general types of dwarf trees are 'those genetically dwarfed and those with dwarf “inter-stockwhere growth is controlled by budding dwarf stock on a root slock and then grafting the desired variety on the intcjstock To determine the adaptability of the various rootstocks and interstocks for apples an experimental dwarf orchard was planted in 1956 at the Howell Field Station in North Ogden Included dwarf orchard in the two-acld s'' rV" Economy D 4-- D 'taut ch year Gallia Beauty (Rome) and athoii are used W determine their since it was planted and a Bart-- ! " a particular! let! pear eu qulure rooaterk ali relative 'value ' trek uU Dr Norton uu h for three QUIirter-o- f The orchard now la Muting Us g Of fruit every year! Bponible ' fourth season and already some sjnce n waa planted in 1956 Dr he Uicrease in farm coats since ' I1®39significant results are being pro- Norton said r duced in terms 6f bearing time Frederick Waugh Dwarf apples and pears seldom 1 Economist size and quality of fruit and re- exceed 15 fcet 8aid 008 f°urtl °r the increase ip height after 10 sistance to wind damage and more often range from j wcnt ?or nfor production goods— years For reason not known toe:nper- - :g to 12 feet the horticulturist said llar8Pr amounts of fertilizer pesti- ment station horticulturists thef Is heading cides machinery and other items In 1936 total farm production apples produced on dwarf trees are generally larger have a betThe average American drinks Benjamin Franklin Signed both expenses were 62 billion dollars ter color and are earlier matur- the Declaration of Independence while in 1958 they were nearly less than one-hagallon of water - 25 billion dollars ing than fruit on standard sized and the Constitution daily hapd-thinnin- ' MI -- - 1 lf ed re ENRICHED " Mr jr G LT EDGE FLOUR TO BAKE MORE GOOD THINGS MlK ICHMOND -R- U TO EAT A Quality Enriched HARD WHEAT Mis and the heart of a healthy farm economy is your USED BY FAMILIES and HERE ARE SOME OF THE BENEFITS OFFERED BY YOUR LOCAL FARM BUREAU BAKERIES Blue Cross and Blue Shield Auto Fire and Life Insurance Purchase Of Farm Supplies Get Some Today At Your Purchase Of Household Goods GROCER Farm Bureau Enrichcd means extra vitamins — net extra eateries 1959 Cache County Farm Bureau Board Members: Dairying is entirely Farm Bureau policy and share in its benefits It is easy as a member to recognize the ad-- vantages of Farm Bureau ' You soon learn that Farm Bureau doesn't cost—it pays Support it You'll never be to the economy of and your Cache County essential as a coordinating Farm faetpr in the county's farm living As a Farm Bureau Member it is your right artd privilege to 'assist in making the Cache Yalley Bureau is — BOARD sorry OF DIRECTORS Wellsvillc Leon Hendry Hyrum Arthur Kidman Mendon Loren Coburn Yeung Ward Delbert Olsen College Ward Lament Lelshman Niblcy Millville Frank Olsen Paradise Legrand Mathews Wendell Hurren Glee Dattage Providence Hyrum Gibbons Lagan Wallace Bcutler North Lagoa C Bruce Hurren Hyde ' ' I D HUTCHISON Ernest P Lelshman Wellsville MANAGER Richmqnd w i ' ' s t : ' :Fi PImm CH ' EXECUTIVE f Quentin Peart Richmond ’ i Hans A Hansen Amalga A W Chambers Smithfield l-2- ltt 1 — OFFICERS - ’ h - - ' i ’ "n ' Den Petarsen Newton Clarenca Allen Cave Frank Veda Leosla Clarhstoa Lament Teefler s Olsen Paradise a n ' —A r ’ m — a ' Utok s ! 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