Show i Brief Agricultural Items o of Interest It With President Roosevelt's re recent recent recent re- re cent signing of or an appropriations bill granting for recruiting housing and transportation transportation transportation trans trans- of laborers to aid farmers farmers farm farm- armel'S arm arm- ers elS of oC the nation in the 1944 crop crop season Utah has been given given given en the go-ahead go signal Extension Extension Extension Exten Exten- sion Director W. W W W. Owens an an- G. G Alvin Carpenter Utah extension economist has been reappointed state supervisor sor of oC the farm labor program Funds for the time work will be divided between the Extension service and the Office of Labor U. U S. S Department of Agriculture Of or this money a portion will come to Utah to be bo used In conducting conducting conducting con con- ducting the program Work York in 1 1914 14 will wUl be directed similarly to the program of last year advises the state director The program will be conducted in close cooperation with many agencies in Utah such as count county coun coun- t ty farm labor committees fed- fed oral and state agencies schools processors civic clubs churches and other groups Insects commonly controlled by Insecticides have in several several cases developed increased m I resistance tance to the chemical commonly I used to control them Dr George F. F Knowlton extension entomologist of tho the Utah State Agricultural college collego In certain areas of oC the United States tho the small codling moth larvae lanao or apple worms have havo developed developed de- de eloped resistance to chemical sprays and have thus become more moro difficult to control The Tho San Jose scale another orchard pest which occurs In Utah Utah has haa developed resistance to lime sulphur sulphur sulphur sul sul- spray which was first used in 1914 and forage crops have been designated by the War Food Administration as production production production pro increment crops an ac ac- tion lion that permits the use of more mort fertilizer per acre on these crops particularly ammonium Farmers are encouraged to place orders with their local fertilizer dealers Immediately Tho The local dealers in turn will request shipment of oC supplies to fill Cill the needs of their customers The germ which killed Napolean Napolean Napolean ean Is the same one which causes too many losses In dairy and swine herds in this country to to- to day Napolean died of fever caused by the germ which Is responsible for Bangs Bang's disease of cattle and swine A garden maintained in the same location for a n number of oC years jears tends to accumulate diseases diseases diseases dis dis- eases In the tho soil that make culture culture cul cul- ture turo of certain crops most difficult dif dif- All types of homo home canning jarand Jars jar and closures available on the retail retail re- re tail tall market last summer will again be manufactured for 1944 1941 canning In addition permission to make mako the standard Mason size zinc lid with porcelain lining lin lin- lining ing has been granted by VP sinnie zinc Is now in more ample supply Rubber rings for 1944 willbe will willbe willbe be made of reclaimed rubber rub er and synthetics No crude rubber will willbe willbe be he available for Cor this purpose this year These wartime rings require re- re require require re re- quire somewhat different handling handling handling hand hand- ling from those available in prewar prewar prewar pre pre- war years Terraces can be economically and practically constructed with tho the ordinary mold-board mold plow A two-bottom two plow will build a a. sized good terrace in from 30 to 40 rounds rendered Home-rendered lard will keep best if packaged In small containers con con- Is the tho advice of oC K K F. F Warners extension meat specialist specialist specialist spec spec- of to te U. U S. S Department of ot Agriculture who explains that I exposure to air all causes and eventually a strong flavor The use of ot small containers such as two quart jars or five to ten- ten pound buckets means menns that the lard will be consumed more promptly than otherwise thereby thereby thereby there there- by reducing tho the amount of exposure ex ox- to the time influence Continued from Crom page pase o one e U Agricultural urn Items eris 1 Continued from page one of air Filling the containers close to the top so that little air Is left leCt above the lard lard and using a reasonably tight air seal also als helps in keeping the contents sweet If these small packages of lard are put where they will chill promptly the lard will set with a smooth grain Store in a adark adark adark dark cool place If you are producing hatchIng hatching hatching hatch hatch- ing eggs it is essential that you gather them frequently during cold weather If It left for long periods in extreme me cold they may freeze an and thus re reduce uce their value as hatching eggs This year more than ever it Is essential that we produce more than ever before All fruit trees are by annual pruning while dor dor- mant Some of them as the brambles and the grape suffer badly if this care care car Is omitted for even one year To braise meat brown it itIn itin itin In a little fat on on the top of tho the stove sto then cover er and finish cooking either on on n the stove or orin orin orin in the oven Liquid id either water or tomato is sometimes added |