Show COUNTY AGENTS AGENT'S COLUMN Labor Will Be Available Some farmers are neglecting to plant good land where water water water-Is is I available because th they y fear lear crops can not be taken care of Farmers I are urged to plant all the good goodland goodland goodland I land they have if water is available avail avail- able Crops are needed Sugar bee beets s sare are now a aVar War Var Crop Plant Jant them if you OU have good beet lan land and ample water to mature the crop Feed crops are also badly needed No civilian left on the home front frontis is going to see crops go ed this tiis year We might just as well close our factories producing war equipment as to let good land lay idle for fear crops cant can't be harvest harvest- ed Farmers arent aren't to blame Other I civilians must cooperate or go hun hUn- I I gry People of our County are co cooperative cooperative cooperative co- co operative and farmers are urged to I plant Other citizens will pledge I crops will be harvested It is as I much the duty of civilians to help harvest as it is the duty of farmers to plant There is a place for all of us on the home front so make your labor needs now Or your desire desire desire de de- de- de sire to do your share on the production pro pro- T front r it'll f l e t n r I r Seven Precautions for Chick Raisers Many Utah families are raising yard back-yard poultry flocks for the I first time this year Unless certain precautions are taken there may mayb mayba b ba unnecessary ch chick ck losses looses to many families who ar are anxious to have hav havea a home S' S Sui source ui e of meat anc and eggs The following Is a guide for flock lock owners 1 Poor I.-Poor Poor stock some chicks some are hatched to die joung The solution solutionis is to buy vigorous chicks s from froma r a repUtable hatchery hatch j 2 Brooding accidents young chicks are susceptible to changes in the temperature and to drafts 3 Death Death by drowning open water pans are an invitation to disaster disaster disaster dis dis- dis- dis aster for young chicks 4 Starvation some 4 Starvation some baby chicks are starved because they do not receive re receive receive re- re the right elements clements in their feed or b because cause other chicks crowd them aw away y from the feed hoppers The They should have haye plenty of feeder space 36 inches for each ach 50 chicks 5 the Sanitation Sanitation the lack of sanitation sanitation sani sanitation sani- sani tation can c cause use heavy losses inthe inthe in m the ba backyard k ard flock fIock Clean dry quarters are absolutely essential 6 6 Rough Rough handling handling baby baby chicks may receive serious injuries if handled handled handled han han- roughly by Y children or inexperienced inexperienced inex inexperienced inex- inex persons They should be protected from dogs and cats 7 Other Other hazards anything I from sor sore head hea to Hi mites mUes' may plague the backyard flock and re reduce reduce reduce re- re duce its numbers In general clean comfortable table well ventilated veIl t d and spacious poultry quarters abundant and nourishing feeds and clean water in clean cle-a receptacles s help keep fowls in good condition Hog Cholera Farmers WhO are worries about hog cholera are urged not to get impatient about handling the lem The State Commissioners of Ag Agriculture ar are aret doing all p possible I to worK a a a plan for Millard County that is feasible a and n d economical Such a disease isn't controlled overnight TJi The plan to follow may ha have e far reaching effects on the hog industry of f Mill Millard rd C County and the Stat State To hurry now may cost unnecessary unnecessary unnecessary sary thousands of dollars later The best plan n for the present is to re report report report re- re port all sick hogs Keep the yards ards clean stay away from neighbors neighbors neighbors neigh neigh- bors places where you know there are such hogs In climates like ours where the theair theair theair air is dry and sunshine is abundant abundant abundant ant t the e. e disease Isn't likely to be as vir virulent lent as in the east cast Remember we cant can't get necessary necessary necessary sary articles a as fast today as we use to Everything possible has and andis andis andis is being done to speed help those who want i it Lets give the State officials time tim to do a good job Beet Boot Growers to Meet Meat MeetA MeatA A meeting for all Beet Growers is called for Tuesday night June 1st at 9 pm p.m. at the Delta High school Ag room Purpose Purpose of this meeting as is 6 fb det determine number of beet thinners ners ne needed ded To talk over overoth oth other r important problems that will effect every beet grower You cant can't afford to stay away Keep the date in mind win eiT I |