Show I I. I dJ T tT sf UTAH STAt t EXTENSION T i s SERVICE E HOME MF F. F ECONOMICS o on S' S I 1 J fJ I. I 1 d l 1 U. U S S. S D Dept pt of Utah State SUU Agri r f I ce end and County Commission 1 Cooperating Farmers are inquiring as to destroying des des- destroying destroying of Sparrows and mice These may be destroyed by use of Poisoned Grain Grain- For Sparrows first the feeding place for Cor fora I Ia a day or two previous to putting out the poison polson grain Dead sparrows sparrows spar spar- rows arouse suspicion Pick up spar spar-I all dead birds as soon as possible For Mice bait should be placed in runways and where possible to prevent mice from dying In the buildings Bait should be placed outside where mice enter Keep other fo foods ds as inaccessible as pos pos- sible For farmers desirous of oC some bait I it is available at the County Agents Agents Agents Ag Ag- AgI I Office in Delta ses I Extension Bulletin No states that Our Government is trying to save an extra million bushels of grain to send to the starving countries of Europe This sort of or oraid aid may prevent these countries from being driven into undesirable Poll Political Alignments It could save us billions of dollars and Priceless Priceless Priceless Price Price- less Lives' Lives I Some of oC the ways suggested to conserve food and feed arc are I 1 lr 1 Control rats mice and spar spar- rows 2 Have good st storage r g facilities for your feed 3 Control pred predatory tory animals 4 Control insects in f feed ed 5 Control insects parasites and diseases among your livestock and poultry 6 Feed well balanced rations 7 Avoid careless feeding tice 8 Provide your livestock and poultry with good living conditions Protect Home Food From Insects Food infesting Food infesting larger beetles flour beetles weevils and several kinds of moths cockroaches and other insects often consume or In Infest Infest infest In- In fest household food products It is I important to eliminate them im- im l Infestations by food pests involving involving ing several rooms or extensive In Infestations Infestations infestations In- In of sacked flour beans and other materials may justify fumigation of all aU or part of the in infested infested infested in- in I building Early attention to food pest control control control con con- often will nip in the bud an Infestation which otherwise would become serious Packaged foods beans whole grain nut meals and similar food materials may be heated in the oven at a temperature tempera tempera- ture of degrees F. F for 20 minutes min minutes min min- utes the oven door being propped slightly ajar to prevent overheat overheat- ing This treatment will destroy all stages of insect pests in small smaIl containers con con- conI I not too large to fo be thoroughly thoroughly thor thor- heated through during this treatment Int Infested sted dried prunes raisins and home-dried home fruits may be placed placed placed ed in a small small- bag and dipped into boiling water for six seconds then the contents may be thoroughly dried and stored In a pest proof container Pest-free Pest food kept In containers which Insects cannot enter will remain free from insect injury or contamination At least once a month housewives housewives housewives house house- wives should sweep out all aU crumbs and food products from drawers pantry shelves and other stora storage e I places followed by thorough scrubbing scrubbing scrubbing scrub scrub- bing of the surfaces and cleaning o out t of or all corners Use a stiff brush and strong hot soapy water to achieve best results Spaces beneath cupboards lower low low- er ef parts of walls and floor near the place the food is stored may maybe maybe maybe be sprayed with 5 5 percent DDT in Kerosene or as a water spray However However However How How- ever DDT should never be sprayed spray spray- ed upon food or dishes DDT 10 percent strength dust may be dusted dusted dusted dust dust- ed on floors behind radiators and andin andin andin in ant runs to destroy ants roaches roach roach- es silverfish or flour infesting insects insects insects in in- sects which travel over or rest on such treated surfaces I |