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Show THE ALFALFA WEEVIL HERE. Of course every one knew that with the steady extension of the alfalfa weevil southward it was only a matter mat-ter of time before it got Into Millard. Dr. K. Q. Titus, head of the entomological entomolo-gical department or the Agricultural College, was down here last week looking for traces of it. He found some at Leamington. Also a few on the Cahoon field Just south of the brick yard, and on President Hinckley's Hinck-ley's field In Hinckley. Of course a close examination la required to find them and they have done no damage so far.. But forewarned la forearmed, fore-armed, and the thing Is to prevent Its spread. Tbe presence of the weevil can be detected by noticing small holes In the alfalfa. This la caused by the worm which does the damage to the crop. It Is a small green worm about a qnsrler of an inch long with a white line down the back and a black tall. When the worm Is full grown It falls to the ground and buries Itself In the roots of the plant or any brush or debris that Is near. It turns Into a weevil while there and lays It eggs early In the spring. The eggs hatch into the destructive worm. If tbe land Is gone over In tbe spring with a spring toothed harrow and with a brush drag the egga and worm are destroyed. If the worms become numerous In a field the alfalfa should be cut and burned and then the ground cultivated with a harrow and brush drag and tbey are not likely to be enough of them left to attack the next cutting. A dust mulch and sunshine sun-shine are fatal to them. A parasite like a Isdv bug Is being cultivated to destroy the weevil, but It takes same time to cultivate them. The weevil advances over the country about 15 or 2.V rrlles In a season, and Dr. Titus does not believe It 1 spread by rail-sy rail-sy train a th Jarring of the cars makes them fsll off. If every farmer gets busy at the very first appearance of tbe weevil there Is not much danger o' Its doing very much damage, but a little neglect at the JMart permit them to propoxate very fast and become be-come a serious scourge. They are ir-ost likely to spread In old fields as' t-ere 1 more shelter for them and tl-etr eggs. |