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Show COUNTY AGENT NEWS NOTES (By Lew Mar Price) Applications For Grimm Inspections Necessary. In a recent letter to Mr. Blazzard from Dr. F. E. Stephens, State Agricultural Agri-cultural Inspector, he urged that Grimm alfalfa seed growers make application for certification before June first for inspections of their Grimm fields this year. He calls attention at-tention to the fact that in the past a few applications have been received receiv-ed after the crop was threshed. This, of course, leads to disappointment for the applicant and dissatisfaction to the State Board. By applying before June first the S4.00 fee is charged for all inspections inspec-tions up to threshing. After that jdate the fee is S5.00, so it behooves the seed grower to make application this month. j In order to secure the necessary I inspections for certification it is nec-jessary nec-jessary to make application before it can be determined whether or not the seed crop is going to make, j hence it may as well be made at the i minimum charge, and the inspector can plan the inspections to better advantage. A ruling has been made that no bloom inspections will be made this year unless the necessary application has been submitted. K: Watch For Weeds New infestations of noxious weeds are being reported as they are being discovered in the county, and we are beginning to wonder how many we really have. Some very bad infestations of Swhitetop exist in the county, only lone known patch of Canadian thistle, this-tle, but morning glory and burdock together with cocklebur cover very large areas, and will entail a very heavy expense in their control. The whorrled milk weed in the Miners-ville Miners-ville district has been about extinguished. extin-guished. Very few plants could be seen in what were formerly very bad infestations. If suspicious weeds were not reported re-ported by those finding them, it would not be possible to find them until they had gained much greater proportions, and probably seed new areas. We appreciate the cooperation coopera-tion of everyone in the effort to control con-trol these pests. Eliminate the Thief One of the most useful and satisfying satisfy-ing types of work that can be done with the poultry now is culling the flock. It eliminates the poor producer, pro-ducer, saving high priced feeds, and makes more room for the pullet flock that is now coming on. If culling cul-ling is done as the hens stop laying, the market is better satisfied, and the seller is better satisfied because there will be a greater consumption and the price will naturally be more uniform. Hens that discontinue production now can never be profitable producers, produc-ers, and the sooner they go to the market, the better off the owners will be. It is next to impossible to sell an entire flock at once locally without a considerable sacrifice in price, and it necessitates the holding of non-productive hens or the selling of many layers. D.on't hesitate to ask for help if you need it. Beaver County Farm Wool Pool Delivered Beaver County Farm Wool Pool composed of 4 8 different lots and consisting of more than 51,000 pounds of wool has once more been delivered. The pool this year goes through the National Wool Marketing Market-ing Corporation backed by the Federal Fed-eral Farm Marketing Board. In February the growers received a dollar a fleece advance, and at time of delivery they received the remainder remain-der of what is considered 90 of the market value of the wool in the world market. This amounted to 18c per pound. The other ten per cent, less selling costs, will be paid at the time of sale by the marketing agency. Farm wool sold outright in the county brought 19c per pound. There is no gamble in this system of marketing; but it is not supporting the organization that is attempting to put the wool industry on a more sound basis. By selling through the association the grower gets the advantage ad-vantage of any advance in the market, mark-et, and though he received a cent a pound less now, his chances for a material advantage later when the wool is sold are very good. Let us all see what the future brings in the wool market. Curd Test Locates Exceptional Cow In the curd test of more than two hundred cows by Dr. R. L. Hill in Beaver County last week some very low tests were found. One cow, a very heavy milker, gave a test of 18 which Is exceptionally low, uud many others within the limits of good baby milk were tested. The tests covered the entire county coun-ty with the exception of Minersville where the tests had been previosuly run, so soft curd milk can be secured secur-ed in any of the towns. Dr. Hill was much impressed with the dairy industry in Beaver County, and, judging from the inquiries and expressions coming to us, is heralding herald-ing it in each of the other counties being visited on this trip. Cultivation of corn or potatoes is one of the best stimulants to rapid growth that can be applied at this season. It not only stimulates rapid growth, but is a large factor in the control of weeds. Remember that in actual test in the George Parkinson Parkin-son field it gave a 100 greater yield than the non-cultivated patch planted the same day and otherwise treated the same way. ii |