Show COUNTY AGENTS COLUMN growers should consider wheat situation facts before they go to the polls on may 25 to vote in the wheat adjustment program referendum wheat farmers have six important facts to consider william peterson state director of at extension says the first big fact act Is that our tor for map large export market continues to bo be small foreign countries have placed high tariffs and quotas against our wheat our own tariffs against foreign goods have also made it difficult tor for foreign countries to buy our wheat every effort Is being made to increase export markets but this is a slow process second Is the tact fact that world prices are not materially higher our two short crops have kept us on a domestic price basis unrestricted production in the face of the world situation would cause our prices to reach their previous depressed position third there Is still enough wheat land available to produce bumper crops and surpluses drought caused heavy losses but farmers do not expect drought every year fourth dO domestic consumption eption of wheat remains relatively constant efforts are being made to improve the quality and appeal of bakery products use of wheat tor for livestock toed feed Is ordinarily increased only when wheat Is cheap in relation to other crops fifth tamers farmers are protected thru the adjustment payments on their domestic allotments against low world export prices it we had been on a world price basis during the last year it Is estimated that our farm prices would have been 30 to 36 cents a bushel under what they actually were sixth the drought while solving some of the immediate surplus problems has not changed the fundamental causes of the wheat problem which are the large potential w wheat baj acreage and the difficulty of 0 reopening export markets nicotine sulphate repels dogs cats gardeners who are troubled with cats and dogs may keep them from running over lower flower beds and ruining shrubbery by spraying the plants with nicotine sulphate according to specialists of the united states department part ment of agriculture such a spray solves the problem very neatly as cats and dogs do not like the odor of nicotine they give it a wide berth their sense of smell Is so much keener than that of at a human being that the spray can be diluted so it will be inoffensive to any person nicotine sulphate Is widely used as an insecticide when it is diluted and applied properly it benefits the plants and does not injure the buildings walls or walks it can be purchased at seed and fertilizer stores in packages labeled with directions tor for diluting and applying because the spray evaporates in time and will be washed oft off by rain it will have to be renewed about once in two w weeks ea k 5 and a after ft er a any n y heavy or long rain livestock should not be ba permitted to graze on vegetation that has been sprayed with nicotine sulp sulphate liate keep natural color in vegetables to make appetizing vegetables should appear in every ones diet three times every day 0 on should be a leafy vegetable one potato and one other according to mi miss etna elna miller extension nutritionist of the utah state agricultural college it if these three servings of vegetable are to be ot of value in the tam fam ilys diet they must be cooked so they look appetizing taste good and retain their food value in order to look appetizing they must be cooked to keep their natural color properly cooked vegetables will have practically the same color as when they are raw green colored vegetables should be cooked with the lid oft off this applies particularly to spinach dandelions beet greens and other dark green leafy vegetables as well as to cabbage cauliflower etc red colored vegetables lose their color from being cooked in hard water A tablespoon of vinegar to each quart of water in which red boats or red cabbage Is cooked will intensity intensify the red color yellow color Is not affected in cooking white vegetables frequently darken in hard water all voge vege tables should be cooked only until tender if their color Is to be retained use a wiro cake tester or ino fine ice fee pick instead of a fork to tell when vegetables are done vegetables will taste bettor better it they are fresh and are gathered at the most desirable state of at their growth it if they are cooked only until tender and it they depend much on their own natural flavor for or season |