Show COUNTY AGENTS COLUMN SQUIRREL CAMPAIGN much good has been accomplished by the distribution of poison grain on roadways and public ground in most communities tine cooperation has been given by the tanners farmers A little follow up work Is now needed it if the farmers ajmera will obtain a little grain and keep at the squirrels until time for liberation the benefits will last tor for several years occasionally we find farmers who teel feel like we do more damage than good with our poisoning campaign it Is true that we kill a number of 0 mourning doves regardless ot of how the poison Is put out some mourning doves will be killed few other birds are killed at this time of 0 the year because as a general rule tile the birds will eat insects in preference to grain pheasants are not killed by poison grain lead poisoning kills a good many more pheasants than strychnine peonies need attention tile the peony Is the most showy ot of all perennial lowers flowers right now it la is out in all its glory in many parts ot of the state yet many people wonder why their peonies do not bloom says J C II If utah extension agronomist deep planting and allowing the peonies to remain in one place without dividing are the two main causes of failure allure to bear flowers tile the best authorities on the growing ot of fine peonies say to plant shallow that is with the crown or buds just two inches no more or no less below the surface of 0 the soil early summer Is not the time to lift and divide the peony roots mr Il hogenson says wait until early tall fall then dig die up tip the peony plants and separate them into sections having two or three good ees ebes or buds the roots that grow on the outside of the clump are generally the newer ones and the best for supplying food for the plant it if the arots show allow any signs ot of decay cut the part off with a sharp knife then plant te i spots in an entirely lie new v location etore e pia niini g tite the g round ground to a depth of 0 about 15 inches and refill the holes with good top soil but do not use manure around the roots as it may cause them to decay warns sir mr hogenson tramp the soil well around the peony roots after settling and remember that the crowns or buds after they become established need to be just two inches below the surface each year apply manure to the surface of the soil but never allow it t to come in direct contact with tile the pe |