| Show CALCIUM ARSENATE TO CHECK ALFALFA WEEVIL I 1 the alfalfa weevil which now occurs lu in aeral stated of the great basin point destroys artro lr de tro an al abage amage of one ono half of the tint first rut cutting tivit and I 1 nearly oil all the orwood cuttina cut cuttone tInt of the alfalfa crop says the be I 1 cited atell 01 of agriculture in this grovling re ton rion of tile lie west when where alfadl it is buell an important crop ibis may nay mean moil molt of the winter feni feed of if ills 11 tok al 1 though the buell berds uron upon a lair large number of plants of the he eloi flour or famil it is not known to da ilanan floge an oil crop pilot plant other thin tile alfalfa fit weevil Is I 1 thought to eliav been found by toy fat farmers iners near bill hilt lake elly in ill 1003 1903 or it ii is Poll foible po ible sible that it was broil brought to this continent from europe on oil houfe hoH cooj nur sera v stock ruil the parking in ert ekery and other minni oil dijol were jipp cd to control the weevil iw buir tei principally of quarantine measures the ImPOrt importation utiOn of foreign parasites par aHee and direct meth method of pre eating damage to the crop the roost dependable mean means of toutin ton tou known ii is to apts with calcium PrA kemte enste th tho wit tour ourse is to 0 o IK lie to spray the alfalfa fa chrit ite its rendition 3 tia t it 1 hlll ill fall fail to reabell I 1 batur ity Ul protection 11 thi tbt weevil the line time to 31 sarny ray ii is am arai day dayot before bea ore the fehn reading of the he lanux lari oe rent es its heigh beigh when conditions for potion ing bem a aix i tui oralle there ii t or tier no tta un of f recasting ting thil this lurnis point in careful vat ehin of the field coupled with is i the safe aulle aulde u to the th beet be pr prattler V i fartha until Is 0 ur it ga g can rit a in ia j f built tin 1128 28 F the tb coltron t of IL L fope 0 ijes be 0 obtained b to aff ep as n long 0 the o 0 4 lat t 4 to 10 the ih san ff ment of D |
