Show Over the County t I Agents Agent's Desk To the farmers who have been using h heptachlor chlor dane dAne and DDT a word of caution is given They are chlorinated ted hydrocarbon bon herbicides and are not being recommended for spraying of at aL aLI I falfa seed or forage this ibis year rear I These chemicals have a persist persist- persistent I ent residue pr present ent on the hat har harvested vested crop crop- even several weeks or longer following a spray or dust application To protect our agricultural industry it is vital that forages fed should create no residue problems problem in the milk or meat i Do n not t feed any alfalfa seed chaff chart or alfalfa that you know has been sprayed with the hydrocarbons hydro hydra carbons to cows cow being milked to heifers to freshen within six months to poultry or 1 livestock being finished for slaughter with in 90 days of slaughter Why chlorinated hydrocarbons are not being recommended this year 1 All All All' those compounds listed above have hav long-lasting long residual effects 2 All tend to accumulate Inthe in inthe inthe the fat andor butterfat butter of milk of animals that ea eat feeds that have been treated with these ma ma- 3 The Food and Drug Act is carrying out its part to protect the public It has established minimum tolerances for these chemicals in or on food products There is an 0 zero tolerance for pesticides in milk 4 In order to protect the in of agriculture and comply comply com com- ply with Federal regulations itis ItIs it itis is deemed necessary to exclude chlorinated hydrocarbon chemicals chemic als from forage crop use and to caution farmers to follow hem chem lical Ical application Instructions tl ns care care i fully From fully From Entomology Series Serles 24 M March 1964 Utah State University Extension I We have copies on hand of the Mimeo Series 24 Please call If y you u need one For further information ma mation maion ion see Your County County Agent On Thursday and FridaY Feb 1 27 and 28 8 Dr Don Thomas Thomas Thomas- Extension Ex tension Ex V Veterinarian visited the tile county and discusSed with the horse owners the the Health of Their H Horses Ye e v t sted th the FF T A 1011 i boys dill I bO both h tomb and nd South sum Summit Chapters and held two meeting tl I for tor the adults Dr Thomas took up t tJi the t control i of internal and external i para I ara-I sites and what should hoUld be done He explained that all horses are Infected with Internal parasites and prevention and co control measures measures meas- meas I ures should be used He also went Into the vaccina vaccina- vaccination vaccination tion Lion program of horses Sleeping sickness tetanus or lockjaw and distemper are the main ones to use for their control Take care of your horses In fact all livestock Dr Dr Thomas summarized Follow a good program program pro pro- gram of management prevention sanitation gooc good nutrition These animals are your hobby or your business they the they need good care care I 1 j Utah is better than years along In history and the control of ot diseases and pests Is getting harder arder as the days go by I IThe The best beet control of ot all Is one of management nt and prevention sanitation san- san Keeping the animals In cleaning areas will help much and moving the ani animate animals maid from yard to yard Rotation grazing is a n big help in minimizing parasite population Spraying the yards and the livestock livestock livestock live live- stock is becoming a must tw two or three times per year |