Show Coun county gly farm N news aws by the county agent alfalfa seed growers in millard county have been disappointed in the seed set or of alfalfa left for arst first crop seed reported dr 0 F I 1 knowlton Know Uon extension antom entomologist tor for the utah state agricultural college sonie some growers have attributed tills this failure allure to set to td dry bluds winds while others blame hot weather or the above average populations of 0 pea aphids almost none of the growers have blamed the stripping to dygus injury this situation was discus aea with frank E todd ol of the U 3 8 bureau ol of entomology and plant quarantine who with his assistant W 11 nye has been studying the situation in delta true trac mr air tood called attention to the fact that the existing situation Is IB typical of inadequate blossom pollination alm already ady white buds are appearing on second crop alfalfa which hb has not been protected by the required DDT dust application dr knowlton said bald this injury will increase rapidly as dygus nymphs now are appearing la 11 larger numbers each day he warned all alfalfa seed growers whose second crop alfalfa Is just about to blossom are urged to apply 20 pounds of 10 per cent DDT dust duet immediately this ordinarily will pr protect the crop during tho the period 0 01 bloom undusted fields showing bloom should be dusted immediately however such auch dust must be a applied apa in early moraln morning or late afternoon to reduce poisoning of essential estial honeybee and wild beo bee pollinators pollina tors to a minimum A poor pollination may well to utah alfalfa a seed ad prospects generally dr knowlton concluded in ill efforts to improve marketing in utah producers and shippers of fruits and vegetables should hould a evaluate reevaluate re their present grading and packaging practices in light of changing market conditions and requirements advise 0 alvin carpenter utah state extension marketing specialist and L W brewer federal supervisor of inspection for utah in grading and packing utah fruits and vegetables I 1 latest bulletin published by the utah state extension service the marketing of farm products now largely on a national basis requires that our utah grown fruits and vegetables must musi be rigidly graded and packed in order to have the necessary uniformity to compete with other states in interstate commerce states the bulletin the wise growers and shippers will keep abreast of changing market demands with respect to grades sizes types ot or containers and other marketing practices 11 the 13 page illustrated bulletin gives several reasons tor for grading and packing sheds need to be built in utah fruit and vegetable areas the bulletin also states it Is good bug business inego for the grower and shipper to use uge the types of containers most moat desired by the trade all containers should be properly la belled so buyers can readily identity identify origin and grade of products extreme care should be used in loading perishable fruits ana vegetables tor for shipment copies of the bulletin number may be obtained at at the county extension agents offices or by writing to the extension t service in logan other things being equal utah dairy farmers will do well to maintain straight bred herds in preference to crossbred or dual purpose cattle that Is the essence of the latest bulletin published by utah state agricultural college extension service entitled dary dairy I 1 breeds and returns on dairy farms county utah the bulletin prepared by lyman H rich tension dairyman dee A broadbent former exten extension Blon economist and E li 1 guymon summit county atri 1 cultural agent reports the findings of a aoudy of 0 production and pr profits file on dairy farms in n 8 summit u infill which was be selected as a typical dairy county copies of the publication extension bulletin number may be obtained from the office ot ol county agricultural agents or by writing to the extension service in logan |