Show piute diute county farm news from office of county agent agen t plute county ready heady for alfalfa weevil it if alfalfa weevil decide to lunch on plute diute county alfalfa this year they will find a hot reception waiting tor for them the reason Is that three new alfalfa weevil dusters and a supply of calcium arsenate and dusting sulphur are standing ready aad a ant ad waiting like armed guards tor for the pests to show themselves tho the dusters were purchased by farmer groups in marysvale Marys vale junction kingston and circle ville with financial assistance being rendered by flute county commissioners they were delivered and assembled on friday way may 18 one Is stationed at the home of dee dea farnworth Farn in I 1 marysvale Marys vale another la Is at the court house in junction and tile the other one is located at the home of carl beebe in circleville Clr Cir cleville last year weevil damage was considerable only one weevil luster duster was used in the county it was employed extensively it at greenwich and koosharem Koo sharem weevil were allowed to teed feed at will in ther other areas of 0 the county without treatment tj t the loss in feed could have been measured in n terms of several thousand dollars ollars il however a different story will be told this year about alfalfa weevil should they put in appearance about which there la Is general agreement that they will Ls As soon as the first larvae are noticed dusting will conni mence the small green greenish ash yell yellow 0 iv bod led larvae with black heads will find a genera ous meal of calcium arsenate awaiting them on the buds of the alfalfa plants where here feeding takes place six pounds of the 50 per cent calcium arsenate and 50 per cem cent I 1 dusting sulphur is the recommended rate of dp application per acre of alfalfa at this rate the cost 0 of f dust will be bately 60 cents per acre early application of dust Is to e highly recommended As as feeding commences the larvae should be treated with he stomach insecticide Ap applina continued on last page county farm ne news continued from page 1 tion of the dust should not be delayed until just before cutting if his Is done poisoning of livestock from consuming the hay could possibly result the best time of application Is after the eggs have hatched and before serious damage to ohp th crop begins it if the poison is applied before most of the eggs have hatched sufficient new growth develops later providing the newly hatched larvae with har harmless inless food it if application is postponed too long dally daily damage la Is increased those subscribers who wish to use the machine in their community should apply to one 0 oe E the following dee farnsworth mattel martel Ander anderaon or 01 P J jensen junction albien allen alien or elden coates kingston and carl beebe circleville Cir cleville letters will be sent to subscribers bers shortly acq aca it ai a I 1 n t 11 I 1 n g them thein with further details regarding the use of the machines miss aliss evelyn haniel hamel who has been attending school in monroe this year la 13 listed among the 9 graduates radu ates to receive diplomas a at commencement exercises held filere there friday orthis of this week |