Show i THE ALFALFA WEEVIL CONTROL the active scabon for tho the alfalfa alfil fa weevil will soon be at hand band and it if the farmers are to control this pest this year it will be necessary to malc make home arrangements in advance borse for securing spraying equipment and poison the spraying method of control for the deev weevil 11 tor for tho the past two years year s has been so successful that tho the county agent recommends recommend a the continuation of this method in oi older der to protect the crops and save hay for the fary farmers ners the equipment necessary is a pump either power or hand driven a tank holding li a hundred gallons of solution i or ir more and nozzles and a distribute dis ing boom the past two years the cost per aero acro has averaged where the sp raine outfit was owned onnel by tho the individual or 2 where custom work was done in case there is to bo be spraying this year it will be cheaper it if the individuals divi duals will pool their order for calcium ar and pill pui chase chabe through the farm bureau the price per pound quoted for this poison is between 20 and 25 cents and it requires a little less than two pounds of oc poison per acre |