Richfield Reaper | 1934-05-24 | Page 1 | Weevil Specialist Inspects Alfalfa Fields in County

weevil specialist inspects alfalfa fields in count county y dr J L I 1 ree reeves s entomologist tomo logi st of the U S bureau of entomology 0 y anc and specialist on alfalfa weevil spent ipe nt S saturday may 19 in the county visiting alfalfa fields in company with county agent S R boswell dr reeves reports that sevier county will not see a great deal of damage from the weevil this year because nearly all the eggs laid now are hatched he recommends that farmers watch their fields and if they find that the hay is not growing it should be cut at once and hauled into the stack as rapidly as possible in order to remove the deev ils from the field removal of weevils is the besta best guarantee for a good first crop of hay on that field next year I 1