Show x j The Agents Report Mm Duchesne County Farm News Jr By Robert Murdock and Lloyd Smith ALFALFA APHID Spotted Alfalfa Aphid has found in our at the present time it's m serious r start keeping a on your fields and Watch seedling only aphids on a young can kill Old stands Jfe seriously thinned out by if it is allowed to go R When To Treat IDLING STANDS When the stands have one or two fj on quite a few of the young Treat when there j. 30 aphids per stem or as s- the alfalfa starts to get Of Control or Parathion as Use enough spray cover Cover the entire not leave a portion or a jbf the field contain aphids that the treated ounces of actual per acre this is pints of the 50 concentrate per or ounces of actual Parathion per this is pint of the 25 Precautions Be sure to read the label and know what it Do not use within 7 days of harvest or Parathion within 15 days of harvest or For more contact your County Agricultural Many cattle get too much iron in their this time of cautions extension animal husbandman at Utah State Agricultural should be careful to check on staples and other metal items that might get into the feed Hay rakes and bailers collect much of Magnets can remove a considerable amount of Henderson FEWER HEADACHES For all of its farming causes fewer headaches than other according to information just A study conducted by Louisiana State University shows that 60 per cent of the people of the suffer By the survey shows that 80 per cent of medical students get 77 per cent of business 70 per cent of professional 69 per cent of 68 per cent of 58 per cent of 55 per cent of manual laborers and only 50 per cent of ALFALFA WEEVIL CONTROL Just as soon os you can see a green over-cast in your alfalfa fields you should start to spray to control alfalfa weevil for this Whether alfalfa is grown for hay or the best way to control the alfalfa weevil with an insecticide is to apply a spray or dust when the spring growth is to 2 inches long between March 5 and April For use 15 pound of 4 ounces of or 4 ounces of heptachlor in at least 6 gallons of water per For dusting use 5 ounces of heptachlor in at least 10 pounds of dust per This treatment kills most of the adult weevils before they lay many eggs and thus prevents the development of enough larvae to damage the crop Come into our office and ask for the leaflet on Alfalfa Weevil Cattle Lice How To Control Them Spring is the time to apply insecticides for control of damaging insects to your livestock The agent stated that he has seen in his travels around the severe infestation of cattle lice on both dairy and beef He would like to encourage all stockmen to take immediate steps to eradicate these Experiments have shown that an animal heavily infected with lice loses up to of grain per and in the dairy field we know that an infected animal does not yield the milk that one free from lice 1 or using 8 pounds of 50 per cent powder in gallons of water is the rate that should be used for control in beef or for some of you stockmen that have been using Benzene you should use 2 to 4 pounds of 12 per cent gamma or using at a strength of one of 25 We would like to caution you that only rotenone or pyrethrum insecticides should be used on cows being We have a little information bulletin giving you facts and figures on the control of cattle Stop in at our located in the Frandsen building or County Court and pick up a PLANTING TREES Get trees planted as early in the spring as possible because roots start growing before there is any sign of life in the cautions Anson extension I horticulturist at Utah State Agri-J cultural He gives these tips on tree Check packages as soon as they arrive from the If trees are dry they should be placed in water 2 to 3 days before If it is still too early to trench the nursery stock by ing open the package and digging a hole deep enough so all roots can be The trench should 1 be in a shady The north i side of a building is Trees should be laid toward the south to prevent sun They should be separated when put in the trench and covered with fine Soil should be moist to keep the roots in good At the time of cut all broken roots off with a sharp knife to make a smooth Dig the hole deep enough so it will accommodate all of the Do not crowd roots in the Do not add commercial fertilizer or fresh barnyard manure as damage may In digging the Professor Call it is a good idea to put topsoil in one subsoil in when you plant the put the topsoil around the roots and use the subsoil for the Plant the tree inches deeper than it was in the As the roots are pull the tree just a little to straighten the roots This will eliminate twisting ol roots in the After the hole is partly filled tramp the soil so there is no space left around the If th soil is not add |