Show k The County Agents Report Duchesne County Farm News By Robert Murdock and Lloyd Smith CLOVER MITES Clover which invade hundreds i of Utah homes each can be controlled out of advises the County Infestations are most common in early but clover mites s cause annoyance in during g warm periods of and sometimes in the There may be just a few miles s in a window or millions of them i about the Wherever a mite e is a small red streak is Sometimes mites are mashed on drapes and i George F. extension entomologist at the the Utah i State Agricultural says a i spray at one half r strength can be used to control 1 clover He advises home owners to cover a strip about 15 to 20 feet wide all around the house and spray the foundation of the house The lower walls also i may be sprayed if the insecticide i does not stain or discolor the i s g s i e i i i r 1 i i 25 per cent pound per 15 or odorless white kerosene my be used instead of Para-thion and are not mended for mite control around the They are very poisonous to persons and Knowlton SPRING CLEAN-UP Spring means time to clean up farmstead's and get rid of fire and other J. Donald Wads-s extension agricultural neer at the Utah State Agricultural says a thorough clean up is important from a safety because it eliminates dozens of away trash rids a farm of fire Picking up of scattered debris prevents costly A good clean-up job and setting things in order greatly improve the efficiency and well-t being of the whole he A orderly farm reflects credit on its The whole family can lake part in the annual Let's get an early Wadsworth EXTENSION NOTES Enrollment of boys' clubs In the Duchesne extension service district is about 50 per cent reports Lloyd district agricultural Livestock clubs have been or at Duchesne and Another livestock club is expected to be organized at Duchesne as well as a tractor club each at Arcadia and Later in the it is hoped to have a livestock club organized for boys in the Emmons-Altamont Smith A. extension service at a special meeting held at Duchesne March explained application of weed chemicals and its effects and usage for best results of new chemicals now being offered for A good-sized crowd attended this public Information on seed varieties of the plant type and grass plants found to propagate well from plantings in this area was given also by the agronomist and Lloyd The following day a tour was conducted through Emmons and Altonah to check on field crops and noxious weeds on various farms in these Donald extension service and Lloyd county made a visit to the Duchesne Hospital grounds last week to check on irrigation problems and Items of work outlined included levelling installing of a sprinkling planting of Another visit in Duchesne by Donald extension service was to the George C. Kohl home to check on olans for installation of a lawn sprinkling The call to the Kermit Poulson home near Duchesne included discussions and plans for remodelling the farm Smith A concentrated program on control got underway the past week in western Duchesne reports Testing work has been done in Antelope Canyon and Indian is exPected to include Talmage and the remainder of the program in this All beef cattle producers are asked to get in touch with Smith at his office in Duchesne or with Richard Olsen of Neola government representative for the Uintah Basin on testing of |