| Show The County Agents Report Duchesne County Farm News By Robert Murdock and Lloyd Smith by Bob WEED TOUR I think Billic and Rutherford Mathews need to be complimented oit the fine stand of alfalfa that they have produced on that twenty acre field south of Roosevelt that has produced nothing for a good many years but a complete stand of As you also on this same twenty we have a very good demonstration plot showing the use of grass and alfalfa both control so with this as a guide the Mathews went to work and put the piece in and it is certainly a to see what a little farming can do to control noxious I also might mention on this same farm and on that of Bill Parish's our weed committee and myself have tried various chemicals and different rates of chemical to control this noxious weed and we have controlled it just about iby the use of around 60 of actual per During the past week I have had several questions asked of me just as Jess asked the other day as to when is the best time to spray field corn to control In answering Jess I told him corn cam be sprayed most any time and with my thinking that it be at least inches tall and I would prefer whenever possible that the corn be a foot high and that when you try to get as much of the spray as possible underneath the leaves of the as we do know that has a tendency to distort and to twist the corn plant Now as to the spraying of sweet I certainly would suggest you use possibly one quarter pound to one-half pound of chemical per acre and this should not be applied on any leaves as corn is much more susceptible to than is field If you are planning to spray grain I would say that several of you have waited too long in my estimation to use chemical to control the weeds in your I would be very skeptical in spraying grain after it is in the hoot and heading The best time to spray it is when it is in the tiller of leaf we spray it later when the grain is in the boot and head on numerous occasions it has definitely decreased the yield of the PRAIRIE DOGS Prairie dogs seem to be popping up all over these days and as they increase questions to me increase concerning their as our Baptist was in asking what would be the best method for their control and our suggestions for taking care of these Now I am sure that all of you will not agree with my but I believe the most susceptible time to poison prairie dogs is very early In the spring before the green grass or alfalfa starts to however that time has passed for this so I would suggest that within the next week or so is a good time to control prarie dogs through the use of poison Dick Williams tells me that they were a little slow in getting the bait out and so his just distributed It about a week ago and they really did kill the prairie That seems to ho a common happening about this time of year when the prairie dogs starting to get a little tired of the green feed and they quite relish and especially when they have been going down your corn rows and eating the newly planted I have a little bulletin here In my office entitled Prairie that you are welcome to have by dropping in or sending us a postcard and In this little bulletin it tells you how you may mix your own I invite you to come in and see me here at give me a call or drop us a card if you feel there are some problems that we might help you Other bulletins that you might be interested in at his time English Sparrow Magpie Boxelder Tomato Insect Control and Fruit Pest All are free upon |
