Show The County Agents Report Duchesne County Farm News I by Lloyd Smith and Norris WEEDS Farmers or gardeners who have small patches of hard-to-kill go after them advises Lloyd Duchesne County Extension Agent with at By using the right treatment excellent results can usually be Many of the best-known sprays are applied to the leaves of growing weeds during the summers Under certain more consistent results can be obtained by using a soil treatment in the These materials are more expensive than foliage but the cost is not great if patches to be treated are Most of them kill the weeds and prevent any plant growth for one or more Sometimes it is better to sacrifice a crop from small areas for a year or two than to take the chance of the weeds Louis A. Extension lists the following as some of the effective soil treatments on the D. B. and Contact the county agent's office for specific information on how to use these weed killers in along fence street or small patches In crop Caution must be taken to avoid killing desirable crops or ornamentals when using the POULTRY All poultry and poultry pro ducts which move for sale across state lines after must bear a stamp of approval indicating that it has been inspected for by nn agent of the U. S. Department of reminds Lloyd county agent At that time the Poultry Products Inspection Act becomes and the poultry industry will join the meat Industry in offering consumers assurance of Federal inspection in all plants processing poultry for interstate To qualify for this a processing plant must meet a number of established standards of operating procedure and label Any plant which has not applied for inspection services should do so as quickly as Smith Special arrangements have been set up to make the qualification as fast as but some time is required to meet the necessary Regulations stipulate that a processor must have blueprints of his plant and premises his water supply and all labels and chemical compounds used on products Copies of the regulations gov- inspection and application forms may be obtained from the Poultry Division of the Agricultural Marketing U. S. Department of Washington d. a |