Show I The County Agents Report Duchesne County Farm News by Lloyd Smith and VACCINATION notice with alarm that more livestock producers and dairymen are letting an increased number of claves slip by the without having them vaccinated for Lloyd Duchesne County Extension Agent with the Utah State University in Utah is one of 10 states that has been declared This means that no more than one percent of all and not more thant five percent of all can be infected with the The goal is to make Utah a which would require an indication of one-half percent or less of the unless we conscientiously keep up with the calf vaccination we can actually slip backward and lose the classification for the Smith have been alerted to the economic significance of the Milk production in a badly infected herd often drops as much as 20 and calf production may drop as much as 40 percent in either beef or dairy To reduce such a national eradication program has been underway since when more than 11 percent of the cattle in the United States were is one of the more important livestock It is also a human hazard since contact with infected animals or infected ani mal products can cause undu-lant fever the form the disease takes in Continuation of state-federal effort Is necessary to protect the gains already made and to completely eradicate the This also requires cooperation from each individual livestock producer and WEEDS avoid planting weed seeds with irrigation cautions Lloyd county He says a check of Duchesne and Strawberry River canal and ditches indicate these irrigation waterways are real for weed Many noxious weeds are on the Steps should be taken to reduce the number of these seeds spread on our farms by irrigation N It is not practical for one farmer to spray the whole water system to get rid of the weeds and the seeds they A practical approach is to install a weed screen where that water enters the I It is wise to position the screens horizontally so that the water falls down through This falling water will have a tendency to keep the screens open by washing the debris to the On the other if the screens are positioned the pressure of the water will force the debris into the mesh and hold plugging the An effective weed screen consists of a series of horizontal These should be graded I in size from about inch mesh to a fine wire screen or In some where very small seeds are a a nylon cloth Is being used as the final These screens should be placed so that they are easily removed for emptying and By removing weed seeds from the water with the cost of weed control in farm operation can be greatly A little time and money invested now in a good weed screen will save many hours of labor and expense in cultivating and other weed control measures As a final important besides Installing the make doubly sure that weeds arc from your own ditch and see that you do not plant any with SHEEP shearing is fairly well over in the It has been of good quality this and it is encouraging to note that wool growers are exercising increased care in their shearing operations to supply the best product that they can observes observing and by checking shearing there are a few suggestions we would like to pass on for the improvement of such as second keeping the wool separating and keeping the and trashy wool separate from the clear Such improvements in shearing practices help to strengthen consumers' confidence in our American-grown wool to the benefit of Approved steering shaft and wheel installation for a Soap Box Derby car ea specified in the 1959 Rule Book is illustrated in this sketch of a typical racer The shaft should be nearly horizontal to allow ample leg room and not vertically as indicated by dotted Bolts holding pulleys must be anchored |