Show The County Agents Report Duchesne County Farm News by Lloyd Smith and Norris HAY you want to get the most feed value from your cut your alfalfa advises Lloyd Duchesne County Extension Agent with in hay Is highest in all the important including minerals and Livestock like young hay better will produce more and meat from If alfalfa is allowed to get it becomes and loses part of its It is well to keep In mind the fact that you can't increase the total yield by cutting After alfalfa starts to the rate of growth is greatly By cutting early and getting the hay off the the next crop gets off to an early In every effort should be made to save the Nutritionally they are worth two to three times as much as the The time to according to is when it is in the late bud stage or when it just begins to Cutting the alfalfa at that time will whether you plan to feed the hay or sell visits throughout the county I have noticed that some of the hay is growing very fast and it may be ready to cut before you Also some of it should be cut to save it from Keep a close watch on It We advise to cut it as soon as it starts to It may be necessary to check it very close to see if insects are preventing it from states j BUGS We have noticed that quite a large number of bugs are present in some of the alfalfa fields in the county this Those who intend growing seed should watch their fields Where the bugs are the fields should be sprayed or dusted during the early bug stage with DDT to control the advises Pleasant Valley and the My-ton area have given evidence of bug In we would like to advise all seed to watch for the ap of these They should be moving into the alfalfa fields from weed patches quite According to George F. Extension bugs have been numerous in most Utah localities this They have been producing a new generation mostly on Now the adult bugs and some of their called have been found in all alfalfa fields examined thus The bug adults and the nymphs kill alfalfa buds on which they They also cause blossoms to and later in the season damage the developing A good alfalfa insect control program will help insure alfalfa seed growers that their crops may yield profitably this With grasshoppers hatching I out in many parts of seed growers should also watch for this and control the young hoppers where necessary so that the crop damage will be Knowlton |