Show The County Agents Report i Duchesne County Farm News by Lloyd Smith and Norm VACCINATION IMPORTANT The importance of having calves for is being reiterated to farmers and ranchers in Duchesne Lloyd county states that in order for the county to retain its free livestock producers and dairymen must follow through on this He states that unless steps are taken to keep up with the calf vaccination the county can actually slip backward and lose this He urges farmers to dairy calves vaccinated age five to six and range six to one Richard Olsen of or at may be contacted for these They are free under the present MORNING GLORY New hope now looms ahead of folks who have become discouraged in their fight to con- morning encourages Louis A. Extension Utah State According to Lloyd Duchesne County Extension Wild Morning Glory or Bindweed is considered by many as the worst weed in It plagues farmers and and in many of our such as Roosevelt and we have sprayed it consistently for several Morning Glory seed is very hardy and may be dormant for many years before Jensen says a new is on the market which looks very promising for controlling morning glory as well as many other hard to kill weeds such as Russian Canada thistle and leafy 1 Demonstration plots treated last year throughout the state are now showing excellent Two plots have ben established in the county with this chemical on morning and The chemical name for the new Is Tri-chloro Benzoic In liquid form it is sold under the brand name of and They should be applied in the summer or fall as a spray at the rate of l to 1 cup in one gallon of water per square rod of infested There is also a granular form of the Benzoic weed killer available on the It is combined with Borax and goes by the brand name of It should be broadcast by hand or with a spreader at the rate of 1 to Y per square Jensen warns that these materials are and will likely do severe damage to other plants contacted as well as the He suggests trying the benzoic acid weed killers first on small patches along ditch fence lines and waste At the lower rates suggested cost is about 30 cents per square rod for the he Aphids are becoming a serious problem in Duchesne County this on many trees and pointed out Lloyd Duchesne County Plant lice are soft bodied insects with a tremendous power to In summer all aphids arc females being born In warm weather most aphids mature in then each one may give birth to from 35 to more than these also being born The winged aphids spread to other thus producing new Aphids suck sap from the They also give off a sticky sweetish material called wasps and ants cluster around aphids to get this sweetish then making aphid infestations even more Extension Entomologist George F. suggests spraying aphid infested shrubs and flowers with It is best to spray before the aphid infestation builds up thus avoiding serious plant Often a sooty mold develops in the honeydew of Honeydew falling on cars often spots them up Such situations are very annoying as many motorists have found when park their cars under ash or other aphid infested trees this agent Smith |