Show The County Agents Report i Duchesne County Farm News by Lloyd Smith and Norris J USES WITHDRAWN All uses of the chemical for alfalfa weevil control have been r George F. from the Utah State University told members of the rt County Alfalfa Seed Growers at a school for al- falfa producers held at Myton the use of aldrin on the hay crop in the West has H been withdrawn on the hay l Dr Knowlton Other recommendations lt for alfalfa as given the copy of the I Agricultural Handbook remain This may F leave us without on early sea-M son control for alfalfa weevil cn On the m those materials can be bul they are not to be 1 1 fed if the crop has any residue of jj the entomologist said He en- alfalfa seed growers Hit I to take better care of wild bees I by establishing or transplant's ing new nesting areas for Knowlton minded the alfalfa producers tol 1 follow the recommendations of or I manufacturers when applying chemical U pa Forty-five alfalfa jn of the area attended the school held at the Myton lei reports Lloyd Duchesne County who made ar-I range-merits for school in 1 cooperation with Lorin tiie association Other instructors at the school included DeVere McAllister B from the Experiment Louis A. c-x-J tension and Ben I Better Farms agent s from i SHEEP The sheep industry in Du-Jd chesne County is a major in-HB to a few Eighty cent of the sheep in the j m county are owned by about ten according to Duchesne County A good summer range in the mountains in the western part of the county is a valuable those sheep and lin most with normal die winter range in the cM part of the county is very t ho said a Seventy-five nor- cent of the and do feed supplement during the winter i I months to get then- sheep in shape for All fann arc sheared while flicks are Wm before Be past brought com of five of the six goals to be Worked on in Du-W County by the Service of the Utah State to the sheep Goals realized influencing 40 learn more about the grad-lAing system of influence IK farm cis to know and feed a I balanced to range 2 farmers to for internal at least three jahee-p breeding I Duo to the i-iso in the price MS wool this past it was very difficult to have sec the need for organizing a wool the sixth of the goals sot for 1959 for the sheep industry in Duchesne This project will continue to receive emphasis during the coming the county agent |