Show V 4 The County Agents Report j I Duchesne County Farms News by Lloyd Smith and Norris WEEDS Farmers don't need to surrender- to noxious takes some but farmers can get the upper hand of these profit-stealing pests But don't expect to do it with one application of chemical weed warns state Extension agronomist Louis A. He says there isn't a weed in the state but what can be controlled sufficiently to raise good crops and eventually bo The trick in controlling weeds in a large area is to manage the farming in such a way as lo hold the weeds back and give the crops the advantage This can be done by keeping up the fertility with manure and rotating crops and applying at the rate of 1 pound or 1 quart active ingredients per acre between the time that the ground is rotated in corn or in It can be done in dry farm grain areas by cultivating fluting the year of summer fallow and spraying with in the grain during the crop Chemical control is too to be feasible except in small On small patches it is worth the extra to eradicate the weeds as quickly as possible to prevent their spreading Contact the county Extension agent's office for information on weed killers that are proving most effective A WELL-FED AMERIC A NEEDS CHEMICAL FERTILIZER Americans would starve to death if organic fertilizer- was used to produce says County Agent Lloyd Smith fertilizer such as manure and compost is excellent for crops Everyone favors Its use as far as it will Mrs Smith the chemical fertilizers are They have the advantage of being in plentiful are easy to and that the plant food they provide is readily available to growing The chemical absorbed by the is exactly the same whether supplied by organic matter or by chemical Chemical fertilizer-does NOT kill such friends of the farmers as earthworms and soil which help convert humus to chemical nutrients that can be absorbed by plants A further advantage of chemical he is that they can be used selectively to overcome specific shortages of soil and to correct any imbalance that might be present Too much potassium in the soil in relation to other minerals can reduce the amount of calcium a plant can take up |