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Show County Agent ganization of a county seed committee com-mittee and their attendants at the State Alfalfa Seed school in Logan. This was followed by a county Alfalfa Seed school at Myton in January. At this time it was decided to request the assistance of an entomologist entomolo-gist for the summer months. Through the efforts of the seed committee and county agent ag-ent this assistance was obtained. Mr. L. L. Hall was employed for the months of June. July and August to assist with insect in-sect control problems and weed grower ana DeeKeeper cooperation. cooper-ation. Mr. Hall was able to . contact each seed grower and beekeeper a number of times throughout the season. He assisted the growers in learning to identify injurious insects and to use the proper control methods. As a result, less insecticide was used, better insect control was obtained and fewer bees were killed. The alfalfa seed crops and honey crops were the best that have been obtained in this area for many years. |