Show county Co agent news LEROY LEEOY C FUNK county agent farmers of ducheane Duches nc county will be interested in the following letter which has been bean sent out by the county agent of salt lake cou county liY A series of three letters have lyen sent out the first one tells about the alfalfa problems many pt 91 lyhugh ye lye hae have in du chesno comity tie a solution to their present alfalfa problems and the aid one otters offers substitute hay crop suggestions we in duchesne county have a lower average hay production than they do in salt lake county 0 ta o certainly their attempt to solve their hay crop production merits our consideration these letters have been carefully caie fully prepared so mr farmer wg we ar are q presenting presetting pre setting one to you this week one next ii at week and one the following week here la is the drat first one dear sir salt lake county Is 13 in need of more feed for livestock are you getting the yields from your alfalfa fields that you formerly did if not why alfalfa yields in salt lake county have decreased considerably during th tb last isa few years some of the cassea of bf this je fe crease are 1 your alfalfa fields may be getting too old 2 alfalfa diseases disease may be cutting down your yields sonne some of these diseases are la a alfalfa bakerian na Bak erial wilt b alfalfa stem dlight blight c alfalfa crown wart d alfalfa nematode 3 weeds such buch as dandelions and grasses may be crowding out the alfalfa plants 4 your alfalfa fields may need fertilizing 5 you may have secured it a poor poop stand when your field was vas first planted 6 alfalfa weevil may be destructive tive A good stand of alfalfa means about six alfalfa plants on every square foot of soil do your fields hava baa good stands watch tor for and read letters to follow which will give the solution to this pT vr increased alfalfa fg yields mean lean greater profits yours very truly V L MARTINEAU co ag agent |