Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-20

fel1 ls ,uf TIE lsrrts ~Alet have i.ee-
fss-clHR " re .rs- crap gsfk--
uJ,DD TIE : vs q TIE s-utiis ana fre-
g-sniy 81 = al q the s---gDc
cr0s, ~ TIA; rir1s mat o. 'ss ifsse-s
have cV-rplrist fheir growing period
a-ld have gvne into the pgjr1l or rest
tx stsss. Tie la;sr growth q the
crop. therefore oOes not suffer from
thsia.
10 pro'e-t tie crap pasturing. II
hss been sald. j. effective IN The early
Tffi - the sfasTn. The teid should
Do divided Into two or three lots snd
rosN lO; sbOgid te pas,Ured alternate
ly. the animals being left In II until
the slfslfs hss been eaten down close
~ The ground The number and size
~ the lots should be yrVpo-uoned 10
the producing power of the hsld and
the rumber y. animals to BE- pastured,
~ that each lot may be grazed about
once In two weeks. Pssturing should
be- continued until most Of the weeyll
eggs have been le,d. which. Ia prac-
I ilco. means d little later than the usual
.
method has the additional advantage
Of providing an economical method of
fnttenlng i've stock. Combined with
the proper feed of grain, alfalfa pas
ture II excellent for putting on weight
Dnd II II said that many farms would
probably be more profitable II their
management centere1 about ti.e pas
turing OF stock on alfalfa with the
growing Of enough other crops 20 pro-
vide grain and forage throughout the
year.
II the weeyIls sre not killed early In
the year they may be destroyed after
the first crop has been removed by get
ting rid Of all the vegetation In the
field crushing the clods, and filling the
cracks 40 as 10 expose the entire sur
face 10 the sun. This IL best done by
covering the field with q dust mulch,
tho dust being an additional means of
killing weevlls. Success obviously de-
pends upon doing the work when the
ground Is dry and the weather warm
and bright.
The second crop may also be protect
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may also be resorted to In the spring.
From 90 TO 100 gallons per acre Of
mixture OF arsenite Of zinc and water
In the proportion " 4 ounces OF pow
der 10 100 gallons are used for this
purpose. The apparatus best suited
for alfalfa spraying Il described In
detail In the bulletin already men
toned. Stlll another recommendation
nude In this bulletin Is the stimula-
ton OF the growth Of the alfalfa by
cultlyatlng the field In the spring
The does not destroy the weevils but
II serves to produce n larger and ear
lici yield when their attacks make
early cutting necessary.
Up 20 the present however, more
farmers nre concerned with prevent
Ing the alfalfa wecyl reaching their
fields than they are with controlling II
In them. No one knows exactly how
the weevils spread, but certain facts
In regard TO this matter have been
nsccrtnlncd. II IL known, for exam
pie. that the insects are often found
! IN green alfalfa fresh from the field
and in sccond.crop hay and among po-
; tntoes which have been In contact
! with II. They are found also In cured
alfalfa hay, especially that OF the sec
/ ond cutting. Potatoes often nre hauled
In cars upon n bedding OF green al
: fnlfn hay and there IL danger that
, the weeyIl may be transported In this
way. on the other hand. however.
, there IL no evidence to show that the
r weeyil spreads more rapidly along rail-
, roads than elsewhere.