Show NOXIOUS WEED SPRAYS ARE successful recent reports from the utah state I 1 agricultural college and the utah state otate department of 0 agriculture are to the effect that weed sprays or of calcium chlorate used last year in eradicating noxious weeds are very effective affective whitetop wild morning glory canada thistle anil and russian kaap weed are among those tried very extensively ten and results are such that the weed spraying program is being carried on very extensively in the northern gna and central parts of 0 the iho state last year considerable weed veea spraying was done in kane county on tho the whorled milkweed in order to make a thorough test of 0 the possibilities of calcium chlorate as an eradication agent some two or three acres were V ere sprayed on the open range in ili the sink valley vicinity as well as plots in thomas Esp espling lins field at Or derville results from both tests are very favorable to date a per cent kill seems to ile be had A small cooperative weed spraying program is to be carri carried ad on in the county this summer summer through the cooperation of the conty canty commissioners and the utah state department of agriculture powers sprayer has been purchased and again some weed work will bo be done the spraying this year will consist of some work on the milkweed weed and considerable on the wild morning glory in the kanab order valle and glendale districts the cost of sch work will be shared three ways as was the case last year the property prope arty owner standing one third of the cost this chemical is used lu in varying strengths tor for the different weeds as a spray or r may ay be dusted on the plants with any ordinary garden insecticide sect icide duster in many instances one application Is elent to eradicate the weed in question but tor for some weeds two or three applications are necessary to give completer eradication it if you have weed plots you wish sprayed this season you should make them known to the following men county clerk at kanab osmer lamb at wt alt carmel I 1 thomas esplin at or derville and IL J watson at glendale GIen dale actual spraying operations will not begin until midsummer plots intended for spraying g should not be plowed or disturbed in auy any way to affect the growth ot of the plant vigorous growth Is necessary to the beneficial effect of the spray JOHN E BLAZZARD dist inspector cedar city utah |