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Show Turkeys Help Control Grasshoppers Most recent ally of farmers In grasshopper warfare in Utah is the turkey which is aiding greatly in ridding of the 'hopper in infested in-fested regions of the state, Dr. G. F. Knowlton, state control leader, said this week. Turkeys are proving valuable as a means of control as Mills. Sal-ina, Sal-ina, Redmond, Newcastle, Kanar-raville. Kanar-raville. Uintah, North Ogden, ried on most actively in Utah county at present, 16 tons of wet, mixed bait already having been scattered on infested farms to control con-trol "hoppers damaging raspberries, other berry crops and home gardens gar-dens in the Orem. Pleasant Grove, Payson and general Provo Bench areas. Dr. Knowlton added that control was going on effectively in Juab county until bait became temporarily exhausted after approximately ap-proximately 5even and one-half tons of wet bait had been used, chiefly in the Snake Valley, Mills' and south Levan areas. Control operations are beginning beginn-ing in Davit; Knit T.0I-0 Weber. Millard, Box Elder, Piute and Sevier counties, and extensive baiting has been done in Beaver county the state leader was in-! formed by H. F. Thornley and F. C. Harmston, federal control supervisors. su-pervisors. Meinwhile. grasshopper outbreaks out-breaks threaten to be unusuallv severe in Millard and Beaver counties. coun-ties. Dr. Knowlton said, urging the spreading of more bait and explaining ex-plaining that, if properly handled and applied, bait is not dangerous danger-ous to livestock, poultry or bees. Pleasant View and in parts of Sanpete county. Dr. Knowlton indicated. in-dicated. Despite the fact, however, that turkeys and seagulls will eat millions of grasshoppers this year, they alone will not be capable of meeting the grasshopper outbreaks throughout Utah, and extensive baitinc will be necessary to proven: pro-ven: extensive damage, he empha- Early baiting, before injury to crops occurs, requires less bait and is especially urged by state, federal fed-eral and county leaders, said Dr. Knowlton. Control measures are beir.g car-, |