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Show the central and southern, parts of the state. Over 3000 acres of crop and range land in the Callao area' of western Juab county are Infested In-fested by a recent outbreak. I Mechanical bait spreaders are being used very effectively at Le- I van, Salina, and Circleville said : Dr. Knowlton, Cache Valley is one of the most recent areas to vigT' I orously combat 'hoppers, he ad- j ded. j 1 New Hopper Bait Arrives , For Local Use New 'hopper baiting materials furnished by the federal government govern-ment free of charge to cooperating cooperat-ing counties in the state-wide control program arrived this week, Dr. G. F. Knowlton, state leader reported Wednesday. Thousands of acres of alfalfa and additional large areas of wheat oats, barley, fruit, berry and garden gar-den crops are being devastated by the 'hoppers, said the state leader. lead-er. With large acreages of alfalfa alfal-fa injured by weevil and storms delaying hauling, it is especially lmporant that the second crop is protected, he added-. The pest is greatly damaging second crop alfalfa on many farms in the Kanosh, Holden, Flowell, Oak City, Lynndyl districts of eastern Millard county and throughout Pahvant valley, it was reported to Dr. Knowlton's office at Utah State Agricultural college Wednesday by F. C. Harmston, federal entomologist. In the Piute and Beaver county districts corn, potatoes and gardens gar-dens are suffering damage where hoppers have moved in from nearby near-by alfalfa fields when the hay has been cut, the federal entomologist, entomo-logist, said, after completing an inspection of the infested areas in |