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Show SALT FLAT NEWS, 10 FEBRUARY-MARC- 1971 H, HALOGETEN STRANGE r PLANT INDEED Halogeten, the strange loco weed plant blamed for the death of sheep at Garrison, is indeed a strange plant. First found near Wells, Nevada, in 1934 by Ben Strahmann, an. employee of the U.S. Forest Service, the plant had found its way from Russia. The only explanation for its migration was that halogeten seeds were present in grass seed brought to the area. It is now found in eleven western states and is in all of sheep died of halogeten poisoning Utahs western ranges. It thrives west of Rosebud in Box Elder in Utahs alkaline soil. County about six years ago. Les Fluckinger of the Forest is a seed Halogeten prolific in and the Service, Ogden, said sheep do grows only disperser not normally eat the plant; conabsence of other plants. The federal government tried ditions must be right and the to spray the plant to eradicate Forest Service thinks it has now it, but spraying killed only part found those conditions. When of the halogeten and all of the moisture is low, weather is dry other plants. Then the halogeten and foliage thin, sheep which have been driven, or trailed, and spread quickly again in the ai then bedded down when .absence of other foliage. Dr. Wayne Binns, director of hungry, are likely candidates for the U.S. Department of Agrhalogeten poisoning. Dr. Binns said halogeten is icultures Poison Control Center a palatable plant, the reason not said at Utah State University, each year since 1945 ten to one sheep normally do not eat it, hundred sheep have died from and the oxalates, or poisons, are eating halogeten. high in the leaves and seeds are The worst cases, he said, were low in the stems. With so little known about a when about twelve hundred sheep died in 1945 near Strevelle. plant so deadly to sheep, perIt was one of the first mass haps ' the next step should be deaths of sheep associated with education of the ranchers. d the piant. About ' : U-- NEWS Photo by R. Goldbergor Sheep herder Lewellian points to where remaining sheep are acting funny. Water in foreground is normally trucked in from nearby Mormon Gap Reservoir. . 1 . : eight-hundre- GOVERNOR RELEASES STATEMENT The governor of Utah and the chief of the State Department of Agriculture made this joint statement after the sudden death of sheep at Garrison: are, however, running bacteriological examination. Tissues have been placed in formalin for further histopathology study and if necessary will be preserved for chemical analysis. First of all, the people of Utah should know the cooperation of many people who have been -involved in this sheep problem. The owners, the Ingrams, Dr. Grant Jensen, the Veterinary Practitioner, the Animal Health Division, U.S.D.A, Utah State WASHINGTON-R- ep. K. Gunn University Veterinary Science McKay, says he is not Department, U.S.D.A. Poisonous Plant Research Laboratory, Highsatisfied enough is being done to combat sheep poisonings by way Patrol, State Fish and Game, and B.L.M. and the cooperation the. weed halogeten. of the news media. McKay, who met with top The flock of 2,500 sheep was officials of the Bureau of owned by the fngrams of Nephi, after the death of 25 on miles winter hundred Utah, range eight sheep in western BLM south of Garrison, Utah, located officials as Utah, quoted in Antelope Valley. On Thursday term answer the saying only long to is herder the the 21, morning, January problem proper land found about one-hathe herd management. dead on the bed ground. The He said he was advised of a 1968 law which provides federal I last count we have from owner assistance to county government reported was 1,180 by Dr. Jensen. The balance of the herd showed for control of poisonous and no clinical symptoms. noxious weeds on public lands. A Utah halogeten incident in The forage is mainly that of 1963 led to a federal approHalogeton. The sheep have been line-fofeed j following the snow priation of eight hundred and : and water. fifty thousand dollars, McKay The said. of these findings autopsy Only twelve thousand dol' U.S.U. lars was the Veterinary spent in combating the sheep by Science Department and the weed during 1970, he added. I am not satisfied enough is Poison Plant Research Laboratory showed large quantities of Halobeing done, the congressman in said. I plan to meet with other some the rumen, geton lung officials on the matter. and kidney changes. congestion The kidneys showed oxalate crystals grossly under magnifying glass and also on microscopic (Editors note: Due to the exexaminations. The clinical symptreme difficulty in obtaining toms were acute deaths, comaplane reservations for Garrison-Burbantose state of those alive. The The NEWS arrived at forage on which they were the scene a day and a half after feeding has led veterinarians at the initial report of the sheep the present time to give a deaths.) diagnosis of Halogeton (Oxalaste) poisoning in these sheep. We CONGRESSMAN IF iVe NOT SATISFIED told them once... a hundred times, stay off the WEED! PUBLIC NOTICE Notice of Approval h, BALLAD TO OAKIE DAN Now Ive rode the Great Northwestern And Ive rode the L & N, Ive been through hell in Minot But theres only one that I call friend. Project No. Nevada State Line to Wend-ove- r. . Land-Managemen- lf t The State Road Commission Utah herewith advises all interested persons that on January 21, 1971, the Federal of Highway Administration approved the design features of a section of Interstate 80 as discussed at the public hearing held at Wendover, Utah, on May 20, 1970. He looked at me with an animals glance That showed the hurt and the pain But we shook hands as man to man And we caught that midnight train. The proposed project is the westernmost section of Interstate a 80 in Utah. It begins at the State Line and extends easterly 1.231 miles, bypassing Wendover on the north, ending at the east Wendover inter- Now only God knows where a hobo goes No matter where he may roam For we are the lonely men With no place to call our own. Ulah-Nevad- 1-- Well we put her down in Los Angeles A city of sin and disgrace, And we grabbed our grips and took a trip Into a hell of a place. change. The State Road Commission officially adopted the design features of said project in their meeting held on August 28, 1970. All maps, drawings and other information pertaining to the project are available for public inspection and copying at the Highway Department District No. 2 Office, 2410 West 21st South, Salt Lake City, Utah 84119. Dated this 30th day of Jan- - k, uary, 1971. STATE ROAD COMMISSION OF UTAH1, HENRY C. HELLAND Director of Highways odoodo annniDDonDDi 224 South 13th East Salt Lake City, Utah 84103 3634963 Highest quality duplication of proposals, theses, books, files. Letter or legal size. All copies collated free. 4$ XEROX COPIES I met old Dan in the jungle By the Santa Fe He looked so worn and he looked so torn On that bright December day. HOURS 8 - 8 Mon. Thurs. At Fri. 6 8 Sat. ordered our beers To quench the desert thirst And looked the bartender straight in the eye Old Dan grips his fists and says, Tell us who is the worst. We j There was Dirty Shirt Nelson, Whisky Evans, and a louse called Frisco Jack, So we braced ourselves like roadmen true and we fought them back to back. I left old Dan in Seattle In the mist of fog and rain. To leave an old friend and start out new Is surely a hell of a pain. . But a man must go and search his soul To rid the pain and the sin Of all the past that cast his lot Into this world of men. Well, I saw Dan last in Denver With tears that enhanced our embrace, For he was a man so fair and true For him Id go' anyplace. Now you can search the whole world over By hook or crook or bend, But its very rare, on this cement tare, You can meet a real true friend. Ace Hanna |