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Show the UINTAH BASINTAEMEB B ji S ; Bnchesne County Weed Veeli, June 4 Get The Weeds 22 to 27 Let s Before The Weeds Get Our Land not be plowed aa which is stored in the Patches should are or Russian Thistle, the plant root of d tor dragged about by root. roots, ocks and used by the plant no pieces will and the give rise to new but he can never live and prosper in If plow White-- j making new plant parts. the company with such weeds as to plants. allowed grow is Canada Thistle or rop growth Stems I to- 3 feet tall, slender, top. Morning-glor- y no food; it is then The habits of plant can make d. leaves 3 to 6 inches long Rnssian Knap-wtein the woody; to draw on the supply forced that such are weeds the last named leaves with hard white needle-lik- e spines s roots for the making of new farmer the take either will in all flowers as directions; cut are they pointing If these and stems. inch broad, formed land and render it unfit for agri- soon as formed the process is re- purple, about farmer or the of the main and. cultural purposes, at clusters in the in tips food peated and finally all the must get them first. branches. Lateral the the and exhausted plant is The Uintah Basin is at present a roots die. Control methods same as for must the and new country comparatively White-to- p. is the control of and This method foundations for on extensive effective and the cheapest in most seed alfalfa industry arej profitable If followed faith- WJWWV WUWVWWVUVAV. to all the evident is long run. It being laid. even growers thar nothing can in fully it will bring sure results,as two much as as take though it may jure the seed business so much The Recan noxious weeds and their seeds. years time to accompish it. leavAt the present time, so far as we member never to let the green lion dollars to eradicate White-to- p alone. But the injury does not end; kn'w. the exrremely noxious weeds es see daylight for more than a day Morning-glory- ., or so before cutting them off below with the eost of eradication. Laud such as White-toare the surface again. reand Thistle in Knapweed values Canada the infested areas are (Cen- KNAPWEED: RUSSIAN duced hy more than half their nor- -' found only in a few restricted areas, in Grows could taurea picris pallas) mal value. The growing crops are A little work properly directed of seeds of means eradication in the complete patches; spreads by injured and a loss fs sustained thru result reduced yields, and if it is a seed these patches and the entire Basin ind underground running rootcrop it is usually full of impurities would then be protected against the stocks; seeds spread by wind, water Stems woody But pub- and other means. which greatly lowers iis market val-- i curse of noxious weeds. ue. lic opinion must stand in favor of and tough, from t to IS inches high;! Nearly all weeds are bad in somej this w rk and every property owner leaves narrow and numerous and; way or another but some a re much, must take it upon himself to make unpalatable for stock; flowers pur--i worse than others. The farmers' a survey of his premises and be on pie in color and resembling a daisy' Root- -: may tolerate and get along fairly the lookout for these weeds and then in form and structure. Make stocks black in color, spreading well w.thi such weeds as the Red- - take steps to destroy them. it a point to, do this during Weed many feet in all directions and) Week. giving rise to new stems ,and leaves; to the few inches as it spreads Iat- In eagerness tight your every Send us your mail orEMINENT SPEAKERS more noxious weeds do not erallv through the ground. ders Prompt service less noxious, but nevertheless, Found only in a few places in the Cockle-bur. ones such as Basin. ACCEPT INVITATION harmful and the best price alBull ThistTe and other thistles of a CONTROL METHODS Since its simitar kind which occur so ways. are similar to those of White-tr- p habits in pastures and uncultivated GIVEN BY II. B. C. same he methods for controlHolds.. Mouse-ea- r. Mustards and all As for all the common weed sh" uld be de- ling it may be used. weeds it is especially important to Besides the large number of in- sk roved. the prevent seeding. The State Beard of Agriculture in structors for tile I. B. 1. (C., ET. It is not declared an unlawful Peterson, chairman of the program co operation with Duchesne county weed but should be handled as such Morning-glorcommittee, reports the positive as- has declared White-toIt is regarded as an imSaylor EL Delaney, Prop. Canada Thistle and Cockle-b- anyway. surance of the following: Elmer G. in seed. alfalfa purity unlawful and property owners, Peterson, president of the Utah AgA GOOD DRUG STORE" CANADA THISTLE: (Cireium ar ricultural college; Dr. George Thom- including canal companies, county as. president of the University of land cities will be held responsible vensel Grows in patches; spreads Phone 54 Utah; Prof. Sargent, president of tor tbs' presence of these weeds cn. by means of underground running UTAH ROO SETVELT, their the Gary Educational system. Philpremises. rootstocks which resemble round, -s. William whip-cordslender, rough adelphia; Prof. Peterson, They!1 THE THREE CURSES" director Extension service. Utah Ag in every direction for rods.1! V.W.SWAWAWiV.ViV creep Tt be Giv-'nAttention During ricultural college; D. H. Madsen! Weed Week. Utah state fish and game commisS8 WHITE-TOsioner; George K. Dern, governor ('Lepidium draba) M Si! of Utah; Don B. Colton. United Grows in patches, spreads by means States representative. Utah First of seeds and underground running district; Dr. W. E. Taylor, agricul- rootbacks; seeds carried to new turalist. John Deere company, Mo- areas in irrigation wa-ewind, far-- I line, I1L; M. Shirley Winder, pres- mlng operations and other ways; ident Utah State farm bureau;; one rootstocks may be from a few inches THAT: TOMORROW is a word too speaker is assured from the Brig- to several feet long all having buds ham Young University at Provo. every tew inches from which new often used in framing an Mr. Burke. United States commis- stems and leaves may spring up. excuse. Stems from t to 1.5 inches high, THAT: SEEDS never grow until sioner of Indian affairs. Washington. D. C- - will be present if possible to rather sifL and woody; leaves thick planted. in. color make a western trip at that time. and tough, greenish-gra- y THAT: DOLLARS do cot increase Assurance had not yet been receiv- due to hairy growth which makes unless they are set to ed that a speaker would be pres- it unpalatable for alt livestock even earning interest. ent from the Westminster cotlege, sheep; flowers in a dense cluster at TILVT: TO WAIT for the ship to although it is thought the college tip of stem and pure white in. color come in may result in a will be represented. There wilt be when in bloc m, petals 4 in number. . bit disappointment. a few other speakers but Mr. Pe- During Weed week the petals wilt T HAT : PUTTING AWAY a portion terson had not received assurance have fallen and conspicuous heart-shapof your income as soon a3 p1 ds equally as dense as as to just who they woutd be. you receive it is- the only The educational raltte of the U. the flowers will have formed; seeds safe way to keep it. B. I. C r 'not T HAT: overestimated, when ripe brown in color. POSTPONING starting Rootstocks white or light in coland when .i is considered that it account until you have a would be impossible to hire such an or.. w'th a distinct rutish taste, sum may result La large array of talent at any price, vet jointed with numerous buds. never one. having CCVniOL METHODS Do not they are wilting to give such serTHAT: YOUR SURPLUS will grow lirri to grow crops on infested vice to the Uintah Bisin peopte land; faster here than in your the wonder for the success of the it will he cheaper in the Reg run to pocket. Ieav the land uncropped for two convention grows, as year after year is just enough to get what This and give the cultural operatremendous crowds gather in Iv- year's we are driving at. big Uintah Basin Industrial Con- tions recommended for its control. Devise an implement that cm be vention.. Where the minds of 20,-0- 0 people seek and receive know- used for cutting off the weeds about 2 inches betow the ledge'"' ground. This The third annual conventnm. Aug implement should be horse-draw- n ust 12. IS aud 11 promises to be and weighted down to do effective Vernal , Utah Make it a rute to, mow the the greatest yet. weeds off in this manner as often When answering advertisements, as they show above the surface. please mention THE UINTAEi BAS- (Twice a week if necessary. IN FARMER. Green leaves make, new fond for Tire week of Jane 22 to 27, inclusive, has been designated as weed week in Duchesne county. During this week ail property owners will be expected to devote sufficient time to remove or destroy alt noxious weeds from growing cn their premises. The war will be waged on alL weeds in general but particular attention will be given to noxious and unlawful weeds listed below. The weed menace has been growing by leaps and bounds in recent years, and in many parts of the state it has struck terror in the In Salt; hearts f the land owners. 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