Show COUNTIES FIGHT LOCUST MENACE Sanpete and Beaver Begin War ar on Pests Expert Uses Poison Grasshoppers and sparrows are causIn causing caus caus- In ing vast ast losses to farmers or of Sanpete and Beaver counties according to In Information information In- In formation received e 1 toda today by the state crops pest commission at the Capitol In Sanpete county count Lowry Lown Nelson count county crops pest Inspector Is la fighting the time grasshopper menace by tho the Insect at their hatching be beds 8 He reports that In the low ground roun of his count county there ar are acres of or hat hatching beds producing millions of or grasshoppers a ain I in minute i n u t e. e Sparrows are causing considerable damage In Sanpete county the report states whore where an open war on the time bird has been called by ty all aU farmers especially especial especial- ly In tho area around Mount Plea Pleasant and Fountain Green Bags of or poisoned grain arc arc being put out out- by the farmers and It is estimated that more mort than sparrows havo have been killed J Energetic steps are being taken In Beaver county to rid th the farmers of oC the tho grasshoppers there Fifteen prospective crops pest In Inspectors Inspectors In- In and deputies were wert examined by H H. fl H. H Hagan state crops Inspector at the Capitol yesterday |