| Show FIGHTING THE HOPPERS Fanners of Sanpeto Organizing for the War Serious Outlook Ml Pleasant May h3lhe meeting last night lo determine upon some method of successfully lighting tho grasshopper was atlcndcd by about lOs prominent farmers far-mers and buslneas men Mayor George Chrlstonson was elected chairman and Web Greene aocrotary The situation was dtacuunpd by i a num her of thoso prcucnt and that It Is alurm iiip Is i beyond a question of doubt Thcro aro young hoppers and csps enough unhatchud lo devastate a large portion of tho State In some places one can iii ice up a shovel of dirt and fully half of It wIll be eggs In what Is known as the salt KHISB bottom bot-tom west of Moroni the deposit of eggs Kcoms to be lho thickest and ns yet only a u small portion of them have hatched owlnir tn tht Held being well under wa ter t but wherever a spot is I above water they arc hatching which would indicate that the water has no effect upon them Thi ro has always bcon a few grass hoppers in what are known as the hay Ilelds and tin nat few years of dry weather It is claimed has given them an opportunity to incrcaso rapidly which has given us the present supply Tho Mayor and City Council were made a gononil committee lo thoroughly organize or-ganize each ward and prepare to assist in the light t whenever called upon Ten men were selected to write lo thc Agricultural department ut Washington for fuimus tthich will be used All the straw obtainable will be spread where the eggs seem to be hatching and burned and trenches will be dug where straw cannot can-not bo used and the young driven into Ihem and burned Th i plan of turning a band of SCO sheep Into tin salt grass bottom Is thought to be thu beat I plan for that place that t can possibly bo adopted as they will tramp and effectually destroy all the t unhatched eggs and most of the young that are now out Everyone should be fully awake to the seriousness of the situation and usa < all possible diligence to help In the work of extermination It is claimed they will not touch sugar beets |
