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Show WEED CHARGES BRING PROTEST Farmers Opposed To Levying Assessments Against Their Property. Farmers of UU;i county, already j harassed by a disastrous season of drought and low prices, are reg- j istering vigorous protest against ; taxation for weed eradication work1 levied against their farm property during the year. Under the new weed eradication law enacted several years ago, county coun-ty agricultural inspectors have carried car-ried on a campaign to eradicate noxious vveeds on individual property prop-erty by-Weans of spraying. The charges for this work are paid out, of a revolving fund, maintained main-tained by te county. The cost of the work is levied, against tho prop-I prop-I e rty sjivayed. the-amount placed on his, ta"x"bill and if not paid, goes for ;i ta:i sale, th6 same as for any Nther delinquent tax. ' ' A gretop of more than "20 'turners living near Maploton. r.nd on the bench cast of Spanish Fork have appealed to attorneys to assist thorn in finding a way out of their difficulties. dif-ficulties. Some of the farmers claim thai the weed spraying work is just an experiment as other farms lying on the windy side of , the property sprayed is loft untouched although infested with the same kind of weeds. When tho first wind starts to blow, seed3 from t lie infested and unsprayed properly are scattered scat-tered over the properly which has been treated at to owner's expense. ex-pense. An effort has been made to ask the county commissioners to refuse cooperation with the state department depart-ment of ajrriculure in the noxioue weed camp;iipn unless the work can be carried out in a better way. |
