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Show GRASSHOPPERS INFEST FIELDS IN SPRINGVILLE Orchards and uKnlfa fie'ds in the vicinity cf SrrlmrvUle and Mipl ton arc suffering fmni the d-pr"nn i ioiiii of t he increa ing numh-r r.' grasshoppers, fft -" dT to a n" - t cent repo: t by Es r' Tl;drhi!i"-s. ' sistant Utah county ag: Ict'.it ura' agent. I Li- HuMi'ng! ridv'.ses 'he conptT- 1 a Won of all farm"! n ' h end of tho crv.ml" "n i"i"-'v!'"T !h"'-- j pets. Ry s ng a r-i "in 1 erf hi j arsenic- arn"-l:'crtMo b;a'i "n j ! sytup. almost complete crrvUifcn I of the hopner' can be affected. M i Hutching:; state.'-. ! Special attention is called to the I l'ruit crops of Ma pie ton and the e s' j bench just now, as hat vesting of I these ciops wUl soon begin and fruit damaged by the hoppers will not be marketable, it is pointed out. Mr Hulchings also advises the farmers in this vicinity to strcs3 at this time the campaign against noxious nox-ious weeds, stating that the wild morning glory, Canada nnd sow thistles, arc in some sections, crowding out the harvest crops. August is a good month to'spray 'he weeds, it is stated. From tests made c.t the experiment, station of the U. A. C. at Logan, it was found that these weeds are maturing and I 'he spray not only kills the seeds but as the sap is going down It carries car-ries the poison to the roots. I Landowners whose crops arc in- fested pays seven cents per pound ! 1'or materials and the state and i county stands the labor expense, it is stated. Mr. Hutchings urges all farmers who have the weeds mentioned on their l?nd to cooperate and be ready for the spray machine which is placed in the county through the ! efforts of the agriculture depart-j depart-j ment and which will be ready for ' use here soon. |