Salt Lake Telegram | 1927-11-18 | Page 2 | Gopher Extermination Work Will Save Utah Farmers $9000, Report

Gopher Extermination Work Will WillS Save S ve Utah Farmers Report A saving of approximately will be realized by farmers in the vicinity of due to pocket I gopher w work tl which was started I October 7 by the bureau of biological survey surey it was revealed in the November issue of the Pied P Piper per released Friday by R R. Scott Zimmerman leader in rodent control control control con con- work who is editor of the pub pub- tion Eighteen hundred acres have been treated in that section since the tIme poisoning campaign began accordIng according according accord- accord Ing to Mr Zimmerman The cost for treatment per acre was about 10 cents and the time saving resultant resultant result result- ant from the work worl Is estimated b by the biologist at 5 per acre Additional requests for relief relic from jackrabbit infestation has been received from all ail dry farm sections of at the state the publication publication tion states The r rabbits are feedIng feedIng feed- feed Ing lag on winter wheat in outlying sections and In many cases are digging digging digging dig dig- ging up the young grain before it has sprouted Furriers according to Mr i Zimmerman Zim Zim- merman are offering unusually high prices for rabbit furs this year The present offers 45 cents a a. pound for gray gra or black black- I tailed rabbits properly handled and 6 63 65 cents a pound for White jackrabbit jackrabbit jackrabbit jack- jack rabbit furs properly handled with witha a consi consideration of 47 cents a pound for an and and l 67 cents a pound for white jacks In shipment shipments shipments ship ship- ments ment of 50 pounds I