Show WAR AR ON N R RODENTS I UR fD IN UJ UTAH A Horticulturists Hear Talk on Methods of Co Control Utah fruit producers must wage wae a continuous war against rodents If IC the Industry Is to expand K n. Scott Zimmerman head of oC the ro rodent rodent rodent ro- ro dent control division dl of oC the U. U S S. S biological sur e survey told the members morn mem bers o of ot the Utah State Horticultural society nt at their annual convention at the holl e hotel Wednesday C nesda There are arc four tour species of or rodents which give I c the tIme fruit producer uc r the not trouble trouble- Mr fr Zimmerman said ald These are re pocket gophers field mice jackrabbits and ground reis The bc best t methods found by the time government o for these pests are arc poisoning and anti trapping Poisoning in most cases has proved most effective Poison gas i has been used cf cly in some ome Instances in instances instances In- In stances but Is 18 not recommended duo to the fact act that most of oC the gas S Is 15 absorbed by the time tiO soil it I URGES CLEANLINESS By practicing cleanliness the fruit men can call do much to solve the rodent problem It If tho the tree tre c rows are kept free front from rom grass and weeds and arid all arc are burned the time rodents will find little shelter in lit tho the orchards and will make ri-make their homes omo somo place else elseMore More rore than fruit ani anti and vegetable vegetable vege vege- table lable growers from all parts o of the time Continued on page S 8 WAR ON RODENTS URGED IN UTAH Continued from page pago 1 state were o on h hand to attend the several sessions to 10 ho he held belch Wednesday Wednesday Wed Wed- e a and rh Thursday Franklin If II Smith o of Salt SnIt Lala president or of tho wiK t called time the meeting meeting- to order and outlined some of or the needs o or of tho horticulture in industry industry In- In during 1930 1330 WANTS MORE AID lie sal said that br greater a assistance si should lue ho o given sl by time the tate state in assisting as- as 1 the time gi to 10 improve o time the quality o of their and amid crops crop IJo emphasized th tho value aluc of or having nib all fruits anI and vegetables graded and arid properly lly packed when placed on tho markets 1 SC Several lal other speakers Including ln Professor gol P Ii V. V M. M CI Coe of oC tho the Utah Ulah I State Slate late Agricultural college c Professor T. T 1 G. G Taylor 1 jf 1 r. r Chump of or Logan chairman of or tho the agriculture committee com corn of tho the Utah Bankers Bankers' a association asso asso- so elation A A. T. T Smith of or P n T. T Stewart Boxel cr county county- a agent and W. W V. W. Owens Owel assistant director of the extension division dl of the agricultural al college collese were scheduled ached sched to address addless the gathering Wed Wed- n nesda ay |