Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-07-20 | Page 5 | Farming Proves but One Battle after Anor

Farming Fanning Proves f But One Battle After Another Despite the fact that crop cond cond- condi- condi In Utah are better than the they have been for several years farming seems to be just one battle after aUer an another another an- an other Perry E. E Burnham regional I I manager of ot the farmers' farmers federal see seed loan Joan office reported Tuesday First it was the grasshoppers which 1 l' l threatened to destroy the crops 1 in inmany rn many any sections he said However af after te tea a a hard battle was waged these pests were practically eradicated Now i it is the webb worm Excellent beet bee fields i are being attacked by large larg armies ies of these insects and arc are being practically destroyed During his recent trip to central centra Utah mah Mr Burnam reports he saw fields which a few weeks ago had hardy stands of at sugar beets now lookIng look Ing like barren wastes On one plant plan alone Mr Burnam said he counted II more than worms and in on one Held of ot five acres there was not a live slant ilant left Mr Burnam announced that if it the thel l situation continued he would urge the Ibe government to give the farmers tome Iame assistance in stamping out this thi I menace