Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-02-23 | Page 9 | Weed Eradication Forces Sought

I WEED ERADICATION TION i FORCED FORGES FORCES SOUGHT I and Workers Asked I to Help Fight I First steps step to wage war on weeds weed 5 in Utah during 1935 were taken Saturday Sat Sal Lin L- L by D David vid F. F Smith commissioner commis of agriculture He asked P P. W. W Hart state slate P W A engineer to assign fr from ni to 50 0 men to a weed eradication force torce I Iwas II It was suggested they be In OlIn the field from rom March 1 to October 10 Secretary of War Dern former go gov governor P. P of 01 Utah was asked by Mi Mr Smith to obtain C C C workers fo for r Utah to join the P W WA A forces in th the e work Mr Hart also was asked to assign n 10 men to the work of o inspecting g shipments Into Utah so that no wee weed d seedlings harmful to Utah land an and ci crops may be brought in Noxious Noxious' weeds have gained such a foothold in Utah according to th the a 3 ag agriculture commissioner that th they y co cost every farmer in Utah the the sum that thai he would have to pay if he be he had a 8 50 mortgage on each acre Eradication forces should be concentrated concentrated con in infields fields and canyons which collect irrigation water Mr Smith su suggested He said aid that the seedlings were carried from the mountain canyons canyons can can- by the water