Show LOCUSTS ARE RAVAGING THE SANPETE COUNTRY Judge Johnson Not Prepared to Dispute With Scientists Scientists Scientists but Says They're Not Grasshoppers t I If th the locusts do not leave Sanpete county our section on of country w will ill soon be devastated said Judge Jacob Johnson Johnson Johnson John John- son of Spring City who is in t town wn to to- day This is is- not the grasshopper that is I doing so much harm harj farther south continued the Judge but the genuine Locust I do not know Chat t It Is of ot the year seventeen-year variety for I am not an expert on locusts ts but I am sure they are n not t grasshoppers They made their appearance about a week ago and the mountains and hills are are literally covered with them I had hada a large orchard of fine young trees completely completely com com completely destroyed in a single night They seem to prefer trees and shrubbery to grow growing ng grain as they have haye not mo mo- mo the wheat yet There are places on the mountain side where they h have ve eaten up large tracts of sagebrush Discussing the situation of the farmel farmers farmers farm- farm el ers s In Sanpete county Judge Johnson said Our great need is more water We have plenty of it in the larger streams but it is isa a difficult and expensive task to bring it down dowry to the v valleys and we n need ed Gov Government nt a aid 1 before Defore we can se secure secure se- se cure cure the b best st results result For myself he continued I 1 am driving a tunnel Into th the range of mountains above my ranch and will keep up the work until I strike a good flow of water or 01 bore through the mountain moun mOun- tain At present indications are favorable favorable favorable favor favor- able for a plentiful supply of water and when secured it will be easy to convey to any por portion io of the farm |