Show CITIZENS MUST fiGHT WEEDS Noxious Weeds Not Widely Distributed DistrIbuted Distributed Dis Dis- In Basin But We Wo Should Eradicate Them While The Job Is Economically Pos Pos- sible In correspondence with Harden Bennion state commissioner of ot agriculture regarding the control and eradicating of 01 certain bad weeds we are arc advised that the state has no funds for the work this year year- hence the obligation will have to be taken up by each community or by each county The weeds that are most dangerous dangerous dangerous dan dan- because most expensive to kill out when once established are those perpetual motion weeds the eternal growers viz wild morning glory nap weed white top and Canadian thistle Cockle burrs and several others are bad enough but the f four ur noted noted noted not not- ed are perennials that is when established they grow on forever and no known plants including alfalfa can hold them back Fortunately these curses are not serious not widely distributed But where they are established eradicating them is a duty that devolves not only upon the owner of the land but a serious obligation obligation obliga obliga- I tion which the community and the county in cooperation with irrigation irrigation irrigation tion companies may not well shirk It wont won't cost much now and a little help from general taxation would Insure reli relief f even if the property owners where the pests are growing bear the heavy end of the load Surely we dont don't want people to call us heads block because we wc passively pass this duty on year after year Yet if it we do not perform our duty we are not doing doing doing do do- ing right A general feeding of ot livestock which cheaper feed Insures insures insures in In- w will ll scatter these weeds over a wider vider area If any anyone one doubts the truth of ot this statement he should visit sections sections sections sec sec- in Utah where one or more of the perennials is well established establish establish- ed and find land high priced farm land a few years ago now almost if not entirely worthless Our ranges protect us from Infestation Infestation infestation Infest infest- from outside points with proper state and county handling of the seed business including all garden seed But these weeds often found on ditch banks along canals and some on Indian lands will soon spread if we submit or ordo ordo ordo do nothing It would be more economical to have no schools for forone forone forone one full year than to ruin half our lands by gross gross' carelessness This duty Is urgent Every company company company com com- pany every business man all Irrigation ir irrigation irrigation ir- ir companies and the Indian Indian Indian In In- dian Irrigation office at My Myton ton should cooperate with the farmers farmers farmers farm farm- ers In those small areas now In in- in r |