Show I I r PRAIRIE DOGS HOGS DESTROY I INV IN UTAH 11 A ANN ANNUALLY More than thun two million dollars annual annually annually an an- nual could be saved by farmers cattlemen and if It the tl e r. r c. c e- e abr lit iii Utah Ulah ll now W Infested by t prairie dogs cold cO b be rid of or the pest post Accord According cco d tug ing to U U. U 13 B. Richards in hf hf rge of or ortha tha the rodent control of the United States biological curve survey tn for r the state More ore than titan a u million S 'S c r s of land aJ are aie e so infested Farmers s 's and ranchers ranchers ranch ranch- of or sections many sections of the state ers many liel me lie ti e l assisting the biological survey HUlO ia ill ll the tho elimination work Mr Ir ls fYi cL Of Infested l land l il 72 O O ac acres aces cs tire fire used d for grazing pu poges es and lor roi arming liy By far rit the larger harper rf fortiori t 9 of th the gr grazing Ing u I. is government owned It It is S e c that additional ado addi Eh sheep O carried el be Ca I on the l lands hinds it the prairie dogs s sore t ore verc ere disposed dis nis posed posed- of at-a- at value W or-W of 7 GO annually annually an an- tor or cattle at i it value ot o 1 1 35 O annually Additional f farm lOPS could be 1 raised at al h a value or i 1 Lo Loss s to th the agricultural lands af affected ar- ar f feted ted estimated is at at 50 60 per cr cent Tho rho areas most affected l are tt thu e central contral con con- and oa t rn parts Harts of- of ho hc state while SoH Hn and western sections sec sec- ha hare Y I been cleared led lar pf pr th the r rodents den I waged a against them I i tl T 4 i i r t I II I f at I II uT n I Dr tit n r to l. l Q rbt J I |