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Show . Inspection hispection Tour of ofWeed Weed Infested InfestedAreas Areas Made MadeThe The Uintah County Weed WeedBoard WeedBoard Wee < Board , together with D M Fin Finicumt Finicurn icumt icum icurn . , , county ounty weed supervisorand supervisor . and uusSell lusel1 Keetch , county ag aglent agent ent , made an inspection tour of ofUintah ofUintah o : lent Uintah County last Thursday to todetermine todetermine t < determine the extent of obnoxi obnoxi01ms : ous 01ms _ weed infestation InfestaUon and to in Investlgate inIvestigate vestigate vestlgate the work accomplisheca accomplishedby accomplished Ivestigate by cooperators In tadicating eradicating eradicatingthese tadicatingthese these weeds Nine plots were were'inspected were'inspected 'inspected inspected ' inspected'and inspectedand ? ' and seven different differenttypes differenttypes types of obnoxious weeds were wereIfound werefound wer < Ifound found These weeds are PerenI Perenntal Peren Perennial I nial ntal ragweed leafy purge Can Canadian Canadian adian thistle Russian knapweedperennial knapweedperennial knapweed [ I knapweedI perennial perennialsow sow thistle morningglory morning morningIglory glory and white top Mr Fin Finicum Finicum Iglory icum explained the characteris characterisltice characteristice characteristice tice of each of these weeds and andthe andthe an anthe < ltice the damage they accomplishedt accomplishedto accompl1shed accomplished accompl1shedIto to the committee membersAccording membersAccording members According to Mr Finicum Finicumthere Finicumthere Finicumthere Ito there are only three small area areas areasof areasof ; of obnoxious weeds which arenot are arenot ar < not under control at the present presenttime presenttime presen'time presentime ' time One of these areas is comprised cornprised corn com ! | prised of leafy purge another anotherof anotherof anotnei'of anotneiof ' of Russian knapweed and thethird the thethird th < third of white top Contro Control Controlmeasures Controlmeasures Contromeaaures meaaures measures have been started on onthese onthese these areas and it is ii expectec expected expectedIthat expectedthat Ithat | that they will be under control controlIby controlby controiby Iby by next yearMr yearMr year yearMr Mr Keetch expressed himself himselfas hunsellas as being bemg very much pleased wIth wIththe withthe the weed control program and andstated andstated stated that the twenty nine mne co- co Ce- Ce cooperators Ceoperators cooperators - - operators who are eradicating eradicating'I eradicatingfifty eradicatingfifty fifty four areas of abnoxlOUS abnoxious abnoxlOUSweeds abnoxiousweeds abnoxiousweeds 'I I ' weeds are to be commended and and8Iven andgiven \8Iven 8Iven \ given much credit for their efjforts efforts ef jforts forts to eliminate this menace menaceI menaceto menaceto mcnacito to the county s agncul agriculture ture I |