Show Rodent Con Con- ConI Control Control I troI Crews Work Wark Lapoint Vernal I IThe The rodent control crews of DO DG Camp 31 have hae been spending the thelast thelast thelast last three weeks on the Vernal Vernal-La- point La point highway The work has con consisted ted of cleaning out the remain remain- remaining remaining ing regions of prairie dogs and get get- getting getting get getting ting started on the project of bring bring- bringing bringing ling ing the heavy infestation of kan kan- kan- kan kangaroo kangaroo rats under control The tat rat tati i infestation has been unus mus tally sally heavy in tn this sector and to to bring them completely under control will I require several se months work The areas covered started at the theold theold theold old golf course from where the crews eres have been steadily working toward Lapoint on both sides 01 the highway as far as the Infesta infesta- infestation infestation Infestation Ithe tion occurs The infested area on the east side of or the highway runs rums ly I no ne to t the U S highway 40 I A rodent control crew will be beI besent besent besent sent to the Book Cliff mountains within I I within a few days to destroy rock I ChUCKS in Main Canton Can on This crew will consist of eight men and Fore Fore- Foreman Foreman Foreman i man Preston Hale who will sup sup- supervise supervise sup supervise the work The chucks are particularly thick In this country I and have havo become a a serious menace Ito the cultivated lands of the far far- farmers farmers far farmers mers and stoc stockmen n n This work Will take two weeks after alter which time I the crews cress will finish the Lapoint country and then go to Diamond mountaIn for tor a in or- or order order or order der to finish the work done there earlier In the summer The naturi natural natural fal I al feed teed on oa the mountain proved too i good to get a high percentage kill killon killon killon I killI on the first treating of the area so a treatment re-treatment of the th ground will be necessary |