Show p nOW N FARI TO RAISE TURKEYS TO FIGHT GRASSHOPPERS A group of Par parowan wan farmers met with the County Agent last week weekend weekend weekend end at the courthouse in Parowan to discuss dIScuss' methods methods' for grasshopper control control- in the Parowan fields during during dur dur- ing tag the the coming growing crop-growing sea sea- son It was decided b by the group that very effective means for controlling grasshoppers and d thus this turning what would otherwise be a I a profit would be the pro pro- production production of a a small flock flak of f turI turkeys turkeys tur- tur I keys on the hopper hopper- Infested farms of J Parowan arow n valley vaney men attended the meeting nineteen of whom signed up for tor approximately 2000 turkeys turkey Turkey polls o ordered dered per farmer varied from 50 60 to The County Agent recommended that turkey turkey turkey tur tur- key polls be ordered for each 40 acres of grasshopper infested land landIn landin landin in th farm At least leant turkeys turkeY'S could be used to very good advantage advant advant- advantage age in this project in the Parowan fields A plan Is underway to Interest land owners in the Paragonah fields in a similar project in order that the grasshopper menace may maybe maybe maybe be controlled and is possible entirely entirely en eliminated from the now infested in infested in in- tested areas According to County Agent L 1 E E. E TheIler turkeys will not only as assist as as- slat in the control and elimination of grasshoppers but will also greatly great great- I ly Iy assist in the control and eradication j I cation of alfalfa weevil |