Show MANY l. Y CATTLE AND HORSES I ARE RE TILLED ED D BY UY LOCO WEED EED I Many head of cattle and horses are tall ig victims to loco weed on the south of f Moab The cold weather and rains are the principal causes as under the conditions animals animals animals ani ani- mals pull up the roots of the plant and eat them The ground being soft prevents pre the roots from rom holdIng holding holding hold- hold Ing In the earth when the stock grazes over the loco infested areas The weed is more abundant in the desert this spring than ever before and in places it grows so dense that it U takes on the appearance of au an al alfalfa alfalfa at- at falfa field It has reached a height of ot from six to eight inches Attempts Attempts Attempts At At- tempts have been made to drive the stock away from the infested areas but with little success Sixteen varieties of the weed alt poisonous have haTe been located in the desert and the aid of ot state and federal fed fed- leral eral officials has been invoked to combat the deadly pest |