| Show white TOP TO 10 BE eradicated A NOXIOUS WEED OP 01 MILLARD COUNTY HAVE DECIDED TO ERADICATE WHITE TOP at a meeting of tile tho delta local farm dureau at which the millard coulty larm farm bureau was represented by tile the lion hall 0 L ith IN prest ilent lent may 11 at dolta the ilia existence of white top deslie dated as it a noxious weed by tho the state board of agriculture wits was discussed with much concern it being a matter of proof pi bof conclusive that this wood weed Is id capable of a rapid spread at the above mentioned meeting a resolution was wag iid adopted opted to insist upon the in for coment of tile the lawo relative of this weed pest peat I 1 tho the law relative to tho the control of white top and other oilier noxious weeds weeda reads as follows abe no it enacted by tile lio legislature ot at tho the statu of utah atall section 1 destroying noxious weeds every railroad canal ditch anti and katr company and every person firm coropo ration owning controlling orl lands landal in this sta state te and every county municipality irritation or drainage dral nago district having leaving tile tho supervision and control avor streets dirce tB alloys lanes lanea right ot of away or other lands landa shall cut and destroy all canada thistle bull thi alte alto burdock und and all other weeds designated by tile tho state stata doard board of agriculture as noxious and injurious to vegetation before such auch weoda weeds propagate prop agato or spread and when of brur or loqui led by tile stale hoard board of or the county crop petit inspector under dato date of march 20 1922 tho the board of agriculture in regular see session zIon in salt lake city to do camrod proclaimed white top t to bo be a noutoua boxi 0 alt weed it Is therefore ludeAl in tile tho list enumerated in section 1 of the law above quoted you are therefore pre stifled that that your corporation Is invited along with that of every tattler land owner and water users user in millard county tile tho white walto top has not as aa yet obtained t strong foothold fool foothold hold in tile county although it is distributed in small pitches patches through throughout oue the whole farmed L 0 a area of tho the it seems there I 1 faro that its control now will ili much loss expensive and more effect done that it if the weed la Is allow e ed to grow and spread unchecked uncheck od inasmuch as the continued spread of 1 this poet peat ly menaces nion acea the best agricultural lands of tho the county we iveel that mens urais of control bo be readily adopted by every thoughtful and enterprising citizen q ol 01 the county without the necessity of resorting to compulsory measures as aa by law the only way to barely elect tho the control of white top tai Is by tho the united vill iRence gence ot at every chen of the cooney in keeping a sharp for it t ant eradicating iti on eight it it would be of df any interest Int orest tro to you I 1 would several methods of control tho the boro important ones being the following lat whore it occurs in small patches along the road ways canals dit chos choa railroads etc spraying with wood weed killer at tho the rate of at one gallon to ono one hundred gallons of water applied thoroughly every time the plant shows above the surface ot of tho the ground will be found eff effective octive and com ively cheap 2nd and where white top Is found well distributed over the farm the areas effected should bo be pasture 1 heavy with sheep throughout the tha whole growing season this Is best beat done by confining the sheep to small areas at ono one time in order that they will graze it very close to the surface 3rd ard the method of at dry summer follow to Is also effective providing no water la its allowed to got gel on the land and tho the plant la Is cut off just below the surface with a machine provided with knives t to those of at a boot beet cultivator so BO that tho the roots are cut off clean just below tho the surface and not scattered other methods so BO long as vigorously supplied so that tile blant plant does not mako make any top growth during tho the entire season will bo be found in its control your cooperation in reporting the tha occur ranee ance of this weed any place within the county will be ba very much appreciated yours very tory truly A M COUNTY CROP PEST INSPECTOR |
