Show NOXIOUS III the state board of agriculture asks us to publish the following the efforts of the people of utah in the past few years to eliminate noxious weeds have resulted in a teat deal of disappointment nox io lo is weeds seem to be increasing at a very rapid pace it Is usually con ceded by those who have given this matter study that the ie le must be aroused to the seriousness of the situation in times past our vision in regard i to this matter has I 1 een voly very ob cure it seems that we are planting more noxious weeds than we are e mina ting recent legislators have enacted pure seed laws las for this state that are treated with contempt the farm ers er are not informed sinfori ed of the serious aneses of the situation during the month of april the state seed anal apt st visited stores which were selling gelling seed to the farmers and 42 per cent of them were not obeying tte ta e laws at all 1 pounds of brome grass seed was as condemned 1500 pounds of alfalfa seed contain ing whitetop was condemned and do strayed alsa also several IDS lbs of alfalfa seed which contained an excessive amount of dodder we the department of agrical ture would like to use one example pertaining to the seriousness of this situation since last seed time the department has condemned and destroyed several tons of radish seed infested with wild morning glory As a matter of tact fact the farmer is planting knowingly gly nox iolas weed seed that are destroying his farm and along with it the resources 0 of our state an educational cam campaign camia laign ign should be started at once to acquaint people with the real facts and the lawis laws pertaining to violations of 0 the p ire seeds laws of utah which law will be enforced ento iced as rigidly as the department of agriculture is ible ble someone remarked marked le to will rogers that webster used pure en tics I 1 cs so u could I 1 if I 1 wrote my own dictionary replied will I 1 believe there is a middle course by which we can shake oft off leadership of discredited capitalists without committing ourselves to the tollies follies of hell raisers secretary of ag ri culture wallace i |