Show Intensive Whitetop P Spraying Campaign Underway 1 in n County An intensive spraying campaign is now underway in Sanete Sanpete Sanpete San- San p pete ete states P. P C. C Peterson of Ephraim Ephraim Ephraim Eph Eph- raim head of the weed control in inthe inthe inthe the county All county and stale state roads have been sprayed also hundreds hundreds hundreds hun hun- of patches of this weed on private land Some known patches in the canyons have been sprayed and md the D R G Railroad Co has sprayed along its right of Mr Peterson warns that immediate immediate immediate imme imme- diate action is necessary if whitetop whitetop whitetop white- white top spraying is to be effective this year The weed is now at a state stat of growth where spraying can beof be beof beof of greatest benefit People in the Fountain Green area are arp spraying ditch banks and roads to prevent further spread of whitetop and are also starting a vigorous campaign to eliminate the weed from present infested lands Mr Peterson states he would like to take farmers from the Manti- Manti Ephraim area over farms in the Wales Moroni district to see just what white whitetop top can do to land once fertile and productive Some farms are so heavily infested that they are almost worthless and the same fate farms in the Manti- Manti Ephraim area unless prompt action is taken Mr Peterson warns He states that the south east part of Manti and the farms below there present an especially espe dangerous situation at present He requests that people having patches of the weed on their lots or farm land or who know of the location of such patches communicate communicate communicate com com- with him at once He also asks that city officials and irrigation company officials take immediate steps to have whitetop white top sprayed on city streets and along irrigation ditches a- a o Mr 11 and Mrs Kirk Larson of Lyman Wyoming were in M Manti visiting with relatives the first part of this week Kirk taught school in Lyman last season |