Show 1 f DECLARED ON ONimus imus WEEDS p F THE COUNTY J ding to plans formed at House last Tuesday with withers withers ors ers ers the County Commiss Commis- Commis s nd the agricultural in I- I e allied forces arrayed tie noxious weeds of ot the J. J here ere Is to be inaugurated t f the death in this count county I laws Ilas have provided the machinery J. J far for arming w against the common l lam i t it weed Ced which are so so rapid- rapid t control of the state state To i in motion a agricultural Inspector Jar of Mauti fanti has been ar been A 1 by the we state board 01 of ofFer ll Fer e to take talce active active- control l I s I District The agricultural I i i cooperation with the 1 Commissioners 0 missioners arranged a apfl f representative farmers j Tuesday J in the County Count A x use to consider P problems rye r lunty The sense of the ti f as that the effective weed control must be de- de J. J this county The rop- rop I. I from the various disI dis- dis home ome delegated as a ao ato ato I Iome to o arrange for the d decontrol deold de- de old dt control measures in inspective communities I t organizations will se sc se a aeration of the Count County era and also form Corm a athe IT with Ith the tor the weed situation my nty ty with a Messenger 1 Ye ve the Agricultural ine ine inthe in- in e the following state state- the urgent necessity in is of our noxious weed ire re at Manti and else else- Sanpete County I wish the citizens of the pro pro- we propose earring out a some method of conti con con- ti these conditions is as held with the county is at the Court House 2 o'clock for the pur- pur a program to the great infestation reads In Sanpete coun- coun ive ve in the manner of ofIs Is s wild morning glory dock Canada thistle cockle burr and an an bus weed as ask k Where these weeds certain the yield is cut down So in coop coop- the County Commis- Commis various committees rued on page 5 WAR DECLARED Continued from page ono I which have been selected from the various towns in the county a w war waris r is to o obe be declared on weeds Dr E. E E. E Stephens state agricultural agricultural agricultural tural inspector was present at the meeting He e explained the various various various var var- ious weed infestations infestations' which prevailed prevailed pre pre- throughout this state and he also explained various ways of con con- Dr Stephens also explained the law which the eradication eradication eradication cation of noxious weeds on all pro property rt r whether owned by the state c county city corporation or individuals He stated that the State Board of Agriculture did not wish to be too severe but instead they are ready and willing to coh co- co h e lUlU iuru me Lile various vanous agricultural tural inspectors to devise an nn ef of ef- ef program sa su that the w weed ed infestation can eventually eventually be controlled con con- trolled The writer explained the methods which are are being employed in Sevier County a part of his leis district There the county commissioners have salted nearly six miles of the count county road canal companies have carried on a program of salting and cultivation while individuals have cut salted and aud cultivated to obtain control Vf V ere the method of salting is employed it is Js necessary to cut weeds first then scatter salt to depth of i in over infested area being cartful careful to get it covered over the patch evenly and sufficiently I lo to make the work complete and permanent When cultivation methods are employed it is important im im- Important to carry arry out a shallow and end frequent cultivation this if s tautly carried out will in some cases completely eradicate the he weeds in one season but in order I I to do this it is necessary to cultivate cultivate cultivate vate at least every week or ten days das al all during duling the season season Weeds must not bo be permitted to get out of ground at an any time during the tha season if this thIs thIs' is to be most tive lIve Salting should be ue done along ditches and fence lines etc It was decided at the meeting that the coun county would cooperate alO with cities and help to to obtain salso salt sal t so t tat at work can be carried on It was suggested that the tho district t inspector cooperate with the committees committees com cone and make a s e of f th the e weed situation that and that and b t It is necessary necessary necessary essary to stress the importance 0 of f keeping weeds from seeding an anto and d to carry out some definite program program pro gram so BO that effective control methods methods can an be be obtained d perman perman- |