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Show 1 ' uu FLY CONTEST IS NOW ON IN UTAH Ono thousand dollars in prizes has been ottered for the extermination of flies in Utah. Tho conteat will be conducted through the Stato Board of "Health and will end October 1. The list of prizes Is as follows: First prize 100 to the person destroying destroy-ing tho largest number of flies. Second Sec-ond and third prizes of $25 each and fourth prlzo of $20. The foregoing prizes are open to all persons in the state irrespective of place of residence. In addition a number of county prizes ranging from $10 to ?1 will be awarded. Weber county can obtain eighteen prizes, one of which is for 510. Tho list of coonty prizes in order according to number of flies destroyed destroy-ed is as follows: OounUes $1.00 ?2.00 ?5.00 $10.00 1 Salt Lnko ....17 5 6 1 Wcbor 9 5 3 1 Utah 9 5 3 1 Cache 9 5 3 1 Sanpece 9 r 3 Box Elder 9 5 S 1 Juab 9 . 5 , 3 1 Davia '. . 9 " 5 3 '-l Sevier 9 5 3 1 Wasatch 9 4 3 1 Carbon 6 3 1 1 Summit .. ..J 6 3 1 1 Tooele 6 3 ' 1 1 Uintah 6 3 1 1 Emery 6 ,3 1 1 Millard 6 3 1 1 Washington ... C 3 1 1 Beaver 6 3 1 1 Garfield 6 3 1 Iron 6 3 1 Morgan 6 3 J San Juan 6 3 J Wayno fi 3 1 Rich G 3 1 Piute 6 3 1- Kane 6 2 1 ,f Grand 6 3 1 I pt Tho conditions of the contest are jf are follows: Hi Files will be counted by measure- - rnent allowing 400 flies to the ounce, ft. Flies caught on sticky jJaper will not fym me counted, but they may be caught ,11 KJ In traps, swatted, or poisoned and Jjp4 I may be killed by drowning, the usekjiW of sulphur fumes or other moans. jMsj Flies must be forwarded In boxes fur-fua'j nished by the Stato Board of Health. ' pj, Theso boxes may be obtained on ap- I-pllcatlon I-pllcatlon to the Board. flWO It has been found by experience ; that the "swatter" is one of the most' effectho means of destroying fllos.J,-.!.,, A simple fly poison which is harmlessSC" except to flies may be made by di-lT luting formalin In sweetened water, Tifere. one part In ten. of Communicatlons regarding the cam- 1 palgn should be addressed to the SeB- D retary of the State Board of Health, ;M Salt Lake City. VB |