Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1923-05-25 | Page 9 | 500 Sheep Die of Spray Poisoning

SHEEP DIE OF SPRAY POISONING ELK ELKO Nev May 25 Arsenical ll poisoning Is the tho cause of ot the death ot of COO sheep shep owned by the Union Land Livestock company It W was lS announced today The poison came from rank weeds eeds eaten ealen by the an- an animals an animals Tb The sheep numberIng hea iea I were shipped from Thornton C Ci c While at ot Thornton the sheep had access acress to weeds which were grow grow- crow Ine log In the proximity of ot the shipping corrals When the Investigation was as con con- conducted con conducted ducted It was discovered Cred that the weeds eeds had been sprayed with Ith a a so- so solution solution so solution lution containing a a high of arsenic