Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1926-08-01 | Page 27 | Will Try Gas on Squash Bugs

WILL TRY CASON GAS CAS ON SQUASH BUGS BUDS Melons In Weber County Count Reported G Damaged Dr Herbert J Pack of the Utah experiment station elation will be In Ve Ve- We Weber her ber county this week to give dem dem- dem- dem demonstrations demonstrations on the gassing method for killing squash bugs It is an- an announced an announced n bYI by County Agricultural Agent A A L L Squash have been practically destroyed again in Weber eber county this year yeal and the watermelon crop is 14 threatened the county agent said Various treatments have been tried for the destruction of the bugs and the gassing system has ha been found to be the most suc successful sue- sue The Tho demonstrations wilt willbo bo be given not with the Idea ot of saving the squash this summer but to have the farmers Inform inform- informed Informed ed cd on how bow they may savo aavo their crop next season The schedule for tor the demonstrations demonstration will be an- an announced an announced early In the week 00 00