Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1927-05-18 | Page 3 | Morgan County Combats Pests

MORGAN COUNTY COMBAT COMBA 18 PESTS Rodent Control Leader and County Agent Call Meeting Special SICla I Correspondence MORGAN Nay May 18 there ru U 11 Uno no need for gophers to be bo al al- allowed al allowed lowed to destroy fields says a as a's s C C. It n. Richards county agent of ot Morgan county Little time lime and l very cry small expense Is required to control this pe pest t. t For Tor tho those e who have not nor had experience In la con con- controlling controlling trolling tho the pocket gopher a adem dem dem- demonstration demonstration on poisoning poison In methods will be given en In on Friday I morning May 20 at 3 9 o'clock on tho the farm of Carl Can Phil Phil- Phillip lip lips II n. Scott Zimmerman state stat rodent control leader will assist the county agent at this demon demon- demonstration In the tho afternoon of the same Bamo da day Mr Ir Richards added the farmers having hiving trouble with I woodchucks woodchuck will be bo given assist assist- assistance assistance assistance ance In controlling this destructive thc tive pest SLED SEEn T IE T County Agent Richards has made mado the statement that many farmers of tho the count county ha have been Induced to u use e copper carbonate e for treating seed wheat heat to control smut This Is the tho latest and most approved ed method but the farmers of this section have ha been slow to tomake tomake tomake make use of It With the num num- number number ber bel of or fields field planted with seed treated with copper carbonate dust du t Mr Richards says that many other farmers will see the results obtained this season and next year adopt this method of or smut control FORMING V M NE V CLUBS A certified seed potato club was organized at Morgan a few days ago Officers of the club are arc Jay Waldron president Dale Dolle Durant vice president Alon Alon- Alonzo zo Francis secretary Other members of the tho club are Irrol Errol Rich Frank Turner Alfred Turner furner Charles Little Joseph Littlefield and Glen OIen Butlers s New New- Newel ewel el Waldron aldron Is assisting as local leader for the club Several other clubs cluba Including dairy calf baby beef bc and pig clubs will be organized l within the next few days