Summit County Bee and Park Record | 1960-09-08 | Page 5 | Control Weeds to Save Water

Control Weeds To Save Water W ter Where has hiss my water gone Many of our farmers wonder as they watch the water trickle out of ot the other end of their their- weed- weed grown ditches The county gent says It is not uncommon for farmers to lose II more than half halt their water to to water-robbing water w weeds ds In their ditches I I To foil these water thieves many farmers have begun lining their ditches with concrete or putting put putt ting In underground pipes Quack grass is a particular problem problem lem with the ditches Fortunately the chemical Mon- Mon MonI j I uron produced by Dupont I Company is proving very effective in controlling quack grass and other grassy weeds in the ditches Besides it is cheaper than hiring the ditch shoveled It can be ap applied applied applied ap- ap plied to the sides and bottom of the ditch at the Hie cost of about 15 for 40 running rods according to Utah State University Extension agronomist Louis A. A Jensen