Show oI f t oJo o f Jo tr- tr V ft V j if N 5 4 S' S S if I I 1 J I 1 I 1 r c d r a r 0 S' S jS' jS j 4 Si J i J. J r rr r av 1 S' S SJ Sf I f i J 4 1 MODERN SPRAYERS t FOR COUNTY The county has purchased two new modern weed sprayers With three spray sections on the front the four wheel drive trucks can spray most any any- place The new weed equipment I purchased this year is now in operation and giving very satisfactory results over and above the old equipment with considerable less cost of operation operation operation oper oper- throughout Davis County according to Com Corn Richard S. S Evans CO COMMISSIONER Il Evans said two 3 4 ton 4 wheel 4 drive trucks were purchased making it possible to get places the old equipment couldn't travel covering areas that before were isolated Two new Bean Sprayer and Tank rank equipments were purchased purchased purchased pur pur- chased with a gallon ca ca- THE SPREADING of the spray nozzle equipment was especially designed in three sections that can be operated separately or all in one covering covering covering cov cov- ering up to a maximum coverage coverage coverage cov cov- space of 26 feet side hill flat or angle spraying Spreading equipment is attached to th th d chassis of the truck on the front end and is operated by the driver while in motion from the drivers driver's cab There is additional spraying equipment on the truck with an auxiliary foot hose and a hand gun for spots unavailable otherwise ONE UNIT operates in the north and one in the south part of the county on roadsides road roadsides roadsides sides where noxious weeds are found Commissioner Evans encourages enI encourages en en- I property owners who have a weed problem to engage a commercial firm to take care of it since since their charges are very reasonable If this service is not available county equipment will do the I job but property owners will willbe willbe willbe be charged for time and ma ma- THE PREVIOUS weed equipment equipment equipment equip equip- ment consisted of a tractor and a trailer and andr andra d sprayer a a large truck with limited cov- cov z cov-z Both pieces of equipment equipment equipment equip equip- ment had come to the stage where repairs and upkeep were were- prohibitive This old equipment has been converted to other county oper oper- COST OF this new truck truck- equipment was approximate while the two sprayer sprayers and the boom equipment ap proximately 3 The County has set set aside 1700 for weed control which includes two operators and the spray materials and the necessary cost of operation |