Show DREW P PEARSON EARSON 4 congress must control rats rat s THE HE united states probably could save bushels of grain A annually by two measures alone control of rats and eliminating weevils from grain bins elevators and freight cars few people realize the tremendous waste from these sources alone rats and other rodents for instance eat or waste around million bushels of grain annually the waste in some corne ribs is terrific and in order to undertake an effective rat tion campaign it is almost necessary for every farmer in a community to c terminate exterminate at al the same time otherwise the rats rat leave one farm tor for another last year congress so drastically cut the funds of the bureau 0 of f wildlife tha thaties tits campaign against rats was knocked cold weevils and other insects I 1 in grain bins and grain elevators destroy another million bushels a loss which could be eliminated by proper spraying praying and fumigation plant diseases also take a tremendous toll but can be partly controlled troll ed the wheat crop in montana was increased 25 per cent by spraying weeds what congress should do immediately is to pass the appropriation requested by secretary of agriculture anderson for insecticide control and soil conservation this should be voted hand in hand with foreign relief in is act ct one is essential to the other i |