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Show . j POlstiXH's PLANTS KII.LIVO OPP .MNV IIILlll OP STOCK I It has been reHtrted to the forest I aervbe department that during the' osM season there ha lieen tiulte n heavy Lies among live stock, entile' and sheep In Southern Utah, through the poisonous effects of mrkspur. I milkweed and wild iwrsnlp Member of the forest service deimrtmont stnto that (Mtleonous plants are difficult tu handle, a they are scattered over large areas An effort to eliminate th obnoxious plants I tontlnunll) being be-ing made by not only foresters, but by Hockmen. It I said that the pbtu'a mod so teadlly that It Is almost Impossible to dig them Up before seeding time because of the large territory In which the) are found. Cattle nnd sheep do not prefer the plant, but they often gel enough of the poison-ous poison-ous plants In graxlng on oilier forng" lo cause death. Whether the plant will ever Ih whll) exterminated I a grave .mention .men-tion with stockmen. . |