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Show Noxious Weed Fight Attains Peak in 1939 Sanpete Farmers And WPA Aid in Campaign . Sanpete farmers, in cooperation coopera-tion with the W. P. A. have destroyed de-stroyed more noxious weeds in i9J9 than in any other year since .he weed project was introduced oays County Agent Elmer H. Gibson. Gib-son. Ihe two methods of destroying .he weeds are cultivation anu chemicals. The cultivation method meth-od has been introduced on a number num-ber of tracts under a two-year .rogram with 344 acres treated in ms manner with an average 01 2 cultivations during the period. Although this method is slower, il aas proved beneficial to the land also by improving its produc oivity. chemicals Used For smaller plots, along ditch .janks and fence lines, infested vvith noxious weeds, the chemicai process has been employed. In the past year 2049 acres have been treated for weeds in the county, under the direction oi Project Supervisor Oscar W. Niel-oon Niel-oon and County Agent Gibson. Oi h.s amount, 2U0 acres were treat-d treat-d for white top, 186 for morning ,iory, 75 for Russian knap weed. j for Canada thistle, 3 for other aoxious weeds and 637 acres for a combination of weeds. ?ay County Private owners paid the county ,8 an acre for treating 45 acres. Owners cultivated 592 acres oi their land in cooperation wth the AAA for which they received i7.0 per acre as part of their AAA farm payments. The remaining 1000 acres were .reated for burdock and cockle burr. |
