Show Cockle Burs I Poison Duchesne County Livestock Cockle burs which grow in every locality in Duchesne county not only reduce the yield of other crops on the but the burs have been found to lodge themselves in the hair and wool of the reducing the market price of wool and in some instances killing the Duchesne County Agent Marden Broadbent Experiments show conclusively that cockle burs are poisonous to cattle and sheep when the young plants are eaten just after The plant is poisonous to these animals when the first pair of leaves is partially but after the growth of the it apparently loses its toxic As the plant it becomes bitter tasting and is rarely eaten by The danger is in the spring and fall as the plant makes early green growth available to stock before the grasses are high enough to graze in the spring and after they have become dry and unpalatable in the Danger Present With the unusually wet autumn in this cockle burs are beginning to sprout right now and a tremendous new growth is coming They are dangerous to cattle feeding in the area where they are The obvious remedy for the preservation of animals is to keep them away from cockle but better still is the eradication of the the county agent Cockle burs can bo destroyed in limited areas in spite of the fact that they frequently grow in The plant is an unusual and can be exterminated if cut down before the burs have an opportunity to Farmers are urged to rid their places of cockle particularly the areas where cattle and livestock Experiments showed that the feeding of whole milk or fats to poisoned animals proved a successful Broadbent |