Show STATE commissioner OF agriculture ASKS FOR AID IN WAR ON NOXIOUS WEEDS an appeal Is being made by david F smith state commissioner of to federal and state agencies the utah state farm bureau chamber of commerce and civic groups to join together to make an intensive war upon noxious weeds in support of the plan to get instant action on this urgent need nr smith cited a number of fundamental iea reasons sons first noxious weeds have taken whole areas of toi fort merly productive land in davis county secondly weeds are rapidly spreading from centers of incesti tion to virgin hearit territory ory third fri ration gation system will be worthless in years unless steps are taken at once to conquer noxious weeds hule need told in davis coriaty alone said mr smith it is doubtful whether fl would be sufficient to eradicate the noxious weeds recently in one lot of radish and lettuce seed se sd the state department of found elou enough 1 l weed seeds to infest the whole state one of the most troublesome esom weed pests is the white top where this weed gets started it 1 is said that it can only be smothered by covering it with tar paper the only other recourse is to plow steadily tor for thee years mr air smith addressed a letter today to lee A strong chief of the united states bureau of entomology tom aging that all seed be inspected at ports of entry and a ban placed on that showing contamination tami nation mr smith explained that whole nations vast and productive m pires have been destroyed in the past because farmakis and governments were not alert and res tul ful enough to check the march W f noxious weeds |