| Show WEEDS CAUSE SERIOUS FARM INCOME IN COUNTIES OF UTAH weeds are responsible for serious income losses to utah farmers reports made by county planning boards to the united states department part ment of agriculture indicate dr 0 J wheatley extension economist at utah state agricultural college points out that recent estimates made by planning boards show 10 to 20 per cent reduction in crop yields due to the weeds the beaver county report showed 2675 acres of noxious weeds or per cent of the cultivated land of tile the county utah county showed or per cent of the cultivated area davis county reported or 15 per pel cent other county figures varied greatly but showed a seriously large acreage in each county planning boards in the counties are endeavoring to bring the weed menace forcefully to the attention of rural people as well as to get support of state and federal agena agencies jes in control many of the reports stress prevention of infestation fe rather than sole reliance on cleaning up weeds after they have become established agronomists recommend the use of clean seed only spraying or treating of small patches before they get a good start and cooperation to the fullest extent with county and other public agencies weed programs are recommended om orn mended as the basic action by county planning boards |
