The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-06-17
WEED PROBLEM SERIOUS.

| the agricultural seeds and CONNER
distributed each year in this same
way and by natural agencies as wint
| and water.
| The pure seed law of Idaho was
created as an emergency act to check
| he importation and distribution OF
| loxious weeds. 1t can never accom-
,lish this purpose alone. We must get
| It the root of this evil as well as the
oots of the weeds and exterminate
he noxious weeds from the fields
oadsides, banks of irrigation bitches
nd railroad property.
Do you realize the enormous loss
the farmers in the United States
,ach year from weeds? 1t amounts
several hundred million dollars.
Weeds are responsible for a loss of
many dollars to every farmer who
olerates them on his farm.
Weeds crowd out economic plants.
rhey use up the moisture and plant
ood that should go to increase yield
nd economical crop production. They
attract fungous diseases as the rusts
# small grains and injurious insects
Is the grasshoppers, Colorado potato
beetle and cutworms. Some Of the
weeds are harmful to stock because
hey have barbed seed or are poison
ous
Idaho Seed Exceptional.
Other states do not have soil and
climatic conditions that will permit
them to grow seed of such high grade.
excellent color, strong vitality and
superior excellence as Idaho. Eastern
wholesale buyers recognize this quail
ity, and they secure most Of the pur-
est and best seed to ship east. Many
Idaho farmers, then, must buy a
poorer quality of seed from his neigh
Dor or ship in inferior seed from other
states
1t pays to produce clean seed. To
grow clean seed 1t is necessary to
SOW clean seed and to rogue the fields.
Seed that is free from noxious weed
seeds will bring on any market from
so to 100 per cent more than seed that
contains weed seed The seed pro-
ducing industry in Idaho has magni-
fcent prospects If developed along the
line Of pure seed production.
Ditch Banks Cleaned.
An act Of 1911 Chapter 120 Of the
1911 session laws of Idaho) makes it
possible to compel the irrigation and
railroad companies and individuals to
noxious weeds. Twenty |
i've per cent of the resident freehold |
ers living in a regularly organized |
'oad district may petition the county
commissioners for the determination
If noxious weeds within their road
district. The county commissioners
hen issue an order which the road
supervisor of this district posts in
,hree conspicuous places. He serves
his order on the owners and superin-
endents or managers Of property
within this district. The notice re-
Iuires these parties to exterminate all
weeds named therein on or before the
late fixed in the order.
The road overseer then proceeds to
estroy all such weeds on the high
vays Of his district before the date
xed in the order. After the expira
ion OF this date he must destroy all
yeedsas designatedin the order, out
employing the neces-
ary help to prevent these weeds from
and going to seed.
Upon the completion of the work
equired of him, the road overseer
enders an itemized statement to the
ounty auditorshowing in detail, cost
n any piece of land, railroad right
f-way, and irrigation canal, In his
istrict, u side Of the public high
'ays, on which noxious weeds have
cen destroyed by him or under his
Irection. This charge Is assessed
gainst such property as general taxes
nd is colleetible in the same manner.
The cost Of destroying noxious
eeds on public lands or from land of <
lceedingly poor quality. is paid from
,e general fund of the county as are
le expenses of the road supervisor. &
Any person, company or corporation +
wning or operating a canal. rail- !.
ad. or irrigating system failing to VI
,stroy the weeds designated in the ;,
der, within the time specified, is
1ilty Of a misdemeanor and upon the O.
nviction may be fined one hundred :,
,llars and costs. ~
The amount o. any charge is sub !,
ct to correction by action for that o.
lrpose, brought by any person inter- n
ted in the district court Of that coun- :,
wherein the property is situated, ?,
thin six months from the time Of the
InU of tho road nvaraeer'a ifeufzed