The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-03-12

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own pleasure about destroying the
pests. The result was that the men
who wanted to keep down the pest
were doing their best, while their
neighbors who did not realize the
Importance of it were allowing their
weeds to grow and mature and blow
over the neighbors' farms, so very
little good was accomplished.
The organized farmers came to
realize the Importance of having the
act enforced and took the matter up
as one of the topics for discussion at
their meetings, and our union at
Gleichen took the lead in proposing
to the chief weed inspector that If
he would have the man appointed as
deputy for our district that we should
name, that we would try to get a
man to act who would do his best
to enforce the act, and that our mem
bers would in turn pledge themselves
to do all in their power to assist him
in his work. This plan met with the
hearty support of the chief inspec-
tor as he was having his own troubles
in trying to enforce the act. We
undertook this plan four years ago
and it has worked out fine. Each
spring 'we select man for the ap-
pointment of deputy after giving two
weeks notice that the matter will
come up at the next meeting.
The first thing is an open discus
sion of the manner in which the act
has been enforced and the past year
with any suggestions for the better
ment of the act or it's enforcement;
then nominations are called for and
| If more than one is made vote is
taken after the ones who have been
nominated have stated what they will
accept if appointed, and what their
policy will be for enforcing the act
If appointed.
Our deputy inspectors have now
come to feel that they are simply
working with the farmers to help
them keep down the weed pest and
the most of the farmers are glad to
see the weed man coming and take
him to their weeds which are giving
them most troubles, or those which
are new to them and they do not
know how to cope with them, and
ask for his advice and aid.
The dominion government has had
experts working for years studying
the nature of the various weeds
which infect the country and have
learned their nature, how they grow
and what is the best way to eradi-
cate them, and they publish what is
termed, ga Weed Book" which
shows picture of each plant as we'll
as each seed and gives a short ac-
count of how they multiply and what
is the best way to check them.
These books are sold for 81 each
and by the recruitment of agriculture.
but each we3I inspector supplies him
self with copy which he carries
with a copy which he carries with
him to. help him to identify any new
weeds which he may come in contact
with and to help him teach the farm
ers how to cope with them, and they
do their best to get each farmer to
get a copy for his own use.
In addition to this the chief in
spector calls convention at some
central point in the province each
year and has all his deputies meet
him and spend few days in studying
'weels and the best plans for int.
esting the public to work with them
in destroying the pests.
The deputies may if they wish
serve notice on the mayor of each
town to clean up the weeds within
Cne llmltS OF the town and have the,
mayor fined If he does not follow.
his Instructions; or he may go to-
every property owner and serve
notice on them and simply look to.
the town to clean up the streets and
alleys.
1t is the deputy's place to see that
the roads outside the Incorporated
towns are kept clean, and he hires
this done by employing men to do
the work, but this we have decided
is the only weak point in the act,
and that 1t should be amended so az.
to require each property owner to
clean up the weeds to the menter of h
the road or streets adjoining his
property.