American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-07-24
FARMERS WILL ENFORCE
WEED LAWS In COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS ENDORSE RESO-
LUTIONS OF FARM BUREAU
Program for Enforcement OF Statutes
Against NOxiOus Weeds Gets CO.
operation OF County BOard-Will Be-
come Effective in 191S-Weed Dis
tricts May BE Designated Upon Ap-
plicatiOn OF Farmers.

Steps for county wide enforcement
of the state weed law that becomes
effective in 1918 were made possible
yesterday when the county commits
sioners in special meeting fully en-
dorsed a resolution presented by the
Executive committee of the Power
County Farm Bureau specifically ask
ing for enforcement of the weed law
and further asking that the commits
sioners declare any section of the
county weed district upon the recon-
mendation of the Farm Bureau. The
commissioners gave their endorsement
to both resolutions.
Members of the Farm Bureau and
board of county commissioners be-
lieve that this is a great forward step
that will within few years mean the
determination of the weeds that are
proving such a menace to some sec
tions of the farming districts. The
weed law is aimed particularly at
mustard and will make every farmer
directly responsible to the county for
any mustard that is allowed TO mature
in his fields.
Adolf Weed Inspector.
The law against the weeds will be
operated through the medium of the
Farm Bureau, and Manuel Adolf, chief
weed inspector for the county. Mr..
Adolf will personally inspect the grow
I ing fields and report the presence of a
dangerous growth of weeds to the
Farm Buereau executive committee
The Farm Bureau will where possible
cooperate with the farmer in whose
! field the weeds appear and assist him
to exterminate them. Where such CO.
operation is deemed impossible the
presence of the weeds will be reported
to the county commissioners who will
appoint the county attorney or sheriff
or other particularly designated Of
fcer, to have the weeds exterminateC
and the expense charged against the
farmer in his annual tax statement.
The farm bureau, its agents anc
y representatives, will hold numerou:
q meetings over the country to thor
oughly explain the object of the weed
n law and the necessity of controlling
n the presence of weeds. This work vii
be led largely by the leaders on the
4 executive committee and the men il
charge of demonstration.
e First National Assisting.
e Those farmers interested in tn
# weed law and wishing legal informa
II ton as to the method in which it vii
e, be enforced, or who desire to know
&c the necessary steps to take in orde
e that a weed district may be created
e. may get such information easily an
st in the most concrete booklet form a
+ the First National bank in America
e. Falls. The bank has thorough
e. studied the problems involved wit
s. the lew and has procured legal opir
y ion to explain it in lay terms. 1t ha
D. also published a digest of the most e.
p fective methods to employ in combar
es ing the weed problem. They may b
had free for the asking at the Firi
National bank.
Those present at the executive NEE
ing of the farm bureau yesterda
re afternoon were G. S. Butler president
OF J. P. Voight, secretary-reasurer;
IS A. Ziek. vice president; VIM. M
at knight, leader Of Standardization;
#. ". Davis, labor leader; Manuel Adol
All weed work leader, and Ross McCart
re leader of summer fallow projects.