Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-02-18

difficult to eradicate weeds-it will
take longer.
The doctrine then is, destroy all
weeds by thorough cultivation, much
stirring of the soil, preventing their
seeding, and the introduction of new
ones. 1t is hence necessary that
seeds sown be pure.
To cut weeds at the sproper" time
as it is called, has many advocates;
and we know we'll enough that it has
an effect but it will not do the work
satisfactorily it will not clean the
land. This must be done, from ne
cessity by, mechanical means in the
soil the plants must not be permitted
to see the light. They must continue
to be buried (vegetated,) in the
earth /; that will be their death. This
is the practice of the best farmers !;
we know this to be effectual.
Cultivate the soil, and throw to the
air. This during the most growing
time, and as the seeds are exposed
they will vegetate and shrivel, and
the work continued will kill them. 1t
is the only successful means. 1t is
the resort by those who make fallows.
But we are disseminating our fallows,
and the weeds are multiplying.
It pays, it pays largely to at once
get rid of the weeds. 1t gives us so
much space ; in a word, and So much
to the land, to say nothing of the
clean grain, hay also where we are
so much pestered. Then how is it
with the land Does any one pretend
that the outlay of work does not pay
in the improved condition Of the
soil.
Here is double benefit, most
decidedly. But we must begin early,
early in the spring-Fall still better
ere the weeds get the start OF us,
that's, ere they appear above ground !;
that is the point prevent them from
seeing the sun which imparts its
vitality to plants when its light comes
in contact with them. Begin your
fallow, and pillow three, four, five
times or more. Flowing alone suffi-
cient ; it is soon and easily done and
once done, with care after that, it
may be easily kept, not only free from
weeds, but mellow and in good condi-
ton, withstanding drouth and draw
ing off the surplus rains. 1t will
thus be seen that we must work to
kill the weeds. We must take the
work in hand beginning seems to
| be the worst.
Who will set about and lay out a
field for treatment the coming season :?
In the Fall tate, he may sow wheat
or rye, or put the land in barley, or
any grain what will not grow then p
the Spring following. Wheat or bar
ley is the best, and especially if the
iand is to be seeded down. This
will make a finish of all weeds in a
! state OF decay, if any are left, that is
seeds vegetated; we expect no
mature plants in the soil, not single
one. a field a year thus treated, the
farm will soon be rid of weeds.
Where fences are infested with
weeds also, if practicable, remove the
fence, and treat the soil the same as
the rest. Where fences must remain,
clean out without removing. This
must be done, or it will be seen what
the effect will be, the fence will be
the Matching place to resow the
farm.
If this is too much work, then the
weeds must remain, and increase as
they now do, in some places not half
4 crop being realized this extending
to whole farms.
But it will pay it will pay largely;
and, as we have said, in more than
one way.-Ihica Herald.