The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-08-27

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DER That they increase % rapidly. They
keep their coTn-0elds clean, or q least
do 20 Till quito late IN the season. Many
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-sts 80 % a..s-..,;..~ "A -. $500
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lew NOW their pastures after haylng q
over. % g 70 prevent the weeds grow
Ing there from ripeninR their seeds.
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farm buildings. Sometimes they are
collected u heaps and burned after
they have become dry. oue In the ms
lority OF cases they remain where they
were cut on or are thrown into tho
barn-yard or hog-pen. u appears 20
be taken for granted that the seeds OF
weeds will be destroyed 4 they arc
devoured by animals Or = they arc
tumbled under their feet Still, every
observer has noticed that many kinds
OF weeds spring up from the dropping
Of cattle ana that OLD dqng-neaPs are
covered with weeds. These things AZ
ford evidence that the vitality Of many
kinds OF seeds - not destroyed py pass
ing through animals.
There arc many reasons why weeds
increase on farms' notwithstanding tne
efforts made 70 keep them IN suDlectaon
or to exterminate them. Most kinds Of
weeds are very prolific. They produce
thousandfold, while crops cultivated
tor their seed, like wheat ana rye pro-
duce but ten, twenty or thirty times me
amount that was planted. The seeds
Of weeds are endowed with wonderful
vitality. They will endure freezing
and thawing with IMMUNITY. They
will spread after they have been water
soaked for many months They az
not lose their terminating power BY
being buried in the ground for several
years. Few Of them are destroyed as
the cultivated grains are. Birds that
have the power Of digesting them do
not care to eat them. The plants theme
selves have great power Of endurance.
They will thrive during drought that
will prevent the growth not only Of cul-
| tivafed plants. but grasses and clovcrA
They will grow where the fields arc
flooded to such an extent that corn. POI
tat0es and wheat are killed. Ordinary
winds produce no injurious effect on
most kinds Of weeds. Almost any kind
Of season seems to be favorable one
for the weed crop. There has been no
entire failure OF q crop Of any sort Of
weeds since the country was first set
tied.
MANY plants classed Dis weeds COM
mence to ripen seed very early in the
season. and continue to mature them
them until they are killed by the frost
Some are very deceptive about tho
time they produce seed sufficiently ma
ture to terminate. Hard or WELL
formed seed may be found at the base
Of flowers that show no signs
Of falling from the stalks.
Many weeds viii ripen their seeds i
they are pulled up when the first
blossoms appear on them The sap
contained in the stalks and leaves viii
be appropriated to the seeds that
were in process Of formation when the
plants were pulled from the ground o.
were cut off. Many weeds cut ~ the
scythe or hoe close TO the ground VIII
throw up sprouts. IS trees and BUSH
O. do, which will mature seed IN the
course Of the season. Several kinds Of
weeds will take root after they have
been pulled out OF the ground a
great naturalist has shown that the an
imcls that are OF the least value 10 the
world or which are positively njurloui
have the strongest hold on life. They
will continue TO live under circum'
stances that would kill creatures th.'
are Of value to mankind. The same l.
true In relation to the plants known =
weeds.
A great mistake y made by many
who desire TO keep their farms IN good