Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-01-12

Most of the weeds complained of are
ANIMALS, and grow each year from the
seed of the previous year.
These may be destroyed by making the
conditions such as to cause the seed to
;prout in the fall, and the winter will kill
the growth. This may be accomplished
by shallow blowing in early fall so the
warmth and moisture will cause them to
sprout. A narrowing and rolling will
greatly assist the termination.
fact that ought to come to the under
standing of observing men is that seeds
will terminate from depth in proper
ton to the size of the seed; but few seeds
will sProut and make growth if turned
five inches deep, but will remain dormant
for years, until turned up by the plowing
of succeeding years. Consequently the
importance of blowing only SO deep as
that the air, moisture and warmth can
reach the eed, and thus cause germina-
ton.
1t is a sloyenly policy to SOW foul seed,
such rs cookie, etc, while the shallow plow-
Jog would kill the cookie in the fall, If of
the spring variety, and nearly all other
ANIMALS. Still, if the seed is sown with
with the seed grain, it gill grow as surely
as the grain.
Seeding to clover at the time of sowing
the grain will cause thick mat of vege-
tation all over the surface of the ground,
and that, too, will take the place of the
weeds. But If the seeds of the weeds should
be left on the ground, the thick mat of
clover shading the ground, keeping it
moist and enough exposed to the air, will
cause the seed to terminate in the fall, or
if not in the fall then in the spring, when
the clover, being the stronger grown, will
overshadow the weeds, and they will die,
or if they should live tbs moving of the
clover, If of the medium variety, will cut
the weeds before the seed is matured
There is nothing so efectual in my eX
perience for the destruction of weeds as
a good seeding of clover and moving
| twice in the succeeding year after seed
ing.
There are other weeds of more dan
| gerous and destructive nature, particular
! ly Canada thistles, daisy and quack grass
and they are much harder to destroy. All
vegetation produces seed, either from
| tops or roots or both, but more from Che
! tops. Consequently the destruction OF
the weed before the seed is perfected will
/ in great measure prevent their spread
/ With Canada thistles, the cutting of the
/ stalks, after in full bloom, will prevent
| seed forming and the stalk or weed il
| left in weakened condition. and
/ if it does not die, it will live in
a greatly eu.eebled manner, and by col
! tinuInR the operation each succeeding
year, they may by subdued. Or thor
| ough plo sing, with a very sharp pillow
not more than two inches deep, if posi-
Bile, so as to completely cut off all roots
/ and then frequent cultivation after, so a.
to thoroughly stir the ground to the
/ depth plowed, will almost surely kill the
thistle. Still it will be well to watct
closely the succeeding year tor an!
stray sprouts.
| Qsack grass can be subd1ed in muct
/ the same Manner but constant vigilenc,
/ is necessary. But Quack is not an IN
/ mitigated nuisance, for it makes GOOD
/ pasture but it is a most terrible scourgt
to all cultivated crops, and other grasssl
/ are better for pasture or hay.
/ Sorrel may be classod as biennial, ant
may be killed by thorough cultivation.
| In short, Mr.. Editor, thers is nothing
so effectual for Graduating weeds as
good seeding IF clover. And then, too
the clover is the most profitable crop tn
farmers can raise, not only for feed, bu
a. renovator of the land In fertility, anS