The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-09-21

Mucky ard swRmpy soils are apt to
contain sour humus in large quantities,
and these must be we'll drained and
dressed with lime or mari before they
will become productive. Thus treated,
a soil which is more than half humus
may be brought into cultivation. They
make fine permanent meadows. Such
soils have been known to pre- d1ce hay
every year for forty years without any
decrease in the annual yield.
In localities where the rainfall is
evenly distributed throughout the year
the loss Of humus is not so severely
felt as where there are periods of
drouth.
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.
Bulletin 81 of the Virginia, Station,
describes many internal parasites of
sheep, gives their life history, symp
toms of infection and treatment. Fol
lowing is the prescription for tape
worm, which requires a much more
powerful treatment than round worms:
Areca nut, 3 drschms; powdered male
shield fern, ounce; mix and give at
one dose. Repeat after ten days, If
necessary. To avoid parasitIcal infec
tion Of sheep allow ACCESS to none but
pure water, change pastures often and
be careful to see that newly purchased
sheep do not mix with the flock till
they have been qIarantiened long
enough and thoroughly examined to
make sure that they are not infected.
If one of fl )ck is found infected treat
the whole flock as a precautionary
measure.
Bulletin 81, of Wyoming Station, is
intended to put the farmers and ranch
men of that State upon their guard
against the worst weeds Of Wyoming
Pea descriptions of these weeds are
given, with their history, habits, dis
semination, seeding, and the best means
Of combating them. Those treated Of
in this bulletin are Russian thistle,
Squirrel tail grass, cookie, Canada
thistle, Bull thistle, prickly lettuce,
buffalo burr, poverty weed, rag weed,
pig weed, dandelion, false fax, skele
ton weed, wild tomato, dcck, purslane,
crab grass, mailow, cactus. burr grass,
dodder, green foxtail, suphoWer, cookie
burr, tow thistle, yellow fax, hedge
bindweed, wild oats, wild buckwheat,
lambs quarter, rib grass, porcupine
grass, larkspur (poison), lcco weed
(poisop), gum plant, wild mustard,
shepherds purse, Rocky mountain bee
plant, wild liquorice, stick seed, goose
grass, Spanish needle, march elder,
pepper grass and worm wood sage. The
State laws on weeds are also given.
Bulletin "a, of the Iowa Station, also
treats Of weeds, among other subjects
It is confined to a consideration of
weeds of the mustard family. These
embrace tumbling mustard, hedge
mustard, false fax, shepherds purse,
horse radish, winter Cress, wild radish
or Indian turnip, etc. The best method
Of exterminating these troublesome
weeds is to pull them out by the roots
during any wet time when the ground
is soft, before the seeds form. If the
ground is thickly seeded, plow it shall
law early in spring and leave it un
planted, but as fast as crop Of weed
seeds sprout and appear above ground,
run a two horse weeder over it, repeat
ing as often as necessary till midsum-
mer and then seed it to buckwheat,
millet, COW peas, or some good late
cover cover crop. Every State should
have stringent anti.weed laws, fixing
severe penalties for permitting weeds
TO go to seed in the fence corners or
lanes about ones premises.