Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-07-02

n 10 these were added the nvc or dix
Utah species and the fcw Imported
kinds that / could not name We have
liEt 90 nearly nfty weeds that require
watching
The nrat ton or nftcon weeds in the
ilst given, noticed nH being most
troublesome. though thrre are low
others that have been apparently juat
introduced which may yet b. Some ot
our worst pests. Tho Canadian thistle
1 noticed In only two places Ia the
state. IN Logan ana IN Coyote.
In the latter place. ln a farm garden,
I never saw healthier thlHtlra land /
have seem acfrn ~ thefu). thrre feet
high ana preparing 10 givo forth
mass OF bloom. Another bad weed
which IN Just getting hnld yet thfivHH
well u false iiaN. a third " the d1dlrr
tcallCd by some lovctangir) which L
found scattered here and there in gvrry
part or the state. In some places 10
was ~ bad AZ 10 destroy large patches
% luccrn. Another very bad weed
which ~ gaining foot hold In many
parts OF the State IL the blnd-wecdsr.
Wild morning glory, ~ II n weed very
difficult 10 XIII and seeds pr1fuhgly'
Some OF the plants here given NJ trou.
hlcsomc weeds might not be 70 clnssed
hy some, such a. sweet clover. horc-
hound. catulp. plantalm. ynrrow, door
weed, ETC., ne they arr found In meg
ieciod fields and along the fences. YET
in some places ! believe the people win
bear me out In putting them In this
list.
~ with all plantA We may divide
weeds into thrue general clnHroH nc
Cording 10 their period % growth, First
nnuuulr are those which grow from
seeds to maturity and produce seed and
then die in our season, Second, hien-
malls. or those which take two years
ga lsuf5HUIaaf.s NNHIr HrWFNfn mud nfaiNMnH
seed Third. p-rcnnials. or thisc which
live Tor many years and propagate
Themselves both hy seed aud roots. The
two former may be- KILLED by preventing
the plant from going 20 seed for few
years, while 20 XIII the pcrenniala re-
qulren thorough cultivation ana IN
some cases amotheHng crops. To live
plant must breathe, 90 that II the
Vogetntlve portion ~ prevented from
! coming above the surface OF the ground
the root must die. Again, many weeds
such 40 mustard, wild oats, etc, have
! oily seeds. while others have a thick
hard covelng. TheHe may retain their
vitality when buried deeply In the soil,
! For a seed TO terminate proper de-
/ gree of heat and moisture IA the pres
/ euce ~ air 10 necessary. II either one
/ o. absent she seed viii not terminate.
and n il n oily or has finty cover
/ Ing u may Tie dormant for many
/ years, which explains the difficulty OF
| Kidding o neglected farm 81 weeds.
The questions then for NJ 10 solve IN
| This connection are, how 20 maintain
and improve the fertility ~ our soil
and how 10 control ana % ria the farm
/ ~ the wcCds3 no answer those qucs-
tlons lntolllEenily requires a little study
/ OF the nature 0f the grain and fodder
| crops which we grow upon tho farm
| The most OF these crops may be
divided into two classes ac-
| corilng 20 the manner IN which the
| F0cd o. produced on the plant, or az
curdlnE % the substances which they
! require from the soil. Cereal crops. OF
/ which wheat, oats, barley corn. TIM
0thy are examples, generally have
| their seeds 90 O head and covered with
| chan, and th0y gather their Husten-
nnco as rcfurd1 mineral and nitrovln-
| Gus matters, from the soil directly aud
| thus tend o. impnvcrlHh No.. Tho other
class OF crops Of which pens. beans.
| lucern, ana clover are examples arc
! called legumf8. This clags 0f piautH
| may be distinguished by the fact that
| the seeds w In a pod, This pod
may De- d'V ! into two parts and the
| seed grows one edge ~ the pod one
ly In addition 20 tho suslruanc'
! which those plants rat from TIE foll,
ihoy have the power. throlgh the
HT'ncy ~ microscopic parasites ~
| elthOrrr the nltrogouuut or u IA
forming mat rial from mo MIR amt
storing d up in their roots. Thus those
uiHuu tend 90 enrich the soil in Just
list constituent which the sol or the
State " ln many places deficient A
luguminous crop while storing q llri o.
.nount uf ultrogenoua material IN ltH
leaves and stocks, yet accumu.ntr1
such large amount M the roots chat
me surface soil D. actually richer u
ntrlsCuous material after tho CROP
was grown than before. no mr nlllu
| the nIlrnrHn contents lf the roll. "a rec
fore logumInnuH crops should be grown
az frequent intervals some crops alu
have long rfota and feed from deep
lavcrs ol slll, while others food upon
tho surface son, these should aliH-
| unte. Again some craps reach mnfm .
ny early 100 the your. while with others
tho period OF growth extends well INTO
tho iall Some crops are cultivated
during their growing period, which
the hood crops will keep the weeds no
aubiseuon.
Many thoughts In this direction oall