The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-08-10
PEST OF THE FARMER.
IHE CANADA THISTLE DEFlES
LAW AND SCIENCE.
All other Forms OF Vegetation Are
omothered by Its Presence-Eradica.
tion Is Difficult Because of H. R.;a
20 Extremely Hardy.

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~ an the weeds hated and denounc
Gu Dy the farmer the worst hated and
we most denounced Is the Canada this.
ne' 1arduus arvensls, familiar along
country roadsldes in thick patches and
~ vacant lots In cities where II snrinoa
up without apparent cause. thrives
without encouragement and perseyeres
asainSt any but the most determined
anu uhrelentlng efforts to root II out
in the city its presence Is NOT imnor.
ant out 10 the farmer 1t is a serious
Una m yer yer Tor Its dense patches smother
an other forms Of vegetation and war.
rare against 1t Is without glory. but
never without wounds. Wedding ort
'nlstie patch is one of the bugbears Of
country boyhood. y
IN a recent circular the dIv,s,on =,
potahy OF the United States nonor,
heht OF Agriculture treats NJ Tho g.
qua 'nistle historically, scienti6callv
"nu practically throughout It's trouble.
eolhe career 1t appears in this nam.
phiet that the thistle NAV no fornd %
pe matter OF concern to persons who
nav, na,e never been In the slightest deorao
eu Interested In 1t and this through tho
PROCESS OF law. 1t will doubtIass ho
matter OF great surprise to tba snhunt
ANTE to learn that though he NAV 10,
I.I l..
tne prickiy plant flourish upon his bor.
@ uers, IL he allows 1t to 20 to seed ana
scatter It's propagatIn material ohrood
A. uaJeS'y nay or the law may step In and
S sne nlm' No fewer than tweptv.four
olh'eS prescribe the Canada tb,st,n
anu s most of them prescribe penaltlos
seeds. u ~ produce
Inc Canada thistle cant nroro -.
''. arl.vai In the Mayfower bur II e. "
pietty old American pevarthoioa
po'anists 70 held that it was indI.
senoas s'''n In western Canada, but ths inu ha.,
opve'nc opinion at present holds thar -
"as probably never indigenous on ,t,s
y -on'iheht, but was introduced int -
!, iencn settlements In Canada earIv ~
NC NC seventeenth century. AT nreson, ~
We ~, weed holds sway from MaIno ~ {
Isihia and westward to North ~ " {
'ota ana Kansas, and nm tbo n. Ia
,t oas. from Washington to northanr (
from the Mississippi to tho L
'ocAies IL Is not luxurlant enouoh W - :
: troublesome and the soneho " @
I,a,, r' are practically free from If and
Ae,y 80 10 remain SO, as 1t does NOT tbrivo \
that region. ' "O' 'nriVe y
lhere Is danger of re ,rtu q
10 a lne northern prairie States and @ tHn II
siountain region, as the cl,moto
~ agricultural conditions are suitah,e II
= i's growth and 1t is now ahrnda fe
- uouDiesome In Manitoba ana d,
ing o,, lne line of the Canadian pacieo OF
alroau srh from Winnipeg to the coast til
ne great hindrances in tho wan
auicating the Canada tblstIo - m"S VI II,
y once got a start are Its bard,naas II, ~
~ ~. tue pertlnacity of the travpI,n@ dr.
o's. These run along underoronns va
me.imes at depth of three feot o. ~
~ rus. lorth shoots into the upper a,r !
~ Tue greatest vlgor, when the n,ant 49,,
80. nus Deen destroyed. AS sbowInr on
. vitality and power of these sbon.s a. a.
case In Washington is cItod oo'' mrs ~ ~
vacant lots the thistle had been ont No NJ,
wn ana as was supposed, rooted out -
u the places where 1t grew wero GOV :
- over with soil from excavot,ous =
'ked hard by the passage ne VS. snt
To- 30 that the running roots must ,iu ~,
'e peen at least yard beneath tba eyo s
lace Nevertheless It's shoots nov" Hts
'eu this soil and started NOV WI WI
ches OF the plant. hea
arious methods OF erodtcat,on
'ocated by different authorities hn. @ !,
are slow and involve consi1oro@I'' ~ anu
Dr. Where the running roots con ,oe me,
'eacned ana turned up by pIowino wa,
method, II frequently repeated 10 afto M
cuVe' but in light. rich soil which @ an1
ermeable by the air plowlno - y, g., GU
% menective. Where a dense Goa W.,
pe formed this will choke out tho ~
'ie' Hoeing out, burning. Saline ~
treatment with Kerosene and Other ~, uonl
ruetiVe chemical agencies are suc ,nat
iui III many cases and some farm. san san'
commend the practice of coverlna piac ln
u patches of the plant with tan .r tner'
or straw, but 1t has been fonnd sna "e9'
thlstles will lie dormant for az a"i, anu
out as live ana potouS SOIL and Piles,
yer when the straw or tan bark is 0n''
'ved.-New York Sun. %
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