The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-06-13

crops are all beneficial in holding
this weed in check
Wild Mustard.

crops are all beneficial in holding
this weed in check.
Wild Mustard.
Wild Mustard is an annual. 1t is
very common in grain fields 1t ripens
an abundance of seed from June to
November. consequently very trouble
some. Under favorable conditions
seeds will remain in good growing
condition in the soil for several years.
1t cannot be eradicated in one season.
To eradicate: Use only clean seed,
prevent plants from seeding by pulling,
by using quick growing crops as bar
ley or millet. by using grass crops
particularly medium clover and care
fully cultivated corn crops. by rotation
of crops. or by bare fallow if neces-
sary.
French Weed.
French Weed, or Stinkweed, is an
annual and a very troublesome little
weed belonging to the mustard family.
1t seeds from May to November, hence
it is quite hard to handle. 1t seems to
thrive with most any crop. The seed
will terminate in the fall and the
plants live over winter and produce
seed the next year or the seed may
start in the spring and produce seed
in few weeks.
To eradicate: No definite method
has been determined for combating
this weed. The course to follow is to
get as many seeds to terminate as pos
sible before crop is sown so they can
be killed by cultivation. Then plant a
cultivated crop or a hick-growing crop
as barley or millet For example, disc
ing and narrowing the stubble field
right after harvest will cause many of
these seeds to terminate. Flowing
later in the fall will kill them. Har-
rowing early in the spring and at in
tervals of one or two weeks, will
warm up the soil and cause many of
the seeds to terminate. Discing the
land thoroughly about the middle of
May or first of June will kill all the
plants started. A crop of barley or
millet or fodder corn will then give the
French weed little chance.
False Flax.
False Flax is an annual belonging to
the mustard family. 1t is common
only in flax fields. The seed is difficult
to separate from flax seed. 1t is dis
tinguished from fax by small yellow
blossoms and by its pear shaped pod
The seeds are longer and rounder.
To eradicate: Use clean seed, ro-
tate crops. using grass and cultivated
crops, use also quick-growing crops
and if necessary summer fallow.
Avoid growing flax oftener than once
in seven to ten years.
Wild Buckwheat.
Wild Buckwheat or Black Bindweed,
is an annual. 1t is twining plant
very common in old grain fields. The
seeds are triangular and about the
same size as wheat
To eradicate: Use clean seed. These
seeds are rather difficult to separate
from grain, owing to size of seeds.
Under systematic rotation of crops and
good cultivation, wild buckwheat is not
troublesome.
Lambs Quarter.
Lambs quarter is an annual weed,
common in gardens and cultivated
crops. Not usually common in grain
fields. Seeds profusely. Seeds, very
small and are very easily separated
from seed grain.
10 eradicate: Use clean seed, care
fully cultivated corn and similar crops,
or rotate the crops.
Pig Weed.
Pig Weed is an annual 1t is COM
mon in gardens, yards and corn fields.
1t is usually not bad in grain fields.
1t seeds profusely. The seed is easily
separated from grain.
To eradicate: Use clean seed, care
fully cultivated corn and similar crops.