The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-06-14

rs,s rs n Problem which'the Farmer
Meets in All Sections OF 'h'
Country.

The problem Of how to keep down
woods IS one which The farmer m'e's
an an sections OF the country. ln west
.-r,rol Illinois ln the low lands ln
,.s, seasons this IS a serious propos-
lion IN the corn fields, and the weeds
seem more prevalent In tho st"oo'e
land left over from The year oelol'
unless il has been plowed immeilA''
Il, or,er the wheat crop has been
taken OF. On the ideal Farm 'no''
would be no weeds. either along inc
roo8s IN the cultivated fields, OF ia
,ho rastures. and with a htto care
ora tbe proner attention at tho right
lime this condition of things IS not O.,
an impossible.
on The upland, the problem 50 O too'
deal raore simple than In the bottoms
vet It is not impossible on the io"
lands. We American people are 100
much inclined to go after great tAihs
and ON an expansive idea rather ua"
improvc our lands and practice inieA-
sive cultivation instead Of extensive
cultivation. In this section or tle
country. continues the Correspondent
an ,gritlns 20 the Farmers Rcfie"
red clover and COW peas grow io
perfection end some few expert
ments have been made with Alfalfa
which We believe viii be sut,'
here. We have followed a plan in lA.
last four years OF sowing our corn
around IN cow peas ON the last l.o"
ing og tho corn, and instead of weeds
We have had a fairly good crop o.
meas. which have added % the fertility
of the soil more than enough 90 pay
the expense of the seed and The sow
ing OF the peas, and we could see no
evil effect on The yield Of the corn crop
from the fact of the peas being soWl
iu the corn. The corn did not seem
to ripeu any sooner nor did IL fire or
the lower blades any worse ON accodn.
of tho peas. The first frost partially
DESTROYED the pea vines and they were
not SO hard 70 plow under as eIoI
Of weeds would have been.
In the pasture and woodlands W'
have kept 4 flock of Angora goats
which are sure death % all forms of
weeds and sprouts. Cookie burrs an.
fmpson weeds, morning glory am.
rag weed are as much a delicacy e.
them as the first mess of lettuce or
dish Of strawberries is to the indirid
nal. We have heard 1t said. and have
seen Il written many times. that in
pasture which would just keep a giFei
number Of sheep there could De place.
an equal number OF goats and al
would thrive. We think this SIS un.
from what experience we have had
Sheep or goats may be turned ON th'
cornfelo after the corn IS a foot or j
inches high and kept there until Or.
corn is hard enough TO feed witnou
injury 70 the corn and they are Cd
great service in the low.ands and plm
RE IN this way.
The most difficult proposition is 10
Keeping the weeds down in our timo
thy fields. but we believe this can Do
helped by pasturing with goats am.
sheep late in the fall and early in th
spring. The milk weed is about Obj
hardest TO eradicate from the meadow
and as timothy is a very prohtabi
crop. It IS Of considerable importono
that it be kept free from weeds.
We have seen very little good from
the state law governing the dosiruc
ton of obnoxious weeds and in por
lions of our country have seen Can
ada thistles thriving en- the pasur
and fields and their seed blowing on
over the country as though they wer
the main crop and something 90 h
desired These laws are Ike all 9th
ers; a good law not enforced become
an encumbrance to our statutes an
does no good