Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-01-12

for the statement that spraying when
properly done is a much cheaper
means of disposing of this pest in
lawns than any other method now
in use, and that the grass seed in no
way be injured. The writer was
able to prepare solution and prom
erly spray an area approximately 10
feet by 70 feet in two hours time.
1t would of course be Impossible to
cut but a few dandelions in this time.
Plantain, though more hardy, also
gradually dies out under the spray
ing.
Apparatus. For ordinary lawn
purposes the ioeal apparatus is the,
compressed air type OF hand spraying
machine. It is necessary that suffi-,
cient pressure be maintained
by the pump to make a forceful
spray of a fine form. If the liquid
is thrown on in large drops the grass
will be more or less injured, as the
very young grass roots beneath the
soil have slight power of resisting
the action of the chemical. The ca
opacity of the tank should be approx
mately of three to four gallons and
should be of such neat construction
that one can readily carry it about
without soiling the clothes. Neces-
sarily if it is properly air tight 1t
will be from leaks and chances to
spill liquids. The machine should be
fitted with about three feet of com
preston hose and three-fooL extern
sion rod allowing one to readily
swing the nozzle over the lawn. The
nozzle should be Of such nature as
to throw rather fine faring funnel
shaped spray. For city parks, road
sides and the larger lawns some of
| the traction carts will be found desir-
able. Cities and towns will find it
| an economical way of grassing the
road sides and causing the destruc-
ton of unsightly weeds. Every city
and town should possess one or more
good spray carts and several hand
sprayers, the latter to allow spray
ing to be done in waste places, diff
| icult to reach with the traction
sprayer. A man can readily spray
! over a area as fast as he would NOV,
/ over it whether he is working by
1 hand or with team. The traction
sprayer is rather more rapid in ac-
tion than moving, as the machine
allows of travelling over rough
ground.
4 What To Use.-The most satisfac-
ltory substance for general work up
ION dandelions and miscellaneous
roadside weeds is iron sulphate, used
Lat the rate of approximately two
pounds for each gallon of water. On
lawns for dandelions alone, where a
hand machine is used the strength
of one and one-third to one and one
half pounds per gallon will pc found
Ito give the desired results, though, II
the dandelions are large and coarse
4 and the grass hardy, two pounds fol-
each gallon will give best results.
i When To Spray.-On lawns do not
4 spray until two or three days after
cutting and do not NOW the lawr
i from two to three days after spray.
ling. Spray on bright sunshiny days
II The lawn should be prepared fol
\ spraying By thoroughly watering pre-
1 ceding the spraying SO that 1t woult
! not need to be watered for two Of
I three days after spraying. Selec,
any day when 1t is not liable to rair
for two or three days. as heavy rair
/. Immediately following will DESTROY
the weed-killing power.
Whatever the method used for thu
eradication Of the dandelion. fresl