Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-08-19
Weeds in the Pastures.

From this time on weeds will be
in evidence in the permanent pasture
as well as in the meadows. The
weeds of the permanent pasture are
mainly ragweed. dog fennel, iron
weed, and the different varieties of
docks. AS we have pointed out for
some years, the main reason for their
existence, especially in the perma-
nent pasture, lies not in the fact that
the weed seeds are abundant in all
soil, but that the stand of grass is
not thick enough to keep them
down.
OF course it is folly to allow these
seeds to increase by neglect to NOV
them, and, therefore, one of the first
after harvest jobs is to take mower
and go over every pasture, whether
permanent or in rotation, and then
so over every stubble field that has
been seeded to clover and while clip
ping back the clover and thus thick
ening it up prevent the development
of weed seed
The great point we wish to i'm
press upon our readers, however, is
that the reason why these weeds ap-
pear is because the stand of grass
is deficient. We have seen permanent
pastures this year in which there is
no sign of weeds. These pastures
are superb. Every available spot is
filled with grass roots. and there is
feed enough for two animals and on
ly one to eat it. This means long
late fall pasture and fat stock.
How to prevent this weed growth? :?
You can not do much now. All you
can do is to keep these weeds now
ed down to prevent further seeding.
Then next spring provide yourself
with good disk drill and drill
in clover and timothy just when the
frost is going out of the ground. This
will thicken up your stand of grass;
thicken it upato such an extent,if the
land is rich enough, as to double the
pasture and do away with the un-
slightly weeds without the trouble of
keeping them moved down. Wal
laces Farmer;
L A granite monument was placed
last week on the R. R. Robinson lot
in the Manchester cemetery, the rock
being quarriedl and cut at Saint Cloud
Minnesota. The monument weighed
about seven TONS, and was conveyed
to the cemetery on heavy truck
wagon, drawn by threshing machin
engine, the men in charge of tn
transportation experiencing consid-
cradle trouble, as the roads were
muddy, making it impossible, a
times to- gain any headway Howeye
the immense block of granite was fin
ally set on the Robinson lot the
latter part Of the week, and is one
of the finest monuments in the cem>
.etery, simple in style, bearing only
the name Robinson.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Maginnes of
Lake Charles, Louisiana, were in the
city last week, as guests of Mrs.
Maginnes' sister, Mrs Harry Dudley.
They went to Waterloo Thursday
morning for short visit with friends
LAMONT.
Mrs. Ross Porter of Mancheste
was guest of friends in town this
week
FL May celebrated his eightieth
birthday Monday by dinner to rel
atives and friends at his home.
Miss Pearl Brown of independence
was guest of Mrs. VIM. Seward
at the Wing home in town.
Miss Ruth Young who came up
from Earlville with her father last
week is spending week here with
relatives.
Harold Becker of Dundee is Wis
iting his grandparentsMr. and Mrs.
Fred Becker and aunt Mrs. VIM. Ra-
kow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Davis and baby
of Manchester were over Sunday
guests at the home of his uncle G.
A. Kenyon.
DR.. and Mrs. Graves left Monday for
a two weeks visit at their old homes
at Hillsboro, Iowa. They were ac-
companied to Iowa City by VIM
Rarta who will undergo an opera
tion for hernia
Joe II. Hewitt and wife came down
from New Hampton Sunday to visit
at the ]. F.. Davidson home. He re-
turned home Monday but she viii
remain for visit of several weeks.
Misses Addie Jakelin, Beth Grumar
Maud Tesdael, Clara Johnson, Frank
lie Ross and Pearl McClelland saw
the defeat of Manchester at Straw
berry Point last Friday.
Harry Scothorn returned Saturda.
from Usage. He went to Volg;
City Monday and secured position
in drug store there and returned
| Tuesday to begin work.
The immediate relatives of Nor
Lake INDUCED in picnic at the Bac
bone Monday in his honor. The A
j. Lake, Frank Hawley, A. G. Ty
rell and Harlin Sitter families wer
present to enjoy the days and the oil
associations.-Lead
Extremely Prosperous.