The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-08-25
Destruction of QuaCk-GrasS


The following communication gives
in detail a successful method of kill
ing quack-grass adopted by one of our
Wisconsin subscribers, Mr.. Charles l..
Hill.
"The question is frequently asked,
Can quack- grass be kiIled?' and |
can answer unhesitatingly that it can,
both from theory and practice. The
theory would be that no plant can live
if not allowed to get above the ground
to breathe. | have killed quack, Can
ada thistles, SOW thistles and snap
dragon, all by thorough summer fall
lowing. In case of very small patches
of quack, especially if they have not
been disturbed for a year or two, about
the quickest way is to dig them out
with a spading fork, going to them a
second time in week or two and dig
cling up any roots that may be left.
They will by that time have put out
new sprouts that will show above
ground. For patches 4 little larger,
n.horo NOT ooryo,iort to cultivate hoe
o,e, onoo WOOL, not inst cuttino off
what shows. but hoe.ng the ground all
over an inch ar more below the SUP
face Tbis viii snrolv XIII \ match in
ono season and ,ftor the first four or
five weeks. once in ten days or two
weol,. viii on.war
Eor 1o,oor ,,tcbeu nlow doom and
tho, VOL. ,l,,,on,,b1v with snrinu-
,ootb borrow .padino harrow or sim
liar tool and thnn on over if once =
wool, fo. TOM, ar r.n wool,s and after
thor opoa i, to, dovs and one season
will Lin o,v wood unless if he live
fo,o,.or doubt Il would kill that
lint bovo not tried if and have seen
lint ono fold infested with that weed.
1il,e evervona else have started on
. match and not succeeded in killing
if lint If w,s hecau,o I did not follow
NV own directions. but neglected it.
rbo only difficulty there is in riddino
farms that are affected all over is to
oet # ont Of the fences, The only way
~ do i IN tal,e mn tho fences and work
thot aron,d with the fields Take one
Gold a. a ,i,no and ID if we'll and then
yood Do.not think Won are lOsinU the
r.e If tho land for = wear. for in the
Iono RIM the increased crops will more
than make mn the difference. This is
,rue Of any summer falIow. I have an
eigbt-acre niece that has n road on
ono .ida rnII Of ouock line fence and
.,oi,,hho,,. foId h,lI of Canada thist1os
,,d sna,,dr,oon on another, and \
railroad f,lI of same two weeds on
the third side. which | once summer
f,1Iowed in order TO kill the snap-
DRAGON and did if. but the weed, are
nm nh side. and on account of IFS ne
cpIfor location have for several
yo,r. had only corn bov M nosture
an +, .ov tinotb,, ,nd clnvor in
o,,., - las, cultivation IN T,lv ond had
, fine sand three times. usually USING
il me next year for pasture, although
ha,o cnt i for hav. This allows
M wood. n .aed other than snop-
dr,gon which the wind does not scat
tor
Alfalfa is, when well started, a
mighty foe 70 any weed, and I am
.ura !, will kin thistles and worse. Int
mt l,iIIonock have seen GOOD crons
Of o1f,Ifa i, tho ninth year On land in
New y,ol, infested with ouack We.
=. f,rmars must do more than we are
doip, with tho novious weed nrohlem
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