Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-12-22
ABOUT THE ERADICATION OF
Noxious WEEDS.


things wrong than it ever was. OF
course we see the reason why it is
80. The world is getting bigger, that
means the people are moving out to
she new countries to get new homes.
{ furthermore there is so much of so
many things going on, that it looks
for us to have It as we
want it. Agricultural schools aid I
hospitals of all kinds are building up,
which is a great advantage and help
for US all. The law makers and the !
law breakers are doing all that is in
their power. And OF course it Is not
any thing that can be done for moth
ing. The old saying is, ut takes
money to- make the merry-go-round."
Now it is one length in the chain that
is pretty well worn, and think it is
the biggest length. And if not fixed
it will be break down. And the
burden will come on us ALL Now
what is the question? 1t is the weed
question, that I have reference to-
Now we all know that mother earth is
the foundation for us ALL So think
the main thing of all, is to have a
good foundation. We must not think
like the man that built his house on
the ice. He thought he had solid
foundation But when the sun cane
out, and melted the ice, he was in the
water. And that will be the way
with us. We will be in the soup, If
we don't kill out those Obnoxious
weeds, that now grow and som viii
be all over our land.
Now the next question is, can they
be killed. say yes" If there is
a will there is a way. And I sup
pose you are willing to get rid of the
pest. And I have found way, a
quick way, good way, and sure
way, and the only way to kill out the
Canada thistles,, milk thistles. quaeK
grass and morning glory v:n3s, and
also other deep.r0oted weeds. that
don't know tn name of. Now have
told you there is good, sure way. |
therefore must tell you the way for
us to do it.
/ have invented a new machine
which is called thistle e.adicat0r'
This machine is pulled by four hors s
so that any farmer that can farm a
hundred sixty acre farm, can surely
run this machine. This machine can
be set to run any depth, from one
inch to twelve inches. This machine
has three cornered knife, that cuts
Seven feet wide. So a man can cut
about fifteen acres a day. Nov if a
farmer has a field with all those kin Is
of weeds, that I have mentioned, We
set this machine to cut down in tn ;
ground, about three inches. By 50 do
ing, we cut off all the weed roots
three inches in the ground. And
by SO bleeding the Weeds, that m cans
cutting them off several times, thru
the growing stage they will lose their
strength, and stop their growth, anil
they will for sure all disappear. And
in one years time will have a clean
field. This machine does not tear
up the dirt, so the top dirt down to
where the, knife runs, is a blanket
And by keeping this blanket clean, n
roots from below, growing thru this
blanket, will have any air or light
And we know it is nothing that can
live without air or light. T.
Here are lots of farmers, that
think the blowing will cut off thu
roots and kill those weeds. But
Say not. Those obnoxious weeds are
not like other weeds, that just grow
from the seed. Where it is weeds
that grows from the root and the seed
both, we must not then use the pow
~ blowing a field Of milk weeds, We
turn the little end OF the weeds dowr
and the big end. up, SO It IL liable t
be a dozen, in place Of one And wher
that is the way, how are we going t
get rid Of the weeds, by blowing?
say. 1--WE have to stop the blowing.
If not we will never get rid Of the
weeds. The only way for US to do
is to summer fallow our land witt
this machine, that will smother out
all the roots, no matter how long OF
thick they are. This am not tell
ing for q Joke, tell it because 1t Il
the true fact And I can prove it
Now the only way for US to do t
make our land valuable is to clear
the weeds out. s
We know the land is not worth
anything, where nothing can grow
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