The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-03-03


- Ei- produce 4 new plant. although
d may not De over ore-half inch lorg
he whole plant grows rapidly and
rlnens Is seed usually in July and
where growing in meadows. may bs
gathered IN TIE hay. from whence il
gets .nto The manure 10 be scattered
t-caccast over the farm
Z growing In graiu il will BE har.
vested and ihreshed With tie grain.
and = ire grain is no, graded with
extreme care some Of the quack grass
Nil be soSn on The feds the next
year
cans5a Thistle = Menace.
LiAe Ouack grass tie Canada this
re i a perennial plant In height II
ranges from one 20 three feet. de-
pending on conditions The Canada
thistle has no rOotstocss Ike TIE
Quack grass. b.; IS possessed o. true
roots. he PARTS % which are capable
q producing pants when undisturbec
b. cultivation the roots are apt 10 lie
near he surface. but 20 deeper in
cultivated soil and where IL Is par
tlcuiariy loose and porous may be
found az a depth OF three feet
Canada rhistles seldom bear seed in
fields that are cultivated annually
bur In those fields that are seeded
down 20 clover or grasses.
He;Hccs - w-eo Eradication.
Many methods have been devise,
and advocated for the eradication OF
Quack grass and Canada thlstles. The
success % any method depends very
largely upon soil and weather condi-
tons and q method which has proven
entirely successful under one set OF
conditions has frequently failed when
used under somewhat different condi.
lions Quack grass is more persis-
tent and more difficult 10 eradicate
than tie Canada thistle. hence any
method which will eradicate Quack
grass viI surely destroy Canada this
ties
This method can be used successful.
ly except CT vet or extremely porous
soils No crop can BE grown during
the year IL which this treatment is
being given. Il consists of plowing
deep enough 70 reach the horizontal
roots. four times in a dry season.
and ottener II the season u wet. In
fact. blowing may proatably be begun
AS soon as a crop IS removed the
preceding year
In TIE intervals between plowings
the ground should be cultivated often
enough TO prevent all leaf growth.
The spring tooth harrow makes an
excellent tool for this purpose. but
any exposure OF the roots 10 the hot
winds and giaring sunshine OF sum
mer rapidly kills them
his following method Is more Ger
-ain 10 result in complete eradication
than any other which has been tried.
d gets rid OF the weeds with one
years work The thorough cultiya-
tion Of the soil leaves il ia splendid
condition. SO that much larger crop
can be obtained the following wear
than would have been possible had
The weeds remained. and the field viii
continue 70 bear good crops after the
3 eeis are eliminated
Where the Quack grass or this-Ies
are tc De- removed Hlile a crop is be-
Ing raised. p.oR.ng shou.l begin in
~ summer or autumn as soon as
tie former crop Is removed tie ear.
Pr he better THIS should BE- fol-
lowed cg careful cultivation until he
freezes rn TIE next spring
p.ow.lg sholld BE- done a. soon as
soil conditions permit and be con
.inred AZ Intervals u four week until
ne first OF July
Between the pioWings thorough cul-
-ivatlon should be practised On the
iate mentioned the seed bed should
"a carefully prepared and the land
so1n 10 miilet or buckwheat az the
rate Of three pecks per acre in either
-ase The previous treatment will
have so weakened the weeds that the
-.illet or buckwheat gets well estab-
ished before the weeds recover sun
ciently 10 begin growth. Both OF
.hese crops grow rapidly and provide
hNAHF rAAA| 4AAFA AAtaAn WHICH the
Teeds cannot survive
Spraying 10 Xiii wild Mustard
The eradication OF farm weeds By
spraying with weed killing solutions
las been the subject Of special irves-
cations b. the Wisconsin expen-
ment station FOR several years. Elk
-erimeuts with the iron sulphate solu.
ion were begun in 1906 and success.
ful results were secured in the e-adi.
cation Of Wild mustard and IN the par.
'ial control Of other weed pests.
Tie iron sulphate solution L. pre-
pared by mixing 100 rounds OF graru.
.ated iron suiphate with 81 gallons %
water and stirring thoroughly. This
solution Il sufficient 70 trea, ono are
~ land infested with Wild mustard
A specially adapted sprayer Is necss.
sary 10 apply the solution. Such IA.
chimes are nov 10 be found upon the
market az moderate prices
Fifteen 10 % acres ran be SPRAYED
daily and single application OF the