The Forrest City times., 1911-02-24

| Fo0iEto1E E4tE one of these joints o- | will produce Q neE plant. altkoaza it may not be over o1SAz. inch .o1g T he Stoie plant groxs rapidly and rlp%ns its seed usually .n July and where groWing in meadows. nay be gathered ia the hay. from whence II gets into the manure 70 oe scattered broadcast oTer the farm
 II growing in grain f win be hzr- vested and thTezhea z.th th. grain. and Y the grain iz not graded with extreme care some Of the quack grass ~ilI ee sosn on the fields the next : year
 caaada Thistle Menace Like Qaack grass the Canada this tle is q perennial plant In height il ranges from one 70 three feet. de- i pending on conditions. The Canada 1 thistle has 10 rootstocks Ike the eluack grass. but is possessed Of true roots. the parts Of which are capable of producing plants When undizturbed by cultivation the roots are apt 70 lie ] near the surface. but go deeper in l eeIaFatsd soil and where il IS par acuiariy loose and porous may be found a. depth of three feet.
 Canada thistles seldom bear seed in heios that are cultivated annually but in those fields that are seeded do"n to clover or grasses.
 Methods of Weed Eradication.
 Many methods have been devised and advocated for the eradication of Quack grass and Canada thigtles. The success of any method depends very largely upon soil and weather eondi. tions and method which has proven entirely successful under one set of conditions has frequently failed when used under somewhat different condi. uons- Quack grass E more persIs- tent and more difficult to eradicate than the Canada thistle. hence any method which viii eradicate Quack grass ~ill surely destroy Canada this --l5.
 This method can be used successful. ly except On vet Or extremely porous soils. No crop can be grown during the year in which this treatment is being given II consists Of blowing deep enough to reach the horizontal roots. four times in dry season. and oftener If the season is wet. In fact, blowing may profitably be begun as soon as crop Is removed the preceding year
 In the intervals between ploWfngs : 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 to the ho, winds and glaring sunshine of sum. mer rapidly kills them.
 This following method is more cer- tain to result in complete eradication than any other which has been tried it gets rid of the weeds with one years work. The thorough cult!ya- ton of the soil leaves il in splendid condition. so that much larger crop can be obtained the following year than would have been possible had the weeds remained. and the field will continue to bear good crops after the weeds are eliminated
 Where the Quack grass or thistles are to be removed while a crop Is be Ing raised. blowing should begin ir the summer or autumn as soon ar the former crop is removed the ear
 Her the better This should be fol
 lowed by careful cultivation until the
 ground freezes up The next spring
 blowing should be done as soon as
 soil conditions permit and be con.
 tinued at intervals of four week untu the first Of July.
 Between the plowings thorough cul. tivation should be practised On the date mentioned the seed bed should be carefully prepared and the land sown to millet or buckwheat at the rate Of three pecks per acre in either case. The previous treatment will have SO weakened the weeds that the millet or buckwheat gets well estab- hshed before the weeds recover sum ciently to begin growth Both of these crops grow rapidly and provide a dense shade underneath which the weeds cannot survive
 Spraying to Kill Wild Mustard. The eradication of farm weeds by | spraying with weed killing solutions l has been the subject of special inves l tigations by the Wisconsin experi ment station for several years. Ex l periments with the iron sulphate soIu | ton were begun in 1906 and success ful results were secured in the eradi
 cation Of wild mustard and in the par 1 tial control of other weed pests. 1 The iron sulphate solution Is pre- | pared by mixing 100 pounds of granu | lated iron sulphate with 50 gallons ot 1 water and stirring thoroughly. This l solution Is sufficient to treat one acre l of land infested with wild mustard ] specially adapted sprayer is neces | sary 10 apply the solution Such ma
 chimes are now 10 be found upon the
 market at moderate prices. s Fifteen to 25 acres can be sprayed E daily and a single application of the ? solution will kill all of the wild mus
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