Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-30

it will produce . new plant, although
It may not be over one-half inch looe!
Tho whole plant grows rapidly and
ripens it, seed usually In July a1A,
whore growing In Meadow. may b
gathered In the hay. from whence it
gets into the manure to b scattered
hroadcast over the farm.
II growing in grain IL will b har.
vested and threshed with the gra4n
and II the grain 10 not graded With
extreme care some Of the quack graos
will be sown on the fields the no1t
year.
Canada Thistle q Msnaes.
Like Quack grass the Canada this.
tie 10 perennial plant. In height ~
ranges from one to three fest, Dc.
pending on conditions. The Canada
thistle has no rootstocks like the
Quack grass. but 10 possessed Of truo
roots. the parts Of which are capable
Of producing plants. When undisturbsd
BY cultivation the roots are apt 70 ho
near the surface. but 20 deeper IN
cultivated soil and whsre It 10 par.
ticularly loose and porous may -
found at depth Of three fest.
Canada thisties seldom bear sesd h
fields that are cultivated annually.
but In those fields that are ssoded
down to clover or grasses.
Methods Of Weed Eradication. t
Many methods have been devised
and advocated for tho Oradicstaoo Of
Quack grass and Canada thiselea. The
success Of any method depends vssy
largely upon soil and weather condi.
lions and = method which has proven
entirely successful under one ct q
conditions has frequently failed when
used under somewhat Different condi-
lions. Quack grass 10 moro Dersls.
tent and more dimcult 70 sradicata
than tho Canada thistle. hence any
method which will eradicate Quaok
grass will surely destroy Canada this
ties.
This method can b used sucoeoofulI
ly except on vet or extremely porous
soils. No crop can b grown duElng
tho year In which this treatment -
being given. N consists q ploWtn9
deep enough to reach the hoslsontal
roots. four times In . dry season.
0n0 VASS0OA ~ LIZ O00OOu - WV ~
fact. blowing may probably b begun
as soon ~ . crop 10 removed The
preceding year.
In the intervals between ploWinSs
the ground should be cultivated often
enough to prevent all leaf growth.
The spring tooth harrow makes IN
excellent tool for this purpose. but
any exposure of the roots to the 10
winds and glazing sunshine OF su1n'
mer rapidly kills them. -.
This following method II more Ger.
tain to result in complete eradication
than any other which has bssn tr1odj
it gets rid of the weeds with one
years work. The thorough cultivat
ton of the soil leaves It in splendid
condition, 70 that much larger crop
cal be obtained tho following yeaF
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 thistleo
are to be removed while crop 10 Be.
ing raised. plowing should begin In
the summer or autumn 40 soon %
the former crop is removed. tho ear.
lier the better. This should be fol.
lowed By careful cultivation until the
ground freezes up. The next spring
blowing should be done % soon -
soil conditions permit and DO con.
tinued at intervals Of four week until
tho first Of July.
Between the plowings thorough cul.
tivation should DO practised. On the
date mentioned the seed bed should
be carefully prepared and the land
sown to millet or buckwheat ct the
rate Of three psoks per acre In either
case. The previous treatment will
have 20 weakened the weeds that the
millet or buckwheat gets we'll estab
lished before the weeds recover sum.
| GENTLY to begin growth. Both Of
these crops grow rapidly and provide
a dense shade underneath which the
weeds cannot survive.
Spraying - XIII Wild Mustard.
| The eradication Of farm weods By
spra ying with weed killing solutions
has been the subject OF special lnvss.
tigations by the Wisconsin oxpori.
ment station for several years. E1
perimsnts With The iron sulphaee solur
ton were begun In 1905 and sucosss,
full results were secured In the eradt
cation Of Wild mustard and IN he par
tial control Of other weed pssts.
Tho iron sulphate solution 10 pre-
pared BY mixing 100 pounds Of granu.
lated iron sulphats with 80 gallons Of
water and stirring thoroughly. This
solution 10 sufficient TO treat one acre
Of land infested with Wild mustard.
A specially ADAPTED sprayse - nSces
sary to apply the solution. Such ma,
chimes are now to b found. upon the
market ct moderate prices.
Fifteen TO q aerss can b sprayed
daily and . single apptica1joA OF the
solution will kill al q the wild mus
tard II applied at the right tine. The
spray 10 most sdestive II appaisa when
the younger plants sss h ~ tu1
ana the older plants b ~ third lea4
Weather coa1at1oas sAouA - fAvoN
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