Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1913-08-28


This perennial weed has the un.
derground rootstalk K.
Remedy PloW shallow irnmedi-
lately after taking off the hay OF
grain crop TO be followed FREE
lquently by the broad shared c,iltii-
|vator. Late in The fall plows again
and somewhat deeper. The fol-
lowing spring give the land FREE
tquent cultivation SO as to prevent
Amy growth Of leaves and in that
way to weaken the roots. About
the middle Of June or the first Of
July sow rape in drills at the rate
sof 4 Az lbs. per acre. Cultivate be-
tween the drills as soon as possible
and to be repeated frequently UNI
|8til the rape comple tely covers the
ground and some hand hoeing may
be cessary. his to be follow
ed by cultivated crop.
Canada Thistle
perennial weed. Propagated BY
seed and extensive rootstalks.
Remedy: Should be plowed deep
in summer, just as the flowers
open, or the towering stems may
be moved down and the land
SploWed as soon as new growth APP
pears, In the field where Guilt
waited crops are grown, the new
stems that are thrown up must be
cut off with abroad shared Guilt
syator at intervals thru the summer
and autumn. Deep blowing late
in the fall has been found to be Of
advantage.
QUACIx GRASS
A perennial weed. is propagat-
ed both by seed and by rootstalks.
RENE dy:: Let the plant exhaust
its substance in the production Of
.a hay crop, which should be cut
and removed as soon as the seed is
formed and before it is in bloom.
Pillow shallow and cultivate until
the root stalks have been brought
to the surface by impl ements thai
Scan be forced to the full depth Of
the furrow. "a disc should not be
used. When the root stalks are
#broug ht to- the surface it. should be
Egathered and burnt. or removed.
This should be done at once before
the plant has had an opportunity
Ito renew its growth.
Rape, buckwheat or millet, soWn
latter the land has been we'll cult
waited and the root stalks removed
Sor burnt, is a good cleaning crop
for late sowing. The land should
ybe seeded to cultivated crop the
following year.
Wild Peppergrass
This is an annual plant. Only tths
autumn plants which live thru the
winter give trouble. Immature
seeds may ripen il the pod when
plowed down. Badly infested fields
should be disced or ploWed direct
Isly after harvest, cultivate from
time to time until winter and agaiI.
until late in June, when the field
may be planted to a fodder crop.
Pigeon Grass
Thick seeding with clover and
grasses will tend to suppress Pr
geon grass. In clover fields where
1.-The clover has been winte killed
the pigeon grass should be moved
while vet green. A short rotation
Iof crops will eradicate it in most
instances.
Wild Oats and Yellow Mustard
These two weeds are both treat
| ed under the same heading because
both are eradicated in practically
| the same way. There are two me-
thods for eradicating these two
pests, seeding the field down to
| winter rye or winter wheat, stack
| the grain as soon as fit and pillow
the ground Immediately after TAX
ing off the crop, or you can plant
the field to corn and check it in
but never drill it in, for if you drill
lit in you will have considerable
wild oats and mustard growing be-
/ tween the. hills in the row.
81 Discing the fields right after cut
ting the grain, cultivated crops,
winter grain followed immed iately
by blowing, a late crop Of rape,
buckWheat, or millet, and allowing
no weeds to go to seeds in waste
] places or about the buildings will
eradicate most weeds.