The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-06-17
CAN
Be ERAD|CATED
BY OIL OR SALT
And This Application is Good
for Tennis Courts and Rail-
road Rights of Way.

WASHINGTON, D. c., June IL
To eradicate vegetation from dirt
tennis courts troubled with persist
ent growths Of grass or weeds, oil or
salt are the most satisfactory harm
less products. Sidewalk crevices,
garden paths. gravel roads, and rail-
road rights of way where people pass
frequently may also be treated with
these remedies. Asenite of soda is
also TO be recommended If it is used
carefully, as it is poisonous both to
men and live stock. Until rain or
spriDkling washes away the applica-
ton, it might cause trouble, although
it would have to be taken internally
to do so, Special conditions decide
which of these three substances is
most desirable.
Fuel oil, when it can be obtained
chesply is highly satisfactory and
economical for killing vegetation.
1t should be applied at the rate of
from: 100 to $50 gallons per acre. On
tennis court or other small area
kerosene, although more expensive.
tai amount needed will be small. The
petroleum products are particularly
effective on grass and other vegeta.
ton possessing narrow leaves.
Light Applications Best.
The most economical and effective
way to use the oil is to make a num-
Der of comparatively light applica-
lions. One heavy application may af-
feet the roots as we'll as the tops Of
the plants, but the several light ap.
pIlcations kill the foliage each time
and eventually the roots die.
A spraying outfit may be used to
apply the oil. Petroleum products
are very hard on the rubber parts
of the spraying outfits, but economy
of application demands their use. On
small area like a tennis court,
however, the oil or kerosene may be
applied through a sprinkling can.
Common salt is not so effective as
oil on grass and narrow leafed veg
citation, but is better than arsenite of
soda. When the vegetation is very
rank. salt vii be found very desir-
abls and should be used at the rate
of from two to three tons per ance,
depending upon the rankness of the
growth. The salt should be fine
grained, free from Jumps, and should
be scattered very uniformly To
secure the best results, 1t should be
made into saturated solution, one
pound being mixed with quart and
! a half of water. The salt brine
should be applied by means of a
sprinkling can. or sprinkler which
applies it faster than spraying out
fit.
Should Be Used With Care.
4 Vegetation with broad leaves
seens especially susceptible to arse
mite Of soda. The commercial grade
may be obtained at about twenty
cents a pound from some Of the
Wholesale chemists. If large areas
are to be treated. it can be made
more cheaply by boiling one pound
of white arsenic and two pounds OF
sal soda in gallon of water until
a stock solution is formed. Twenty
I pounds of the commercial arsenite
OF soda, or fourteen pounds of the
white arsenic in the above formula,
either one diluted to make 100 gall
j ions of solution, is sufficient to kill
most Of the foliage on one acre.
Naturally great care should be exer.
cised in mixing and handling these
preparations not to get them on the
hands or near the face as this might
result in their being taken internally.
II used IN accordance with this pre-