The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-22

cannot be had, insist that the streets
be properly graded. Also insist that
contractors who dig up the bitches and
plug up the surface drainage maintain
the form Of bitches and clean up after
the sewers, etc, are laid. Do not let
them undo you work. The city's ser
wants should be YOU servants. After
the roads, especially the country roads,
are graded properly. seed dow the
ditch and roadsides to Bile grass.
5. Keep the roadsides and waste
places moved before the weeds go tC
seed. In some cities the officers are
in the habit of cutting off the tops OF
dandelions. ragweeds, and roadside
weeds after the seed is formed. The
obvious purpose Is apparently to pre-
vent people from being sandbagged
late in the fall. If the city Is to be
taxed to destroy weeds, the cutting
should be done before blossoming time
early enough in the season to give the
grass a chance to see the sunlight and
occupy the land.
A good many cities, railroad com
panies and park commissioners have
made use Of chemical sprays for the
destruction of weeds in parks, way
sides, roadbeds. etc. In ar ordinary
lawn, when this Is properly done, 1t is
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weeds which may be wet by a spray.
Fol example, by the prope use of
iron sulphate sprays, weed such as
chiCkWeed. dandelion, cts, readily dis
appear and the grass takes charge OF
the ground. If this is to be done with
any reasonable success in the city, 1t
is probable hat the work will prove
to be most effectively handled by some
one man hired to look after the work
on the parks, boulevards and waste
places.
G. Finally. proper knowledge of
weeds should be impaired in villages
n country schools. This, Of course
must be associated with a proper
knowledge of plants to take place OF
the weeds. This sort of instruction
however, is not likely to be given In
the schools until school boards make
preparations to furnish proper sup
plies, specimens and other materials
for the teachers.
The teachers Of the ordinary village
and district schools are not permanent.
They usually come to the school in the
fall Of the year, when it Is too late to
| collect such materials. Many of them
would not know what to collect if they
should go to collect them. AS a re
suit. there is nothing in the school
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If a proper plant collection is a good
thing for a college professor to study,
why not extend it to the teachers and
children of the public schools. where
the pleasure Of study bears early fruit
in civic usefulness. Women of a, vii
lage or town could do much toward
creating a sentiment to la the
schoolroom properly supplied with the
proper plant specimens for illustration
work. There should be n case ii
least in the schoolroom which is mouse
proof and insect proof, containing va
rious specimens and in which the
teacher who is willing and interested
in picking up proper specimens for IL
l%uetration could have q place to store
| them so hat they would be properly
available for illustration and use by
the children.
Z. AS much advantage should be
taken of the facilities offered by the
State Pure Seed Laboratory and infor-
nation obtainable at the Agricultural
Experiment Station as possible. The
states Of Minnesota, North Dakota and
Wisconsin are mons the first states OF
the union to put at the disposal of
those who wish to procure and use
good seeds opportunity to gain infor-
r alton regarding them by enactins
seed control acts and establishing lao
oratories in which citizens can have