The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-07-29

This war should be one of utter ex-
termination. 1t will be a bitter
fight. There can, however, be but
one outcome IL all the people-the
farmers, the city folks, the counties,
the cities and corporations line up
in their determined might to STAY
the invading army.
The army of the enemy originated
in Europe II has already overrun
many parts of Canada and is now
making its march of devastation thru
this country. Detachments have al
ready been found in Cache, Salt Lake,
Utah and Carbon counties. They are
especially active in the suburban dis
tricts and are thoroughly intrenching
themselves along the canals and the
bitches of these sections.
Unless we bring to bear every
available force and execute the law
strictly, it will be matter of but a
short time until the enemy will have
us firmly gripped in his mighty arm {.
Description
The Canada thistle is a perennial
plant living on year after year. II
ranges from one to three feet in
height, with moderately slender stalks
as compared with the other thistles.
The leaves are very spiny and the
margins have ruffled appearance
The spines cause irritation to the
mouths Of livestock fed on feed from
thistle infested fields. The stems are
much branched, but smooth. The
flower heads are borne near the top
of the branches in a somewhat clus-
tered condition. The flower measures
about a half inch in diameter, or less
and is usually purple in color, but
may range to almost white. It blooms
usually from July to August, this
year as early as June.
This thistle is propogated both by
seed and underground root stalks.
The seed has white feathery cluster
OF hairs attached to II when mature
These aid in its distribution.
From numerous little life giving
centers on the root stalk new shoots
are sent up, thus making rapid in
crease without the aid OF seeds.
The thistle most resembling this
one is the imported bull thistle. The
stems OF the bull thistle are spiny
while those Of the Canada thistle are
practically smooth. It's stems are
larger and its leaves not so clearl!
outlined as those OF the Canadian
Thistle. It's flowers are also mucl
larger and probably less clustered
This plant is biennial living onl.
two years and does not have tn
creeping root stalk as does the Can
ada thistle. Some farmers her
have taken prickly lettuce, SOW this
tie and similar plants to be this weed
but they are very different.
The Canada thistle will grow 4
pastures or in fields Of any othe
farm crop.
Its Method Of Warfare
Like the great German Empire
has provided itself with immens
quantities of reserve food, which
stored In its monstrous undergroun
root system, called root stalks. Thi
constitutes its great strength an
makes possible its mighty endurance
The plant does not have to Deepen
on seeding each year for its propag'
ton, but will live on indefinitely will
out this process. The great roc
system has power to send up me-
shoots or plants from thousand III
giving centers. There are dehnit
cases where a single seed has sprou
de and within two years, through tn
root system alone, spread to cove
twenty square feet of surface. TIL
monster feeds so heavily on the 80
and covers the ground so completed
that no other plant has any chanc
Of surviving. 1t is the horror of a
farmers who know It.
When to Strike
lust as an opposing army become
weakened after n long hard fight, s
this our enemy eXhausts much
its strength by producing more plant
This then is the time to strike, in
as the plant first begins to bloor
when 1t has exhausted much of i
reserve power Plow up the plan
cutting about two to three inches u
der the surface. Pile the plants
heaps and burn. Follow this oper
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