The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-07-20
OUACK GRASS ERADICATION
digestive tract of animals unframed.

digestive tract of animals unframed.
For this reason many farmers leave
their manure lie for year so that the
seed will be killed. This, however, is
not necessary if one understands the
nature of the quack grass seed seed
ling. After the quack grass seed ger
inmates it does not produce those. un-
foreground stems until it is about to
a months old, therefore up to the time
that the quack grass seeding is to
3 months old it is just as easy to kill
it as it is to kill wheat or oat plant
Of the same age. For this reason it is
recommended that manure containing
quack grass seed be applied after the
land is plowed and then disc it in PIE
ceeding cultivated crop such as corn
or potatoes. By this method the
seeds are not in very deep and will
grow readily. They will be easily kill
ed by the final preparation for the cul-
tivated crop and by the usual cultiva-
ton after the crop is up.
Some years ago the Minnesota Ag-
ricultural' College rented some badly
infected quack grass farms for the
purpose Of experimentation. On one
set of plots they tried a continuous
cropping scheme, the idea being to get
crop each year and yet get rid Of
the quack.
Fodder corn was grown continuously
or one field. The land was plowed soon
after the corn was taken off and disc
ed thoroughly in preparation for an
other crop of corn in the spring. Fiji
ty-five pounds of corn per acre were
planted.
On another piece buckwheat was
planted continuously at the rate of 2
bushels per acre and on another field
millet, one bushel per acre.
The result was that the quack grass
was completely eradicated in the three
years by each of the above methods.
Growing corn on infested land for
three or four years in succession and
giving it careful cultivation was found
to be one of the best and cheapest me-
thods of eradicating quack grass
without losing a crop. Sufficient ma
nure must be applied in this method
to keep up the productivity. The land
should be plowed as soon as the corn
is off and disced until freezing. Thor
ough discing is also necessary in the
spring.
| Buckwheat was found to be better
than millet. 1t grows more rapidly
and covers the ground better. One
; also gets a good yield of grain which
when ground makes an excellent hog
feed, or can be fed unground to chick
ems. In the care of buckwheat che
, land is plowed in the fall and cultivat
, ed from early spring to about July 1
81 Summary
L.. Quack grass seed will grow ev
, en- if the planteis cut before the seet
is mature, therefore, to keep it from
ripening, it must be cut before the las
+ week in June. Red clover and alfalf;
are the only crops cut before quacl
grass is ripe.
> 2. Young quack grass plants, if at
+ tackled before they form underground
! stems, are as easily killed as plant
of wheat or other grain of the sam
r age. -r&tx sss"-~t az 5.x is
8. Manure containing quack gras
3 seed may be applied on plowed Ian
5 before preparing the soil for cul
: tivated crop. The seed will grow tn
e same season and the young plants vii
: be killed in the preparation of tn
t seed bed and further cultivation.
A. The implements found on an
e well equipped farm are all that ar
e needed to eradicate quack grass.
!, 5. The most effective bare falloy
: method was:
!, a. Flowing in July, 3-4 inches deer
n b Replowing not later than Aug. IL
: So inches deep.
/, Replowing in November, CT inch
Y es deep.
The disc was used as needed be
3 tween plowings. No crop was produc
: ed this season and the cost in labor
e etc., was $500 per acre.
: g.. Tillage now and then when no
: thing else needed immediate attention
f is largely lost effort in the eradica
r ton of quack grass. To be effectiv
there must be we'll planned AM
r carefully executed campaign witt
e which other work is not allowed t.
S interfere.
D Z. Eradication of quack gras
!. grown on land that has been plowe'
: each year is more difficult than o.
land that has been undisturbed TO
e several years.