The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1919-06-13

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move all underground rootstucks
with spade or shovel One or
corporations IS usually sufficient.
Keep watch for struggling plants at
intervals and treat them in the
same way.
(3) To smother by placing good,
strong tar-paper over them. In US
ing this method the paper should
overlap we'll, and be held down by
stones, dry soil, or pieces of timber.
In cases where whole fields. are
infested, the above mentioned
methods are impracticabIe. The
eradication of this weed then means
that its underground roots must
either be grubbed out and gathered,
or such surface cultivation employ
ed as will result in the starvation
of the roots. With this object in
view the following two methods
are given:
(D To plow shallow Immediately
after harvest. Work with the wide
sheer cultivator at intervals until
in the fal |, then plow deep, turning
as many of the roots up as possible,
which should be left in this state
over winter, whereby they will be
killed by the hard frosts. In the
spring continue this cultivation
with the same implement until
June, then plow again deep, work
we'll and seed thickly to barley. If
this system of cultivation is carried
out thoroly for two years it will
practically eliminate this pest.
(2) To cultivate early for sum-
mer-fallow with the wide-sheer
spring tooth cultivator, and then
pillow shallow. Continue cultivation.
until July, when it should be .plow-
ed deeply. At this time of the year
the sun is hottest, therefore roots
brought to the surface will be kill
ed by the heat. 1t can then be
either cultivated during the re-
malnder of the season or prepared
extra well and then seeded to win
ter wheat.
FAN WEED eradication:
In cases where the weed is only
growing by stray plants over the
farm, hand-pulllng, gathering and
burning is most effective, and the
most sure way of keeping it IN
check. Where it is found in small
patches as the case generally is,
some hoe crops should be grown,
such as corn, turnips or potatoes.
This means the continuous cultiva-
tion OF the soil, besides producing
reasonable returns from the work.
On land that is SO badly aainfested
that hand-pulling is impossible, one
of the following methods of cultiva-
tion may be Employed:
|. (a) Cultivate Immediately after
harvest, so that the surface seed
may germintate. In wet seasons
it may be necessary to cultivate
again before the winter sets in.
The following spring pillow shallow
and work down each day that which
is ploWed. Let this stand until
more seeds germinate, then culti-
vate well and seed thickly to oats
or barley. Harrow the grain when
two inches high, from one to three
times at intervals. This will des-
troy the young weeds and also re-
duce the grain crop to a proper
stand. Barley in this instance is
much perferred, as the broad leaf
of the barley has greater effect in
smootherlng than oats have. If
there is still considerable Stink
weed in the crop, it can be cut early
for green feed. This system of cul-
tivation can be carried out for three
years, except that the land should
be seeded to oats the second year
) and to spring wheat the third.
When seeding the wheat sow reason
ally thin aud seed down to red clover
and timothy or alfalfa. Leave in
hay or pasture for a period of years.
} (b) Start cultivation early as
, above mentioned, but pillow shallow
late in the fall if possible and work
down. The following spring after
, weeds are well started, plow slight
ly deeper than at the previous plow-
ing, work down to a fine surface,
!, allow it to remain until more weeds
, germinate, then plow again, still