The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-06-09
;ime to plant the cultivated crop.

time to plant the cultivated crop.
CANADIAN THISTLE, eradica-
ton: In case of small patches one
of the following three methods may
be used, but must be thoroughly and
persistently carried out:
| 1. Keep the thistles thoroughly
cut with a hoe, every few days
| throughout the growing season. 1t
may take two seasons to complete the
work, but if properly done there will
be little further trouble.
2. Thoroughly grub out and re-
move all underground root-stocks
with a spade or shovel. One or two
operations is usually sufficient. Keep
close watch for struggling plants at
intervals and treat them in the same
way.
8. To smother by placing good,
strong taxpayer over them. In using
this method the paper should over
lap we'll, and be held down by stones,
dry soil, or pieces of timber.
In cases where whole fields are in
tested, the above mentioned methods
are impracticable The eradication
of this weed then means that it's I'M
derground roots must either be grub
bed out and gathered, or such sur
face cultivation employed as will re-
suit in the starvation of the roots.
With this object in view the follow
ing two methods are given:
/. To pillow shallow Immediately
after harvest. Work with the wide
shear cultivator at intervals until late
in the. fall, 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 pillow
again deep, work we'll and seed thick
ly to barley. If this system of culti-
walton is carried out thoroughly for
two years it will practically elimi-
nate this pest.
2. To cultivate early for summer
fallow with the wide-shear spring |
tooth cultivator, and then pillow shall
low. Continue cultivation until July, |
when it should be plowed deeply. At |
this time of the year the sun is hot /
test, therefore roots brought to the |
surface will be killed by the heat.
1t can then be either cultivated dur
ing the remainder of the season or
extra we'll and then seeded |
to Winter Wheat.
FAN WEED, eradication: In
cases where the weed is only growing
by stray plants over the farm, hand
pulling, 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
De grown, such as corn, turnips or po-
5atoes. This means the continuous
of the soil, besides pro-
lucing reasonable returns from the
work.
On land that is so badly infested
hat hand-pulling is impossible, one
# the following methods of cultiva-
ion may be employed:
a. Cultivate Immediately after
so that the surface seed may
In wet seasons it may
'e necessary to cultivate again be-
ore the winter sets in. The fol-
owing spring pillow shallow and work
own each day that which is plowed.
Let this stand until more seeds germ
nate, then cultivate well and seed
hickly to oats or barley. Harrow
he grain when two inches high,
rom one to three times at intervals.
his will destroy the young weeds
nd also reduce the grain crop to
roper stand. Barley in this instance
) much preferred, as the broad leaf
f the barley has greater effect in {
than oats have. If there
still considerable stinkweed in the
rop, it can be cut early for green !,
eed. This sytsem of cultivation can
e carried out for three years, ex-
ept that the land should be seeded {
) oats the second year, and to spring
heat the third. When seeding the :
heat SOW reasonably thin and seed l
own to red clover and timothy or
Italia. Leave in hay or pasture for
period Of years.
b. Start cultivation early as above
leotioned, but pillow shallow late in