Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-27
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or ground limestone an acre while pre- pairing the seed bed. Chemical fertilizer will also pay in almost every case. Equal parts of high grade tankage and acid phosphate at 0c5 to 500 pounds an acre will give the grass a good start and pro- duce enough extra hay 10 more than re- pay the cost. For sandy or seriously im- poverished soils one may proftably use 0o to 100 pounds an acre of/muriate of potash beside the other. Glover. especial ", needs this latter on poor soils.
 IT the seeding is done early in August both clover and grass seed may be sown al the same time. With a later seeding 1t is safer to hold the clover seed until spring: Then it may be sown while the and thawing somewhat.
 GARDEN PESTS AND REMEDIES
 The surprise is that more discussion and more attention are not given 10 Inc weed problem Weeds decrease our crop yields to such an enormous extent. they interfere so seriously with our farming operations, and they cause sucs tremendous losses in dollars that con- certed effort should be directed to their reduction and eradication. Any com. nfiNty, large or small. that sets StseIf the task of practically eliminating its weeds and adopts and sticks 10 a .uro- gram of action, can woIS wonders Ii IS quite certain that everyone knows what a weed" is
 Probably no one of us has had the term defined, but our conception of it's l meaning is very clear It may be tbat at one time in our early days, we were told to pull the weeds in the corn field or garden to hoe the weeds along the ferca and at such a time it Is certain that no raF er-
 dicate which the weeds were. We have come to consider the weeds" those plants | which tend to grow where they are noa | desired; plants which tend to risist mans eitorts to subdue them; plants which rel sist frost, heat, dryness; which win groyy In almost any kind of soil and under an conditions; plants which produce seeds In enormous numbers and have. other ranid ] methods of propagation plants in them selves sometimes truly beautiful but thai have for us lost their charm; plants use less and troublesome. Emerson said ot l a weed: "A plant whose cirtues have no; yet been discovered"
 A large purslane plant will nroduee 1,25O,oe0 seeds; a single Russian thistl, plant will ripen 100000 to 2e0.OOO seeds tumeling mustard, 1,5oo.000; shepnerd'. purse, 5O.OOo.
 The seeds of many weeds are very small and escape notice A pound Q, clover fodder has 1.S41 3s0. seeds. com mon plantain. 1.sI4.36O; lambs quarters 6O4.7Ss seeds; Russian thistle. 2ss.sl' seeds; wild mustardo 215.ss5 seeds; wiIt oats. 25,4s3 seeds. If sixty pounds O
 wheat are planted to the acre, and. tht
 wheat has 2 per cent. of wild mustard
 seed, there will he distributed over tha
 acre 3ss,791 mustard seeds.
 Not only do weeds produce seeds I,
 tremendous numbers, but seeds with a
 ability to live a long time. The seed of some weeds when buried in the soil may retain their power to germinate fo . fifteen to thirty years. Such is true e
 the seeds of tail pigweed, black mus tard. shepherds purse, dock, yellow fox tail chickweed and others-Colorad
 Experimental Station Bulletin.