Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1921-08-24
INSPECTOR EXPLAINS
NOXIOUS WEED LAW
Urges Strict Adherence To Provisions
OF New Laws For Control
.=. OF Weeds

keep the flowers from going to seed and
the roots will take care of themselves.
The weed inspectors of Marshall
county were started on their work late
and will be unable to find all the lands
or farms that are now laying idle over
run with sow thistles all going or gone
to seed. Ii
These idle lands or farms, that were
once producing fine crops now belong
ing to big land companies, SPECTATORS
and others are.working the ruination of
the hard working farmer.
These vacant or gone back lands are
what we local weed inspectors are try
ing to control. Another year these
lands, with the rest, will be or can be
taken care Of from the first" says Mr.
Tullar. "What mean by taken care
of is that the local weed inspector has
the jurisdiction to hire men and teams
ITO mowsit down before the weeds on
it go to seed. The expense of. this is
charged up to the land. owner with a
SO penalty. The property owner must
pay this when he or she pays taxes.
TN regard to the roads the govern
Ing board of each town, village, bor-
ough or city. shall at the expense Of
such municipality cause all noxious
weeds standing or growing upon any
public road Or highway therein to be
cut down between the first of June and
the 10th day Of October, following. as
often as may be necessary to prevent
the ripening and scattering Of the seed
Of n6xious weeds. ...4 &. s !.
If this is not done the local weed In
spectOr having ,jurisdi lotion must serve
notice on two members of the govern
ing board of the municipality where
conditions are bad, giving them from
one to 15 days to. clean up the roads,
streets or highways, and when the time
specified has lapsed and the work is not
done he hires men and teams to do the
work and makes ont bill to the. coun-
ty auditor who issues a warrant with
out any action by the county commits
si0ners. Then the charges with $40
penalty are taken out Of said munich
pality's apportionment for the next
year. Some of the villages and town
ships in my territory better get busy.
The town board Of each township
should order out at one time six or
eight farmers in their townships and
NOW all the roads, not only main, but
+ all Of the roads The farmers or la.
borers doing this to keep track of the
time spent in doing it and put in their
bill to the town clerk and get their
money.
ITO make this a little palmer for
some, we will say A lives at Radium
and owns a quarter section Of land UP
in Holt township with road on one
or two sides. "A has nothing to do with
keeping the weeds out along the road
Of that land. The township Of Holt
stands the expense Of taking care Of all
roads in that township
when q farmer or laborer is ordered
out BY his town board or road overseel
| he not only cuts the weeds along his
own land, but on both sides Of the road
regardless OF whose land adjoins it an6
las far each way as the road overseel
may designate, and he may collect pay
for his time from the municipality il
which the work was done. Charges FOL
moving the roads cannot be charged ~
to the land. szs. 4
Aiany Of the township boards, de
|sired at their spring meeting, that al
farmers cut the roads along their 1ani
free OF charge. This old law was al
fright as Tar as It went but It didn'
lgo very Ear. It was repealed with many
other Old weed laws. Let everybod.
Iget busy