The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-06-16

ticularly about the farmaicad, "
~ often practicable 20 cover them
with tafred paper, building paper
not easily torn, on sheets ~ gal.
vnnizcd iron. Thus the light b.
shut out and the pest smothored.
I'm the spring Of 1919 small
patches Of bucweed were covered
10 depth Of two feet with dirt In
an attempt 10 smother A. This
proved useless M the weeds soon
grew through this covering. They
will likewise pentrate or grow
through n mulch Of straw or man
urc unless the mulch be very thick
In this section Of the State thresh-
ing IL usually done In the fields
and the straw IA run or blown from
the thresher into large stack,
where IL remains for several yenrs
n located over blueweed patch
whenever possible these stacks Nill
form an effective smother.
The nature and occurrence Of
patches Of this weed lend them
selves well TO the application Of
combative measures Of this kind IN
limited way
Cropping and Methods of Control
The greatest objection 20 clean
cultivation or following u that no
use II had Of the land and this
method would be impraclicable on
large area. The buewced in
festations on any given farm are
generally confined 20 relatively
small patches which ~ whole
- ~ he.
cultivated area Where this h true,
eradication effected by deep plow-
ing and clean cultivation h 70 be
recommended
II the infeadtions are large and
scattered over large area, OBJ
viously some cropping plants must
be adopted, ~ otherwise the eX-
ponsc would be- too great and the
method impractical When large
patch of the cultivated arca is m
Tested, the weeds are nearly always
comparatively thin on the ground.
A cropping plan including deep
blowing, the use Of smother crop
and clean cultural practices viii
prove the most efficient.
Observations and experiences Of
farmers IN the bluewced infested
sections indicate that wheat or
other small grain makes an effective
smother crop which keeps down the
growth Of this weed, bot the land
must be- pl0wed or given other cul-
turc a. soon a. the wheat Is harv
csted or the weeds will soon be
come established again. II (ne mois-
ture conditions are favorable
catch crop Of an early maturing
sorghum can follow the wheat i'm
medately and be- given clean Cul-
tore Or the land can be kept cloqn
lilled or summer-fallOwcd and seed
ed again 90 wheat IN the fan
Such continuous cropping VIII in
few years sO weaken the weed
that row crops can be grown prof
itably and by careful and efficient
farming the eradication completed
Sorghum planted thick at the rate
Of about two bushels 10 the acre will
make u good smother crop. The land
should be plOWcd deep and put IN
good condition and sorghum planted
about the first Of May. " an early
sorghum such ~ Freed or
Black Amber IA used. Il can be taken
of early and the land put into shape
for wheat rye or emmer, which can
be- uadc FOR winter pasture. II the
fall and winter rains have been par
favorable. a fair grain crop
may be harvested The crop Of sor-
ghum. however. b likely 90 depcte
the soil Of moisture 10 that the small
grain should be plowed under after
being pastured during the winter .
The land should then be sowed
broadcast 90 sorghum or Sudan grass
or planted 90 some row crop 20 De .
gwen clean culture.
II large Rcrcages Of the farm are
with the blueweed or II 10
well scattered over considerable .
area n will be found advantageous
10 attack the problem Of eradication
on a progressive plan whereby part
Df the land b fallowed on successive
years until permanent eradication IL
accomplished a block Of ten. TWEEN
b. or thirty acres can be set aside
10 be fallOwed throughout the sen
son. Thus all weed growth can be
kept down on this area while the rest
VI the farm Is cropped as usual
This fallOw area should be deep.
plowed and narrowed 10 drag 20 the
surface or IN piles all loose roots
which would otherwise grow with
he first packing rain. Continued
blowing throughout the season will
I'VE the best results. but the culture