The Redwood gazette., 1936-12-24
Agents Aim at
Weed Statute
Strengthening
ERADICATION EXPERTS
CHECK ON PROGRESS
OF PROGRAM

OF PROGRAM
Hoping to obtain broader and
more inclusive weed laws in Min
nesota and to crystalize public
sentiment on weed eradication,
statewide meeting of 800 county
agents, weed supervisors, COM
missioners, township chairmen
and farm bureau members was
called Tuesday by Adrian M.
Wilson, Redwood county agent
and c. H. Schrader, Murray coun-
ty agent. Mr.. Schrader is assist
ant state director of weed control,
4 position formerly occupied by
Nate H. Bovee of Redwood Falls.
7 Another purpose of the gather
ing was to check on the progress
of weed eradication in the state
under the Creeping Jenny bill
Window in 1884.
The group which met in an all
day session at the Lincoln school
heard several well-known. weed
control adherents, among them G.
p. Bull, in charge of the state di-
vision of seed and weed inspec-
ton. Attendants also passed re-
solutions to be promoted by the
legislative committee, appointed
at the meeting, which includes D.
L. Crimmins, p. A.. Hanratty,
county commissioner of Bigstone
county; Nick Finder, chairman of
the state association of county
commissioners; Irwin Eichorn,
Murray county weed supervisor
and another man yet to be ap-
pointed.
Arends Presides
John Arends, chairman, opened
the morning session with an adj
dress of welcome after which Sam
Hammerbeck, assistant state weed
inspector, read an original verse
on the speakers who were to fol-
low. Mr.. Bull gave report of
the progress of weed eradication
Which Mr. Wilson discussed
work on the project from the
standpoint Of the county agent
and Mr. Finder, Watonwan county
farmer, talked on the farmers
point of view. A resolutions COM
mittee including Mr.. Crimmins,
chairman; j. P. Kragh, Mr.. Bull,
Paul Kunkle, Brown county
agent, Mr.. Finder, Cecil Benton,
BIgstone county agent, Mr.. Sch
raider and Mr.. Eichorn was ap-
pointed before the meeting ad-
journed for lunch.
In the afternoon MI. Bovee,
credited with putting the pioneer
Redwood county weed control
plan in operation, drew a picture
of the national weed eradication
scene and c. G. Gaylord, Fari-
bault county agent, discussed the
need for cooperation between
counties for the success of the
plan. Dana Freer of the seed lab
oratory, state department of agri-
culture, and Chris Sundby, assist
ant state weed inspector, added
few remarks. Mr.. Benson dis
cusSed the application of chlorate
for the eradication of noxious
weeds and Mr.. Schrader advocat-
ed the control of creeping jenny
by black fallow.
Proposed amendments to the
Creeping Jenny bill and the gen.
eral weed law of the state incIud-
ed one which was accepted "a to
% by ate. dants who waited for
the report of the resolutions COM
mittee. The proposal provided |
that each township appropriate
$3.50, each county 81 900 and the
state 100000 for weed control |
work. Under the present law the
state provides $4,000 and the
Redwood county allotment totals
So, 400 with the county furnishing |
20 per cent, townships 10 per |
cent and the state the rest. Pri- |
vate funds aid in the larger part |
of the work.
Would Force Cleaning
Another resolution urges that |
township weed chairmen be ap-
pointed for work during the entire |
year. if necessary, the length of !
their active participation in the |
project being set by the commits |
sioner of agriculture. At present |
township chairman work only |
from May Is to October Is.
The committee further recon-
mended that law be passed to
force the cleaning of all grains of |
weed seeds before they are ship |
ped from the elevator and that the |
screenings obtained be ground or |
otherwise devitalized.
It was suggested that the gen.
eral weed law be amended SO that |
weedy farm land can be declared |
a public nuisance and the county
weed supervisor be given absolute |
disposition of all grains raised on |
it.
Another recommendation was
that county weed inspectors be
qualified on basis of examina-
ton and that their tenure of of
fee be left to the discretion of the /
state director of weed control.
Redwood county's weed control |
plan was recognized in the fifth i,
resolution which is a proposed
to the Primary Noxi-
ous Weed act. The recommend
alton held that as a prerequisite
to participation in weed control
benefits, every county must be
organized under a re-
cognized weed control plan (sim-
liar to Redwood county's) and
that weed control methods should