The Sidney herald., 1959-06-17
CHEMICAL CHICKWEED
KILLER NOW AVAILABLE


AT last there is a selective
chemical weed killer that will
take the chickweed out of your
lawn.
Don't look for it readily avail
able in small containers and
labeled as a chickweed killer for
a while, though. The chemical
is Trichlorophenoxy proprionic
acid, and il has been used success
fully for some time as a brush
killer. 1t is a first cousin to 2,4-D,
which is DI-chlorophenoxy-acetic
acid. Because the chemical names
are so similar, it would be we'll
to write the name on your shop
ping list, or memorize il carefully,
to be sure you are getting the
right chemical. Ask your dealer
for chemicals recommended for
killing brush, then study the
label TO be sure that il contains
the trichlorophenoxy proprionic
acid, the one you need for chick
weed.
DR.. E. A. Helgeson, botanist for
the North Dakota Agricultural
Experiment Station, tried the
chemical last year on chickweed
in all stages of growth, and he
reports that it works very eff
fectively, without harming the
grass. 1t kills both annual and
perennial chickweed.
Apply it the same as you would
2,4-D or other weed killers to your
lawn, taking the same precautions
against having the spray drift and
narm your own or your neighbors'
;hrubbery and trees. Remember,
he chemical proved itself as a
brush killer before it was dis
covered that ii was also useful
chickweed. It will also !
I'LL clover in the lawn. !
$50 ,
CATTLE OUTLOOK .
USDA cattle specialists are ex- :
,ressing concern over current :
developments in the cattle situa-
ion. /
Slaughter of cattle the first 4 .
months of this year was IL per- l
ent below last year. Calf slaugh-
er was down 81 percent. Cow +
laughter in the first quarter of +
his year was the smallest since t
952; "a percent below a year k
go. The kill of well finished a
attic was up but that of all other
lasses was sharply lower. t
The ii percent drop in average I
laughter the first 4 months plus +
he 81 percent increase in cattle i
farms January /, 1859 suggests a
he possibility of a 4 to 5 million
lead increase on hand next Janu-
Try /. The chart shows, that !
here was a significant increase l
n all classes of beef cattle on
and this January ! over a year c
go. In other words there were u
lore potential slaughter cattle !,
valuable but also many more She r
-ock retained for breeding pur- O
oses. u
The recent and current high n
have encouraged the keep h
lg of almost all animals that n
fer any hope of returning a
rofit. We have the earmarks of :
possible cattle boom. This might =,
be followed by a price de- 4
inc when marketings more e
early equal production. r.
Cattle numbers IRE now grow \,
g at a rate of 4 to 5 percent per
Population is growing at a y
tie of about 2 percent. AS cattle n,
Imbers increase, the impact of h,
drouth and changes in range q
Id feed conditions becomes :
eater. When cattle numbers are
w, deterioration in range con-
tons have little effect, but when CT
Imbers are higher, a shortage of 10
nge feed is felt more keenly. Sc
oreover, the greater potential ~
pply of market cattle could 81
use a price decline to SNOWFALL Id
RMS SHELTERBELTS HELD Y
SOW ON FIELDS
Seed planted where snow had