Show BATTLE AGAINST BARBERRY PLANT digging must be complete and thorough in order not to leave pieces of roots root S BUSHES DIFFICULT TO KILL large number of seedlings sometimes are found growing under dead plants that were dug when in fruitage stage prepared by the united states of agriculture rt culture in carrying on the light fight against the common barberry the plant that harbors stem rist of wheat the united states department of agriculture has found that it is very important to the job of digging thoroughly and to destroy plants having berries even though they are only partly matured the bushes are hard to kill and seeds 3 J 1 it r W 47 11 wa I 1 NI the t roper way to remove barberry bushes Is to dig deep enough to remove all the roots root from plants that were dug august I 1 produced a high percentage of seedlings after the bushes are taken out ont the tops should be separated from the crown and balls of earth shaken frol from the lie roots grubbed bushes lying on the he ground have been found producing green leaves in ia such cases one it ir more roots were in contact with the soil buil some of the grubbed grabbed bushes viere jere completely severed from tile the soil but there was enough earth left on the roots to hold leold moisture until secondary roots were formed this nils condition happens most frequently in wet weather or in moist woodlands seedlings under dead bushes great numbers of seedlings sometimes ore are found growing under dead bushes that were dug when in fruit the last of september berries were collected from bushes dug august 1 I and LOW 1000 of them about 2000 seeds were scattered on louse earth and lightly covered with dirt and leaver leave following june there were eddings ed lings on this area tile the same number of berries were collected from et standing anding bushes at tile the same time and sown under similar conditions the following june there were 07 seedlings on the area showing fig that the Nu mature seeds were almost as viable us as the matured ones it Is probable that seeds from bushes grubbed out even before august will grow and for tills this reason it is important says the department to destroy them advisable to watch sprouts it also Is advisable to atch the profits that may cume come up chere old cowberry nai berry plants have been taken out rhese sprouts produce seed much earlier tar ller than bushes that grow directly fron seeds bushes were ere dug in the fall of 0 1020 that same fall crouts proms ere produced prud and during durics the year they grew vigorously uy IV 11 abe thebe e plants were hearing bearing lodeis in abundance tills this summer i lierer ore special allent lon knust be iven 0 to o plates plaes cibere bushes were lug jug in fit 1920 or earlier says the bic de |