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Show Weeds In Spring Grain Should Be Controlled If there are more than a few scattered weeds in grain fields it pays to take control measures, reports re-ports S. R. Boswell, Utah County Agricultural Agent. Early planted spring grain has made rapid growth the past few days. But good soil moisture and warm days are favorable to weed growth, Mr. Boswell says. These pests rob soil of moisture and fertility fer-tility and reduce yields. They also made grain difficult to harvest. By spraying with 2, 4-D, most annual weeds can be killed completely com-pletely and at least the tops killed on most perennials. This is possible pos-sible without injury to grain. Louis A. Jensen, Utah State Agricultural Ag-ricultural College extension agronomist, agron-omist, says spraying should be done after grain has stooled out well and before it reaches booting stage. He recommends that 2, 4-D be used at the rate of pounds per acre for small weeds. The application appli-cation should be increased up to lVa lbs per acre for larger weeds. Most of the common brands on the market contain one pound of active 2 4-D per quart. Therefore apply to iy2 quarts of 2, 4-D per acre. Mix the chemical with water and use 10 or more gallons of solution per acre, Prof. Jensen says. He warns that farmers should be careful when spraying around sensitive crops, flowers or desirable desir-able trees. "Don't spray near them when the' wind is blowing," he adds. |