Show 1 I Cultivation tion Helps Helps' In Iii Weed Control Says S ys Agronomist eradication Weed work to be en entirely tily l successful should beu start start- started starter ed er early earl and continued throughout the entire farm year ear according to DC D.-C. associate agronomist at the hie Utah State Agricultural col lege In order to secure the best results Mr says farmers should start eradication work as soon as the first growth appears in the spring and should continue until all growth disappears in the fall Effective complete weed con con- control control control measures are arc one best means of reducing costs costs costs' of crop production Farmers are cognizant of the costs and difficulty of con con- controlling controlling trolling what w lat we generally term termas as noxious Weeds morning glory white top and nd others but but they Have Jre r ed to live 3 with eith ith and therefore ore cannot sec see the tI c value of weed which are u-e- just justas' justas as' as distressing ng although possibly not bt so hardy he reports iti It Itis is possible to to grow crops even evenin evenin evenin in the presence of certain types of weeds but it definitely increases es Cs the value of crop land to clear out these types of noxious plants I Mr points out Cultivation has proved pro to be one of the most effective methods of controlling weeds Good cultivation ulti a tion as a weed control measure however requires plowing of the theland theland theland land to loosen it for the weder as well as regular reg lar cultivation each time weed growth appears Appearance of weeds soon after aft r i cultivation cult does not necessarily mean that the measure has failed Furthermore this should not be betaken betaken betaken taken as an indication that land must be immediately re Surface growth of weeds re can be permitted for a week or so before I cultivation is needed Machines used for cultivation must be effective this is every weed must be taken out in the path of the weeder w eder Then too the weeding machine ma must not take too much draft power and it must be cheap and andt durable to fit the finances of the average small farmer An ordinary beet cultivator tor tor with 12 to 16 inch sweeps ar arranged ar ar- arranged arranged ranged to overlap has proved to tobe o be nU rY weed roa-weed- ers ct do good work in reasonably loose soil Shallow cultivation ion reaching to toa I a depth of not more more than three inches cems to be just as effective effective effective tive as deeper cutting and requires es much less draft power In loose loo e soil it may ma be practical to practice deeper tillage and this is not objectionable |