Show WEED CONTROL IS COMMUNITY PROBLEM RATHER THAN FOR individual FARMER 4 dandelions gone to seed illustrating one method of weed distribution Pra Prat lared ared by the alie united states department ot of agriculture tho ile problem of suppressing weeds Is it many sided one and an important part of tile he ninna management gement of the form enrin successful crop management includes successful weed management larger crops mean fewer weeds generally speaking the larger tile the oops crops tho the fewer the weeds present tills this Is especially true with small grain and tiny liny since good stands of those these crops will mill tend to smother out woods weeds furthermore pastures pasture 1 that aro are given good care caie by top dressings and by not overgrazing over grazing gracing always contain fewer fetter weeds anti and more grass than those poorly managed mau nian aged special methods of handling certain weeds the former fanner should know the und kind of weeds which lie he litis has to fight because in the case of some of them special n I 1 methods have been discovered which greatly reduce the amount of work aik oik necessary the united states depart ment of agriculture has issued bulletins treating individually a number of tha arst weeds anti these publications may be obtained on request rotations and weeds an important benefit front from practicing a rotation Is in the control of weeds if land Is planted to the lie same crop year after year ear certain weeds have leavo ample opportunity to make top growth and mature their seeds and these weeds therefore become firmly established but it if the land Is planted to different crops in succession these weeds do not have the opportunity to make nearly as much headway furthermore ther more adopting a rotation usually means meana the growth of grass clver clover or other forage crops these crops not only discourage many any kinds ot of weeds by their shading effect but also give weeds a poor chance to nin mature linture ture seeds ns its they tire are cut for liay lay before most weeds ripen again adopting a rotation often means growing crops on oil ion land where such cropf have not been raised tito tho value or culta voted crops in denning cleaning land of weeds lifts has already been emphasized demonstrations of the volu galui of a lol atlon in III controlling weeds are arc available in many localities for example in III western kansas wheat Is 19 usually grown brown continuously and when tills hilo li Is the case weeds aro are very troublesome but when a rotation including it a cultivated crop and a forage acioly Is adopted nd opted ilia ho weeds that anro ss BIN common under continuous wheat growing do not have so much chance to inako growth and to mature their seeds hence weeds become very much reduced another example Is furnished shed in fit par parts to of eastern new neny york where it Is customary to keep land in meadow for many years these mceu lows become foul with orange hawkweed ox oxeye ocye o eye cye dalsy daisy wild carrot and other weeds introducing a cultivate crop and a grain crop soon disposes of 1 most of these weeds operation cooperation co in controlling weeds probably no feature of weed control Is more important than co among those concerned weed control Is a i community problem rather than one for the individual former farmer to solve nna and without tho the co operation of ills his neighbors the results of tine tho individual farmers efforts are more ot or less because whore where weeds are arc allowed to grow they produce sufficient eseed to infest tho the adjacent lands the alies necessary operation cooperation co might be arrian arranged ged through agricultural clubs anti and lather farni farm organizations |