Show wars WAGE WAR AGAINST MISPLACED PLANTS koay hany a man who would not think of utting his crops become choked with weeds and prides himself on doing a bood clean job at cultivating will let enough of plant pests go to seed along the edges of his fields and la in out ol of the jie way places about the farm arm to provida many noxious plants the next year enough weed seeds blow in upon ones fields from every point of the compass or secure a foothold in various ways without need of permitting others to propagate directly under one ones s nose aase I 1 I 1 have found only two practical methods of keeping weeds io in check clack on the uncultivated portions of ray farm one is to keep sheep and rive give them access to such parts althe of the place as are not being used for growing crops it is a hardy and fo fortunate weed which can survive where these animals arr arc permitted to browse however there are a few such which sheep will pass by and this Itaro introduces duces us to the second means must be employed which Is none other than a good sharp scythe backed up with plenty of muscle and tiati ente the letter latter is fully as as the cutting implement for if f one would get ahead of weeds in in this way the operation must be repeated early and late through the entire growing season with sonie some of these pests cutting culling do m much u h rood unless followed up lip at such short intervals by another cutting so that the leaf lea system of the plant has no chance for very extensive development some weeds which have a liking for fence cornei corners and aad other uncultivated spots pots live but one season if cut before going to seed seea this is the end of I 1 them others live live two years if cut cu the first year thoy may or may not ap peat pear the second year but cutting them the second year before they seed will fenish finish them it is weeds weed of the deep rooted sort that live on year after 7 year e at like thistles whistles es which needs more than a single the grow ing season with them the precess zu e ten arand continued lor two or three seasons the late cutting of weeds along public highways seldom accomplishes wy any real good safe sae to lo improve appear appeal ances many of the weeds have already gone to seed and the wind has spattered scattered the bowings sowings for or next seasons trouble A A farmer whose land adjoins a railroad right ol of way often facts faces a difficult problem sometimes section cre crews ws do tilt not go over the road until anul fall when they cut and burn as the they V go by this time 11 ll it is too late ike of course to prevent spread ol 01 0 the seeds by the wind sometimes jungles of weeds as high as a mans man head may be observed ed standing on railroad property in the open country in such cases the fanner whose land adjoins adjoin can an have little heart for trying to keep his own side aide of the fence cleaned tip ortin Cro crooker in the utah farmer |