Show preventing WEEDS FROM GOING TO SEED M Oxeye daisy Dalay as here pictured often becomes become arc rt meadow pest peal prepared Ire pared by the united states depart merit of agriculture while tillage in its relation to breeds usually la Is practiced for the benefit of the immediate crop it also nay ilay serve the purpose of preventing loots ot of weeds from maturing seed pens the discussion in farmers carmera Far mera bulletin no weeds how to control them rhem this bulletin kives gives a discus slon ion of the weed problem on the farm sealing prevention and eradication it la Is possible tor for a farmer espe ally if he follows a good rotation system to make his farm almost weed tree free by observing three main principles of weed control 1 pro pre renting the weeds from going to seed on in the farm 2 preventing the intro auction of weed seeds on the farm nd 3 p preventing r event ng perennial weeds from making top growth these three principles are ot of far gr greater eater importance than tho the particular methods ise ased d to carry them out often the campaign m against weeds is stopped when success Is in sight and the weeds loon recover Clea clearing rind the farm of perennial weeds Is no easy task requiring intelligence and persever ADM ace the thorough thor pugh preparation of the seed eed bed for every crop Is an important part in the control of weeds letter plowing the dl disk spring toothed or spike toothed harrow to reduce the toil soil to a good seed bed condit condition iod is used each of these har destroys hosts of young weed seed thorough harrowing at this period may be depended upon to kill a large proportion of the weeds that lippearl at this season kill the weeds early after planting the cultivated crop the same object that of attacking the weeds when young should be kept la in mind to this end a drag harrow barrow or a spike toothed harrow Is frequently used both before and after the crop comes up more afore weeds will be killed by one dragging at this time than by several when the plants have become larger the weed er ls also a valuable implement tor weed and fox foxtail tall stall stait to nature matur seeds soon after harvest so that care must be taken to turn the plants uder before the seeds approach maturity plowing without the preliminary disking would turn under millions ot of weed seeds to make trouble in fugue tutu o years mowing to prevent seed scattering mowing to la another way of preventing weeds from going to seed As aa a rule it Is best to mow when weeds have reached the full bloom stage when there are patches in grain fields thick with weeds it will pay to cut them grain and all before the weeds start to go to seed it pays to cut a hay crop early in order to prevent weeds from going to seed as well as to secure a better quality of hay after a grain crop la is removed a crop 41 1 weeds such al aa a l ragweed or fox foxtail tall usually follow which it if riot not disturbed not only resets sets the land faw further crops of 0 weeds but may do much damage to a young seeding of 0 clover or grass mowing those these weeds will prevent most of them from going to seed and further the clippings will be ot of value as a mulch tor for the young grass more afore or loss less hand work Is necessary in preventing the growth and spread of weeds on the farm they often occur in scattered places about the fields and can be removed remove dby by hand with a little work whereas I 1 it they are allowed to mature they will thoroughly seed the land and make trouble for the future suco weeds may be prevented from seeding either by hand pulling or digging them out with a mattock hoe or spud so farbelow the surface that new top growth will not spring up and mature seeds the annual and biennial weeds will make no further appearance if pulled or cut off when th they ey are in full blossom one of the best tools for disposing of weeds with thick roots is the spud a tool with a long handle and blade at one end these are particularly effective with bull thistle mullein and chicory by digging the weeds when they are in full ful I 1 blossom it is sometimes not difficult to clear V 3 4 e 2 sheep are useful in pasturing off weeds in standing corn after tion stops use at this stage by removing some ot of the teeth of this tool it tan can be used in corn until the crop Is nearly wat waist st high indeed some excellent crops of corn have been grown by the use of the weeder only the drag harrow and weeder may also be used to advantage with potatoes cotton and other cultivated crops after the crops have become to 0 o large that these implements can po longer be used the tillage Is performed with cultivators intercultural tillage is especially effective in controlling weeds if the crop has been planted in checkrows chec krows so as to permit tho the implement to work in two directions cultivated crops therefore offer abundant opportunities to rid a farm arm of weeds it if properly handled bandied they are rightly termed cleaning crops besides the usual cultivated crops small graan arsa crops can also sometimes be cultivated to advantage in the spring with a spike tooth harrow or weeder after the a small all grain crop is harvested harall barall vested it is often good practice in the northern states to harrow barrow or disk dish the stubble to to encourage the germination 0 of the weed seeds that hat t are at a or near ditingo the soil eoll surface the sec seedlings are killed by the tall fall plowing or by cold weather cr scar weeds reeds such as farms of corn cockle wild mustard and many other weeds weeda by a little hand band work sheep are useful in preventing weeds from seeding in a pasture where sheep are running it to la usually much free of weeds than to tb pastures where cattle ant an horses are running another method of preventing the spread of weeds sometimes used is burning them culling spoiling or turning over the standing weed crop this Is often useful I 1 in n killing weed seeds both in connection with tae the weeds cut green and allowed to dry and with matured weeds care should bo be taken not to fork or disturb piles while drying as this might scatter the seed and then defeat one of the objects obJect of burning |