Show BAD WEED IN THE PASTURES burdock Is 1 typical back yard plant out la Is found in fence corners and all waste place burdock Is a biennial plant with a large deep tap root tho the leaves which are large aro are generally fuzzy beneath and tile the leaf stock Is hollow the first year the plant merely develops a leaf and root system the see bee end year tile the branched flowering stalk Is sent up sometimes six feet high at the enda of tho the branches purple tipped flower burs are formed tho burdock to la especially bad in sheep and horse pastures as aa the burs got get into tile the wool of the sheep and manes manea and tails of the horses burdock flowers in july and august and seeds in september it la Is a typical back yard weed but Is found in fence corners and all waste places continued cutting will exhaust the plants planta and in time exterminate them tho the process may be hastened by cutting off deeply below the surface and aa t Burti burdock ock showing top of plant with ours burs also aleo large leaf applying a handful of salt or a tow few drops of gasoline or kerosene to the root of each plant |