| Show e DITCH WEEDS can be controlled by the application of a tide in the fall Fall Control For Ditch Weeds By Ben W Lindsay Extension Agent Fall application of at 4 14 lb per square rod is very successful in controlling ditch weeds Miles of irrigation ditches clog up with grass each summer will last for three years and control nearly all vegetation in the ditch It is selective nonselective and should not be put too close to valuable trees or shrubs FALL OF THE year after irrigation is the time to apply because it has to get into the soil to kill the roots Fall and winter moisture will put the chemical down far farenough farenough enough to keep it from moving next spring You'll be more satisfied to shape your ditch before apply ing so that you dont don't move the treated soil Hundreds of feet acre of wa ter are lost each year because of clogged ditches costs about per lb and one pound will clean about run run- running running ning feet of ditch four feet wide is good to control quack grass in corn if applied at 2 to 3 lbs per acre How How- However ever corn must be planted for two years after treatment be- be because because cause the chemical will kill other crops After two years any crop can be grown on land treated with 2 or 3 Ibs of Atra sine |
