| Show COXIN WEST the russian thistle is spreading westward and there i Is considerable excitement over it in eastern colorado abis ihie Is ie the weed which has caused so BO much trouble iu the dakota dakotas Da kotae whose people asked congress Congre C ae to make au aloo on fur for its extermination it fl jur labbe ashes on light sell eoll with very little moisture moia ture and spreads with great rapid tty ity this latter feature can be easily comprehended when it Is ig stated abata that computation shows that bat in the numerous reddish pods poda which ornament its ite branches an ordinary plant yields about needs all of strong vitality the thistle which was waa examined for this result woo waa about five feet in diameter the main stalk being about ft a foot in height the plant has baa alia attractive appearance in its abundance of branches and coloring its toots dosages great strength and send bend up now new shoots as readily as the dandelion ite danger la Is that it supplants eup plants even the wheat crop and in nury its ite spines inflict on stock block its habit and vigor render it exceedingly difficult to destroy dea troy lu iu Cu colorado lorado it has baa found lodgment along a number of creeks and the be state elate agricultural college to la making an investigation with a view to waging a war of extermination it is ib mid that the first seed aeed was brought to the fate in ash a shipment paeng of nebraska Neb wheat wheal the thistle is a long way from utah yet but is not halt half so far distant as A it was ab three ree yem years ago so there is a bar bar possibility that it may be transported transport eill hither and gala gain a foothold it if it is not promptly destroyed at its first appear ance from the experience with it t la in the northwest there is no coulot that it would prove a great affliction here tt jt permitted boget a start but as to be for forwarded warned to in to e be forearmed we abe ewh 17 tab farmer should reproof tie proof against its advance and it might be well to keep als aft eye on the abe progress of the destructive weed to prevent any introduction of it here bore |
