Show f I County Farm News t Thatcher Co o 0 Agent U Uy fly Hn Hay A. A 1 becoming an ever Weeds are arc a increasing menace menaco to farming Noxious weeds constitute constitute constitute con con- everywhere ery a mortgage on any land infested This mortgage draws J interest In the tho Cor form of reduced yield reduced crop value and InI in increased increased In- In I creased operating operating- cost The weed mortgage Is on that will continuo continue contin coutin- ue to t to grow if ir not completely or held beld in check by proper cultural methods Garfield county is comparatively comparatively comparatively free of noxious weeds in inmost inmost inmost most areas But Dut continual vigilance vigilance lance lanco will be necessary to prevent prevent prevent pre pre- vent their spread to new Where weeds do start in new areas it is always economy to eliminate the patch while It is t small by any means mea available That is the best place for the use of ot weed chemicals because of or their high cost Considerable exper i m men e n t tal a 1 work is being done to find rind the best cropping practices to use useIn usein usein in holding g noxious weeds In check Two types of crops have shown promise the I crops such as corn potatoes celery cei- cei ery ry cabbage etc and the fast thick growing crops such as barley soy beans or oats With the crops it i Is s necessary necessary essary to give the weeds a setback setback setback set set- back by by early and thorough land laud preparation then to keep them down by cultivation in the rows and hoeing between the plants Some weeds may be held In Incheck incheck incheck check very well by planting the tho theland theland tholand land to pasture If It this thi method is followed it is ry to keep the pasture in a high state of I fertility eliminate over grazing and clip the pasture once or or I twice during the season ot of el eliminate eliminate el- el any seeding The Tho plant locally called snake snakeweed snakeweed snakeweed weed Is causing much concern among owners of pasture and meadow land This weed is not readily eaten when green but seems to be palatable table when it has bas dried up in the fall As a result the ripe seeds are consumed consumed con con- pas through the cattle and start another patch where- where ever dropped in the droppings The spread pread of ot this weed can ca'n be greatly reduced by clipping all v patches of ot this weed before seed is Js matured and using the forage for or hay A number of new weed chemicals chemicals chemicals chem chem- of great promise have llave come on the market this season sea However However How How- ever they are still in the experimental exper exper- mental state In fact some exi experimental ex ex- ex- ex i work is being done I wIth them by Reed Judd county a weed supervisor If It you have any weed problems problems problems lems ask for tor the help belp of ot Mr Judd or the county agent In solving solving solving ing the problem Farm Census The number of farms in the Continued on page four tour County Farm arm News 11 Continued from page one county of Garfield as shown by bythe bythe bytho the tho preliminary count of or returns of the 1 1915 15 cens census s of oC agriculture agriculture agriculture ture was as compared with in 1910 and In 1935 This was announced this week by Ira Garlick district super super- visor The total land in farms in Garfield county according to the preliminary census count was acres a as compared with ith acres In 1940 and acres in 1935 Average size of farms shown in the tho count for or the county count was acres as compared with 2 2762 i 62 acres cres In ill 1940 1910 and 1886 acres In 1935 These figures reflect the in increased increased increased in- in creased work being placed on the tho farmers during war time |