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Show RAISING HEMP TO ERADICATE WEEDS Results Given of Interesting Experiments Ex-periments Made by Wisconsin Wiscon-sin Experts. That Canada thistles nnd quack grass can bo eradicated by growing hemp la tho opinion of A. L. Stono of tho Col lego of Agriculture, Unlvcrolty of Wisconsin. Wis-consin. Experiments havo been tried on tho prison farm nt Wnupuu nnd on other farms In that vicinity nnd tho conclusion conclu-sion druwn from theso tests Is that Canada thistles can be completely do-utroyed do-utroyed by ono crop of hemp and that a Hold badly Infested with quack grass must bo cropped with hemp for two successive yen re to thoroughly destroy tho weeds. SInco hemp will grow only on very fortllo soil, heavy coats of fertilizer aro necessary to Insure n good stnnd. It Is nlso Important thnt tho land bo plowed the preceding fall and kept freo from weeds until It freezes up, in order or-der to glvo tho homp n bottor chance In tho spring. |