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Show TIME NOW TO s DESTROYJHITE TOP White top (Lopldulm Draba) n perennial wood which Is well established estab-lished In somo parts of tho county and UBt commencing In other sections has tho boat start of any of tho poronnjal ouds. Perennial aro thoso that live indefinitely or moro than two yoars, thoy persist by menns of root crown3 it roatstocks which send up new jhools from tho roots ench year. Thoy also propogato by means of seeds ns do othor weeds. Whlto top spreads by means of rootstocks aniPsccds. It belongs t tho Cruclforao or Mustard family and Is a species of tho psppcr-ranH psppcr-ranH generally which mnkos tt tin- ....Intnl. In t r nv.li.inlij l.nrini.ufi it llu IJ.Ullktt" IU IU l.llllll.l.o uvt.tl.?U .'. .t.. pepproy taste. Whlto top Is tho earliest of our bad vo'ds to bloom and It U therefore uoi ossary to hundlo this weed before we attempt tho control of others, v'arloun methods of controlling perennlnl weeds aro cutting, Binothor-ng, Binothor-ng, covering with tnr paper, pnstur-up. pnstur-up. treating with chomlcnlfl, rotation a lib smothor crops. Tho ono suro way to got rid of this jnl other perennials Is to kocp the .ops cut down so thoroughly thnt they ca mot dovelop nny green loaves. TIiobo greon leaves mnnufacturo or Jltsst tlio food thnt feeds tho roots souscnuontly no green lent or stom Is to bo ullowed abovo ground It tho raits nro to bo starved. Manure or straw may bo piled on jinnll spots but must bo dojp enough to prevent stems from coming through. Coloring with tar paper If spread out -o"ond tho edg03 of tho patches and A'elghtcd down to shut out tho light and kept frco from holes so as to completely com-pletely shut out tho light will In two yenrs kill any weed. Vory closo pasturing with sheop, togs, or goats, will kill out morning-jlory morning-jlory but Is not recommended for whlto top. Along ditch banks and fanco rows .1 mny bo moro convenient, to treat with chomlcnls but cannot safely bo jgr.d In a Held without Injuring the rop except In rare Instances. Strong ialt solutions are sometimes used jolh on tops and In the soil. Prof. Georgo gtownrt recommends that to ten gallons of wator add twenty lbs. Iron sulfate, two and halt lbs. coppor sulfate, -1 ozs. of sodium trBcnlto, 20 ozs. sodium arsenate, jne quart of sulfuric acid or ono and 't ounces corroslvo sublimate Iron ni)fato and scdlum arsoiiito have Iven best results and In Utaii the iiust two years sodium nrnonlto has j eon almost exclusively used and at tho rato of ono gallon to 100 gallons jf water. Tho county has plenty .odium nrsonlto on hnnd now and It nay bo obtained nt cost by applying to tho County Inspector. Whlto top s now coming In bloom and must be flrovented from going to sesd, so lui-mcdlato lui-mcdlato action Is uocessnry. Let us all tako prldo onough to see that no jecd mnturcs on our property, and to .oport nny nolghbor or company that is noglegont In mnklng this war of elimination on our most serious seri-ous weed post. Ilebor J. Wobb, County Crops and Posts Inipoctor. n |