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Show LOSS FROM WEEDS Keep the weeds down. Thoy rob young growing plants of both moisture moist-ure and plant food, and no good farmer farm-er can afrord that. Somo suggestions as to tho loss caused by tho pest nnd precoutlons that should bo taken are thus put rorth In tho progressive farmer: far-mer: Tho annual losses to farmers duo to tho presence of noxious weeds nre assuming as-suming alhrmlng proportions mucn greater than tho fnrmers suspect. A survey or tho conditions In some of tho best middle states shows nn Marm lng fact In many places 25 per cent of the land Is reported as Infested with noxloiiR weeds that ir not control led threnten the very existence or. heretofore, profltnblo nnd remunerative remunerat-ive farms ' Steps should be Immediately token especially in tho new fertile land to prevent this condition of things. Keep the ditches clean; practice Intensive cultivation. Do not attempt to cultivate culti-vate a larger area than you can keep clean. The regions in which noxious ( weeds are found nre not clearly defined, de-fined, but aro found where proper agriculture ag-riculture has been neglected. Farmers should closely scrutinize the seed they buy nnd let the eradication eradi-cation be general. Keep tne weeds now growing on your farm under restraint, re-straint, otherwise they will soon constitute con-stitute a most serious problem, that will reduce the yield pf your crops as well as the price or your land. Vigorously Vig-orously employ every means at your command. Neighbors should organize Tor tho purpose or adopting means and measures that will protect them from the ravages of noxious weeds. Progressive Pro-gressive Farmer. |