Show TO DESTROY ANNUAL WEEDS WEED S thorough bare fallow may 46 be re 4 sorted to as very E effectual remedy three factors when all other methods fall or arab for some reason impractical a thor j ough bare fallow can be resorted to i as a very effective remedy against again st annual weeds to got get good results from bare fal lowing three principles must ie be kept in mind lat all weeds wa that germinate must bo be destroyed befaro bedfor 0 they produce seed ad all seeds in thor ther soil should be brought where they will germinate ad seeds will germinate only under the proper conditions of heat air and moisture to illustrate stubble fields may be disked or plowed in the fall to cover weed seeds thus bringing them in contact with thor ther moist soil so they will germinate harrowing land in the spring warms up tip the soil and lets the air in thus promoting germination the seeder near enough to the surface will germinate while those deeper in the solf soil where it Is cooler and where the air does not pener tate freely will lie ile dorment or decay thus only a small portion of the weed seeds in the soil roll aro are brought into conditions favorable for germination at any one cultivation when the weeds started by the spring J harrowing are plowed under late in may or early in june just before they are large enough to producer produce seed the seeds that were too deep tor to grow are now turned on top where if the soil Is harrowed to retain tho the moisture they will germinate thus ridding the soil of some moro more weed seeds the usual practise of plowing fe in june and leaving the soli soil as plo plowed widd does not give the best results because tho the furrow slice dries out and tho the seeds turned up cannot germinate it is sometimes necessary in dry seasons to roll land as well as to harrow it at this time of year to pack tho the furrow slice down to the subsoil go so that the m moisture 0 Is tur e n necessary on essary tor for germ geraj ger mj antion can move up tip from be below 46 W TSy 0 Y cap pillary action always try to keep the soil moist and loose and plow before weeds can go to seed and sum sum mer lowing fallowing fal will gi give ve good results to get best results from fallo following lowing fal whig IV ic is usually necessary to plow twice du ring the season and harrow the first plowing two or three times summer fal lowing is not to be recommended except in rare instances one years crop and considerable labor la is lost and it is also very wasteful to plant food it Is wholly unnecessary to summer fallow where rotation is tided |