Show BERMUDA GRASS GRASSIS IS VALUABLE AS FEED troublesome weed makes good as sod and pasture susceptibility of root stocks to ter killing and its inability to withstand shade make it easy of eradication Prepa prepared preparedly redby by the untied united states de delart ment of agriculture bermuda Beri nuda grass Is one of the valuable alu able ns well ell as the most wine some grosses grasses of the southern this vigorous dorous growing ile 1 1 1 spreads rapidly making a thick 1 f which Is well all spited toil for pastures f lawns lan the same characteristics make tt it so valuable also it one of tile the principal weeds tho the eradication of which Is essential to the successful growing of Inter tilled crops the alie plant lins tits certain natural weaknesses weak neso nesses such its as its to withstand blinds and nit susceptibility of the root stocks to will in ler kIlling which alch can 1 I easily be made use of tn in its eradication the most vide widely practiced and successful control measures especially in the southwestern states state Is a combined attack upon these two weak points by alternating a summer shade ci crop op such ns velvet olet beans and con coupons peas with ln lit t crops such as corn and cotton keeping the soil occupied with growing Krol ng oats or rye ne with or without vetch during the winter I 1 flogs pro also useful in this grass they are fond of the root stocks find they will be aided greatly lit in the good work ork if the land Is first plowed A good system is s to graze the land nn an entire season continue the grazing graying the follow following ng season until bild summer then plow shallow to epos the root loot stocks to tile the drying doing action oi of the sun and the persistent rooting of the hogs bermuda grass may be winter killed hilled by exposing the rootstock root stock system to freezing but this method Is effective only in the northern part of tile the bermuda grass area ns as killing frosts do da not ordinarily occur in the central and southern parts in small areas such as gardens the root stocks aly nn be gathered after the land has been plowed with a rake or fork and burned where only small patches are in tested they the may be covered with hems heavy paper preferably roof roofing flig paper M should be weighted down don this so completely shades the plants that ini in 11 bout about two tn mouths months they will be killed bermuda grass was nt at one time 10 looked aked upon solely as it a post pest but ili li view lew of the fact that it Is elc valuable alu able for pasture liny hoy aad purposes the plant has been widely utilized throughout the cotton belt and its value Is fir in excess of the dam age which atch tt it causes |