Show killing bull thistles common or bull thistles seem to be on the increase in some parts of the state and a number of farmers report that pastures have been largely taken by this plant pest they get so large that cattle and horses will not eat close to them this type of thistle blooms in summer and early fall it Is most commonly found in pastures along roadsides and in waste places but often in cultivated fields spud ding or deep hoe cutting the autumn rosettes or second year flower stalks below the crown Is advised salt ap plied to the crown or to the root stalk after the crown Is cut off will kill the plant some use oil or gaso line in a can and squirt a little on the root after it Is cut and this causes the root to decay pastures should be moved before the plants bloom ohio farmer |