Show THISTLE RAVAGES report on the subject by the tural department washington march 14 assistant secretary of agriculture dabney has bent to the house committee on agriculture a report of the investigation of the matter of the russian thistle ravages in the northwest with the comment that it is thorough and little remains to be done the report gives tho history of its rapid spread and says that isnow occupied acres in adjacent territory in north and south dakota minnesota iowa and nebraska with isolated bodies ae far cast as madison wis and west to denver the chief agents of distribution are alie wind in flax seed and in bedding and in stock cars on railroads the report bays it is easily killed by cutting before the month of august before the seed ripens but to be effective general cooperation is necessary or it may ie kept down by pasturing further remedies suggested are thorough cleansing of the seed to be planted and to prevent the distribution by the wind wire fences with a double row of sunflowers as a temporary fence all around unfenced farms to stop the rolling weeds |