Show human dulward Eul ward new york nor 11 the robein thistle which first made its appearance in this country in about 1873 in boune bonnine county south dakota ba at last found its way east its presence prea ence aa discovered by amm van sickle supervising principal of the schools of bew york who has devoted much of bia time to the feudy of bobiy he first saw abe weed Jaet augurt in the west shore railway yards in heehaw ken where io for botanical specimens he has discovered other weeds frum the northwest when mr van sickle felt sure that it was really the lUis sian be notified noti fled prof beey odthe department of at washington to convince prof dewcy that he nad made no tn litake mr van sickle prof dewey then nh the new jere agricultural department at trenton and that he vianit the alaci and mr van sickles prof visited the west shore railroad yards and found the schoot wui not mistaken between thy tracks cover ills an area ol 01 perhaps shirly feet ere at least plante each twelve inches in heidht he is of the opinion that the feeds lud been carried east in a cattle car |