Show CARBON yot TVS WEEDS carbon has been used tr fr t r the past year or two with increasing success as a weed killer it ties hai been found to be particularly beneficial and effective in ridding land of wild morning glory it has i bee lieen n used experimentally in a good many places in the state Inc including ludin g cedar city and other place a in southern utah and has proven et ef in cleaning up the small patch of the hardy perennial weed wherever found carbon is a very volatile liquid which is introduced into the soil with a probe for or making holes holes are made in rows over the infested area at a distance ot of approximately two feet beet each way and two iwo ounces of liquid poured in each hole the holes are then closed up alii with soil and tamped camped tightly the application should be mads when the soil is comparatively dry and compact the effects oti of the chemical are apparent on the weed in one weeks time plants are practically dead within a month or less after application is made the chemical is not harmful to the soil a fertilizing effect being the only result atter after the chemical has evaporated carbon should be used on small patches of weed such as morning glory which because ot of their smallness small nesa do not receive the attention necessary to eradicate them by means of continuous cultivation these small plots can be easily killed and the spread stopped by use ot of this chemical the treat ment to Is not recommended tor for large areas because of the expense this chemical can be procured by i your agricultural inspector at a I 1 very reasonable cost all property owners who have struggled with small email patches of bad weed should become acquainted with its usefulness some few individuals have already placed orders tor this chemical and have it at work in fit the soli soil it may be introduced into into the soil at any time during the year I 1 district agricultural inspector |