Show Favored Weed Drought Years Rivals of Crops I The on Ameri-ran farms has changed In the last according j to L. W. in charge of weed research in the Federal Bureau of Plant From of annual concern over cultivation weeds in tilled interest has shifted chiefly to the mainly perennials which have been spreading Fifteen years ago the noxious weed areas did not greatly exceed Kephart Now these weeds have about acres of good farm land west of the with crop production checked or not only on single but in whole Two factors have played a great part In this Kephart Since 1930 an unusual series of dry years has proved extra favorable for seed production by the Economic depression increased farm tenancy and a general let-down in farm indications says the present situation will not greatly improve and that noxious weeds will continue to unless vigorous measures are taken to combat The situation has roused many The federal seed law has been made more Thirteen states have adopted new laws or revised old laws on weed and eight states are coop-crating with the Bureau of Plant Industry in weed control and The first important achieve 1 ment was development 5 result of 33 a 4 method of at that produced better er-of half the labor as a result Ti timing of L J I of 14 to 20 7 or S u or j |