Show FIGHTING THE WEEDS the amature gardener wondering at the ways of nature asks why it is that weeds will freely grow in his soil while he can barely induce his plants to take root many weeds will thrive in the poorest soil while the useful usei I 1 plants and flowers must be constantly fertilized and tended or they will vill about to nothing the reason would seem to be that much of the strength 1 of the useful or beautiful plant goes into fruit or flower while the useless weed devotes all its force to merely keeping alive the rose or th poppy that is going to throw the richness of its life blossom manifestly has less leas strength left for the mere struggle for ex istance I 1 the garden books tell us that weeds are introduced by sowing impure seed hence the gardener or farmer should be extremely careful where he gets his seed he can be sure that very excellent lines are carried by the tores stores of san juan county when he be buys his seed of strangers he takes a chance that they al are e grown in some soine nursery where no effort wits was made to exclude weed seeds it takes a steady f ight fight to keep out the weeds it will call cal I 1 for some wor worl on hot days but the garden free of weeds looks so neat and the flowers look so grateful at being protected fro from this destructive competition that any good gardener wi wiy I 1 say the battle is worth while weeding the garden use used to be the one pursuit that the boys hated they may take hold bold with interest on n 1 I bright spring day to plant the garden but when they are asked to give up lip their customary pursuits on oil a lot hot day to root out those naughty weeds their courage forsakes them y and life looks black but many a boy who has stuck to his weeding stunt has realized that it lid did him good and taught him that rewards come from faithful labor |