THE MONTHLY BULLETIN. 59 



Do not ^('t the idea from what lias l)een said a))Out Jolmson grass that 

 it cannot be controlled. Although sometimes it may seem impossible, 

 we know it can be done, because it has been done. It requires time and 

 perserverance, and it costs money. There is no easy road to eradication. 

 There is much land from which it will not pay to eradicate Johnson 

 grass by our present methods. We are now working on chemical sprays 

 as a possible means of reducing the expense and increasing the efficiency 

 of eradication methods. These sprays have not yet been sufficiently 

 tested to be recommended. 



I want to include here a statement made by County Horticultural 

 Commissioner William Wood, at the California State Fruit Growers' 

 Convention, held at Visalia in November, 1915 : 



''Some may think from the statement I have given about Johnson 

 grass and morning glory that it is a hopeless task to destroy or 

 control them. Not so ! Wherever we find a good farmer there is 

 no Johnson grass, even though he is located under the most adverse 

 conditions. It is the farmer who has made one or two half-hearted 

 attempts to destroy these weeds and given it up, who says it can't 

 be done. 



' ' I have known men who have let the Johnson grass and morning 

 glory became established over most of their farm, and then have 

 sold their property for less than half what it w^ould have brought 

 if free from these weeds. I have also known a man who bought 

 100 acres covered with Johnson grass. This man destroyed every 

 root on the 100 acres in one year. So you will see the difference is 

 in the man more than the unfavorable conditions under which he 

 has to work * * *." 



This statement is quite true. I have heard it from all sides, and 

 ahvays from good hard-headed successful business men. The weed 

 problem is a vital one, and it i.s one we must constantly watch. We 

 must have laws to help us protect those wdio are endangered by the 

 carelessness of others. We must have a seed law which will be leak 

 proof. We have a horticultural law which can be enforced and we 

 must see that it is enforced to the fullest extent possible. 



