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bring to the notice of the farmers of the state the importance of this in- 

 vestigation, to the end that all noxious weeds already existing shall be 

 brought to the attention of the authorities and by systematic effort shall 

 be eventually eradicated, that we may put an end to the contamination of 

 Iowa grown agricultural seeds with foul weed seeds. 



With the aid of the staff of the agricultural college and the help of 

 the farmers, county supervisors, township trustees and road supervisors, 

 the committee expects to locate all the patches of noxious weeds, whether 

 in public or private grounds, such weeds as Canada thistle, Russian thistle, 

 quack grass, wild mustard and wild oats. Also, to determine the extent 

 of the infection of the less refractory but not less mischievous weeds in 

 the public roads and highways, such as sweet clover, squirrel-tailed grass, 

 curled and smooth dock, bracted plantain, buckhorn, common mustard, 

 alfalfa, field dodder, and other well known noxious or diflBcult weeds. 



The committee will have the services of Professor Pammell and his 

 assistants to aid in the study of the best methods for the extermination 

 of each particular weed of annual, biennial or perennial growth, and to 

 recommend to the general assembly such revision of the weed laws as will 

 effectually require the county or township authorities to inaugurate a 

 crusade against all noxious weeds. 



The committee invites all the farmers' institutes, officers of county and 

 district agricultural societies, and that most potent of all reformatory 

 organizations, the women's clubs, to lend their services to the awakening 

 of the public to the demands of the fair and fertile soil of Iowa, to make 

 an end to its infection with vicious weed and the resultant seed dis- 

 semination in the public highways, railway grounds, in private lots and 

 public places. 



The committee will supply question sheets, to be filled out and re- 

 turned. The information thus secured from farmers and others interested 

 and informed in regard to the weeds in their respective localities will be 

 invaluable to the committee and appreciated accordingly by them. 

 Respectfully, 



S. B. Packard, Marshalltown, la. 

 C. F. CuRTiss, Ames, la. 

 H. R. "Wright, Des Moines, la. 

 Form No. 2. Committee. 



COMMITTEE ON ADULTERATION OF FOODS, SEEDS AND OTHER 



PRODUCTS OF THE IOWA STATE DEPARTMENT OF 



AGRICULTURE. 



WEED INVESTIGATION. 



Dear Sir: 



The information requested below will be of very great assistance in the 

 weed investigation. Will you kindly answer the questions below as 

 far as you are able and return to us. Yours very truly, 



S. B. Packard, Marshalltown, la. 



C. F. CuRTiss, Ames, la. 



H. R. Wright, Des Moines, la. 



Committee. 



