INCIDENTAL CARE AND MANAGEMENT 



care being taken not to disturb the soil 

 or destroy the soil mulch. The other set 

 of plants received the usual cultivation. 



This work has been carried on for nine 

 years, beginning in 1906 in co-operation 

 with several stations and with farmers, 

 many of whom were graduates of agricul- 

 tural colleges. The author carried on the 

 experiment for two years in co-operation 

 with the Government. The general average 

 of these experiments shows that the weeded 

 plats produced 95.1% as much fodder and 

 99.1% as much grain or corn as the culti- 

 vated ones. If there was any difference 

 between either set of plats in regard to 

 thoroughness in keeping down weeds, it was 

 in favor of the cultivated plats. 



Although it remains to be demonstrated 

 how far this principle may be applied in 

 any particular section, as a general average 

 for all the regions in which this work was 

 done, it may be concluded that the propo- 

 sition just stated is substantially true. If 

 this be accepted, weed control becomes the 

 principal object of cultivation. Weeds may 



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