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garden should be eradicated, for the weeds run 

 quickly to seed and the wind is as able a carrier 

 as even weeds could wish. Old piles of manure 

 and refuse will harbor weeds and produce an 

 abundance of seeds in a short while, hence it is 

 absolutely necessary to keep the garden clean. 

 Another caution with regard to weeds, is to be 

 careful of your dealer when purchasing seed, for 

 many weeds get their start from the package which 

 is supposed to contain only vegetable seed. 



In certain sections of the country we have dande- 

 lions, Queen Anne's lace, ragweed, chickory, plan- 

 tains, etc., while in the Southern States there is a 

 most tenacious and pernicious little grass called 

 nut grass which, when it once has a firm foothold, 

 is almost impossible to eradicate without a thor- 

 ough and deep plowing. This little grass is quite 

 pretty and its "nut, " grown under the soil, is very 

 good food for swine, and hogs are very effective in 

 getting rid of it permanently. Unfortunately, 

 however, the gardener of a small plot has no supply 

 of swine helpers to turn loose in the garden patch, 

 even if they could be guaranteed not to molest the 

 vegetables. 



On the following pages are various simple sug- 

 gestions, harmless to human beings, for eradicating 

 the different kinds of weeds. 



