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The loco-weed may be destroyed by cutting off the roots well below 

 the crown, that is at least three inches below the surface of the soil. This 

 should be done with a very heavy sharp and narrow steel hoe when the 

 plants are in flower, or even before, to prevent the scattering of seeds. 

 Plants that have been so cut off will not sprout again, but seeds already 

 in the soil may germinate. By destroying the young plants before they 

 reach maturity, the land will be freed from the weed in a season or two 

 at far less cost than that caused by the death of live stock. 



