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covered with minute hooks, so that they cling to any body 

 coming in contact with them, it being a provision of nature 

 by which they are conveyed to distant points for germina- 

 tion. 



It abounds in almost every section of the State, but 

 especially on the "rim lands" in the " barrens," where it 

 exists in the greatest abundance. Cattle are very fond of it, 

 and it serves a useful purpose while all other food is destroyed 

 by the cold weather. In fact, the cattle of the range keep 

 in good thriving order on the seeds alone during the entire 

 winter months. This weed, although it answers such a use- 

 ful purpose as a food for both cattle and sheep, is a great 

 pest, as the seeds render wool almost worthless, for they ad- 

 here with so much tenacity to wool it cannot be separated 

 from them, and no machinery has yet been invented that 

 can remove them. We would not recommend its propaga- 

 tion. 





