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DRY FARMING 



V 



3rd. Prevent the introduction of weed seeds. 

 There are many different ways of putting these prin- 

 ciples into practice but in the business of farming the 

 cheapest and most efficient methods are the best. 



Under differ- 

 ent soil and cli- 

 matic conditions 

 anidi with differ- 

 ent weeds, dif- 

 ferent practices 

 hialve naturally 

 developed. The 

 reflatiive suita- 

 bility of each 

 method to any 

 given farm or 



AJ Aj x , district must be 



fa f / *S&( determined by 



"it- the man on the 



ground and his 

 judgement will 

 be more reliable 

 if he is inform- 

 ed on (1) the 

 appearence of 

 noxious weeds and their seeds, (2) the habits of 

 growth of the common weeds and how each spreads and 

 (3) the most successful methods of combating each type 

 of weed. 



171. Identification of Weeds and Weed Seeds. Space 

 does not permit of including illustrations or even giving 

 descriptions of the more important weeds and weed 



Fig. 76. Wild Oats. 



