^34 Weeds. 



and Experimental Farm for 1891. On 

 page 52, the following statements are made : 

 "It may not be amiss here to venture two 

 or three remarks that are general in their 

 nature in reference to cleaning farms. I 

 desire to say, fi^rst, that it is my firm con- 

 viction that the farmers of this province 

 may have clean farms if they so desire it; 

 second, that farms may be cleaned without 

 great outlay, and ordinarily without resort- 

 ing to the bare fallow ; and, third, that when 

 farms are thus cleaned the work of keeping 

 them clean will not be difficult, providing 

 due vigilance is exercised. When a field 

 is cleaned, it can easily be kept clean by the 

 use of the spud and autumn cultivation, in 

 addition to the cultivation necessary to the 

 production of the crops grown. When 

 thus cleaned, the hand spudding, essential 

 in keeping fields clean of weeds, should not 

 be more than $25.00 per year for 100 acres. 

 We expect to keep this farm clean hence- 

 forth at an outlay of not more than $75.00 

 per annum, over and above the ordinary 

 outlay required in good cultivation. This 

 estimate includes private roads, fence bor- 

 ders, unbroken pastures, and by-places." 



