g6 Weeds. 



undertaken. Whereas, had these weeds 

 been completely destroyed in one season, 

 and proper means been taken for remov- 

 ing those which afterwards came up from 

 the seeds that remained in the soil when 

 the cleaning process was being accomplish- 

 ed, then the cleanliness of the field would 

 have been maintained, and at a cost that 

 would have been merely nominal as com- 

 pared with the cost involved in cleaning 

 the field anew. The greatest mistake that 

 can be made in the war with weeds is to 

 carry it on with a lack of thoroughness, 

 when once the war has been undertaken. 

 Men clean at fields rather than clemi them. 

 They reduce weeds, but do not subdue 

 them. To make thorough work may seem 

 costly at the time, but there is no way of 

 getting rid of weeds so cheaply as when 

 the work is done in a comparatively short 

 time. 



ig. Maintain cleanliness. Where clean- 

 liness has once been secured, it should be 

 maintained from year to year at all haz- 

 ards. To effect this, two things at least 

 are required. First, the general manage- 

 ment of the farm must be good, so that 

 good crops may ordinarily be grown, and 



