MICHIGAN WEEDS 



rowed, much of the grass will be killed al once- Ordinarily I plow 

 late iri the Hill or very early in spring, rain or shine, wel or dry, op 

 even in (fane, and < • u M i \ :i ( *- wiiii a shovel toothed cultivator every three 

 days fill the middle of Juno, or- later if starting the work later Rarely, 

 if the iveather bo wet and hot, cultivate every two to two and a ball 

 days. Keep Jill green leaves from showing themselves. Do not delay 

 fo see green leaves. A harrow thai does not cu1 off the i tenu below the 

 surface of the ground in not efficient. 



The worst luck I ever had in this work was in summer fallowing ;> 

 piece of quack grass during a dry year, a good deal of ii remained 

 dormant and grew the following spring. 



One year \ trior) the application of :;iii on one side of the bank of 

 a brook where cultivation was rery Inconvenient. The strip of grass 

 was aboui four rodn long and the slope abort Ave feet IVhenever 

 a little Jit a time two barrels of sail were freely applied for- the irhole 

 growing season, and the nexi spring the grass started ap in several 

 plareti rondy fo f-onfinuo the fl#ht, nrhicb was abandoned on thai line. 



i-'or Ave years J tried (on fix- banks of a brook, or irhere there arere 

 only small patches) Hi'* following scheme, with greai satisfaction 



During the irei and growing pari of n i ttmmer I put on tarred building 

 paper, taking care fo have if overlap and completely exclude every ray 



of light. Six Vreekl fo tWO months i:- ; enough, possibly four- fo fr 



if tfjo u'onffjr-r in hoi and wet. 



\'(-r likely the reader ".in think this method costly and srill hesitate 

 and dally along, giving the grass a good chance to extend Iti domain 

 ■ r-t ] i Rrhile fo plow deep or rake out the rootstocks. n ii 

 muck better fo be thorough In spring during a growing time than dur- 

 ing a drouth. I mean thai if can be subdued ranter In ather 

 Hian in dr-v. whwi very dry \h<: underground ' temi remain dormant. 

 Of course small patches can be dug over ivitk a hoe 

 Where one Is neal and thorougk he may prefer to f - i|f ' two or three 

 in (he extermination, growing two or- three crop* oi corn ''<■' 



-ion. 



Wjfh all the talk abort the importance oi owing clean seeds the 



killing of :/<■'■<] by ;\ rotation of <v<>\>' : Mm ralue of pl< ItivatiOU, 



harro er, rake, hoe, spade argent appeal* come from the man 



': fjrjjrj of o; b the do muu tard or- prhoj <■ ■ 



(;\\<>\v with dandolion • 

 }{(. tif.f.ici in form Jit ion regarding 



In the led and thorough i 



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