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FERTILIZATION OF WATERS 
To promote the growth of natural wild duck foods 
it is not necessary to fertilize waters at all. 
To promote the growth of plankton and other 
microscopic animal and plant life for game fish one 
may fertilize to advantage. We suggest the use of 
100 pounds of 4-8-4 commercial fertilizer and 10 
pounds of agricultural lime per acre foot of water. 
If worthless undesirable mosses or other sub- 
merged plant life are too abundant and it is desired 
to eliminate them, excessive fertilization will gradu- 
ally cause them to disappear without harm to the 
border plants or the fish life. 
TO DESTROY PLANTS THAT PROTRUDE 
ABOVE WATERS 
When such plants as Cattail, certain species of 
rushes of little value, Lotus Waterlily or other aqua- 
tic or semi-aquatic plants that protrude above the 
water’s surface or grow along the borders become too 
abundant these can readily be controlled or destroyed. 
A practical method of control is by the use of 2-4-D 
(Sodium 2-4 Dichlorophenoxyethyl) can be obtained 
from local seed store, ask for 2-4-D. Mix 1 ounce 
2-4-d to 1 gallon of water and add 1/1000ths part 
of vatsol to each gallon of water as a wetting agent 
and spray on plants to be destroyed. For a stronger 
application use up to 13% of 2-4-D. If one treat- 
ment does not accomplish the purpose, wait about 
one month and give it a second application. These 
are hardy plants, but will eventually yield to the 
treatment. 
Green-Winged 
Teal (Anas 
Carolinense) 
Baldpate 
(Mareca 
Americana) 
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