. The natural history of the farm : a guide to the practical study of the sources of our living in wild nature . Natural history. 26o NATURAL HISTORY OF THE FARM Successful weeds must be able to thrive on the treatment accorded to the crop with which they grow. In our study of pasture plants (Study 6, p. 52), we found that the weeds of pasture, like the forage plants there, are chiefly perennials that are able to withstand browsing and trampling. So, in the fields, they must be able to mature a crop within the lifetime of the cultivated species with which they are associated. Since good plowin
. The natural history of the farm : a guide to the practical study of the sources of our living in wild nature . Natural history. 26o NATURAL HISTORY OF THE FARM Successful weeds must be able to thrive on the treatment accorded to the crop with which they grow. In our study of pasture plants (Study 6, p. 52), we found that the weeds of pasture, like the forage plants there, are chiefly perennials that are able to withstand browsing and trampling. So, in the fields, they must be able to mature a crop within the lifetime of the cultivated species with which they are associated. Since good plowing puts an end to both alike, a new start must be made from seed. Between plow- ing and plowing, there- fore, a new crop of seed must be matured. Hence, the important weeds of the cornfield are annuals. Perennials are of little consequence in tilled fields. The weeds that in season and habits and require- ments are most like the crops with which they grow, are the ones that They are natural com-. FlG. 99. Sun prints of chamomile and carrot. give the farmer the most trouble, petitors. The farmer gives them as bad a handicap as possible at planting time. He buries their seed deeply by plowing, the soil, and at once he plants seed of his own crop at the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Needham, James G. (James George), 1868-1956. New York : Comstock Pub. Co
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