. Farm friends and farm foes : a text-book of agricultural science . Agricultural pests; Beneficial insects; Insect pests. 32 FARM FRIENDS AND FARM FOES ment. It is often said that to kill it, you must dig it out, dry it on a rock, burn it, and then be very careful where you put the ashes ! In gardens and limited areas, the best way is to dig out the rootstocks, when no crop is in the ground, with a tined potato digger and cart them away. By keeping persistently at the roots every spring and fall, the land can finally be cleared. Small patches may also be smothered by covering the surface with
. Farm friends and farm foes : a text-book of agricultural science . Agricultural pests; Beneficial insects; Insect pests. 32 FARM FRIENDS AND FARM FOES ment. It is often said that to kill it, you must dig it out, dry it on a rock, burn it, and then be very careful where you put the ashes ! In gardens and limited areas, the best way is to dig out the rootstocks, when no crop is in the ground, with a tined potato digger and cart them away. By keeping persistently at the roots every spring and fall, the land can finally be cleared. Small patches may also be smothered by covering the surface with boards, tarred roofing paper, or something similar. Several species of annual grasses are likely to become troublesome in gardens and fields during the latter part of the growing season. One of these is the curious Fly- away-grass or Old-witch-grass, the plume-like seed heads of which are to be seen every autumn roll- ing before the wind, and finally lodging along fences. Because of these heads that thus fly along the surface of the ground, dropping their seeds as they go, this grass is likely to appear even in ground that has been kept free from seeding plants. Consequently it is desirable that the grass be kept in check wherever it appears. Two species of Foxtail or Pigeon-grass are universal weeds. The Yellow Foxtail or Common Pigeon-grass seems to be generally more abundant than the Green Fox- tail or Bottle-grass. They are very similar, except for the difference in color. Both appear about midsummer in gardens, cultivated fields, and waste places, often carpet-. 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 Weed, Clarence Moores, 1864-1947. Boston ; New York : D. C. Heath & Co.
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