. Elements of agriculture; a text-book for public schools. Agriculture. WEEDS. 97 it is dark green, with soft, narrow, awl-shaped leaves. As the leaves become older they develop prickles on their ends, w^hich fact, coupled with the home of the plant, gives it its name. It is related neither to the thistles nor to the cacti, but is a near relative of the pigweed. The best means of repres- sion are cultivated crops and clean summer fallow, cutting oats or millet con- Fig. 31. Russian Thistle. taining it for hay, firing wheat stubble, and cutting plants in waste places. Plants in waste places are
. Elements of agriculture; a text-book for public schools. Agriculture. WEEDS. 97 it is dark green, with soft, narrow, awl-shaped leaves. As the leaves become older they develop prickles on their ends, w^hich fact, coupled with the home of the plant, gives it its name. It is related neither to the thistles nor to the cacti, but is a near relative of the pigweed. The best means of repres- sion are cultivated crops and clean summer fallow, cutting oats or millet con- Fig. 31. Russian Thistle. taining it for hay, firing wheat stubble, and cutting plants in waste places. Plants in waste places are apt to form the big rollers, wiiich do so much in the way of distributing seed. This plant need not be feared in thickly settled com- munities if the land is handled correctly. (4) Pigeon Grass; Yellow Foxtail; Wild Millet. This introduced weed is found almost everywhere in cultivated ground. It is particularly abundant in grain fields, potato patches, and gardens. It is an annual, and germinates about the first of IMay. When young it can be told from all other grasses, except cockspur, by its rather wide leaf and the reddish color of the stems near the ground. The heads of this grass resemble those of common and other similar millets, but are somewhat smaller. The seeds are yellowish, oval, and rather hard. They are easily removed from wheat, but are diffi- cult to remove from flaxseed. This weed is present Ele. Agri.— 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 Shepperd, John H. (John Henry), 1869-1939; McDowell, J. C. (John Chambers), 1867-1943, joint author. St. Paul, Minn. , Webb Publishing Company
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