. Farm friends and farm foes : a text-book of agricultural science . Agricultural pests; Beneficial insects; Insect pests. 62 FARM FRIENDS AND FARM FOES form. Then cut or feed off the grass frequently to induce a shallow development of rootstocks. These may then be turned up by shallow plowing and clean cul- ture, summer fallowing, or winter freezing. Lessons from Weeds The most important general lessons we may learn from our study of weeds are, first, that good agriculture is the best preventive of their injuries, and, second, that this must be ' practiced not only by all the far
. Farm friends and farm foes : a text-book of agricultural science . Agricultural pests; Beneficial insects; Insect pests. 62 FARM FRIENDS AND FARM FOES form. Then cut or feed off the grass frequently to induce a shallow development of rootstocks. These may then be turned up by shallow plowing and clean cul- ture, summer fallowing, or winter freezing. Lessons from Weeds The most important general lessons we may learn from our study of weeds are, first, that good agriculture is the best preventive of their injuries, and, second, that this must be ' practiced not only by all the farmers of a given community, but by all farmers everywhere. So it becomes the duty of each one to adopt the best methods practicable on his own farm as well as to encourage in every way possible the practice of such methods in every OBSERVATIONS FOR PUPILS Choose certain weeds which you have not before reported upon and see if you can answer these ques- tions about each : — Where did it come from ? How does it spread ? I. 2. 3- 4- 5- 6. 7- How long does it live ? Hardback How does it pass the winter ? How does it injure the crop ? Is it poisonous or hurtful to domestic ? In what ways may it be destroyed ? When you have a composition to write, choose some weed for a topic and use these questions as an outline for your 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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