PACE SIX
herald Ad hEvVs." kLAmATh! PALLi," (SftECOfT
Battle on Weeds
Renewed on Basin
Front This Season
Br H. B. 8CHIEFEBSTKIH
County Wud Control Supervisor
The season for controlling
noxious weeds Is again at hand
and land owner are giving se
rious thought to planned pro
grams of control, with eradica
tion in mind, of perennial nox
ious weeds which they may find
on their land, interest or. land
owners in the control and cradi'
cation of noxious weeds has in
creased considerably during the
past few years and Inquiries as
TO me Dest memoes 01 eraaica
tion have been numerous and
where recommendations have
been carried out the results have
been very satisfactory. How-
ever, it is essential that when
eradication practices are started
tney snouici oe continued unui
the weed Is actually killed out.
as often esoeciallv by the cult
vatlon method work is started
in good faith only to be neglected
later because some other thing
needs attention with the result
that much time and work is lost
and regrowth is usually worse
than it was before work was
started.
Knowledge of weeds and the
ability to Identify them is of help
to any land owner interested in
keeping his fields clean, for by
being able to recognize tnem ne
can begin action before they be
come too well established. Bul
letins and leaflets describing
the worst weeds likely to be
found in the county may be ob
tained at the county agent's of
fice, where also anyone may
take specimens they are not
sure about for identification.
Plants brought in for identifica
tion should be as fresh as pos
sible with all parts of the plant
intact, including the root.
Dissemination of Weeds
Often the question is asked
as to how a particular patch .of
weeds gets started. This is a
very hard question to answer in
any case as there are many
ways in which weeds are spread.
Man himself is the greatest
spreader of all, and the ways In
which he spreads them are num
erous. A few of the ways in
which man aids the spread of
weeds is: By allowing patches
to go to seed; by planting and
feeding infested hay; by move
ment of machinery, such as -combines
and not thoroughly clean
ing them; and by Improper culti
vation methods. There are fewer,
ways in which weeds are dis
seminated beyond the control of
roan; chief of these are -by wind,
water, said. birds.. ' ' -
Methods of Eradication
There are many ways in which
to get an Infestation1 of noxious
weeds and only a few ways to
get rid of them. Following ' is
an outline of the best methods !
of eradication in use at the pres-'.
ent time, which are giving good
results n itiamatn county.
Clean Cultivation
' This is the oldest method of
weed eradication. By this mcth
od the ground is usually kept
black, allowing very little, if
any, green growth to appear be
tween cultivations wnicn are
spaced at intervals of from seven
to 14 days apart Experiments
have proven that deep rooted
perennials can be eradicated In
practically the same time with
fewer cultivations if the weed is
allowed to emerge before clean
cultivating.
The effectiveness of this
system is due to the fact that
weeds draw on root reserve un
til they make a considerable
growth, and then if not disturbed
rapidly rebuild this reserve. If
the weed is cut off. underground
after having made this growth it
win again send up new shoots,
drawing, on the root reserves
still further, before it has had
a chance to replenish them. Re
peated cutting will eventually
deplete these reserves entirely
until the root in its weakened
condition is subject to attack bv
bacteria or fungi which com
pletes its destruction.
Deterred Fallow
Smother-croDDina system is
gaining in popularity due pos
sibly to war shortages of man
power and the demand for great
er food production. Bv this
method it is quite possible to
weaken or eradicate the weed
and also to secure some return
from the infested area at the
same time, although the time
needed to complete eradication
will be longer than by clean
cultivation. The ground is first
plowed in the spring and the
weed is clean cultivated through
out the summer at intervals of
from 8 to 10 days after emerg
ence, using a duck-foot rod weed-
er or blade-type of tool, or com
bination of tools. If blades or
duckfoot are used they must be
kept sharp and set to run three
or four inches below the sur
face. In the early fall, the area
is then seeded heavily to rye or
other fall grains and hairy vetch
or peas, wnicn must oe cut for
hay before any weed seed forms,
after which cultivation is re
sumed until time for another
smother crop to be seeded.
it is possible to harvest as
much as four tons of good qual
ity hay per acre and to deplete
the root reserves of the weed
at the same time. After two or
three years of smother cropping
it might be well to plow under
a crop for green manure after
which the area can be seeded to
permanent pasture or alfalfa or
another smother crop.
; (Continued next Thursday)
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CANADIAN CATTLE FORD STREAM. Hundreds of Hereford steers and dry eowi ford the Milk Rlvr na joo GU.
chrest's ranch near Lethbrldie, Alberta, an route to summer feeding lands, OUchrest and hi four brothers have 400,100 seres. . ,
36 PROJECTS
PROPOSED FOR
PEACE PER OD
GRAND COULEE, June 8 VP)
Thirty - six Paciiic northwest
projects costing 557,uuu,uuu,
mealing l.baa.uuu acres of new
land and providing supplemental
irrigation for 1.709,260 acres
now facing shortages were in
cluded In an inventory of post
war public works suggested by
the bureau of reclamation to a
senate group today.
Secretary ickos was to trans
mit the program to the senate
committee on post-war economic
planning and policy, outlining
more than 236 potential irriga
tion and multiple-purpose proj
ects In 17 western states.
Frank A. Banks, regional di
rector of reclamation, said the
projects planned for Idaho,
Washington and Oregon also
would make available 822,000
kilowatts of additional power on
authorized projects and 765,000
kilowatts on projects under
study. In addition, the program
would provide flood control and
river regulation benefits.
Banks, who said none of the
projects would be undertaken
without the approval of people
in the area affected, said the
program was "intended to soften
the impact of the transition from
war to peace."
Oregon .protects: Deschutes
Bully - Creek reservoir, Canby,
urano Konde, crooked river,
Merlin, Talonti-Baker, Yamhill,
Illinois valley, Evans valley, Wa
pinitia, Paulina, Tualatin and
miscellaneous.
Water Storage
Under Normal
SALEM, June 8 (JP)A total
of 968,134 acre-feet of water is
stored in reservoirs of irrigation
districts In Oregon, the figure
being slightly less than normal,
State Engineer Charles E.
Stricklin said today.
Charcoal comprises
Rico's principal fuel.
Puerto
Big Ranch Sold
To Portlander
JOSEPH. Juna 8 m The
4600-acre Chapman ranch, site of
one ot the largest rtereiora
herds in the country, has been
sold by a group of eastern own
er to O. E. Mtllor, Portland, for
$52,000.
BIG BERRY CROP
FOREST GROVE, Juno 8 (JP)
A record strawberry crop la be
ing harvested in Washington
county, with 10 to 28 tons of ber
ries a day going to canneries and
receiving stations.
Robins Annoy This
Victory Gardener
PORTLAND. June 8 (P)
Robins drew a protest from C. B.
Miner, Portland gardener, after
he was forced by complaining
neighbors to get rid of hi chick
en. In a lottor to the city com
mission ho sulci:
"I can't ee the Ingle of forbid
ding chickens, which produce
food, and protecting robin, these
pc.ils Hint raid victory gnrdtn
and eat up fruit and berries. I'd
like to eliminato them."
GRAIN STOCKS
LOWER FOR
"44.
SURVEY SHOWS
Additional Information on
8 ruin docks confirm earlier in
trillion of probiihla rnduccd
supplies In tht) United Slates for
tho 10J4-43 livestock footling non
son, the agricultural economic
octlon of the OSC Extendon
crvlco report. The mpply will
depend also upon production In
1044, which I uncertain owing
frtly to delayed planting opera
ions In much of the country.
United Stales stock of corn,
oal, and barley by next July 1
are expected to bo down to IB
tu 20 million ton, about two
third of tho amount on hand
July 1, 1043, according to cur
rent data from the U. S. depart
ment of agriculture. The wheat
carryover I oxpeclad to be
around :0() million bimhel, or
less than halt of the 1043 carry
over. Grain slock In Canada are
smaller than a year ago, also,
by around 400 million bushel o(
wheat, outs, and barley on the
flint of April. Already well In
ex el-Hi of 200 million biinliul of
Canadian grain have been Im
ported Into this country since
last August.
Unltod Stato production of
winter wheat In 1044 was esti
mated on May 1 nt (102 million
hiiKhcl. nearly 130 million above
1043 and over SO million above
average. Tho rye crop Is expect
ed to bo near 30 million bushel,
but planting ot about half of
fored wllh byiSnr
w mat aercaa .;ylV
my m below I.!?
country ., ,w 't JttV
' ohI land wft Cl
corn and oil ? l2
Spuds Total
1800 CarloqJ,
per cent mro Uoih5
Moil of tl,e crJu
Has Extra Feet !
swimming rlnW ,ro?'.S
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