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... long " " ft . in . Field Thistle 8 50 Small Ragweed 8-9 11 60 Burdock 40 150 " " Spanish Dagger 5-8 39 42 Black Nightshade " " 1-4 80 Kind of weed Quack Grass No. Penetration in soil in inches TABLE II Length , inches Kind of weed 32 ...
... long " " ft . in . Field Thistle 8 50 Small Ragweed 8-9 11 60 Burdock 40 150 " " Spanish Dagger 5-8 39 42 Black Nightshade " " 1-4 80 Kind of weed Quack Grass No. Penetration in soil in inches TABLE II Length , inches Kind of weed 32 ...
Page 90
... inches below the surface of the ground . A small spade will do this easily . In cutting , it is , of course ... long in a pas- ture in competition with blue grass . Dr. C. E. Bessey has well emphasized the importance of cultural methods ...
... inches below the surface of the ground . A small spade will do this easily . In cutting , it is , of course ... long in a pas- ture in competition with blue grass . Dr. C. E. Bessey has well emphasized the importance of cultural methods ...
Page 106
... inches , the grass is very easy to kill . This plowing should be done in ... inches deep , then the rootstocks must be harrowed out from the depth or they will ... longer consider it a serious menace . " Deep Plowing . - Another method is ...
... inches , the grass is very easy to kill . This plowing should be done in ... inches deep , then the rootstocks must be harrowed out from the depth or they will ... longer consider it a serious menace . " Deep Plowing . - Another method is ...
Page 107
Louis Hermann Pammel. least six inches deep . Our experience has shown that quack grass roots do not penetrate through the soil much beyond a depth of four or five inches ... long as it can be done without injuring the crop , the oftener the ...
Louis Hermann Pammel. least six inches deep . Our experience has shown that quack grass roots do not penetrate through the soil much beyond a depth of four or five inches ... long as it can be done without injuring the crop , the oftener the ...
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... tall , with simple , smooth stem . and strong creeping rootstocks ; leaves elongated , acute , and , where the leaf - blade joins the sheath , the back is more or less pubescent ; open panicle six to twelve inches long , the whorled ...
... tall , with simple , smooth stem . and strong creeping rootstocks ; leaves elongated , acute , and , where the leaf - blade joins the sheath , the back is more or less pubescent ; open panicle six to twelve inches long , the whorled ...
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