The Ralston Tribune (Ralston, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 50, Ed. 1 Friday, June 7, 1918 Page: 7 of 8
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THE RALSTON TRIBUNE, RALSTON, OKLAHOMA
PREVENT TOP GROWTH OF PERENNIALS
AND RE VICTORIOUS IN WAR WITH WEEDS
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Well-Kept Readelde Where Weede Are Controlled by Frequent Mowing.
(Prepared by the United States Depart-
ment of Agriculture.)
Keep down the top growth of per-
ennial weede In order to etarve out the
underground parts. This top growth
Is equivalent to the lungs of animals;
without It they cannot live. Any
methods that successfully keep down
O’ER SNOW AND ICE
Nothing Monotonous About Travel
in Greenland.
the top growth and at the same
time |
suit the farmer’s convenience may be
used. Among the ways that may be
adopted for keeping down top growth
are the following: (1) Clean culti-
vation; (2) pasturing; (3) growing
smother crops; (4) frequent cutting
with a hand hoe, spud, or mower; and
(5) smothering small potch.es with
building paper or other material.
Clean Cultivation.—In most cases
cultivation will be relied upon to de-
stroy perennials. The work may be
done either with or without a culti-
vated crop gaowing on the land. Many
farmers have eradicated perennial
weeds by giving thorough cultivation to
a crop. Cultivation Is especially effec-
tive If the crop has bees planted In
checkrows, so as to permit working In
two directions. The ordinary shovel
and tooth cultvators permit many weed
stems to slip through unharmed. It Is
often best, therefore, to use cultivators
of the sweep or weed-knife type.
These sweeps skim along under the
surface of the soil and cut off all
weed stems. On many of the modern
cultivators, sweeps 0 to 18 Inches wide
may be attached la place of shovels.
Perennials may often be attacked
most effectively by clean cultivation
without growing a cultivated crop; in
other words, by a bare fallow. It is
seldom advisable to fallow for an en-
tire year, since this does not permit
the farmer to get any use of his land.
A better plan Is to use the land dur-
ing the early part of the season and to
fallow It In the latter part. For In-
stance. the land may be pastured until
midsummer, or a crop of hay or small
grain may be taken off before starting
the fallow. This plan has the addi-
tional advantage of starting the work
of eradication by fallowing at a pe-
riod when nearly all weeds are In their
most susceptible stage. Under this
plan the work of fallowing should be
started as soon after harvest as pos-
sible; the land should be plowed and
then harrowed or disked at frequent
intervals during the remainder of the
season to prevent top growth. Ordi-
narily, shallow plowing Is best In fal-
lowing for weed control, ns this keeps
the mass of weed roots nt or near the
surface, where they will be more eas-
ily dried out by the sun. If this fal-
lowing be well done, many kinds of per-
ennials will have died by the close of
the season.
Pasturing.—Pasturing may often be
found of much help In keeping down
the top growth of perennials. Sheep
are of Orst Importance In this connec-
tion. They will browse upon almost
all kinds of weedy growths and fatten
WOOL DEMAND IS INCREASING
under the process. In parts of the
West, when the pnsture grasses be-
come brown during the summer, shepp
will turn their attention to the weeds,
which are the only green feed In sight.
This fact has been taken advantage of
In killing bindweed and the small-
leaved milkweed. Gouts are even
more omnivorous than sheep, but the
regions where It Is profitable to keep
goats are limited. Ilogs ore of some
value in weed eradication, because
they will root for the underground
parts of many weeds. These animals
have been used to great advantage In
getting rid of bindweed, or wild morn-
ing-glory.
Where It Is feasible to confinp sheep,
goats or hogs to very restricted areas
for one or more seasons, they will In
most cases completely kill perennial
weeds. Where It Is not practicable
to graze sufficiently close to entirely
destroy perennials, the grazing still
greatly weakens the root system of
these plants, making tt an easy task
to complete the destruction by culti-
vation.
Smother Crops.—Thick stnnds and
vigorous growths of smother crops
may be depended on to keep down the
top growth of perennials. The most
commonly used smother crops are al-
falfa, buckwheat, soy beans, millet,
sorghum and bur clover. Some weeds
are more susceptible to this treatment
than others. Bermuda grass may be
eradicated by a continuous succession
of smother crops. Alfalfa, where It
succeeds well, Is the most effective
smother crop, largely because It com-
bines frequent clipping with the
smothering effect. It may be relied
upon to reduce greatly or even to erad-
icate entirely most perennluls except
some of the grassy weeds. In the case
of smother crops, as frith pasturing,
the principal value Is to wenken the
root systems of perennials, which fa-
cilitates the work of cultivation which
is to follow.
Mowing or cutting.—Tutting off re-
peatedly the tops of perennial weeds
with a mower, scythe or other tool
may sometimes be used to advantage.
This Is of most use on pastures, road-
sides and other uncultivated places. It
has been found that mowing twice a
year for two years will eradicate the
fern brake, one of the had weeds of
pastures In New England and New
York.
Smothering With Building Paper and
Other Materials.—Where perennlpl
weeds occupy very limited nrens It Is
often practicable to prevent furtlur
spread b.v covering the Infested arm
with building paper, taking care to lap
over and weight down the ends so ns
to exclude nil sunlight. Building pa-
per suitable for this use normally may
be obtnined nt from $2.2T> to $4 per
thousand square feet, or $07 to $17‘J
per acre, depending on Its thickness
Manure, straw nnd other materials
are also employed for this purpose.
TIMELY WORK WITH POULTRY
Passenger on Dog 8!elgh Likely to Bt
Furnished Sufficient Thrills in
Day's Journey to Carry Him
for Some Time.
“As a last novelty I was treated to
a sleigh drive, when the earth had been
covered by snow,” A. Rlls Carstensen
says In “Two Summers In Greenland.”
“The administrator prided himself on
having the best team In Greenland,
and Indeed they were a spirited lot to
behold as they tore away over the
ground with their tails curved over
their hacks. Neither rocks nor holes,
no obstacle, Indeed, under a steep wall,
would have checked them. Two young
ones, Ajax the First anil Second, had
never been harnessed before, nnd
looked peculiarly stupid on finding
themselves captured. When the team
started, all for one nnd one for all, the
two recruits at first tried to make their
escape, hut In the effort they rolled
over and over, humping from rock to
rock ns they were dragged along, un-
til they- finally took their places in the
pack and learned that their most sensi-
ble course was to work with their com-
panions.
“The amount of knocking about
which n sleigh can endure without be-
ing smashed Is Incredible. The low
/tinners, some six feet long, are lash-
ed with sealskin thongs to the cross-
pieces that form the sent, nnd afford
elasticity. The two upright poles give
n hold to the driverMf he 1ms to fol-
low on foot nnd steer the sleigh from
behind. The dogs are partly guided by
the whip nnd partly by the voice, but
In ninny instances the dogs know bet-
ter how to find their way than does
their driver. On smooth ice IB miles
may be done In an hour, but on rugged
ground a pnee of four or five miles Is
called good, nnd BOO pounds is consid-
ered a load for eight dogs.
“Where the ice was broken, as often
was the case near land, or In crossing
large fissures, great skill was required
to get dogs nnd sleigh across. . .
When uncertain where to go and yon
had to leave It to the dogs to find the
way, you might be always sure that
their Instinct would keep them from
running Into real peril. In case of
danger ahead the ‘boss’ dog would stop
and growl, sniff, and turn in some
other direction.
“It was Impossible to'drlve a team
without having a ‘boss,* as the dog Is
called that has absolute control over
all the others. He lends the way, en-
courages, punishes offenses, settles dis-
putes nnd has to be used with the great-
est cn re.
“There was great excitement when
the ground was steep. Sometimes the
driver would fasten all the dogs be-
hind, perhaps tie up <>ne of the feet of
each animal, nnd himself take hold of
one of the poles nnd net as a brake. At
other times he would let the sleigh go
backward In front of the dogs. Again,
he would tnke his sleigh nnd let the
sleigh hurry down, with the dogs fol-
lowing ns best they might, some getting
entangled and being dragged behind,
nnd flnnlly nil landing In the deep snow
below. If there was any possibility
of reaching a human dwelling, they
generally made for It, hut otherwise
they would encamp in the lee. The
bearskin sleeping hags would be spread,
and the travelers would creep Into
them, w ith as many dogs as possible on
the top.”
FRECKLES
Rev b thy Has te Get RU cf These Ugly Spelt
There’* m lancer the *Ufhte*t need of feeling
Mhamed at yaur freckle*, Othlne—double
•trength—i* guaranteed to remor* the** homely
■pot*.
Simply get on ease* of Othlne—doable
•trength—from your drugglet, nnd npply * little
of It night and morning and you thoultl noon nee
that eren the wont freckle* hare begun to dl*-
appear. While the lighter one* hare vanished en-
tirely. tt Is seldom that more than on* ounce
la needed to completely clear the akin and gain
a beautiful dear complexion.
Be sure to aak for tke double strength Othlne,
tbla la sola under guarantee of money bock
If It falls to remove freckles.— Adv.
Taken on Tract.
“But does her heart beat for me
alone?”
“You’ll have to take a chance. I
know of no stethoscope that will
throw any light on that subject.”
Have a Clear Skin.
Make Cutlcura Soap your every-day
toilet aoap and assist It now and then
by touches of Cutlcura Ointment to
■often, soothe and heal. For free
samples address “Cntlcnra, Dept. X,
Boston.” At druggists and by mall.
Soap 25, Ointment 25 and 60.—Adv.
No Wonder.
“How that preacher does stick to his
text.” “He cau’t help It when his eyes
are glued on lt.“
SWAMP-ROOT FOR
KIDNEY AILMENTS
THAT CHANGE IN
WOMAN’S LIFE
Mr*. Godden Telia How If
May bo Passed in Safety
and Comfort.
There it only one medicine that really
’stand* out pre-eminent as a medicine for
curable ailments of the kidneys, liver
and bladder.
Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp-Root stands the
highest for the reason that it has proven
to be juat the remedy needed in thou-
aanda upon thousand* of diatreaaing case*.
Swamp-Root, a physician’s prescription for
■pedal diaeaaea, makes frienda quickly be-
cause its mild and immediate effect is
aoon realized in moat case*. It is a gen-
tle, healing vegetable compound.
6tart treatment at once. Sold at all
drug stores in bottles of two sizes, medi-
um and large.
However, if you wiah first to test this
grsst preparation send ten cents to Dr.
Kilmer A Co., Binghamton, N. Y., for a
■ample bottle. When writing be aura and
mention this paper.—Adv.
Proof.
First Amateur Hunter—Is Jagson ■
good shot?
Second Amateur Hunter—He must
be. He hasn’t killed a guide yet.
Fremont O.—“I was passing through
the critical period of life, being forty*
•ix years of age and
had nil the symp-
toms inddenttothnt
change—bent flash-
es, nervousness, nnd
was in a general run
down condition, so
it was bard for mo
to do my work.
Lydia E. Pfnkham'a
Vegetablo Com-
pound was recom-
mended to mo as the
boat remedy for my
troubles, which It
surely proved to be. I feel better and
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poison St., Fremont, Ohio.
Such annoying symptom as heat
flashes, nervousness, backache, head-
ache, irritability and ‘'the blues," may
bo speedily overcome and the system
restored to normal conditions by this
famous root and herb remedy Lydia E.
Pink ham’s Vegetable Compound.
If any complications present them-
selves write the Pinkham Medicine Co.,
Lynn, Mass., for suggestions how to
overcome them. The result of forty
yearn experience is at your service and
your letter held in strict confidence.
C. J. Mustion Wool
Commission Co.
16th A liberty Sta, Stock Yards Station
KANSAS CITY, MO.
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A Favorite Dish Everywhere
Prepared from dainty bits of
choice, selected meat, skillfully
seasoned and cooked by Libby’s
own expert chefs—these sausages
have that delicacy of flavor, yet
spicy zest that makes them favor-
ites everywhere.
Order Libby’s Vienna Sausage
today. You, too, will find it a
savory, satisfying dish and so
easy to prepare!
Production In Peace Times Is Only
About BO Par Cent ef Amount
Uaed by Mills.
(Prepares by th* United States Depart-
ment of Agriculture.)
War has given the sheep end wool
Industry a stupendous task. The wool
produced In this country furnishes only
about 60 per cent of the amount used
here by woolen mills In pence times;
the war has Increased the demand for
wool, and of course accentuates our de-
pendence upon supplies from foreign
countries. The war hns further In-
creased the perplexity of the domestic
situation by making unavailable cer-
tain supplies which exist In other parts
of the world. To equip 2,000,000 sol-
diers end clothe them for one yeur
would require the entire quantity of
wool grown annually In this country,
even If tt were ell suitable for military
Cultivate and fertilise the asparagus
bod well and tt will ropey you for the
Houses 8hould Be Thoroughly Cleaned
and 8prayed In endeavor to
Qet Rid of Parasites.
(Prepared by the United State* Depart-
ment of Agriculture.)
Chicken houses should be thoroughly
cleaned and sprayed, nnd an effort
made to get rid of nil mites nnd lice,
ns these pests affect the fertility of
the flock, cause hens to leave their
nest, nnd kill young chicks. Breeding
stock should be rnrcfully selected mid
well housed nnd fed. In order to Insure
large hntchlng nnd strong chicks.
Ample nests should be provided f-»r
both the setting hens nnd the layers.
Care should be taken to protect chicks
from rats nnd from becoming chlllml
ns n result of getting wet.
Kggs should he gathered regularly,
whether they are to he used for hutrtv
lag or nre to be sold. The dirty eggs
nnd the eggs that have been set upon
for one or more dnys which nre sold
to local dealers, result In n lower price
to the fnrtncre end ere costing them
thousands of dollars a month,
Is Too Rapid.
Mother—He Is a very desirable
match. Mary, and I think lie loves you.
Daughter—I’m not so sure of that
Mother—Why not? /
Daughter—lie leaves me In less thnn
an hour after bidding goodnight.—
Stray Stories.
Libby, M?N«n A Libby, Chicago
B»S**ISilS»SH»!S»»!H*UiIi»iIIIIIIIHIim
Judging From the Jokes.
“I think I’ll put a Joke book under
this corner stone. Some future gen-
eration may dig it up."
“I wouldn’t deposit n Joke book,
however. They might confuse us with
the Babylonian era."
A Social Mistake.
“Seems unpopular In her neighbor-
hood.”
“Yes. She was so nnxlous to make
people like her that they concluded
she couldn't amount to much nnd waa
trying to butt In.”
Globe Tractor Attachment
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Got What He Wanted.
Eminent Scientist—1 didn’t marry
beauty, my boy; 1 didn’t marry wealth
or position; I married for sympathy.
Friend—Well, you have mlue.
What Is the Matter.
Whqn one woman out of u hundred
huH nothing to say the other ulnety-
nlrte nre asking what Is tho matter
With her.
Optlmlstlo Thought.
Time never fulls tu bring every si
glwd reputation to e strict strutlag.
Sapolio doing its work. Scouring
for US.Marine Corps recruits.
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Browning, Orrin L. The Ralston Tribune (Ralston, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 50, Ed. 1 Friday, June 7, 1918, newspaper, June 7, 1918; Ralston, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc907544/m1/7/: accessed April 30, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.