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SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, SEPTEMBER 6, 1957
,It)th4r Towns Experience Tax Increases
from provincial and federal levels.
True, for some people in higher in-
come brackets the increase becomes
an annoyance but not a hardship. To
the small wage earner, however, who
makes up the largest part of the pop-
ulation, the soaring taxes must be
viewed with growing concern."
The Listowel paper recognizes the
problem that exists. Real property
cannot eontinue to absorb each year
increasing proportions of the cost of
municipal government when at the
same time the provincial govern-
ment pays, perceritagewise, less.
Ingofar as Ontario municipalities
are concerned, the answer to the
problem is clear. There must be
either the assumption of additional
services by the province, or the On-
tario government must maintain
grants at levels which are realistic.
Responsibility for the soaring muni-
cipal tax rates is that of the province.
The hands of local councils are tied.
Seaforth citizens are not alone in
experiencing a high municipal tax
rate. While not quite up to the Sea -
forth mark, the rate set by Listowel
Council at a recent meeting estab-
lishes a new record for that town.
"Local ratepayers after meeting
this year's tax payment will have to
tighten up the purse strings for their
wallets have been hit the 'hardest in
municipal history," says the Listowel
Banner in a leading editorial.
"Council's decision to skyrocket
the rate to 78 mills for residential
and farm property and to 84 for busi-
ness buildings came as a severe jolt
-to owners. Although the trend in re-
cent years has been upward as far
as taxes are concerned few citizens
anticipated anything more than a
normal increase . . . this year's
tax jump must be looked upon as a
warning signal. Somewhere a bar-
rier must be placed or greater assist-
ance in municipal financing realized
'There Is No Charge For News — We Want It
•
The Kincardine News and the Pais-
ley Advocate recently have under-
gone experiences familiar to most
weekly newspapers. They both re-
ceived queries as to the charge for
inserting news items.
We have yet to hear of a weekly
which charges for publishing items
of news. Most, including ourselves,
are only too happy to have such ma-
terial contributed, as it is not human-
ly possible, even if aware of all ev-
ents taking place, to attend them.
Like the Kincardine paper, The
Huron Expositor does not charge for
births, marriages or death annourice-
ments. Few are the agencies which
sent a person through lite, from start
to finish, without making some as-
sessment.
Nor do we charge for reports of
meetings, family gatherings, or any
of the other numerous threads which
go to make up the fabric of commun-
ity life. That goes, too, for person-
als.
Newspapers do charge for some
things, of course, since they are de-
pendent on advertising revenue to
keep financially solvent.
But, we would like to stress, there
is no charge for news items, and we
welcome all that readers will submit.
Cooler Attire Needed For Men
(Kelowna Courier)
Business and professional people
are martyrs to a losing cause these
hot summer days. They adorn them-
selves in attire that is considered to
be suitable and proper while meet-
ing the public. They swelter in their
Can't Do Two Jobs
(Winnipeg Free Press)
Mr. Diefenbaker speaks with hum-
ility. It was that as much as any-
thing which, in contrast to what had
seemed the excessive self-confidence
of some members of the late govern-
ment, attracted much popular sup-
port to the Conservatives in the elec-
tion campaign. Unless the holding
of office has changed Mr. Diefenbak-
er as much in two months as it chang-
es other men in twenty years, he can -
mot have set humility so far aside as
to believe that he himself can do the
work which required both Mr. St.
Laurent and Mr. Pearson in the pre-
vious government. Mr. Diefenbaker
surely knows thAt a colleague of fair
ability .could do a better job, as min-
ister of external affairs, than he him-
self can possibly do in a fraction of
his time, with a portion of his mind.
It no doubt is entirely obvious to him
that the responsibilities of the pre-
mership are quite enough for any
man, without adding to them the
nowadays grinding and delicate work•
of external affairs. .
The only possible interpretation,
therefore, is that Mr. Diefenbaker is
with great reluctance sticking to the
post of external affairs beeause there
is al/long his 110 Conservative M.P.'s
'no One whom he trusts to make a
Ood job of it. Whether or not Mr.
kfOlhal&r. iiright in that assess-
' of,his tollea es, relatively to
ea' le *Old care to Say.
w.
offices, shops, laboratories and con-
ferences. They would not be caught
without necktie, jacket and neatly -
pressed trousers. '
Light summer clothing, if worn by
all of us, might be the thing that
could turn the tide and lead to bet-
ter understanding and fuiendship.
No longer would we arrive home
wringing wet, angry with the world
at large, especially at ourselves, and
taking our shortcoming out on ev-
eryone around us.
About the only time a man will re-
lax in his choice of clothing is when
he is at home, on the beach, on a golf
course or in a boat. Some of the
clashing colors and shorts -exposing -
hairy -legs probably lends support to
the theory that in business man
should 'not change his old-fashioned
clothing habits.
But, if a happy, cooler, comfort-
able form of attire could be made
popular with men, there would prob-
ably be calmer tempers, better fam-
ily relations and less tendency toward
ulcers.
The Bigger 1958 Car
(Montreal Star)
Significantly, there seem to ,be
quite a number of people hard to
convince that 1958's bigger-in-evt6ry-
way car was their idea in the /first
place. They are turning to small im-
ported cars, which are much cheaper
to buy and more economical to run.
This share of the total market _is
growing. Perhaps it will bring mod-
eration into a earner cif the domestic
ibilustry at least for those shoppers
more iiiterested in the conOnts of the
'package the0 the eye appeal of the
ut4ljPet. .
t^•',T
Ready For "Froptier
All dressed up for Frentice,Pn
1957, the town's Main 'drag pito,
eats a colorful sight to viSiter*d
townsman alike these days, tkEee-
ery lamp standard • en bon), Ales
of the street, corn stalks haye lieu)
placed, hitching posts have been
erected at intervals, and a sheriff's
office, where the IGA store used to
be, looks just likethe real thing.
The stage has been set for the
three days of merrymaking. All
that is left is for everyone along
the main drag and elsewhere in
town to get out and enjoy them-
selves.—Wingham Advance -Times.
Friends Fete Ethel Couple
Friends and neighbors held a
surprise party at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Wilfred. Keffer, Ethel, on
Saturday evening in honor of their
twenty-fifth wedding anniversary.
Movie pictures of local interest
were shown by Melvile Lament,
after which Mr. and Mrs. Keifer
were presented with an electric tea
kettle and a lovely floor mat. Geo.
Hutchinson read the address and
Carl McDonald and Lawson Ward
made the presentation. Mr. Kef-
fer made a suitable reply. A boun-
teous lunch was served by the
ladies.—Brussels Post.
Former Zurich Man Oies
Fred S. Rickbeil, 74, a former
resident of Zurich and prominent
resident of Worthington, Minn., and
founder of RiekbeiPs hardware,
furniture and appliances store, died
on August 21, after an illness of
several years. He was born in
Cavalier, N.D., in 1883 and came to
Zurich with the family for some
years. He was married to Laura
Mabel Hardy, at the home of her
parents in Exeter. He was a very
active man in social life and is
survived by his widow, one daugh-
ter and two \sons. Many of us re-
member the Rickbeil family when
they were in Zurich. Before going
west the departed as a young man
was clerk in J. Pretter's general
store. and was a prominent mem-
ber of First Methodist Church.—
Zurich Herald. •
Huron YPU 'Prexy Accepts Call
Stanley McDonald, on the staff of
Pickett and Campbell Ltd., for the
past five years, his accepted an
appointment from the Home Mis-
.sions Board of the United Church
in Canada, to be lay supply at the
Tyvan and Osage pastoral charge
in Southern Saskatchewan. Mr.
McDonald, who is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Carl McDonald, RR 1,
Ethel, begins his duties on Septem-
ber 8, and left Clinton on Sept. 3.
"Stan" as he is known to his
friends in town, has been very well
liked, and his work in the church
has been very much appreciated.
He has been very active in the work
of the Young People's Union at
Ontario Street United Church, and
has served in various capacities
on the executive there. He is now
preeifient thq flUroU rre,41?yterX.
of the TFU. Also he tpot 04',4k0l;
day Scheel in the elulreg. rj.Mar;
Doualci has been (Piing a cenaidep-
able amount of lay prea,piong,
the district, and his services
this regard have been well receiv-
ed.—Clinton News-Fte,cord.
Mills InStall Sulk Bins
Howson & Howson Ltd., dotal
Deur and feed millers, are in 'the
midst of an expansion project
which includes a new system of
flour milling destined to make the
firm's flour products more adapt-
able t� some of the larger custom-
ers. A cement block addition is
being constructed, steel reinforced,
30'x40', and 50 feet high, part of
the space to be used as additional
floor space for new milling 'mach-
inery and the remainder used for
four bulk.bins, each with a capac-
ity for 1,000 bags of flour. The in-
stallation is calledthe new pneu-
matic system by which the flow
is conveyed to the bins and from
there can be conveyed to either
bulk trucks or railway cars for
shipment. Campbell Transport, of
Blyth, are securing a new bulk
truck with a capacity of 20 tons
for hauling the project. Large bak-
eries are installing these systems
and demanding that suppliers sup-
ply the material in this manner.
Howson & Howson Ltd. are among
the first Ontario mills to conform
to this new system which it is an-
ticipated will increase the demand
for their product.—Blyth Standard.
teachers, See Europe
Lessons should never get dull this
coming year for pupils of Mar-
guerite and Trudy Pickard, daugh-
ters of Exeter town clerk C. V.
Pickard and. Mrs. Pickard, who
have just returned home from a
summer tour of Europe. Both pub-
lic school teachers in Hamilton,
the sisters will be able to liven up
their classes with first-hand de-
scriptions of Buckingham Palace,
Swiss chalets, Venician gondolas,
Italian art, Riviera luxury and
hundreds of other sites they -wit-
nessed during their extensive trip
abroad. The girls set sail from
Montreal on July 2—four days af-
ter school closed for the holidays
—on a luxury liner for Liverpool.
Thursday they flew home, nonstop,
from London. During the eight
weeks in between, they enjoyed
two eye -filling tours, one on. the
continent and the other of England
and Scotland. Contrast marked
their tours — the continent they
found gay and carefree; England
and Scotland seemed dull and re-
served. The smallness of England
surprised them. "Everything is
packed and crowded," observed
Trudy. Being serenaded by gon-
doliers in Venice, Italy, was "very
romantic," according to Marguer-
ite. The girls enjoyed the boat-
men's songs as they took five trips
along the Venetian canals.—Exeter
Times -Advocate.
From The Huron Expositor
September 9, 1932
Entering through a window in the
early hours of Tuesday morning,
thieves stole some 1.890 pounds of
butter from the Seaforth Cream-
ery. Backing what is believed to
have been an old truck of popular
make up to a window on the south
side of the creamery, the robber'S.
quickly transferred the butter from
the large refrigerator, the lock on
which had been forced. The case
is being investigated by Provincial
Constable McCoy. Chief Ryan and
Constable Snell.
The announcement is made by
Mr. R. S. Hays, barrister of Sea -
forth, of the foundation of a new
legal firm to take over the prac-
tice conducted by Mr. Hays for
the past 40 years. The new firm,
is Hays & Meir, in which Mr. Hays
has been joined by Mr. H. G. Meir
f Windsor.
Fifty-four years ago on January
7 1879, the doors of Seaforth Col-
legiate Institute opened to admit
pupils for the first time. Fifty
pupils were in attendance and only
two teachers attended to the wants
and needs of the students. Sea -
forth Collegiate now has 209 pupils.
Seaforth public school has 190, and
Seaforth seperate school opened
with 54.
Bruce Wright, the young son of
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Wright, had
the misfortune to fall off a bicycle
he was riding and dislocated, his
elbow. The accident happened on
Chalk St., near the Huron Road,
when the chain came off the wheel.
Workmen commenced on Wed-
nesday to tear out the front of
the old Bright stand in the Regent
Theatre bloc*, The store will be
modernized and the front changed
to harnhonize with the new Regent
Theatre. J. B. MacKenzie & Son,
of Georgetown, who remodelled the
theatre, are doing the work.
YEARS AGONE,
interesting items gleaned from
The Huron Expositor of 25, 50
and 75 years ago.
Venor.....mTraftindidT
take place at 3 o'clock Friday af-
ternoon, Sept. 13,
Levi Whitfield, of Cranbrook, was
drawing oats -the other day when he
fell from the load and broke his
knee -cap,
The Walton Scale Company will
put in a new set of scales _at the
station, which will be more con-
venient for shipping stock.
Last Monday night was another
night of fire alarms and fires.
About 9 o'clock the alarm called
out the brigade and citizens. The
fire was at the GTR freight sheds,
and at the same time a small fire
was noticed in the lumber piles of
the Canada Furniture Manufac-
turers at the railway, but both
were put out before any damage
was done. About half past one in
the morning there was another
alarm. This time the stable be-
longing to Mr. William Fortune,
south of the railway track, was on
fire and was destroyed, together
with a feW small implements and
a quantity of hay.
From The Huron Expositor
September 8, 1882
While assisting to unload a mew
safe of Counter's Jewellery store
last Monday, Mr. Joseph Abell got
his foot pretty badly jammed. The
safe, which is a very large one,
slipped as it was being slid from
the wagon, and a plank fell, strik-
ing Mr. Abell on the foot. He will
be a cripple for some days.
Mr. John Cameron, of the Mill
Road, Tuckersmith, has purchas-
ed from Mr. William McCaa, his
farm on the 14th concession of Mc-
Killop, paying therefor the sum of
$1,000. The farm contains 88 ac-
res and is all bush land. Mr. Cam-
eron will get a lot of valuable tim-
ber off it, which lie expects will
pay the purchase money and he
will have the land to the good.
Messrs. William McMichael; Ect-
ward Hinchley and John Wilson,
on the town line, Hullett, have
erected splendid large new bank
barns this season „and all have
them well filled with grain. All
these are within a mile of each
other.
Mr. Gilbert 1V1cMichael, Jr., haS
purehated the farm of Mr. L.
Rands, ort the 4th concession, Mc-
Killop, for k5,500. The farm con-
tains 100 acres and is a good pro-
perty. ThiS farm adjoins the Me -
Michael homestead, which lifr. Mc-
Michael now Works.
Mr. Alines Beattie, one of Sea*
forth's 'bide:A. gfain merchants, has
recently niade considerable im
prevenient's on hi sterehthise, and
the additionallacilitlep he nowbas
for Utileadbig grainiU bi keat
conVenierteaKand wll11t z6611-
veinent Da
W.CO141`#14rolt Otaitsity 'r-^
den Clnir AellveMent Jay was
held in the.'4..irteli, Ennarmunty
Centre on Thursday, August 29,
with approximately, 130 girls com-
pleting the project.'
Conaments on exhibits of a spe-
cial . project by third -year mem-
bers were heard from Ruth Ann
Crozier, Reggy McLeod and Gene
Nixon, of Seaforth; MarilynIHicks,
Shirley Morley and Bernice Strang
of Hurondale; Agnea "liana, of
and Janet AlacGregor,
of Seaforth district.
Five clubs presentedi a club ex-
hibit on "Vegetables From Our
Garden" and three-minute com-
mentaries were given by Jean
Broadfoot, of Seaforth diatrict;
Arlene Love, of Hurondale; Grace
Doig, of McKillop; Paula Bouli-
onne, of Crediton, and Dopelda Los -
tell, of Kippen.
Presentation of county honor cer-
tificates and pins for the %sample,
tion of six Homemaking Club pro-
jects were presented by Mes. Har-
old Walper, Grand Bend, chairman
of the London Area Women's In-
stitute convention to Kathryn An-
derson, Donelda Lostell, of Kip -
pen; Marilyn Riley, Marilyn Tay-
lor, of Seaforth district; Marjorie
Papple, of Seaforth, and Carolyn
Oke, of Hurondale.
"Let's Toss a Salm!'" was the
favorite topicfor skits and demon-
strations chosen by Clintonwith
all club members participating;
Elimville with Margaret Brock and
Ruth Miller; Grand Bend with all
members participating, and Dash-
wood with June Rader, Catherine
Rader and Helen Zimmer taking
part. Cathie Eckert and Emily El-
liott, of Seaforth, demonstrated
"How To Cook Vegetables."
Certificates of 'Achievement were
presented for the completion of a
second project to several mem-
bers: Mary Jean ColquhOun and
Marion Dale. Clinton; Helen Rader,
Lynda Tiernan, Shirley Bender,
Mary Jane Hoffman, Ruthanne
Rader, Helen Zimmer, June Rader,
Carole Schade, Carol Beeker and
Elaine Devine, Dashwood; Greta
Stephens, Elimville; Margaret
Oke, Joan Westcott, Donna Hey-
wood, Marilyn Hicks, Carolyn Oke,
Shirley Morley and Bernice
Strang. Hurondale; Jean McNaugh-
ton, Ruth Ann Jarrott, Sharon Mc=
Bride, Marjorie Hyde. Kathryn An-
derson. Margaret Woods and Don-
elda Lostell,, Kippen; Eleanor
Keys, Joan Coyne, Grace Doig,
Sheila Malone, and Agnes Hick-
nell; McKillop; Margaret MacGre-
gor, Mary MacGregor, Suane
Haugh, Marilyn Riley, Marilyn
Taylor and Janet MacGregor, Sea -
forth District; Connie Eckert,
Anne Van Den Hengel, Cathie Eck-
ert, Anntonette Van Hengel, Gloria
Carter, Marjorie Papple. Bonnie
McLeod. Gene Nixon,. Peggy Mc-
Leod. Ruth Ann Grozier and Tena
Lansink, Seaforth.
'Assisting with the program were
Mrs. R. McKercher, Seaforth; Miss
Barbara Bull, Chatham; Miss.
Shirley, -Bullock- Walkerton,- and
Mr. Doug Mile* of Clinton.
"Working With Wool" is the pro-
ject which will be started in Octo-
ber this year, to be followed by
"The Club Girl Stands on Guard"
in the/ sPring of 1958.
A lair number of parents,
friends and Women's Institute
members attended the afternoon
program to swell the attendance to
well over two hundred.
From The Huron Expositor
September 6, 1907
Mr. John Leeming, McKillop, left
last Friday for a trip through the
West. We hope he will not make
up his mind to stay there as he
would be greatly missed by the
young people, as well as being
member of the Bethel choir and
teacher hi the Sunday School.
Seaforth Collegiate Institute and
public school reopened on Tues-
day. Miss Wiseman, of Clinton,
has been appointed teacher in the
public schoOl to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Miss
Ballantyne, at a salary of $I, a
year.
A pleasant and interestinfevent
Conneethin with the erection of
te 1100,..Pf Man, buck
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g :le 'enV y
Plastic Covers For Silage
Thin plastic sheet is a relatively
new material which has been used
snccessfully for covering horizon-
tal ios. it is reported from Cen-
tral Experimental Farm, Ottawa.
By keeping air out of the silo and
draining water off it reduces spoil-
age to a minimum.
Under normal conditions when'. no
cover is placed on a horizontal
silo the top layer becomes spoiled
to a depth of six to ten inches.
While such covers ..as wetted saw-
dust, chopped straw or felt paper.
can be used they pre not as effec-
tive as the plastic. Sheet plastic
is available in two to six mils
thicknesses (a mil being a thou-
sandth of an inch) and in widths
up to seven and ten feet.
In practice the plastic strips are
placed on the top of a horizontal
silo after it has been filled and well
packed. Adjoining sheets are care-
fully lapped at least six inches
and the plastic overhangs the sides
so as to drain off the silo and not
down the sidewall. After the,plas-
tic has been laid a thin layer of
well sawdust serves to hold it in
place.
Whether plastic sheet can be us-
ed for more than one year depends
on local Weather conditions and
on the thickness of the material.
In cold areas the plastic freezes
to the silage and usually cannot
be recovered. It is then more -econ-
omical to use thin plastic two mils
in thickness applying new material
each year. In locations where the
top of the silo does not freeze it
may be more economical to use
plastic sheet four to six mils thick
and re -use it for several years.
Since rats and mice have been
known toeat plastic, it should be
stored in a safe place.
In addition to the use of plastic
sheet for covering sips it may be
used as a liner oti horizontal silo
Walls which are not air -tight. It
has also been cased successfully on
the inside of a snow fence silo.
- A4ttMINOIST4W,
the "vinkane:- P,e.itielTtion! of -Agri01...
tore has'neen..ealred.for Setitelikke.r.
anft.0 In, TorOito. ..•.(;.!n• tale sib
4bOy wiU meet yitbreliresent011:es.
pf the eouaty wintes .wheat. coin-
ntittees: The :sale.-ptice of Ontario
winter wheat is currently $1.zper
bushel. TllQ i0: an absurd ,price
when we find grain dealers askiug
almost as ,rutielt• for screeningS,
which may be up to 65 per cent
weed seeds.
The winter wheat growers had
planned op setting up a wheat.
board similar to the white bean
plan, but found that wheat Is the
one product that is excluded from
this act. They then asked to have
it come under the Canadian Wheat
-Board, This has not been accepted
as yet. The only advice to wheat
grower'S is to hold 'their wheat as
far. as possible in ,hopes that soe-'
thipg n be done to imProve the
aitnatien.
The executive of the county beef
producers met recently and am
Planning a general meeting, socni.
Thethope to have Mr. Ralph 'Ben-
nett, Dominion Livestock Commis,
slow, as guest speaker. The meet-
ing will be preceded by a beef din-
ner, Plan to attend.
Huron Farm New*
The rains of this week c been
very valuable' to the late crops,
including pastures. Sweet corn
will be ready for the_factery, and
some beans have already been
pulled. Farmers are very pleased
with most of the crops.
FARM TOPICS;
SUBJECTS OF INTEREST
TO FARMERS
Control of Regrowth From Stumps
For one reason or another it is
frequently necessary to remove
trees, either native or planted
specimens, that have outlived their
usefulness. In many cases it may
be impractical to remove the
stumps with a bulldozer. Some
species, such as willow and maple,
have the bad habit of producing
vigorous regrowth from the stump
or surrounding ground and killing
the stump and root system to pre-
vent this often presents a ccrisId-
erable problem.
Many different treatments have
been tried at the Canada Depart-
ment of Agriculture Experimental
Falun, Saanichton, B.C.,\and one of
these l has proved highly successful.
This involves the use of a chemi-
cal, known under various trade
names, that is in common use in
controlling woody growth. It con-
sists of the two hormone -type her-
bicides 2,4-D and 2,4,5-T. A formu-
lation which contains these two in
equal proportions with a guaran-
teed total of 64 to 80 ounces of
acid, equivalent per imperial gal-
lon is suggested, This is used at
the rate of one fluid ounce per
gailon of diesel or stove oil, and
applied over the cut surface of the
stump and the trunk to the ground
level in a fairly fine spray until it
commenceto run off. An ex-
posed roots should also be spray-
ed. If re -growth has already oc-
curred it should first be removed.
unless it can be readily wetted in
the spray operation..
In nearly all cases willow and
maple stumps have been killed
with one application. Where weak
re -growth has occurred. however,
a second spray will complete the
job.
*
Control of Perennial Weeds
;Many shellow-rooted pmemial
Weeds 116 net aisist undet toltin
vation and in vigorous growing
pastures. They may be Control-
led by one or two applications of
2,4-D at 1 pound per acre. Dande-
lion, plantain, chickory and hawk-
weed fall into this category.
Deep-rooted perennial weeds, on
the other hand, especially those
with roots or i'lliizomes which
spread horizontally in the soil. are
not 'easily controlled. Canada this-
tle, perennial sow thistle, toad
flax, leafy spurge, and hoary cress
are examples of this type of weed.
The roots of these plants are not
destroyed by ordinary cultural
practices and new shoots invariab-
ly arise from root fragments and
from deep parts undisturbed by im-
siderable' stiVing thege
WhoydiSOOSO,¥/' 100d#1) 't6
Before 1876, *hen the CPR, op-
ened the first transcontinental rail
lite, persons croSsing Canada nor
inally went to St Patil by rail Via
Chicago, then by wagon up lute
Canada and aekoss the remaining
half 'cif the continent
Two ladies vvhe ha:dtet see -Wallah
other for some :time met one day
on. the Street. .! • ,;
"Oh, said Mlegie excited,t
Hnilot has hkipeited4p, .sitiee?
t* lith'it all, ink
t.4 /dial .01.fee
Ws'ss. Ass
It is extremely difficult and cost-
ly to eradicate these once they be-
come firmly established, reports.
Dr. James R. Hay, Central Experi-,
mental Farm.. Ottawa. Thus, cur-
rent recc'rnmendations are aimed
at reducing. the infestation to the
point where ,the weed does not'
cause crop losses, rathe than at
total elimination.
Intensive summer fallow and use
of selective herbicides are the two
most effective means for contra
of these )weeds and for best results.
both should be used. Unfortunate-.
ly, alLough selective herbicides.
wil kill tile tops of most deep.-
rooted perennial weeds they are
not t.anslocated to the r: 3 tS in
sufficient quantities to ki I the -
whole root system. Summer fal-
lowing shokild actually start with a
fall plowing and the area srould be.
thoroughly worked throughout the, ,
following spring and summer. The
purpose of a summer fallow is to,
exhaust the food reserves in the.
roots, thus at no time should the
weed be allowed to recover to the
point whelk the roots are being,
replenished from the above ground
growth.
Herbicides may be used in place
of one or more cultivations dur-
ing the summer fallow year. In:
many cases, the inclusion Of suck
a treatment (1/2 lb. 2,4-D ester per
acre) in mid -summer has greatly
improved the effects of the sum-
mer fallow.
Although.80 to 90 per cent reduc-
tion may be expected, control i5
usually not complete, especially if
the weather conditions have not.
been favorable, so that after a
summer fallow year there are us-
ually some roots still surviving and
ready to reinfest the area again..
Thus, when the weed appears in
the succeeding crop it should be
sprayer with a selective herbicide
such as 2.4-D to further keep the
owed suppressed. Application
should be made at as high a rate
as the crop will safely tolerate and
should be delayed until the weed.
has fully emerged, otherwise
shoots not yet through the ground.
will be missed.
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