Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 154, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 July 1917 — WORK TO ERADICATE WEEDS [ARTICLE]

WORK TO ERADICATE WEEDS

Plants Are Traitors to Nation in Time of War—Keep Cultivators and Harrows Busy. . Weeds are traitors to the nation in time of- war. They consume soil moisture that should be saved for the food crops and they choke back such crops, causing enormous annual losses. Growers of corn and potatoes can prevent much of this waste by proper cultivation, setting the shovels of the cultivators to throw in . little ridges over the rows. Then the \fields may be harrowed crosswise This will stir the soil over the plants and kill any weeds that may have started. Harrowing can be continued until" corn or potatoes are several inches high.