Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 December 1939 — Page 6

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URGES HOOSIERS

TO WAR AGAINST FIELD BINDWEED

Botanist Warns Seed Men That State May Have to Pass Drastic Law.

Indiana farmers must mobilize to fight their No. 1 enemy, the field bindwedd, Oliver C. Lee, extension botanist of. Purdue University, declared today. Mr. Lee said that if the farmers failed to take the initiative in combating the spread of the weed it might become necessary in the near future for the Legislature to pass drastic legislation providing for its control, Kansas has such a law in effect now. The field bindweed has had an enormous growth in Indiana during

the past five years, Mr. Lee Yeported at a meeting of Central Indiaga seedsmen yesterday at the Federal Building.

Describes Treatment

“Tt. Is now scattered throughout the: state. It reduces corn yields from 40 to 60 per cent, and where it has a good start, it is almost impossible t6 grow a crop. “Bindweeds cannot be killed by cultivating. They spread both by seeds and root stocks. The roots even grow under paved highways,” he said. Mr, Lee said that the only successful way to kill bindweeds was by the use of sodium chlorate, a sugar-like chemical. And this costs $70 an acre on the average. The chemical is spread or sprinkled on the ground and left there for about eight months. It kills all vegetation, and the next year the bindweed is gone,

Weeds Cut Off Crop

The Purdue botanist pointed out that although the average farmer couldn't afford to spend $70 an acre to kill the weed, he could at least spend money to kill the patches ot weeds when they first start, in order to keep them from covering several acres. yOne farmer fn Allen County had afew patches of the weed three or fur years ago. Now the weeds cover Six acres and it is impossible to grow a. crop on the soil. The bindweed resembles a moming glory plant in its manner of growth. The leaves are arrowsshaped. The plant bears bell-shaped flowers during the late summer months. The trailing stems usually attain. a length of from two to four fest, having a twisting habit and ofteh climb on nearby objects. IT growing alone, bindweed forms a Heavy mat of vegetation that may campletely cover the ground. It is a perennial with an extensive root system consivting mostly of wunderground root stalks. The roots penetigte to a depth of several feet, freSiRRY extending down to the water table.

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Times Special WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—Rep. Louis Ludlow already has a bill pending in Congress to start construction of an aeronautical research station in Indianapolis he pointed out today. Acting on a letter received from Myron ‘Green, Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce industrial develop-

ment head, the Congressman now is trying to contact Col. Charles A. Lindbergh to learn the best

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method of procedure in carrying out the bill's provisions, he said. Last session he fought hard to have such a station established in Indianapolis, but final decision was

left with the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics and they chose Sunnyvale, Cal. A $2,000,000 appropriation was made t6 commence work on a $10,000,000 research station there. This will be the second in the country, the first was at Langley Field, Va. Col. Lindbergh headed a sub-

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“I hate to do this, but I need the money to get to Chicago,” was a bandit’'s apology to Mis. Della Stillwell, 65, proprietor of a confectionery at 2044 Rader St, last night, Then he took $7 from the cash register and fled. Mis, Stillwell

described him 4s about 20 years old. Lucille Mullen, 8221 Graceland Ave, reported that a man leaped from an automobile and grabbed her kethook as she was walking at 324 Bt. and Kenwood Ave, She said it contained $4.

Fowl Throws Excite Town

BLUFFTON, Ind, Dee. 20=A near riot was caused here when a number of turkeys and chickens were tossed off the tops of build= fngs for Christmas dinners to those Tucky enough to ecateh them. One turkey escaped through an upstairs window into an apart= ment before it was caught, Later, as one man was chasing one of the fowls, the turkey dashed against a plate glass win= dow when the man dived for the bird. The window was shattered.

Times Special WASHINGTON, Dee. 20=Curtis C. Reed, 1465 North Linwood Ave, Indianapolis, has accepted an ap« pointment as Second Lieutenant in the Chemical Warfare branch of the United States Army Reserve Corps, the War Department ans nounced today.

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