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SaturadyrSeptember 16, 191 ' (5) 11 1 as right sof way, depot grounds cr for ) wiseVentire lnry Wallace, diuss- -is simply, folly for the South to con-f ??&l0?rVyl' tinue to allow weeds to grow on the' Je a-short while beforehis-death, . highways and uncultivated places to re.d: r Vmake seedsito bescaUered and. "ansorm :"6rease the cost : of cultivating rm r a .v : -v. ..i;.-iV'-: grants into-a settled, stable commun- Article Nor38joh i4F?inn Facte Every By.Tait Butler V i.'. No'better inore uul law TO oMeMjae.hnd ISoutnern iuuici wuv. T . :.'WV W1U vw",cik., mane sccus wwuiHuuu8 v tain deeree of nprmntipnrv fnr-af hi money and' is destructive of; or bulbs,: some which' have bard ' ery man to cut the weeds in his pas- Dottom . , l j iuitirJn,; N' Fpw cWfe ..1. t tttr ; ,1 -ti,c Dottom 01 an mis is tne question ot both pronts aim " -v vi au ,mu uu vkciiu .mIC uiu -.v- - .m-- land tenure; and we see no way of xarmci. "-"'.,-y'" r. . . 'nA , : England, .jseigium; is $7,000,000 to an. become W? In dealing mispressing weeds than by a rotation of. fsS nually The lessened, crop; yields in weeds which makeseeds of .this type crops.. When one crop is grown on tnilhy he by g0yodfarmin the United States due to the p.es- the fight may have to be kept up for and year teryear certain weeds, ,or b thc pVchase of fertilizers have -ence of weeds, the lessened value of many years to completely eradicate the. habits of which adapt themMothe . t fnt0 tbe land , products duetowe-eds sand weed seeds, them.- t ..s ( conditions -of -this one cropKareal- The .tenant who realizes that he ' and the increased labpr. costs in the .--What. are the meant. to be employr most certam to become. numerous In md b Mi d tQ moye fa d f battle against theweeds, amount to ed for lessening the,weed nuisance other sections cultivated crops like a wHethef he faf. the land Jf . several hundred millions annually. - .the South? Two general plans of at- corn, cotton, peanuts, tobacco, etc., a 'tt)r or a retired farmer or . . What Our Weeds UO.t U - . - , upciv prcvcnuun oi ineir ..uw. u of a bus?ness mah who has made a a- .y; .' niii f h 11 y riff irrnwrn ztnn npcrnirrinn nr .su HJiraauiii. uuL i 111 Liir: juuui uuc-' . THE bill 1 against the decrease cA nnr to the vv ;((. k M v . IIVVUJ. Ill . aUU.1 ULULi ' v. tu! interesting. Many have ' o ; ooudi: .ine ro auon.oi .crops tfinants on-the'richcf lands of the . tnese liems die, v v- & -come trom foreign countries -.and in wouia oe a great aia in .suooressine1 tt:i.j ci.. 1 ' . from the deprec.at.on .naal.ty and, th; the . largest number of weeds ?m the South, but what we.j a" ZSTu ' Take of prpducts due to the presence forei weeds have- naturaI1 c6me -particularly require in the South is a. cLIin tenure tlTere can be noffi " of weeds and weed seeds are also ex- ,r6m.Europe and spread from, the-rotation which includes a . double 7 tremely large. - it soutnern. tarmers tasj westward; On the' other hand, cropping system or the growing of . f tiIit thev have been' ' Tare'oTvig It de'f'ens SSL'" .o-oOled Utter.weed of the South some crop on the land during the en- fni the United Stte, will lose ' S ?.S2 irlP5 ntnwHel?n'nl tenmfohum seems to have t.re year 'Jhe .oat or wheat field -her proud position one o the Main- ngui YVHiv" kvj ,. ;r k 'o -p. spreau irom.f ine west eastward, it u-'1 suwcu iu pcaa, ovy ucatia ui swuc nf mu' to ' be 'charged 1Z 7 ? 7 .- - - - iana investment, wiu not ao nis oest; ot costs to ue tndrgcu,tbos a1rea(lv well scattered nver. tne growing season is SO long and the " j Li .i. I. c . -j .A oc nf " ctAn ... . zr. , ... . - , . ttiiu uuKiu nut iu uccxpecieu 10 uo . c u u v.vr lana : . - cultivation stops so ear iy mat cer- wukj u-!nf:M.;MI,u j. 1 'r . . . xiie siuuv oi tne ' introauciion ann - iaiu, wccu Aiiay , mnvr, auvi ' "nwo . 'ji::. ri.;t;i... - , . ; increased COSt Ot CUltlr crVi1 rto1 5 een. after rnltivfltinn stnnQ , " ciMuijr. ..V- : change to a most aggressive offensive would have( ben wisdom f th other crop, becomes a veritable weed .'2 t?L Lc KP'yI 'S; ' ' campaign that will m tne course or southeastern states to ' have soent breeding -.patch, and the corn field - .irii.::; C . years lessen very greatry not only tne wrffe sums of m(inev to nreVent. the that is not sowed to cowpeas or vel-1 ''V. lZlZXL .Zl'L'li I.., Anna Kir tXTAeriC htlt fllSO PrefltlV . . -.....; '"-T . : 1 4 r. -lTi. -W I- t-n:i . 4.' - k -rAic Ktit alcn'o-reatlv . T . . . . ." 7 i. i t ailvc must De taKen.Dy tne men wno T;:T ' :i " -r t.V siMU Ul wccu yci nyumig uvno r- kr own land : and thev must do th s both he hgnt:Was donCt Possibly it could not have 'duce weed and crab-grass seeds tofm their 'own mterest.and the inter-v . . been; prevent from spreading .by .greatly increase the; cost of cultiva- Mt of eye d tW . - agamsi iiicui. - -. iiic litimci . ujf uic cscuvc ui weeus tiuuvviug wi w vv-uo , vvmv.ii io .uyvuvu, green manure, in most cases tne ciov-. R!-:.i..jp.ui.!irei. " ' ' ""but a jnore accurate- and complete er seed were sowed in corn fields af- ' - m. . A law which willTnake it a misde- realization of the decrease incrop ter thre corn was laid bv. being nut in may live for only one sea-"' meanor to allow weeds to "mature vields arid Quality of products and- with i,vht atHiictahle narrnw f 'MORALS COME FIRST," SAYS HERBERT QUICK Emphatize. Thu Fact in HU Success Talk for Farm Boys' , Farmers Mutt Learn to ; Work and Sell Together, and High Morals Must Be the Basis of Cooperation - . reduce the annual cost" of ; the fight against them. Last week we discussed the means, any effort , Which, could have been tion the following' year, y . l munity." or ways by which weed seeds are brought to bear against it, but never-: ' Those who are interested in this - tnatter i? essential ,to an intelligent the dnirvmen nf the Smith mnre than the destruction of weedsmaV- obtain tiOver tirops on Kentea Lana fight against weeds. But weeds spread would have1 been i necessary 7tore- much valuable information from buK' qHERE is a man in Guilford Coun-; :v in uiucr ways uc9iuc3 imuufi" w. ,vct nAsprciu ur iu crauitaic 11. . tna w .v: wf. tov-, v .iy,'iN..v, wuo ior.severai years nas .' scattering of seeds and in numerous ' c: t. ii - p - 1 irom the books: "Manual of Weeds,' been furnishing his tenants with ciov- . ways not mentionea m last weeKS ar . . r 7 , ; - oy Aaa ueorgia, pnee or yvecus er seed to be scrwed for a cover. cropV tide. Furthermore,, the're, are-other COME. of the measures which might of, the. Farmr and Garden," by Pam- provided the tenantswould$ow them , facts about weeds which must 'be O profitably be taken by the South , mel, price $1.50.""' ' " - .without charge. In the spring these -learned before an effective fight can to lessen, the heavy cost now- laid on - Butitisjnot so : much a larger, cover crops are turned under for Annuals WEEDS H son. mature serf and die. These 'bAc - Zith "a law Avicte ?n Tri f- f ViV itirrea ' in tnst vnf rtiltivatioti CXu e u;0 : i uc cauea annua . joecause , mey instance, wnicn makes it tne. duty, ot wmcn weeas cause. . to, the landlord, neither is,. it very . IIUUUICSUHIC , IU LUC ICUclIIl. 1U IIIJS ' . way more plant JFood can be obtained for the outlay of money and labor s than in any other manner."1 In this in-; stance the terms of renting" are not I changed; and though. the' profits may,-., not be exactly balanced, it has at. least proved profitable to both renter and ; landowner. Profits may come to one ' in a ; greater ratio than, to the other .-v, i (for that ; is Hard to , determine), . but t all parties concerned - are satisfied ; with the arrangement. '" 41 ,". , It seems to, me "that others! might ; aiso aaopt tnis plan with profit to , both oarties havine between- them a lease; or renter's contract. ' -H. J ; System of Renting in Texas ; , ''PHE kind-of rent that is most com- A nion ;n the state of Texas is the -rent known as "the third and "fourth' $ ... which means that ;the " landlord fur-; ' " nishes nothing,; or. very little, ; in"the I way of Iteams and .implements vor . . working capital of any kind, arid re ceives for the use of his land, houses " and,, barns one-third of the, grain v . which, is grown and one-fourth of the ..cotton. In case the tenant furnishes ;i nothing but his labor, and all the cap- " ital is furnished by the landownerthe' crops produced are usually equally divided.; Cash rent is not paid in Tex as so frequently as it is in other sec tions of the country, but it seems that, cash is 'increasing in, favor. From "Studies in Farm Tenancy in Texas' . by E. V; While and W. E.' Leonardo A ,: Herbert Quick,' of West Virginia, Is one of America's etrongest agricultural wrlt- 'ers and prof oundest students of rural problems. .He v has Just been appointed a member of the Federal Farm Loan Board which is to direct the. operations of .the new National rural credits act. Our Progressive Farmer boys, will hear much or him as they grow older; and his "Success Talk'.' herewith deserves careful pondering. It i will be noticed that Mr. Quick, like" Dr. Warren H.,Wilson last week, lays most em- , phasls-on' morals, because as Dr. Wilson then said!" "Success in the future will de- pend on- working together. Therefore, the boys . of today must learn obedience and subordination to one another, a sense of honor and. obligation, in .order that as .tbey grow up they may . cooperate." , - - . are live tor only one year. Other weeds "everv oerson. firm or corooration live for two seasons, maturmgseed . owning, 'occupying ' or - controlling fj the second and then .dying. These lands,-, town and city, lots, land used wish s, X ' - are known as "biennials, or "bi-an:: nuals," because they live for ;.two. sea-' sons, "bi" meaning "two." ; A -third . class lives on year - after, year, but may make seed each year These are r known . as , perennials,' or living" through the years, -"per" meaning "through." ' - , It is important to know -whether a' weed is an annual, biennial of peren nial plant, in order to" know how to wage war against it. -It will 'at once occur to any one that a plant -that only lives one year .will be' extermin- " ated if prevented: from-making-seed-that one year. On' the other hani ax; plant that lives for two years re- hcs a ngnt or at least two years be fore it can be exterminated by simply preventing it making seed;-while the perennial., plant cannot be destroyed ; at all, or at least for a long, time, i this way. But plants are spread, or produce themselves, by Other means than seeds. Parts' .of the plant may' grow and. produce a complete new Plant. This is especially true of cer tain plants ' which - produce - under ground f stems or "root-stocks," as they are called, such as Johnson grass, Bermuda : ' Moreover, the seeding habits and fanner of growth of aslant must be nown before an intelligent fight can e made against " it.- For , instance; some plants oroduce - seeds - whiVh germinate quickly, and' if they fall to ine ground and find suitable condi tions thv L;n -a &nch plants may be easily killed by cultivation or. in -the case, of annual Pnts by preventing v them .making of, nnr MY opinion, the greatest need the farm boys is a better conceptionof the opportunities for, the use of the mind in farming. end of farming is the one which most of us are most likely to un derestimate. An understanding of farming involves an acquaintance Most people think that farming is,-; -' withvery one of the sciences a matter or muscle. The farming of the future will take 'kecount-vof the fact . that, the import an t thing" in farm ing are: (1) morals; (2) mind: : (3) mus- MR quick ' .' vCle.? ' Morals .come .. first because cannot . work out .our greatest ticnMom that of distribution- ex- J we botany, bacteriology, both political t and physical geography, organic and inorganic chemistry, mathe matics, economics, sociology,' and : : even astronomy. No man'can pbg , sibly ' master . all ' thete sciences placed in requisition by the farm er's business. " -'K ' . Now, it is perfectly ; true that that man is happiest in his busi ' ness who uses - his "mental powers most intensively.; Farming; seems ; dull to millions 7of people, because they have not found out - that it - fives' an - opportunity for. the de- cept on a basis of justice hetweeU velopment of the broadest charac- . 'ill 1 - J .L-. ' .: 1Sit -: fv tYtm mntt nf dfnnnil Imiminer. everyone, and that means high morals. Mind comes second, be cause mind morally; misdirected will bring failurerbut the mental ter, the most profound learning,' and ' the intensest application; of the intellect 'to the problem of makings a better living. HERBERT QUICK. . If you have neighbors who do not read. The Progressive Farmer, send us their names and we will send them some sample copies. Then call on them and , ask them to sub-' scribe,'" ? ' ' 1 ' ' . MAI J '
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