W 1 te Thre;' W< :s Can Do
Prairie Farmer,
i Three weeds, of moderate size and
growth, will occupy as much ground,
draw as much nutriment from it. take ia
as much of the life-giving sunlight and
i of the food-bearing atmosphere as a good
j stalk of corn. It must be a very rich und
I strong soil that can stand the ’lull draft
I of two crops growing on it at the sarse
time, one of corn and one of weeds, and
jet stint neither of them. The rays of
sun. necessary to life and growth of near
ly all vegetation, of all cops, come to
the plants in direct lines, and if interrupt
ed by the stalks or leaves of weeds can
not go around them to reach the corn.
The carbonic ac’d of the air is the great
supplier of the main portion of all crops,
both stalks, leaves and roots. But this
carbonic acid exists ia very small quant
ities in the air. only about one quart of
of it in 2000 quarts of air. Air mast be
moving quite rapidly to bring in eu ugh
of this gaseous carbonic acid to supply
the wants of a rapid-growing corn stalk.
