6—Lancaster Farming,
Saturday, July 8.1967
Caution Urged
Against Overuse
Of Herbicides
The right amount of herbi
cide will control Canada This
tle. but 100 much of the chem
ical may not give good results.
Dr. James Parochetti. exten
sion weed control specialist at
the University of Maryland,
explains that one pound of
11,4-D per acre sprayed on when
the thistle is in the bud stage
and again in the early fall will
kill the thistle.
But. he cautions, at higher
Kites, the chemical just “burns
off’’ the tops of the plants so
quickly that the herbicide
doesn’t have time to be trans
located (carried to other parts
of the plant)
Paiochetti recommends at
least two consecutive yearly
treatments for permanent erad
ication of the weed.
A single treatment with ami
trol will sometimes control
Canada thistle, but since ami
trol will kill most crops as
well, it should be used only
for spot treatments or in
‘ waste” areas.
Two, closely-related chemi
cals are now recommended for
Canada Thistle control in peas
and alfalfa In peas, the herbi
cide is 4-(MCP Butyric), and
for alfalfa 4(2,4-DB).
Canada Thistles can be con
trolled by weekly cultivating
says Paroehetti, but requnes at
least one giowing season Clip
ping will conti ol the spread of
Canada Thistle, but any let-up
in either clipping or cultivat
ing will result in a new seed
crop and reinfestation.
Another trouble with fem
inine opinion is that it is ex
pressed in too many words.
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