. Ontario Sessional Papers, 1910, . w thistle, wild oats, wild buckwheat. Wentworth. West Flatnhoro.—Curled dock, thistle, wormseed mustard, wild camomile, sowthistle, ragweed, milkweed, couch. York. MarTcham.—Foxtail, bindweed, wild buckwheat, wild oats, camomile, wild tares,sow thistle, bindweed, ragweed, couch. Many other weeds. Richmond Hill.—Thistle, wild oats, lambs quarters, ragweed, perennial sowthistle, wild buckwheat, foxtail, couch, milkweed. Scarhoro.—No report on weeds. PiREXxiAL Sow Thistle. This is the most obnoxious weed of any with which the farmer has to dealat the p
. Ontario Sessional Papers, 1910, . w thistle, wild oats, wild buckwheat. Wentworth. West Flatnhoro.—Curled dock, thistle, wormseed mustard, wild camomile, sowthistle, ragweed, milkweed, couch. York. MarTcham.—Foxtail, bindweed, wild buckwheat, wild oats, camomile, wild tares,sow thistle, bindweed, ragweed, couch. Many other weeds. Richmond Hill.—Thistle, wild oats, lambs quarters, ragweed, perennial sowthistle, wild buckwheat, foxtail, couch, milkweed. Scarhoro.—No report on weeds. PiREXxiAL Sow Thistle. This is the most obnoxious weed of any with which the farmer has to dealat the present time, and its rapid spread all over the country calls for immediate 1909 AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES REPORT. 43 and determined action if it is to be checked, otherwise it seems likely that somefarms will be rendered quite useless for cultivation. United effort is necessary be-cause one careless farmer can i-ender unavailing the work of eradication conductedby all m his neighborhood. The work, too, cannot be completed in one season. Perennial Sow Thistle iSonchus arvensis). however well done. A close watch has to be kept on this pest for some time tocome. Weakening the roots and preventing their developing leaves is the secretof destroying the Perennial Sow Thistle. Some of the best methods to this endwill be found m the introductory portion of this report. See page^ 3 and 4 44 APPENDIX TO No. 43 Annual Sow Thistle. This weed differs from the Perennial Sow Thistle in several respects besidesthe fact that it is an annual. It -has fibrous roots, whereas the perennial has num-erous large, vigorous rootstocks full of milky-white Juice. It is also smaller and
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