Eastern Iowa Farmer Fall 2020
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ural reader<br />
is easy to get into the weeds learning the<br />
secrets of these hardy extroverts.<br />
Interestingly, weeds, browse (foliage<br />
that is food for cattle, deer etc.) and goats<br />
evolved together in western Asia and<br />
the Middle East. Browse is tougher than<br />
weeds, but weeds are smarter. The only<br />
thing smarter than a weed? A goat. When<br />
herbicides won’t keep leafy spurge at bay<br />
goats will. Mabey’s gentle book on weeds<br />
is sobering and reassuring at the same<br />
time.<br />
Handy pocket weed field guide<br />
<strong>Iowa</strong> State University publishes a<br />
handy pocket-size, spiral bound guide to<br />
field weeds I turn to often. <strong>Farmer</strong>s and<br />
agronomists will find 35 illustrations to<br />
acquaint users with aides to identification.<br />
The 108-page second edition of this field<br />
guide includes 250 high-quality photographs,<br />
including new weeds. The pocket<br />
guide costs $10 and is available through<br />
local county ISU Extension offices. There<br />
is a PDF version available for $5.<br />
My copy of this pocket-size guide<br />
gets used more than you might think<br />
as I try to identify weeds I find along<br />
fence lines and in fields on our farm. The<br />
water-resistant pages are a very good idea<br />
considering it is a book you carry to the<br />
field. I highly recommend this handy ISU<br />
publication.<br />
Free for the asking<br />
I ended up with my father’s crosscut<br />
saw as well as a smaller one once used<br />
by Brenda’s grandparents to make firewood<br />
on their home farm north of Iron<br />
Hill. These relics date back to the Great<br />
Depression era and were as common as<br />
horse collars once. Along with my small<br />
collection of axes and hatchets I needed<br />
expert information on how to bring back<br />
these timber tools to usable condition.<br />
Pictured: Owner Ted Witt<br />
with grandson, Cole.<br />
We know these last<br />
couple years have<br />
been tough for the ag<br />
community...but we<br />
also know farmers have<br />
tenacity and strength<br />
to keep fighting.<br />
Low Moor<br />
Keep working hard<br />
and we’ll be right<br />
there by your side<br />
waving you on.<br />
Owners Ted and Sharon Witt<br />
wish you a successful harvest season<br />
AG SERVICE, INC. 563-522-2063<br />
Fertilizer and ag ChemiCals • roCk hauling and ag-lime • anhydrous ammonia<br />
106 <strong>Eastern</strong> <strong>Iowa</strong> <strong>Farmer</strong> | fall <strong>2020</strong> eifarmer.com
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