As I h:tve said. there is but little known concerning this new agricultural pest. I find in the report of the Secret try of Agriculture for 1891 but a very brief reference to it. which I will read. The Secretary says: The variety Tragus is not known to be native in this country. but its home is in Russia. and it has more than likely been introduced from that country either with forage seed or brought over in some way by emigrants. However it may have become introduced in the West. one thing is certain. and that is that it is rapidly spreaing and threatens to be one of the very worstweeds with which the farmer will have to contend. It has already gained a strong foothold in North and South Dakota. extending eastward into Minnesota and Wisconsin. and is common in northern Nebraska. and has been recently detected along railroad tracks near Denver.
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