---I discovered that when you say "horseweed", you could be referring to ... Yes, it is unfortunate all those other folks are so wrong We have learned to live with this misinformation by those academically enlightened people who think a Horseweed (Ambrosia trifida) is a Giant Ragweed. And yes, there are other plants sometimes called a horseweed, including the delightful and entertaining Marestail. But none of them have the stature of a good old Wabash River bottom horseweed. The nice thing about horseweeds is you can always use them for firewood in a hard winter ... if you can find a chain saw sharp enough to cut them down.
On a more serious note, one good thing about what we refer to as a horseweed is if you let it dry out it goes through the combine fairly well. You'll end up with a lot of seed in the grain tank, but they will go through the combine. And you are allowed 1% FM at the elevator anyway, so you do get paid a little for them. OK, hopefully typos all corrected
Edited by Mike SE IL 7/28/2010 00:59
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I nee to work on my fertility program ... the horseweeds are falling over
