Block · one region of the page, as the scanner read it. It may hold a whole story, part of one, several, or an advertisement; stitching blocks into articles is the next step. Text is supplied OCR.
Page 13 · column 1 of 6 · from the scan, no model involved
Curled and musk thistles continue to rob Virginia farmers of valuable pasture yields.
According to Allan H. Kates, a Virginia Tech associate professor of plant physiology and an Extension specialist in weed control, curled and musk thistles are two varieties of more than just bothersome weeds.
Curled thistle, the smaller of the two, grows curled stems and dull purple flowers. The musk thistle sports a bright lavendar flower about one-fourth larger than that of its curled cousin.
95.8%