, 1875-06-21
THE FARM AND GARDEN,
The Applo.Treo Bark-Lonse...How 10
, Destroy Cucumber beetles.
Something About Intc-I'lantci
Corn and Bccts.
The Colorado I3tct1e III tile Eastern state5
s!.Mechanical Alteration or Soils.

s4aNfeclhnical Alteration or Soils.
Fytpared for Tas caieoco 1rsoun<.
arr, r.rnyy nAnx..,cx.
Our chronological corr osrondont, "Asfclla,"of
rroua ILL.,. sontis bh his Feok an ar;,clo Oh tho
bafk.lo,iso. Owing 10 The latencss Of tho soasoa,
about tho tilne this reaches our readers, tho
soans !oase shea'a 10 ID meeoa, n ths lststnde
q Chicago, md perhaps rs far sonth a. central
sosp.auds, or oven stroug Hlsds Of common sofs
SOAP, In which one.ctRbth OF Ill oanes OF u,sss
ca'boli0 acid cryatal' Las beon dissolved 10 zach
pailful, or III o,inca Of irnpnrc catholic acid 10
a".nu ",'us ; Aa". tas5 a..
tsoh "n"e 'ho young sfo moving ol"aia W ~
.hcsslvee , IN the more so'aos 0s.k; s shoy nfo
tl'ose having trees Infested with tc oyaseE-sle!l
:: ;u :
cfnneop'c 'nsce96' aoet" eaya'
United alstes Tho hrst Is native Of North America.
AZ! - generally known a 11srria barkuuas tAspd!-
scale is found, Of dirty white COLOR adhcs'n. coesy
10 Tho tree, Irregular in lis bharc tron removing tho
ss, ns s w Ss % s9 70;
natural enemies md rarasilos keep them in duo
bonnaa. ,,,,
louRe, Il of the eAtEctiye lueoca fohhh In
' q ths spse,es '''r presents, ' IL !ho ~nlertms,
uniform shape and 81 an ashgray color, containing
sss paro rhe inste.a Of rs "a the former spec;es
aud, about lie 1rsi 10 lilo Third week III june, accord
Ing to season anil 'ate, tue Jonng es cinerEe from
erer tue wcnther proves too COLL, they remain uhdcr
tAe seals for scsesal Gays on8or bcforo noylng in
vssy se:io,io eoinalsases 10 Issue ifom tho boiy,
in slo shape q ai,s threats Thk At Atat sight ap.
Psns \. b. hs # h as IN s
carefully. she body Will 10 found underneath
and separate. After three snch growing
.hs sG3lo ...umss the 9es,;iar o5aseFcsbfE FL: E
found seciaIy faatensI 10 Ereo by slight thitish
Tae timo tsse for tAi. pree.. 4 qanaliy about t~o
ri. 10 discovered IN tho act of laying ito eggs. DUR
Ing the progfeas tho parent toass shrtnts a"Dy, uu
gst'n.sd al. ~ ,n.ay 100 esss esa :,e ol!sn
:ss' .s s 's
continual iseeztng aud ihawlug of winter, aud ~
their vitality IL nnlmpaIe1. ,.
~ o mi es q
lit tasss or four aa,s sn Tor ths raj Of hsr iia
QUO very plausible Why 10 BY tho transporting Of
young trees from place to another tho scales nB
tLsmscses aso very light they ars oii6n borne from
psce 10 paace by tho winds during tho iaw days they
arc cspsblb of travelling. oitdu In larKe orchard.
srats from Qua tzre 70 anosbet: Though bclongiag
Aathfally 70 the apPe-trect often ioana upon Tug
Ths damage dons Sy ouo Of shsso small iusecss. BY
the atsotptea Of sap cannot % perceived upon tho
Ss I'D eifs nd 'S nes o ~ sn. ssi
tresa ef1 covered. the geasfa1 ahmaee tesJ 6soa-
oiea aas tuo t1en e!itex 10 tnfce =. tous 3eats.
lhsss sss sone s nasaIal ehcss Taleh gso,e vtsy
Obstructive I've 70 tna Aaoess sman magaos y some.
ninea tonna anuer tae sta'e' ane afya r. o. sotos
!hp LOUISE email nta hss slso been found Destroy
~ ~ a ~ ''o efsnass ~ W en'e's o@'ef''nsso
'a1 5ae 1t tho bird. tcbtoeorn. b,,ulaoru.. u,t,
has rovea Itself ycry usof1t In doaroypg both kndt
farm "a "no 10 eaaAus so'"'''1' !" a' 4sf'"
good way to s1tsrmtnale tho ba,t-ouse ID b, plae
Ing .eyst.! of tese ipsoc;s ugon ts Infested s,oe i
tha 5 nIo5oa.ret suot on esch winT.cass ''' when
planting out In. otchAFd, IL is very i'm.
Rortah. ,a tnas tne ,}o1ng tfses 70 ,e. eafe.
ses found thsy e. b. removed By scrapias tho bart,
sucs tho evRa well psotccteh al slkIisns washes
q no syaI - they do not penetrate, aud oae Of
10 oy nature @ sre spsto 1nEs tns Gss: Hence r.
aass Il. 10 fsT d.ys ssy Ut ate Crawling @ over mss
atroy ths fosKe snu fruit. "''' wv
A. soey sIhssv only 70 tho more tender limbs Of tho
tres, they can onIy 10 ecctu4lly reached by tho use
Of s.snse o. sRs.yg in.1umsnff chry,soAaa
~ ca ~ ~ s a,so - ~ . ~ o. xs ~
uisee days. sSf '>1@ ~@Se "N'NN'N sA' viva
ououHpER tEErtxs-Lars.rLArrEp DgErs AND
CONT,
cEnno oonpo. ILL.,, juno s,-Mill II rho Farm and
14tllsn please tell u low to raso m4nsolds and
will tny do wsa sumn - late - 1uy Alno, low 10
~ 4Way WIN tns sss,ped Jug upnt ask iof
H. i,,, nne ,o @ na,y Et. II RIA sss
a.s h.hxa nx' @H'"' A"''' o''''s' A"eS AZ
Another quessoi, apr re,ks Of planting corn -
Ats q July i0 ror what purpoa&3 Not Win tAs a.
poetauon VI rasiuy sound corn.
~ha.s is nsstly ~ wt1!ss.t!1ted, plowsd up, snd
gsoahd planted IT, setn; .5e lknly to 81
s.n5 "'@a LILO tetnA'uaes' oosa a'ie aa4 arg '1osaa
~ =" o
1o5a9ea ea"apso'os1or toouns' TUG ground enou@o
hase boon hoaylly manfred tho previous soA-
sen then thoroughly plowsd, narrowed, leyeod,
and rollod or plank su until thu nol In na,fertlv
a.. p,,r. ~ ..vo.',.. yt-.,.t. aa,lt. o. tt.
Nee ' :" eoAto'.'J n't",6as 1A''''' w tae0ps
aphsh A. the rate OF pounds per aero to insure
good Btand, covering Tho seed about thres-
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