Middletown transcript., 1876-07-08


At a meeting of farmers club in
Elmira, N. Y, the following is con-
densed report of what was said on the
application Of Paris Green to potatoes !:
Mr.. Banfeld remarked that the poison
is of a subtle character, and we must
therefore be very particular to prevent
inhaling it or bringing it in contact with
The hands If the skin be broken. Last
year be had sitter made, and attached
II to the end of stick like hoe handle.
The poison was mixed with -four, and
then the person operating walked to the
windward of the row to which it was to
be applied, and sifted little on each
hill. The effect was immediate.
John Bridgman put a tablespoonful
10 a pail Of water, and went along with
a small whisk broom, sprinkling the
tops. This was bis first use Of Paris
green. The second time lie put a little
-four in the water, which had the effect
of making it adhere better to the leaves
and he. thinks was better. The two
applications completely cleared out the
bugs He saw many persons using
common sprinklers, and be believes they
we're successful.
Mr.. Strouse had three and half
acres, and had to put the poison on but
once. The rows were thirty rods long,
and the potatoes planted in drills 1S
inches in the rows, so it required a con-
siderable sprinkling to 60 through row.
He put the poison in water. which was
supplied by cask at each end and one
10 the middle Of the field. Three men
did the sprinkling in half day, and
boy carried the water to supply the
casks. He bought two pounds of the
poison, and there was a quarter of
pound left. The field gave good crop,
with no further trouble from the bugs
after the sprinkling was done. Joseph
Hoffman stated that wheat shorts is
better than the -four to mix with, as it
will not work into Jumps so readily. So
is buckwheat -four.
THE APPLE WORMS.
The question how to destroy the cod |
ling apple worms lately came before the
New York Farmers Club, and notwith-
standing that its members are not the
men that the writer would 60 to for
sound agricultural information, yet oc-
casionally an outsider has something to
say Of some importance. At late
meeting Mr.. Sylvester. Of Lyons. N. Y.
said that he recommended encircling the
trunks Of the apple trees with bands Of
twisted hay, and they had proved sue
cess. But as this method requires con-
siderable hay, and is a slow operation
in twisting the bands, better way is
to fold straw paper, and with twine TO
surround the trunk of the trees at a
height that will admit Of easy examina-
tion once in ten days or two weeks, to
destroy the worms under the bands
This Is 10 conii iimation Of what / have
previously said on this subject. He
said: 1.-THE paper bands we're tried by
the whole community in small district
in Michigan. and found to be very ef-
fectual. It has been a very common
belief that the worms cause the apples
to fall, and fall with them, and if hogs
enough to consume all the fallen fruit
are placed in an orchard the worms will
all be destroyed. 1t is admitted that
hogs are most excellent tenants of or
chards and are very valuable as worm
eaters, yet they do not have access to a
large portion of the wormy apples, and
hence cannot destroy all Of them.
BREAKING COLTS FOR THE HARNESS.
Colts may be taught to walk fast or
slow in breaking them for the harness..
and fast walking horses are much more
valuable than slow ones. For instance,
suppose you have fast walking team
which will plow half an acre Of land
more 10 a day than ordinary horses can
do. Then suppose that your fast walk I
ing team will 60 ten miles to market
with load, and get there an hour {
sooner than common walkers, you see
the difference in dollars and cents read
lily. as "time is money" Now. to |
teach colt to walk fast, you hitch him e
at the side Of horse Of good walking +
gait, aud If be lags behind you must a
urge him on and make him keep up = I
1t will take some time to teach your Z
colt to become fast walker, but be can Z
be made to contract that habit. which 7
he will retain for life, if you do not e
work him with sloy walking animal
If you have no fast walker to hitch
your colt beside, he can be made to ac- q
quire the habit of walking fast, by lead q
ing him daily for few weeks. and with i
q whip gently urging him to keep up
lively walk This training should be :
persisted in till your colt will walk four t
miles an hour
The American Pathological Society c
report on fruit, not previously men, T
toned, as follows: The best single
variety Of pears for all sections of the t
country, is the Bartlett. then come next q
the Seckel. Bourre d Apjou After u
these, the Flemish Beauty. Lawrence, b
Howell. Winter Nobs Doyenne d'Ete. 8
Duchesse d'Angoulene, and Belle Lu- t
crative. The following do well and are f
recommended in many States, but do
not stand SO high in character as the 9
preceding: Clifford. Buffman. Osband's Il
Summer. Tyson. and Vicar Of Wink a
field. The Concord grape is the best /
for general cultivation, and the next o
best is the Delaware. The best peaches II
that "are the most generally esteemed" 4
are Crawford's Early and Crawfords
Late. Next in popularity are Old
nixon Free, Oldmixon Cling. Large p
Early York. Crosse Mignonne and e
Favorite. The following are
most highly esteemed at the south and p
southwest: Columbia. Eaton's Golden. b
Heath Cling. Lady Parkham. Lemon @
Cling. Oldmixon Cling and Susque- n
hanna. The best cherries are consider n
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