The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-09-29
AGRICULTURAL.

AGRICULTURAL.
FRUIT TREE PRsTs. ---An increase of In.
sect pests will come with the warner
& growing weather. The eggs OF the Tent
CATERPILLAR will be among the first to pro.
duce "worms, . which IL left to themselves,
will soon begin their ravages upon the toll.
age. Their coming Ia easily recognized
by their "tents" and these should be dps-
4 troyed at once. 1 he best time to take them
Is IN early morning before they have left
their nests or sttents' when the whole
family may be removed and crushed The
bare band is the best for all within reach;
for those upon high branches use a pole
With swab dipped in lye or petroleum.
II newly set tree ID found infested with
Oyster shell Bark Lice, 1t Is the ehortest
way to pull 1t up and burn It. An old tree
with this pest should be painted over with
some non.drying oil, as lard oil; crude
petroleum has been used with some sue
cess. The presence of the Borers Is known
by tho sawdust which they make. The
best cure Is q knife and wire or whale
bone probe. Out only enough to allow
the entrance of the probe; never girdle the
tree as we have seen some do who were
hunting for the borers. The Curculio of
the plum stings the fruit when it Is quite
small. Jar the trees when the fruit is set
in the early morning, and so long as insects
are caught. The sluggish beetles are
caught upon sheets spread beneath the
trees arranged with poles to be held by
two persons; put the insects into the fire
or Otherwise destroy them. Plant Lice
that sometimes crowd upon the growing
tips Of cherry and other fruit trees, can be
removed by syringing them with tobacco
water.
Eaas. The egg tfatflc of this country
has risen to on importance which few COM
prehcnd. The aggregate transactions in
New York City alone must amount to fully
$l8, 0OO, 600 per annum anu in the United
States to $318,000,000. The perishable
nature of eggs has naturally detracted from
their value as standard article of diet.
The peculiar excellence of eggs depends on
their freshness. But lately the process of
crystallizing has been resorted to, and by
this process the natural egg is converted in
to yltreons substance Of delicate amber
tint. in which form 1t ls reduced seven
eights in bulk compared with barrel eggs,
and retains its properties for years, unlm-
paired, in any climate. In this form eggs
may be transported without injury. either
to the equator or the poles, and at any
tune can be restored to their original con-
dition by adding the water which has been
artificially taken away. The chief egg
deslccatlng companies are IN st. Louis and
New York. No salts or other extraneous
matters are introduced IN the process of
crystallizing, the product Is simply con-
solidated mixture OF yolk and albumen.
Immense quantities Of eggs are preserved
in the spring of the year by lining. Thus
treated they are good for every purpose
except boiling. 1t Is common fraud for
some dealers to palm off eggs so treated as
fresh, 30 that imposition is EARLY practiced.
In the desiccating process, however, the
difference becomes apparent, as from four
to five more lined eggs are required to
make pound Of eggs crystallized than
when fresh are used and eggs in the least
tainted will not crystalize at all.
CLOVER AND RYE FOR HoRsKs.--In my
experience, says writer, have found
nothing 80 profitable for hog pasture as
clover and rye, and think rye preferable.
and the reason they are better thun timothy,
blue grass and all similar grasses Is they
remain more tender for longer period
than other grasses. which 80 soon become
wiry and hard, partaking of tho nature of
nay, and I have never known hogs to
thrive on it, although other stock does. To
use rye prohtably for pasture, fall rye
should be sown for spring pasture and
spring rye for later pasture, and by not
pasturing too long and too close there will
be considerable head out, which when ripe
will, with the weeds that naturally grow
., among grain, make good pasture until
'tme to commence feeding corn, at least
u is my experience. AS to using any
rgrasses for hog pasture, would
/<efa weed pasture, and will here say
dat am Of opiuion If some Of the weeds
q 80 eagerly eaten by hogs were domesticated
and properly cultivated they would prove
more satisfactory for hog pasture than any
thing used Of grass kind.
KNIFE THE Cur WoRM.--There is really
but ono way to save the corn crop If the
plants are once attacked by cut worms
that is to dig the worms out and kill them.
1t IS not difficult task, nor is it very cost
ly. We presume that q fourth part of the
loss sustained would be the full equivalent
of all the labor 1t would cost to dig up the
cut worms and kill them. The worm docs
the mischief at night, and before morning
burrows in the ground near the spot where
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practiced eye readily discerns the entrance
into the hiding place, small round hole
into which the worm has passed and lies
concealed. The way to bring the pest up
Is to thrust pointed knife down the hole
and lift out the earth to the depth of two
or three inches, when the malefactor will
lie exposed to view and can be instantly
destroyed. We have known of large fields
being cleared bv this prOcess at a cost oi
labor 80 slight as to bear no comparison
with the loss that would have otherwise
resulted.
DRAINING wet land Is estimated to return
from 40 to 80 per cent. on the yearly cost.
In the same way good stock pays far better
than poor; good fencing, well selected
fruit trees and carefully looked after home
steads repay the money LAID out, and ado
immensely to the comfort of the occupant
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