The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-07-10
USEFUL INFORMATION.

The Cabbage Butterfy.-A Virginia correspon-
dent to the American Garden has come to the
conclusion that the true method for disposing of
the green worm so destructive to the cabbage crop
in all sections of the country, is to catch the par
ent butterflies while they flying over the fields
seeking places to deposit their eggs. The butter
flies are not very rapid in their fight, and may
be easily caught in nets in the hands of active,
faithful boys or girls. We came to the same con-
crsion last summer after watching and studying
the habits of this European visitor to our shores.
The butterfly deposits her eggs singly upon the
leaves of the cabbage, but may place half dozen
or more upon one plant in the course of few
days. After the worms hatcn tney eoo near
ly the color of the leaves to be easily seen, and
after a few days they hide themselves among the
leaves beyond the reach of any application that
might kill them if touched by it.. If the effort
were made general throughout district, we have
little doubt that this would be a comparatively
easy pest to overcome. There are two broods in
a season, and the first being destroyed there
would be no second to annoy us. When the farm
ers and gardeners are all organized in oranges or
clubs, combined effort of this kind would not be
difficult to manage. Taken at the right time
boy with ten-cent net could earn as much as
man would be able to earn later in the season at
any kind of farm garden work. The rule for
fighting insects, like all other enemies, is to at
tack the weakest points. The weak point in the
life of the cabbage worm is in the butterfly stage.
How to Cultivate Strawberries.-A Morristown,
N. j. letter to the New York World says: "When
I began with strawberries tried the lazy mans
plan of the matted row, weed and grass system,
and never got much over sixty bushels of berries
to the acre. With time and experience I learned
better, and now l am not contented unless grow
over 200 bushels of fine berries to the acre. My
plan is to prepare my ground at first by blowing,
subsoling and manuring until it is well pulver-
m of hon t
ground each way in rows, three feet apart, which
gives me in an acre. 1910 hills I set two plants
in each hill $3.50 plants to an acre. Then L
cultivate both ways with a cultivator, keeping
out all weeds and grass and keeping all runners
cut off until the middle of August. By this plan
get double returns over the old system and with
I little if any increased labor. If you have never
tried this plan reader, advise you to experiment
| now.
| Paris Green.-The use of this poison has been
so common of late years that its nature is pretty
generally known, but still too much caution can
not be exercised in its use, and on this account we
give the following information in reply to a cor
respondent of contemporary, who asks what
proportion of paris green and water to use in ap
plying for insects That depends upon the quail
ity of the paris green. Some of the paris green
that is sold is disappointing in its results, because
it is not up to standard. If it is fall strength
Ions of water. 1t must be remembered that this
makes mixture and not q solution. Hence it
must be kept we'll stirred. 1t may be applied
with common sprinkler or fountain pump, if it
is to be used on trees. 1t is sometimes applied
mixed with -four but the better plan is to use the
liquid, for it is more handy. Ofcourse, it is hard
y necessary to say to anybody that care should
be taken in handling this poison, but in this care
less world we will give the caution. Used, as
paris green is generally used, there is no danger
coming from eating the fruit or vegetable to
which it is applied. Prof. Forbes appliedit ex-
cessively in making certain experiments to apple
trees. From one of the trees last sprayed in Sep
TENDER, apples picked week after the oper-
alton, enclosed in sack, and subjected to chem
ical analysis. 1t was found that it would take
seventy-fve apples to make poisonous DOSE 1t
is concluded that week of ordinary weather is
sufficient to make the eating Of fruit, to which
paris green has been applied, safe. But in such
matters we advise great caution.
The Law as to Party WaUs.-A party wall in
law is the wall dividing lands of different pro-
priet0rs used in common for the support of struc-
lures on both sides. At common law an owner
who erects wall for his own buildings which is
capable of being used by an adjoining proprietor,
cannot compel such proprietor, when he shall
build next to it, to pay for any portion of the cost
of such wall. On the ether hand, the adjoining
proprietor has no right to make any use of such
wall without consent of the owner, and the con-
sequence may be the erection of two walls side by
side, when one would answer all purposes. This
convenience is often secured by an agreement to
erect wall for common use, one-half on each
others land, the parties to divide the expenses if
only one is to build at the time, he gets return
from the other party of half what it costs him.
Under such an agreement, each has an easement
in the land of the other while the wall stands,
npA MI fho 10 in co1a md dns
cent. But if the wall is destroyed by decay or
accident, the easement is gone, unless by deed
such contingency is provided for. Repairs to
party walls are to be borne equally; but if one
has occasion to strengthen or improve them for a
more extensive building than was at first contem
plated, he cannot compel the other to divide the
| expense with him. In some States there are
statutes regulating the rights in party walls and
one may undoubtedly acquire rights by prescrip-
ton on wall built by another, which he has long
been allowed to use for the support of his own
structure.-Bulding
Newspaper Advertising is always
some trading doing, even in the dullest season,
and the advertiser strives to divert the floating or
transient trade to his place. Again when bust
ness ordinarily is dull, people who see his invita-
tions in the newspapers are more apt to read them
for the reason that they have more time to read
and there are fewer advertisements then. Many
merchants who have been in business for a num-
Der of years will say "Oh, We are so we'll known
it is no use for us to advertise" There never was
q greater mistake. One should as soon think of
cancelling his insurance policies as his advertis-
ing contracts. Each year there are more people
who want goods, and new trade is always coming
to the surface.
Advertising that is well done is cumulative in
its character. 1t is like the compoundng of in
terest. An advertisement in daily paper one
day will in all probability make good return to
the merchant who has the goods the people want,
at the right prices each successive advertisement
that he puts in gains an impetus and influence
from the original one, and so it counts up until
the name of the firm gets what is equivalent to
the good will of successful business besides de-
irving the direct profit from immediate sales caus-
ed by the advertising.
To advertise WE'LL merchant should give as
much care to his newspaper space as he does to
any other department of his business. AS a gen.
eral thing merchant can we'll afford to spend in
newspaper advertising from one third to one-fifth
the amount of all his other total expenses. If a
man in business talks earnestly through his
newspaper when he is addressing several thous-
and people, simultaneously, as when he is talk
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