The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-04-26
FOR THE FARMER.
Recent Experiments with Insecticides
Developing Helfers-Sas all the
Manure-The Chinch Hug.
The Care at Farm Tools - brine Sailing
Raising Calyes-The Potato Rot
in New England.



From the years experience Professor
Cook. OF Michigan. feels warranted in
concluding that the arsenites and ear
bolized plaster will protect against tile
plum curculio II they can be kept ON
the tree or fruit. But in case of very
frequent rains the Earring method will
not only be cheaper but much more ef-
fcctive. Again. AZ our wild fruits are
more cleared away we must have
plums in our orchards TO protect the
apples from the curcnlio. When APP
pies are seriously stnng they become
SO gnarled and deformed as to be
worthless. II viii pay then to set
plum trees near by or among the APP
pie trees. Then we will escape the
mischief among our apples from the
cuTculio and will only need to spray
our apples once 10 destroy the codling
moth. and can treat the plum trees
three or four times with Paris green or
carbolated lime in case we have only
occasional showers. or can jar the trees
when the rains are very frequent. For
the apples we can use London purple.
one pound To 200 gallons of water For
the plums we must use Paris green, one
If the carbolated plaster Is preferred.
we use one pint of crude carbolic acid
10 fifty pounds of land plaster. This is
thrown freshly over the trees. SO rs TO
strike every plum on the tree which is
being treated.
Another very important practical
point has been suggested by the past
seasons experience with these insecti-
cides. which is the danger of applying
them before the blossoms fall. Bees
are quite rs susceptible TO these poisons
rs are the codling larvae and curculio.
In their good work of collecting nectar
and fcrtilizing the blossoms. they are
certain 10 take the poison rs well, il
the trees have been sprayed, OF course
there is no excuse for spraying at SO
early date rs neither the curculio or
codlng larvG commence their attacks
till the blossoms fall Thus for the OBJ
iect in mind. as well as for the safety
of the bees, delay should be insisted
upon.
Professor Cook thinks that we should
secure the enactment of laws which
would visit any such oifense with line
and imprisonment. Such laws would
prove a ready and active educator.
In the past season, many bec-keep-
ers lost severely from the neglect of
fruit growing neighbors TO observe
this caution. Mr.. John G.. Smith. Bar
~. ILL.,. writes "One of my neighbors
owning an orchard of about one hum
dred acres of apple tree sprayed the
trees with Paris green and water just
as they were in full bloom. The result
is that ten or twelve bee-keepers are
ruined. The image no less than the
larvae and pupe were destroyed Mr..
A. j. Pierce. Grand Rapids Mich, was
also heavy loser from the same cause.
Ills bees likewise died in all stages OF
development Ii Is well to remember
aud To urge that this loss is not con-
fined 10 the bee-keepers. for the fruit
growers as well Is the apiarist needs
the bees and their work 10 insure his
best success. 1t only requires. then.
that our people know the truth. To in
sure against loss ia this direction.
Western Rural