The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-10-27

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for the world must have it. But when
all is thrown on the market at n
time there is danger of stagnatiOn and
low prices, because the people OF the
world do not need it as fast as it goes
on the market. Hence the spectators
have learned how to manipulate it
systematically, and of curse their
work does not benefit the farmers.
But while this may be good money
for all purposes, it is not necessary
that there be 10 banking at all.
Banks will be needed just as before to
furnish a stable currency and for bust
ness purposes generally, but THEY will
not have a monopoly then, only a fair
division, and while they furnish the
stable currency, the Sub Treasury
would furnish the flexible and do it eX-
actly at the critical period and there
would be no unheard Of low prices
for staple products as has been the
case so often in past years.
OF course this is all new. None OF
us know half of it, but we do know
that a change is needed. All reform
ers have been scOrned and derided.
They have been called fanatics. The
friends of the Sub Treasury have been
called all sorts of names, but still the
measure is growing in favor. We're 1t
not for political effect it would have
ten able advocates to every n it now
has ButpeOplear thinking. Many now
see that anything that will benefit and
protect the producers IS sure to benefit
the public at large. The business and
professional people would get better
pay for their work, business would be
done on nearly a cash basis. Me
chanics and factory hands might have
to pay a little more tax and pay more
for the necessaries of life, but wages
would be higher and everything more
brisk. 1t would not be any advantage
to shylOcks and certain classes Of spec
u~lators, but it would be money i'll the
pockets of our farmers. That is all
that is needed to make a prosperous,
happy nation.
MEETING OF ENTOMOLOGISTS.
Insect Life for October, the initial
number of Volume ", has just been
issued by the Division Of Entomology |
Of the I. 5. Department of Agriculture.
1t is mainly devoted to a report of the
third annual meeting Of the AssOcia
tiOnO Economic EntOmOlOgists, recent
ly held at Washington. Thirty eight
persons were in attendance, and many
interesting and valuable papers were
presented and discussed. OF the mat
ter presented in this number the in
augural address Of the President, Mr..
James Fletcher, EntomolOgist of the
Dominion OG Canada. is particularly
noticeable. This address covers twelve
pages, and is replete with valuable sug
gestions and advice to the student and
worker in economic entomology. Mr.,
Fletcher directs attention to the lack
ofreliable data for estimating the actual
pecuniary loss to the farmer resulting
from the ravage5 Of nOXiOuS insects,
and for further estimating the amount
actually saved by the judicious use of
insecticides or by the adoption Of other !
remedial or preventive measures rec
commended by entomologists. Several
of the published estimates of cash losses
are cited. One of the earliest estimates
was that of DR.. Sinner in 1864. He |
placed the loss for this year alone in
the one State of Illinois, to the corn
and grain crops through the depreda-
tions of a single species of insects, the
chinch bug, at $73, 600, 900. He further
states, by way of example Of what may
be done to mitigate insect attacks, that
in the States of North Dakota and Min
nesota there has been during the pres
ent year a probable saving from the
ravages Of grasshOppers) due directly |
to the advice of entOmOlogIsts Of not
less than $500, 900. This saving was
accomplished by fall blowing and the
use of "hOpperdozers," An estimate
that has been generally accepted is that
about one tenth of the agricultural
products of the United States is annual |
ly destroyed by insects. In 9th r
words, if we accept the estimate of
our products at So, 500, 900, 900, it will
be seen that So, 500, 600 are annually
lost through insects.
In commenting upon the Presidents
address, Professor Riley mentioned the
fact that most entOmologists who have
had occasion to write of the losses due
to insects had quoted the statement of
MalSh who eStimatA q nuartar of q |