The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-04-01
INLuIlOus INSECTS
And Plant DlSensss-Mcthod. OF Dealing
lyIfh Than |-

AMI Plant Dlscn,cs-Mcthods OF Dealing
With Them.
The above Ia tho title OF Bulletin No.
81. which is published by tho agricul.
tural experiment station, and will DO
mailed in n few days to tho farmers in.
tho state whose names arc OIL the mail.
ing list, and 10 others who apply for
them.
The object Of tho bulletin il to place
In the hands Of those in West Virginia,
WHO have to contend with injurious In
secta and plant diseases u compilation,
oil general methods recommended by
the best authorities. /,
"ln this age OF close competition andl
low prices, tic larmcrswho arc making
money are those who aro quick to adoptl
methods which thuir better Judgment
tells them will yield. aprofit, or ut lpast
praront loss. That there Is u profit ini
"a properly conducted warfare against
these pests, when tho conditions juaifyt
the means; there is no longer II Doubt
AZ loss of'hundrcds oi'thousands ofdol.l
lars is sustained each year by tho pro-
duccrs In this state from these ~calsest
alone, much OF which could DO prevents
cd to tlose4 who study 10 adopt methods
best suitedlto the peculiar requirements
in each case"
The authors OF this bulletin aro on
gagged at the station to devote their cn-,
tire timo b investigation and research
for the bomelit CT tho farmers OF thcl
state, and they ask the farmers andi
readers OF this and other OF their publi-
cations, 10 tcriticise, question and sug-'
Igcst; and report their success with
methods, End remedies. thus aiding int
future work and publications by tlleA
station, AN, Of which, they will received
the primary benefits.
The portion relating to "injurious in
scots" prepared by the entomologist,
Mr.. a. D. Hopkins gives m outline OF.
elementary requirements necessary toy
tho in tclligent application Of the, meths
DDS and remedies mentioned. In d,.-
serb Ing the charactor'o of insects in gell-
eral, land some ofStieir peculiar habits.
lt(is important to know how insects
iced. Those which chew their fo',d
may DO poisoned. while those, which
suck out the sap OF plants through 4
beali must be killed by contact applit.a-
itions. avs III ne 6~%stsFG
Under the head; Of preventive me rs
ures, the following Important ones Shrc
discussed: High culture and fertiliza-
ton, rotation OF crops, general farm
management, etc. Under the head OF
beneficial animals as aids in the dcs true.
ton OF insects, are mentioned: Sheep,
hogs, poultry, birds: skunks and toads.
Under remedies, the six best Tones for
general use and their proper aralica-
ton is discussed. They arc: Paris
green. London purple, kerosene emul-
sion, insect powder, white helcbore and
tobacco in various sforms. Under mis-
c%ellaneous rsne%ss, nine Others are
mentioned; followed by nine rules for
the successful. application OF remedies
and methods, and for sending speci-
mems and making inquiry. Fifteen
formulas are given with instructions for
mixing and applying.
The part relqrring7 to, the diseases OF
plants is writtrn'by DR.. Mil1spaush, the
botanist, 1t gives in n few paragraphs
the general treatment OF plant diseases:
exclusive hygienic and topical, i;s we'll
as special remarks upon rots of the
grape, tomato and potato; scab OF the
apple and potato; black knot of the
plum, etc. With %:f0rmulhs2f for. Creating
these diseases. - +,.s.~