The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-04-28
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west Virginia Agricultural Experiment,
Station Sotcs-COmbatiny Insects,

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Wcst Virginia Agricultural Expofimen,
Station Notes-combatinS Insects. Il
Tho season Of The year has arrived
when tho thoughtful md progressive
farmer should give attention 10 some Of
tho details necessary for tho protection
OF his crops and stock from tho rayagca
Of insect pests. Tho timc has arrived
when tho cabling moth will ontcr upon
Its period OF activity, and deposit tho
eggs which will make tho wor.ny np-
pies, and largely reduce tho yield II II
DO not vigorously combntod. Tho cir.
culios, also, will begin to deposit their
eggs In the young fruit almost as soon
M it begins TO assume shape.
By spending j little timo and atten.
tion IN spraying tho orchards and fruit
trees at this season OF the year, with m
occasional treat mcnt later, much Of tho
damage done by these pests can be
avertcd. II Is evident that insect pests
in tho state are upon tho Increase, and
every man engaged in fruit culture, or
Interested In II, should take vigorous
steps to reduce their number and to
check their damages before it becomes
too late. Tho best time to fight this
ene.u. 70 'i's seasol Q INC year, ana we
,,on " NV W w ialli.ers .ne luuicious
ns W VIZ s"ilous soiu:Ioils appiieu ny
tho West Virginia Agricultural Expert.
ment Station.
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co., so D ".h;nh ul' nrt hHl placos Oh IN
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h'nuad ea,oNeu ns pruning siiou,a oe
purnG" us sooll US possible. low
a nha weik spfn1 IN c!eahihs up me or
"'a.u u 'lls k,iIu Oh .rasn oVeEy spring
'na preserve /, RON serious ana lrrep'
""'ie ua'''S' '"'ef'
THE USE OF COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS.
The commercial fertilizer represents
ono NJ tho Li,h ost qualifications ~ .o;,rc,
.-1~-:oi ~, ,H
10 pfac1lca' i"rn'ine. mo expert sXlll
oil tho chemist is employed 10 Conccn-
trato as much plant food into Us small
bulk MS possible, so that the CONNER
cial icrti!lzer represents US strongly con.
centrated plant iood as tho progress Of
modern science will permit. This beinG
the cng1 thu fnrmnr ahpul1 ranppthar
that 1t is dangerous to apply these strong
fertilizers with the seed, or too close to
the young plant. a moments thought
will convince the farmer that the aver.
age corn or potato plant spreads it
roots over quito 4 large area
and he can safely estimate that tho
roots will extend over n larger area
than the top OF the plant, SO that a
fertilizer applied anywhere in tho i'm
mediate vicinity OF n plant is likely to
be utilized by It. The farmer, also,
should acquaint himself with the root
habits, if We may use the expression, OF
a plant so that the fertilizer will always
be placed in the soil above rather than
below the roots OF the plant. Take, for
example, the corn plant. The roots OF
this plant do not run down. but spread
themselves out horizontally over a large
surface ut a depth rarely exceeding six
inches, so that the fertilizer to become
available to the plant should not be
placed below two inches from the sur
face, and in many soils, it would be
much better upon the surface han
placed at n depth OF six inches.
Our fertilizer manufacturers have led
the farmers to believe hatgreat things
are to be hoped for from particular
brands OF fertilizers, and the farmers
are induced TO buy the seed maker"
the root grower the grass PRODUCER
ETC., under the idea that there is extra
ordinary potency in particular brand
for a particular purpose. This may,
and may not, be true. What the farmer
should do is to pay no attention to the
lame or brand OF a fertilizer, but give
his attention to the kind and quantity
of plant food contained in the fertilizer.
For example, il is very largely wastage
OF money to apply Il heterogeneous fcrtil-
izer to potatoes and corn, as the nitro
gen is not utilized by these plants in
such a manner that they will ordinarily
prove cmune rative for an expenditure
in this element OF plant food. The same
is true in a very large measure of fruit