The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-06

crumpler, as we'll as various weevilS aud
other Injurious insects.
Ii limb is partly broken look For the
| twig girdier. though If there be a small
hole near the break it may be the borer
beetle. In either case cut off the limb an
inch or SO below the break. aud in ali
cases burn the limbs.
Especially examine pear twig-, and II
they show signs of blight. as becoming
Shriveled or turning bluck, cut off tte
limb aud burn il.
The peach borer, the most destructive
| apricot and cherry. should be looked after
at once.
Look for the exuding gum" or saw
DUST" that betrays the presence OF the
worms, or larv8, and with a wire or a
sharp knife follow he tunnels they make,
killing all grubs found. then apply heavy
coat OF wbi,ewash, or better, Use the fol-
lowing recipe:
Soak pound of glue in water over hight
then melt in pan set i'll ii vessel of hot
water, add enough hot water TO make two
gallons of solution. and 10 this stir in
spoonful OF Paris green or London purple.
When thoroughly mixed TO an uniform
color paint the trunk from the collar 10
the first branches. Then hill mp the tree
six or eight inches and pack the soil
around the trunk tightly.
The Oklahoma Experiment. Station
would be very glad to receive dates OF the
earliest appearance of the insect ia the
various portions of the territory. In addl-
ton to the date, kindly give the plant upon
which the bugs are found feeding, and if
the small, red, immature bugs are also OBJ
served.
The station hopes to be able to send poi
soned bugs TO Ill who desire them. with
this understanding that with each request,
at least a tablespoonful o. living bugs be
sent the station.
On comparing the test of nine varieties
Of oats grown at this station last season
with the same varieties grown at the ex
pertinent stations of Kansas, Missouri, Ken
lucky, Ohio and Illinois it was found that
the yield here was from one to nine bush
els per acre greater than the average OF the
five states mentioned, and the weight OF
one bushel of grain was from oDe-half to
five and one-half pounds greater Iii favor
of Oklahoma
Only in one case was the average yield of
the i've states greater than ours. ms
was in case of The variety Black Tartari-
an, very light oat weighing from TWEEN
ty-fiye to thirty-three pounds per bushel
according to reports from the states used
in comparison. The same variety ayerag.
ed four pounds heavier than our seed.
The department of agriculture Of the
station has about completed its list of five
hundred names of farmers to whom one
quart Of cow-peas will be sent free, and |
the seed will be sent out the middle of
next month, which will then give time to
grow and mature one crop in time TO get
second crop to turn under as Il fertilizer.
No other seed will be sent out this year
from the station. When we have found a
new or valuable crop for Oklahoma the
seed of that crop will be distributed to get
the farmers interested in the crop; but the
ordinary field and garden seed will not be
sent out as is done in Washington.
Experiments in bread making from cow
nea meal are IN progress at the station. |
Preliminary trials gave good results. The
subject will be fully investigated and the
public will soon have the benefit of it. 1t
is much more nutritious than either wheat
Or corn bread. In the distribution. full
directions us to planting, harvesting for
hay and seed, preparation for table, ETC.,
wi III accom- aany eAch mack !,