The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-04-12
Advanced Monthly Summary of Meteor
illogical Reports for North Car
Olina. Eehruarx. 1904.

DOnIT, 80 men, winch Is U.31 above
the normal The greatest amount was
9.6+ inches, at Highlands. least amount,
go at Rockingham. The wettest Feb
ruary occurred in 1S13-average. LOB;
the driest in 1890; average, 1.41. Snow
occurred on the 4th, 9Th. 18th, 18th,
10th, 25th,. 36th. at some western sta
lions, but on the 18th it was general,
and the heaviest snow of the winter
occurred. The largest monthly snow
fall was 10 inches, at Bakersville.
WlED. prevailing direction south
west. This is the normal direction for
February Average hourly velocity.
1912 miles Highest velocity, 4s miles
per hour on the 1st at Kitty Hawk.
MISCELLANEOUS or hail &C.
CURED at various places on the, End,
18th, 18th, 18th, 10Th, 25th, all light.
Solar halos occurred on the 10th. Eth,
18th, nth, Goth, 22d, 23d. 2Sth. Lunar
halos on the eth, 10th. 18th, 18th, 18th,
18th, 18th. Meteor observed at Rock
ingham on the nth.
QUESTIONS AND REPLIES.
The Station will be glad to receive
questions on agricultural topics from
any one in North Carolina who may de-
sire to ask for information. Address
all questions to the IN. c.. Agricultural
Experiment Station, Raleigh, II. c."
Replies viii be written as early as pos
sible by the member of the Station
staff most competent to do SO, and,
when of general interest, they will also
appear in these columns. The Station
expects, in this way, to enlarge its
sphere of usefulness and render imme-
diate assistance to practical farmers.
Cotton Seed Hull Ashes.
VIII you kindly inform me W iether or not
cotton seed hull ashes have ever been anaiyHed
as y fertili Ter by L Experiment Station, and
wat sucl analys shows them to contain: f.
:. y. Southern Pines, n. c.
AgHCr rod nv I1ot hfraR
Experiment Station.
I send herewith pamphlet on the sub
Ject of ''cOmpoStS." which gives analy
sis of cotton seed hull ashes. | would
say, however, that analyses of these
ashes vary very materially. because in
many cases they are more or less burnt
anu more or less mixed with dirt out
side matters. Exposure to the air NAV
also cause absorption of moisture and
decrease of percentage. 1t is a very
high grade potash material. containing
a large amount of phosphOric acid as
we'll. | have had an analyses of
these ashes, when carefully burned, to
run as high as % to 80 per cent. potash.
The average is probably about 20 per
cent.
BOW to Deal With the Potato Beetle and
Cabbage Worms.
/. What shall I use to kill potato beetles?
I Gilutc it. viii ashes dos How put it on;
How much Paris green snail use per acre:
NDcre is the beStplace to get it?
3. WHAT Is the best remedy for. cabbage
worms,
!. If kerosene emulsion. where can I get it,
and at what cost: How is the emulsion aD-
siisd:-W. c.. Raleigh n. c.
Answered by Gerald Mccarthy, Entomolo-
siSt N c. Experiment Station.l
l. The best remedy Tor potato beetles
IS Paris green or London purple both
being arsenites. They are about equally
valuab bic. Mix l pound of either with
) pounds of flour and 60 pounds of dry
road dust. air s1aked lime or fine ashes
If you have no sprayer apply with a
sitter or perforated pan. If you have
Il Sprayer, mix the arsenite in $50 gal
Ions of water and spray it on. In either
case repeat the treatment after ten
days to Kill the insects Matched after
the first treatment. Usually these two
treatments Will suffice, but repeat if
necessary
For cabbage eaterpil1ars. the arse
mites are best before the plants have
headed. After that hand pick or use
well prepared kerosene emulsion. A
badly prepared emulsion will burn the
leaves. 1t is best to buy concen-
trated emulsion ready made. 1t can
be bought in five, ten and forty gallon
packages of w. S. Powell & Co., Balti-
more, about as cheap as you can make
it. Always dilute the concentrated
emulsion before using with nine times
its bulk of cold soft water. Apply with
a sprayer, and be sure to wet the bodies
of the caterpillarS, as this substance
kills by contact only. Paris green can
be bought of almost any druggist at
about 25 cents per pound.
Culture of Pecans.
Would you be 50 Kind to give some in
formation in regard to the culture of pecan nut
tree to plant: g. G. G. Thermal City n. C.
Answered by W, F. Massey, Horticulturist,
n. G. Experiment Station.
Pecan trees, like all other of the
hickory family, are rather hard to
transplant with uniform success. We
would prefer to get good nuts and
plant them where the trees are to grow.
Almost any southern nurseryman can
supply the seed or trees 2. j. Beck
man u Son. Augusta, Ga, are nursery
men of high character, and will doub
less supply you with good article
We put little confidence in the prospects
CT great profits from pecan growing on
a large scale. 1t may now pay those
we'll who have bearing trees of the
large sorts To sell seed and trees at
high prices, but the article is one which
the demand for cannot be largely in
creased, and when the trees now being
planted in the south come into bearing,
We think the profit problematic. OF
course it is desirable for all farmers to
have few pecan trees for ornament
and nuts, but we would advise you not
to rush toe largely into the culture.
Proper Temperature TO Churn-ProfitabIe
Poultry.
1. What temperature should butter be
churned ct to attain the best suits?
>. Do you consider pure bred poultry, such
as Plymouth Rocks and leghorns, muca more
pro stable Z S fiesl producers and layers tnan
the common breed Of Ghit kens seen around
most farms in this country?
answered nv +. r., Emery. ApriculturiSt
C. Experiment Station.I
/. The temperature at which best re-
suits are obtained vary somewhat, first,
with the season, being higher in winter
than in summer; second, with the kind
of foods given the cows, and, third, in
different dairies where difference in
handling the cream may affect the
churning conditions. In winter, where
COWS are far advanced in lactation and
considerable cotton seed or cotton seed
meal is fed, as high 20 degrees, F., or
possibly two or three higher may be
found desirable. In summer, with
fresh cows on good pasture, as close to
60 degrees i. as possible will not be far
wrong for the same dairy. Each one
must establish its best degree of heat
or GOODNESS by actual trials. Too much
care cannot be bestowed on the proper
..ripening' of the cream unless you
churn more for rich buttermilk than
butter.
2. Yes, unless you put a pure Plym-
outh Rock cockerel at the head of your
flock of common fowls and continue to
grade up with another from an outside
source when the first is gone. The high
grade birds will take on the character
istics Of the pure bred male in proper
ton to his purity and prepotent powers.
This plan will be easier for anyone who
has common birds than breeding pure
fowls, and they will have the ADVANTAGE