The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-06-04
AMONG FARMERS.

Michael Doolan of Franklin saws there
was quite noticeable frost on Sunday
and Monday mornings of this week.
Wheat took quite tumble this week
on the Chicago board. Favorable re-
ports from every section is the cause.
Hay comes 70 market as if there
was superabundance of it. The
streets in the neighborhood of ware
houses are crowded.
1t looks as if potatoes may bring a
good price this year The potato
growing section of this state is used
for other purposes this year. 1t is
said that Burnet county has gone out
of the business almost wholly.
Farmers in this county are kicking OF
the predictions of The Pilot that there
will be good crop of hay this year.
They say meadows were so badly burned
ont last year that the favorable weather
didn't have much to work on
Thomas Meany OF Cato and j. ID. Nate
of Maple Grove were callers at The Pilot
office on Tuesday. They report crops
looking well with the exception of hay,
but the crop of grasshoppers Is simply
tremendous and may rum the crops I'M
less they are attacked by some parasite.
The crop report for the week says that
rams were very common throughout the
state the past week and that the ground
Is now too wet for the good of crops The
temperature has been below the normal.
Although winter wheat has improved
rapidly, ii Is thin and will not be a good
crop. The outlook for good crops is very
promising.
Some weeks ago The Pilot mantione
| the fact that parasite known as the
| San Jose scale which infests fruit trees
was moving this way from the east, but
| had not yet reached Wisconsin. Mr.. ].
| +. Hammond OF Cato sends Il twig from
n tree which has some kind of a parasite
imbedded Ill the bark and writes thai
orchards In that neIghborho0d are quite
|
being dead. The specimen has been sen
Prof. Henry, with request that he state
what the nature - the parasite IS.
The following letter has come in re
Spouse to that sent Prof. Henry
MADISON, Wis June End, 1896
John Ndgte, MdnHOWOc, IT1s.,
DEAR SIR:-Yours OF the LIST inst
to Prof. Henry is referred to me.
The twig sent is infested with tn
apple tree bark louise, Mytilaspi
pomorum, 1t is quite distinct frol
the San Jose scale, and an insect ia
less to be feared.
To destroy the lice the trunk an
branches Of the infected trees shout
be washed early in spring with
strong solution of soap. 1t is we'll t
use soft soap and increase its strengt
by adding a strong solution of wasl
ing soda until the soap is reduced t
the consistency Of cream. 1t IS alF
we'll to scrape the rough bark flol
the trunks and branches of infecto
trees. About this time Of year the il
sects are in the active stage; by q,
amining the leaves and tWigs careful
iy You may discover very minute il
sects crawling about. They appe;
like grayish or whitish specks; yo
may need magnifying glass to NAL
r them ont. If you discover many
these lice crawling about the tree
would advise spraying with kero5er
emulsion To make the emulsion iii
solve one quart soft soap or one fourt
pound hard soap in one quart of wat,
over fire; when all is dissolved az
while the mixture is still boiling he
remove from the fire and add la
a pint of kerosene: agitate rapid
: for two or three minutes and allo
to cool. Before using add an equ
(. bulk of soft water. OF course Il
amount can be increased indefinite
provided only You observe the san
J. proportions. 1t should be sprayed {
the tree with some sort of sprayiI
apparatus.
II Cultivating the ground SO as to i
duce a thrifty growth adds We
= materially in keeping this insect
subsection.
Yours very truly,
Il - Itlr,, 4, ~