The Monitor-register., 1897-04-30
salem Go unity oar of Agriculture

Salem Go unity Board of Agriculture
The quarterly meeting of the Salem
County Board of Agriculture was
held on Tuesday afternoon in Library
Hall. with a fair attendance of farmers
and their wives.
The President, Richman Coles, pre-
sided, and after the usual routine bust
ness, Prof. j. B. Smith, State Entomolo-
gist, delivered an address on the "Melon
Louise" He began by saying he
did not know much about it, as its ap-
pearance in this section was so recent.
The fact of it's being SO numerous last
year is no indication that it will be as
plentiful this season, as they depend
largely upon the character of the
weather. He then gave the history of
the louise and some of its characteristics.
These insects pass the winter on all sorts
of plants, and if the spring continues cold
and wet until June we will not be trou-
bled with them, but if the weather should
be warm they are likely to appear quite
plentiful again. A cold storm about the
LIST of July would check them.
AS to the enemies of the louise he men,
toned a small wasp and certain fungus
diseases. The lady bug is also an enemy
of the louise. He said there we're a great
many things that will kill the louise, but
the difficulty is to get at them. He
recommended bi-sulphate of carbon as
being the most promising. Put a tea
spoonful of the mixture in a clamshell or
plate and cover the hill and let it remain
for an hour and no plant lice will live.
In some places they cover the hills, using
hay caps. The cover should be reason
o hi u flnhf mill ancf ahnuf half q
cent a hill. He also recommended a
dressing of potash and nitrate of soda.
The insects came from outside and not
out of the ground. They breed on weeds
in the spring and hen migrate to melon
fields.
Miss Jessie l.. Colson asked if the louise
that troubled the tomatoes was the
same
Prof. Smith answered no. 1t is a very
different insect, and has been trouble
some before last year. Air-slaked lime
will destroy them. Plant lice are light
and are not good flyers, and it depends on
the way the wind blows to spread them.
Mr.. E. Atkinson asked Prof. Smith TO
describe the cabbage bug. He said it is
the south. He. also said that two ur-
III 0h0 pbdlo udS6 bn61 Dan JOS6
scale-Perry's and the one at Little
Silver.
On motioa of M. ID. Dickinson a rising
vote of thanks was extended Prof, Smith
for bis valuable address
Several specimens of plant lice aud tho
San Jose scale were shown Prof. Smith.
Then followed a discussion on growing
peas and oats for fodder, which was par
ticipated in by several members giving
their experience.
Reuben Woolman asked how many
pounds of milk must a COW give in a year
to be profitable ?
Reeves Flitcraft made a motion, which
was carried, that 5 J. Dubois. Samuel
FliterafG and Charles Richman be a com
mittee to bring in a port at the next
meeting, as to what it costs to keep a
Gov a year, the quantity of milk she
shonld give and the price to be received
for it to make it profitable to the dairy
man.
WOodstown vas selected as the place
for holding the next meeting in July
EmpsOn Atkinson inquired as to why
it does not pay to fatten cattle now, and
the matter called forth considerable
discussion.