The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-10-07
Hygiene.

Drouth and weed growth, accompa-
MED by low vitality, ave made trees
exceptionally subject to borers and in
sect troubles, says an exchange. AS a
rule trees that are infested are those
that are low in vital power, and there
is probably no time when insect pests
need more attention for their extermi-
nation than at present. If this can be
accomplished by spraying and the use
of all ordinary precautions, such as
cleaning out all trash, dead limbs n
giving the general "redding" up that
all cultivated trees should receive ev-
cry spring, and a season of good
growth follows, double advantage will
be taken of the insect pests. 1t As a
fact that insects colonize and secure
Judgement in orchards, and If this is
prevented on the start they are not
nearly so injurious as they will other
wise become. A liberal use of strong
alkali washes, with soft soap solution,
applied in the fore part OF the sum-
mer and early spring go a loag way
and with spraying II cleaning up will
do much to prevent insect difficulties.
The Strawberry Weevil.-ln some
sections of the country this little pest
Is doing a great deal of damage. 1t is
not a hard enc ny to conquer when one
knows the remedies to use, but it must
not be treated like weevil on plums
as the fl uit is so soft and ripens sc
early that it is not safe to use arsen-
ical poisons. The weevil is a very
small black beetle, not more than q
tenth of an inch in length, and can
be found in great numbers on the bios
som stems of the plants; they pune
ture the stems just below the bud OF
blossom, thus causing it to wither and
fall off. The hellebore mixture used
for currant worms will also prove eff
cacious for these insects. A mixture o.
one ounce of white hellebore in three
gallons of water will be the right
strength for this use. Glue is Otter
added to cause the liquid to remain
on the foliage longer, n ounce be
ing allowed for each ounce of helle'
bore. The hellebore mixture being Sc
easy to prepare, is oftener used, bu'
6ltn6T IGIuSuy "hA PAo'S ooAS SuAO
-Bernice Baker. in Vick's Magazine.
The Next Hay Crop.-The New Eng
land Homestead reports as follows
Farmers will devote a full area tt
hay the coming season. Many of on,
returns from the middle and western
states point to an increase of 10 to q
per cent over last year-occasionall.
more than this-while others an acre
age about equal to last year and som,
TO a decrease. In the western states
where the crop is nearly all prairi
hay. the amount cured will depend t.
some extent upon prices in July. Il
many of the older central and eastern
states, given over largely to Timoth,
and clover hays, there will be an in
crease owing to the ~cheapness of po
tatces and grain.
Fruit Soil.-Owing to its earlines
and the ease with which it is cult
waited, it was natural that for a Ion
: time sandy soil should be preferre
by the fruit grower. But it is becom
llS uLuC1 oloOo LA vel idiilC
heavy soils can be worked nearly G
quite as early as sandy soils, and thes
are much richer in the mineral elt
ments of plant food that are essenti'
in perfecting fruit of any kind.
many of the winter fruits the easine:
: of ripening on light soil becomes a di'
advantage, as it makes late fall an
r early winter fruits of varieties tha
when grown on heavier soil, should |
kept in good condition until spring.
II Elk.
! Michigan Oleo Law.-The Michigs
law regarding oleo provides that
shall be branded and that in all plac
: where it is sold or consumed, a sis
u must be placed on the outside doc
1t and conspicuously hung in the cent
'e and placed on the walls, a white pl
e card on which is printed in black R
y man letters, the words, "Oleomargaril
% or Butterine Sold or Used Here" A
ter September 1, 1897, oleomargaril
must not be sold in that state unle
~ free from coloration or any ingredie
d. that causes it to look like butter.