Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1897-01-07

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ed for the Plum ctirculio The spraying should
De done as soon rs the fruit sets.
N Tor scale insects. such ~ the san Jose scale,
l Peach lceaniun. Acs whaIg-uil soar should
be used at the rate Of y % q pounds Ia a gal
lon OF water. The spraying IN this case should
when in full foliage. Late fall or winter i the
best time 60 spray for these pests. In case or
the oystershell bark-lousc urthe seneiiy bark.
spring, and In this case kerosene emulsion
| should be used. IL should be diluted nt the
rste 81 one part Of emulsion 70 o. 10 of wafer.
The time OF spraying must bc determined hy
i the time of hatching 81 the insects.
For insects In stnTsssi grain. such as the grain
moth, sometimes known as the wccvil of whitc
| ny, bisplphlde OF carbon should be used. This
= Tout smelling liquid. very volatile, heavier
than air. and is sure death 90 ali insect life,
even rats and mice I'm bins where grain "a
/ stored The liquid can be thrown directly upon
the grain without iuIur,ng lis vitality or esIl-
place IL IN shallow dishes or Pans on The Srsia'
| One pound and a-half Of the liquid Il sufficient
lot hassrsa ~, bushels s. = wheat y corr "
Loo cubic feet of cir space inciosed.
The tobacco worm can be kept down hy hand
picking, which Is tedious, hy poisoning the
adult moths with cobalt. which should he piaces.
with quill Ia the flower or blossom OF the
Ja%estSxn !a ,,,,s 1G, or JiIson" wecA Thc moth
whisky and water poisoned with arsenic can
be used In the flowers for the same purpose
fali plowing should also be practlced for the
| thing 20 disturb them in their winter quarters
Is productive OF good
The audience was much pleased with
Prof. Johnson's remarks, and when he
had concluded was asked many qucs-
tions, To all of which he returned prac-
tical and satisfactory answers. Prof.
Johnson thought Paris green was the
coming remedy for the destruction of
the tobacco worm, and stated that I
pound of Paris green to As gallons of
water made a mixture of the proper
strength.
In replying to J. ii. Reeder's question
on spraying apparatus, the professor
said: 1t need not be expensive; need
not cost over $5, and would be the best
investment you could make. You should
spray vegetables and trees.
J. Clement Cawood asked Is there
any way to get weevil out of wheat.
Answer. The weevil or grain moth is
one Of the easiest of the insect pests to
combat. Use bisulphide of carbon, but
don't remain in the granary too long
when fumigating il. The chemical is
manufactured at a very low price; +. X.
Taylor, of Cleveland, Ohio, sells il for
10 cents pound. II pounds is sufficient
to treat 100 bushels of wheat. It is well
| to treat bins beforehand-1 pound for
1000 cubic feet. The chemical is sold
in Drug Stores for from 35 to 10 cents
per pound. The wecvii is one of the
worst pests in this section. Grain eaten
by the pest is worthless, for il hollows
out the inside. The moth deposits egg
| on grain, matches into a worm, which
burrows into grain and hollows it out.
First fumigatc your bins and whitewash
them. After grain il put in, throw ma
terial right on it. II will have no dele
terious effect. In Slated corn house.
cover Stats for about "a hours and use.
II grain is in bags, set in top of bags a
small vegetable dish containing about
one ounce of the stuf and close bag.
Prof. Johnson described the Hessian
fly, and said it emerges in spring from
the little fax seed and is very like mos
quito. 1t goes into field in spring and
deposits its egg on wheat Compound
arsenical preparation with Bordeaux
mixture and 1t will kill insect as well rs
destroy the fungus growth.
Spraying is an extremely profitable
thing, for you will get three times as
much fruit from sprayed plants as from
non-sprayed.
| Prof. Robinson said he would like to
have an opportunity to make brief state
ment. He told Of an instance that came
under his observation while he was To-
bacco Inspector. A planter sent to Balti-
more a hogshead of tobacco weighinglOJO
lbs, but it was so mixed that he was Of
fered only &c. per Id. At the suggestion
of the inspector this tobacco was assort.
ed and put into two hogsheads, which
sold at once at the rate of i4c. per H. for
700 lbs. and &c. for $50 lbs. In this way
the planter gained $l2 over the price he
would have received for his hogshead
had it been sold in the original condition
Prof. Robinson offered to furnish com
plete tobacco fertilizer sufficient for one
quarter of an acre of land to rcliabl,
planter who should be selected by the
county committee upon the condition
that he shall furnish report upon th.
.. result of the application Of said feftilizei
to be read at the next county Institute
The object Of this test woald be to de
termine exactly what elements of fertil
, ization will produce the best results, mo-
only upon the tobacco, but also upor
.. the subsequent crops of grain and grass
He said the quality of tobacco depends
both upon the color and texture, ant
by the intelligent use Of fertilizers con
ditions might be produced whereby thu
culture of the finest grades of tobaee,
! would be possible.
At Director Amoss' request Prof. Rob
insOn told how to destroy wire grass
saying il was easily killed If certain
. method was pursued. Every attempt
made TO kill it in spring or summer viii
spread it. But, take a field in November
/ or December and plow it shallow and
every now and then run over IL with Q
harrow dislodging the grass and turning
il over. and you will effectualiy dispose
. of il. Use a plow with sharp steel
share.
: The last thing on the programme was
a discourse by Professor Patterson on
"Food and Shelter for Cows" The
Professor said that cows that produces