Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-11-20
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
ACRiCULTURfSTS.
Son. Up-to-Dzte Hints About Gull
tivauon OF the Soil and Yields
Thereof-Horticulture yitieulture and
Horticulture.
horticultural Observations.

Horticultural Observations
The California peach crop has been
fairly good this year and it has brought
good deal Of money. Some OF our
readers that have heard so much about
the peach crop failure in this part OF
the country may have wondered AZ Inc
fact that the market seemed TO be fair-
ly well supplied by fruit said TO be
raised near at home. The facts appear
to be that much OF the California
product has been sold as fruit grown
near at hand, the dealers catering 10
the prejudice in favor OF homegrown
fruit
Herewith we illustrate the daple
Slug Worm. The length OF this snug
is shown in the straight line by the
side of it. 1t is frequently found In
the fall of the year on the maple
leaves and even under the trees Inc
body of the slug is oval. with wioe
dorsa, square ridge. followed slightly
along the middle where situated on
each suture is a yellowish round spot
certered with a dark green dot The
edge OF the ridge is stained with yell
low. On the outer and lower SIDE Oh
the ridge IL 4 lateral row OF spots IKE
those in the middle OF the back. The
body is pale green with yellow touches
and spots besides those described. Inc
head is green but the jaws and laorum
are 4 dark amber Along the edge OF
the body is a whitish line. The moth
Is about half an inch long. measuring
with the closed wings. and is OF pale
green color and variegated.
Every hortculturist should be. to
consid erable extent, an entomoicglsI
He should be able to recognize any
common insect that invades his fruit
plantation or his orchard To accom-
piish this he should have a small col
lection OF the insects that are most
common These collections are not
readily obtainable at this time. Out
the demand for them will create sup
ply. In older countries this demand
and supply already exist In England
one entomologist makes business OF
breeding insects for the purpose OF
supplying collections. He has what is
called a butterfly farm. He supplies
collections of both the butterflies and
the larvae. Some OF his collections
number up into the thousands 1t IS
evident that the interest in entomology
is on the increase In the United
States the state universities are in
some instances authorized to make
collections for the use of the high
schools in the state Such law ex-
lists in Illinois. but the privilege is of
no effect for the reason that the state
entomologist never has the funds
available for doing the work necessary
to put the collections in a form where
they can be OF use to the schools OF
course these insects must be moupted
in proper arrangement and correctly
named. This work takes the time of
man for a number of days. in the
case of each collection. We would
suggest that high school boards take
the matter up and make appropriations
to defray the expense Of this work
Certainly there should be in every high /
school in the state such collection.
for it would then be center from /
which would go out a great deal OF /
on chronological subjects I
Frequently it happens that destrue-
tive insect appears in some neighbor-
hood and is unrecognized for weeks, I