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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-08

Chicago March There good demand for catie
%, is, al v.rf@rday's advance Fancy grades ofolfht
e. 70dS5 90 medium 81 65dS4 % beef steers IS w
81 a. e,,cIers ard feeders s. iOu*i 70, bulls ~ f
e. o. Western led steers 81 21nSJ 90 Texas steers =" 10
SSsl 90 ralyes 81 5Oas7 Trade in hogs vas brisk
m further advance % 2sg5e Far 10 choice =, -
q IN butchors So eoq$3 SD Light s. GAS ~ PIGS
sa i5GS3 CO In sheep was fal.ly active NJ pre-
viors lues Poor prime sheep 81 75gSt a. yearnss
~ 8ods4 ~. lambs. $snS5 chiefly 81 I5fN Receipts
Csfue OOO hogs 1900 sheep u OoO
-inciun.u March Hogs strong higher. 81 3SrNi
cattle strong s. 5oD$5 Sheep steady s. 2opSi y LAn1s
seadv Sass p
Fast buffalo March T-Recepts ot sale and through
cs,tl4 sheep hogs during the twenty four hours
o-lot ~ noon today were. Cattle sheep and
lamb, cars hogs 30 systematically - cars
sheen and lambs IL cars. hogs. 10 cars. e-The
0erngs were loads which cleaned up In punches
M about steady prices Tho desirable grades were the
good rat wel-hushed cattle. The calf trade was dull and
Tower choice quoahe A. SIuSd 5o good to
choice s. 5ogsG. Sheep and !ambs-The onerinss we're
moderate 70 loads The demand was active ana the
basis OF s. 81 choice lambs was well established
lambs choice 70 extra quotahe az 81 2VaN9 10
good 10 choice. s. lOaS5 20 common 70 good s5gs5 -
sheep choice 81 25Us4 40; good 70 choice $40
81 offerings cleaned mp ana the close STEADY
A. the best figures the dav Hoss-The offerings were
about IS loads The market opened fary active win
81 ~ pigs sodss So roughs 81 3oas3 So sass g. 500
s. Toward the market vas stronger on good
weight stuN the basis ~ ~ VtG<i
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-08

Liverpool March mco''osR '"S ss p sales
- a.. Ssy vers 600 bales. u which 600 were "
speclAtion and export and included LOO Anrrean
onensl gniet with moderate demand ana eiosee lsS'
~, -,a.t,,. American mlddling, ! m March . - "ti
oui March and April G-Gtd. sellers April ana
NJ q cad buyers May and June. - 81 % %o-osa
INN. % Cad sellers. July and Au-
gust 20 Gd. buyers August and sep'emosI 20 go,
seu.rs September October. --bid. value octooef
ana November - Cad. value. November ana lecenhe
2g-0tR3 6id buyers; December and January Is %
al 24-6id buyers. January and February. 2S-o4g
2t-0ld buyerA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-08
THE STATE or TRADE.

Boston. March Flour quiet. receipts. 3..S5 hhls
spring patents S4G<4 u spring bakers S3p$3 - Wnlsr
patents 81 goaS4 winter clears and sfraghts ," -
Hnsi Conmcal steady SGNssc per bag. 81 orSl >! per
bbl Corn dull. receipts 1J5.mii hush. No , 49,
steamer Yellow 48iac oats dull. receipts. y G33 bush
fancy 39d39sc. Nos 2 and , 81 -Q3S' Mlfeed MN
bran spring s8 10 winter 81 -. Red Dog -four Sls
miidilngs $40 50a$i9 -. Butter firm; Northern 22
22c Western. 21121Ac Imitation. 1916; ladies' lac
Cheese firm. Northern. lie. Western. lie.
Buffalo. March 7-S0rng wheat duh but steady. No l
spot SEC No Northern spot Solo. winter wheat
red. 77iac 80 white. &c asked. G IN
nrm No yellow. 3So. so 3 yellow 27Ac. No yellow.
SO ~ corn 37i4c: 80 corn. Sc No SGd3b &c
Oars duh and weak No white sc; No white. 800
33i.c No I white 32d32iac. No mixed. 32c, 40 B.
mixed Bic Barley Nothing doing. Rye-No ., on
track sac. Flour steady.
Chicago March THE leading futures ranged as fol
lows.
Wheat No. ?: Opening Highest. Lowest Closing
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-08

Liverpool March :. 3;f5 p. u.-Exchange Wheat
Spot No rel Northern spring steady. Is nd Corn
erot steady. American mixed new b 61sd. do old II
nd futures quiet. March 3s 5@d, May b .hd July
as Louis fancy winter steady u "a
Hops al London-PBcinc Coast nrm - lbsato o. beri
Dun eVtrn India mess. dos prime mess 10 fork Gun
NJ mo rnees nnest AS n prime medium
Western A.. Tanow-Prlme city strong. 2ss Hans
snort cut "a 10 ia 10. steady as. naconLong clear
rs 20 IS n steady c7s Cd long clear 80 % A. - steady
ga clear bellies Ia 70 10 10. firm. 3la Cd short eea'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-08
Total daily supply ...............- .2l.'l9

the shipper ,, -, ,... ..,-.,,. ,-4
Sr-NDRIFS- RepswaX has continued IN light Supply .'
steady al y arse per n Maple sugar qi-i ana
tral tri.ne Quoted Per n. nominal ~ |in ~
gall9n Irnay-oNf rings 1erate. tut demand l.@
and market barely steady. We quote. STATE '-Eel'
comb rer ~ iO0I2c. do huckwteat comb. per TO- ,t 2
Go extracted. G01c. California extracted az 49,.
,e- e.i b5GG5r Peanuts have f&en well sustained IN
g. Strong southern adviccs and fair trade buy oihef
rrts in light supply quiet W. quote feann
yrriria hand-picked fancy. per y, a. d.. eAub, 90
a. 90 No J. Virginia sheled. .4p5c Do y. j. spahsh
steuAs b05i-. Pecan nuts PEI n 44f'4c hickory nuts
Der bush 50 5oas3 hullnuts 81. black wanuis "c per
bush. butternuts per hnl, 81
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-08
RAILROADS
RAILROADS.
PENNSYLVANIA
RAILROAD.


STATIONS foot Of West Twenty, 'hi,e street anu
sgTh leaving time DesDIo,.e and SS5,Afio os
rwenty-third street station. ,.-,.r "a,
7So A. W. FAST MALPDl%sn Car s P,ssDurs % cSs
$50 a. ST. FXsT I II Pt;sburs and Cleveland
$50 L. VI PESNsYLyANI LIMIrE :Dd dS.sTS..
lion earn For cRes.o ci%seland Toeao Cincinnati
30 se1aarMs' dH Ss t * ST. LOUIS EXPRESS
For Nashville cis cIncinnatD Indianapolis ""SAs~
$50 =. II. WESTERN ExPREss.-FOr Chicago. ''
40 p. u. soU SrTSEsrzRN ExPREss-For Pitt
burg, Cleveland. Cincinnati Louisville i"''~"''''~
rAcTC s.,s .,gs5, F sss9 and
Sleeping York Altoona Eas LoSry .oa pss
burg WASHINGTON * Iaf, d AND 'f TIE souTa
80 10 aS co n.as s~d I'm LIN Psor .sd
Dining Csrs. 20 Dining car 20 , sa nfh,nng carC
i i2So " 20 s%Gass M LIN PsSr sGS
Dining ,csa1s). 40 Dining Carr 40 DINING 0~H'
souTHERN RxfLwAYF1orIaa I%'. .,.n, II s 80
Atlantic COAST LfSE&..'Forids SPECIAL. y N "a
?. m. week days. Express. 30 a m and "a" p "-
fGR 6p N6x G ONE .Ts
We. Tays and and I - m daily a.v. G)esorosses and
corshd src'. 20 M ThreasS ve.,susso a T5sina
Buffet Paror Cars. Passenger Coach ana N''A''''
fA Ir s $3.50 Eso2 F, .:ap supaay
Groye ana po3' Pleasant Gen. oo YES and 40 M
SUNDAYS . 20 a. H. 40 p m crom Dessre , 80 ana
Cortlandt Streets . II a. m 1880. $40 ara DIV v ~
su''.y'' ''i roR !" rinlIlLa.bELrM,A. limited, go
Dining carr. 1870 Dining Car) LID a. ~ fosrns
so 80 $50 I % 4 - DINING carr, 80 49,,
carr $50 DINING Carr 40 80 P H.. ~. 20 10 50
DINING carr m IL 80. $50 tpinns ar 60 = 10
Dining Carr 40 DINING Carr. $50 tDiHiht N~''' '~'
r,cke. 'oices Nos .s 90. 1896 1873 III ard @i
Broadvay. 1 Asfor House Twenty 'iIe ,tIes.
station and foot Of Desoroeses az tosaway
streets; Court street. $40 Fulton street =,
ard Pennsylvania Annex station. Broo<th III
Jersey city The New York Transfer Dor'pen a
cali for and check baggage from hotels ana tes"'"e'
through destination. -, a.. p..,..,,.. a.
Telephone ''27J7 l. .ghteenth sreet io' ''""'''''-
Ie-road Cab Service. =, q, rooo
. D ~ 'c.,sra, v,,,.o- Passr Agent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-08

10 j. ~ firm 2ss. Cumberland cut. - 70 30 n.
firm 2Gs Cd short rib 20 10 - n. firm 27s Cd LARD
Prime Western firm 27s Cd Cheese firm. American
finest white and colored SOS Turpentine-Sprits hrn'
SIS 3D. R1sin-Common steady. 4s.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-08
pecoint. at Atlantic ports;
r.nnr,. frnm AtlsntIc ports:

HEMP AND JUTE- Manila hemp quiet nut s,h'' az.
steady owing strong foreign cables snai mr., ys
go tpt. limits gulef. foli"WH -lti.
Inn srof iGd7isc. shipment I,sgt,.c si.l','
ri-cd Kingdom 1ic. s'sal spot ola,loeI.. a,,W ~
~ tal-r' tut. splt NJ double triangle ana ronA
p n III Eel shipment II. double triangle and equi - "
a. 90 snl-. 4 r. 2-sc. jufe butts. spot pnp' 1N'l'
f35o lutte spot paper quality i-lo9l. Ioo' mixing
log &c dsm market va. acted ery hdeA with
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-08

]
0'A 0 - or DeSbrps~e~
.ndcat.s time from West 23f 1t other figures sao"
time fr0n1 ro~flauff peshroSSeS 81
'6;s5, 7fo0 A. ~ daily FOR EAsroN and intefnso-
az ,3o $40 A NJ daily FOR wrf.REsBARRE, scRAN-
TON ITHACA GENEVA. ROCHESTER, hLFFALo;
n,,nrs. dinine-car and paror-car 10 Buffalo
.It,5O 1900 daily. except SUNDAY
"RLACK DIAMOND EXPRESS"
Arrive. U,rslo 80. r. NJ Pullman Nes'inuie Day
Coache. and Paror-Cars Dining Car ssryice Meals
IA carte Connects al Bualo WIKI through ssepe's -
Detroit and Chicago. . 49, .o.,
CHtNK WILKEsBARRE. SCRANTON. and coal
600 4,Io p NJ daily except sund-y for WILKES
mediate stations Tor all Ints ~ coal Tegi1ns
Pmi"'an Eufct ParoT~Car for wILK EsBARRE. -
- s5O 5sI5 f. NJ. sunday only for hALCA CHUNK
.i,5n 5i2O p NJ daily. except Sunday. for EAsToN
" .5,,,, GO + NJ daily except sunday. for EAsroN
- 80. $40 =. VI. daily for BtFFAio NIAGARA
FALLS and points West pullman sleeper vest oule
rain 10 Chicasl Sleepers TO Buialo and Toronto
...io. 5000 p NJ. daily. stopPing only at soI III
r rf1,H< 'sslhiyRE GENEVA. ROCHESTER, suFFAio
sleepns car passengers carried NJ bagssgs esrriei
$50 $40 p NJ. daily Tor WLLkEshARhE 2.
rTtTsC, GENEVA ROCHESTER. BUFFALO MAG
ARA FALLS. and all points West Pullman sleeper 70
Additional local trains daily except sund,y for SOUTH
PIAINFIEI.D BOUND BROOK and nte-fneciate p,ints
pianHeld oniy) 80 40 IS ~. and $40 = NJ, -.
Tickets and Pullman accommoff IONS AZ 10 %'! 80.
a55 ga and 1922 Broadway. 81 East tat 81 y, Y |:
500 Fulton ST. Court St. ~ u way ana b'''N'"
N Y Transfer CO. will -al for and check baggage
from hotel residence through 70 d'srnaton
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-08
ROYAL BLUE LINE.
FOR PHILADELPHIA. BALTIMORE AND wAsHINo-

FOR PHILADELPHIA hAlsllhVhE nv
TON
F'~on foot Of Liberty 81. -
Week DAYS .s.y 500 1000 Gl 80 Dining carr A. NJ
/ 90 30 Royal Blue Limited) 600 Hans = AZ
zoo p N i2i5 mtt. sundays. - 81 l':pu, q. -. %
Dining Car " 100 % Royal B,ge Limited o. ~
dining carr 800 p NJ 2l5 mdL Additional trans ~
Ptiiadsrha week DAYS : ~ 200 A. ", $50 100 I'D
80 400 p NJ sundays. 300 A. N. 100 /. ~ 60
Tickets and parior car a. foot OF lIDery ~
whitehai ST. iis i72 2el az 90 2St .28 broaa
wsy 737 9Th 81 =. l4th lob Last l-ia ~ 80
West l25fh ~. 25i Columbus Az, New YORK Conrt
8, $50 Fulton ST. Brooklyn: ss Broadway W.'lsms
burg The Transfer Co Wi. call Tor ana cheek
Sserar. fr,rr hotels or residences destination.
'rroni Liberty 81 only.
4rrorn south Ferry ? - r "
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-08
sc o, contract prices In tn. local market today

spot cotton closed quiet. with quotations unchanged
middlng upiands quoted 6e-1Gc and mddling gulf
IL &c compared with 6c and &c respectively.
Sales Of asa bales included 400 contract
and 50 n srsnners spot cotton In Southern markets
quotations tie basis OF mlddng telegraphed 70
tic Exchange follows: Mobile steady 57sc Savannah
firm 55sc. Charleston firm, IL 16c. lie higher, WI
mington firm. &c Norfolk firm. 6sc Baltimore nominal
Gi+c Memphis steady, Csc Augusta quiet and steady
Gisc. St Louis steady. lee. Galveston quiet &C
New Orleans very steady 1-leC.
Receipts New-Orleans tomorrow officially
timaed he G.50O 1900 bales 1G5 bales
actual last week aad l2oss bales last Tomorrow
receipts Houston estimated 600 700 bales
against 50 bales last week and 24ls bales last
u a...- ..-- Er,-or. q
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-08
BALTIMORE e. OHIO r. r

sCurDIuE IN EFFECT NOVEMBER 20, 1905.
Lave Nsw-York Whitehall Terminal South Ferry Apd
io'' u .paiiy tExcept Sunday. ;sundsyS
CHICAGO "a 30 from Liberty street only) si3
n m and .i2.i5 night
PITTsBURG C'43o a m. from Liberty street oniy).
. c 81 ST. Louis. 'oso a. m. 'SoS D. M
NT,W ORLEANS. 80 IS 2.
~" ROYAL BLUE. TRAINS. MIA,
eli Is a. DINER. fl2.m D. m. 'lD lDiner). '20
t'rSoyaI Limited" Exclusive Pullman rrain), 's55
tpinerD. '5a5 m. and 'i2 10 night NORFOLK ti2 IS
Al trains are Illuminated with Pntsch IAgh,
ofnces: Il3 i72 26i 4a4 i2s4 B'way II " fsh-sl
i2T Bowery y. Y. $40. Fulton-sL. $50 Grahsa-Ays.
Brooklyn; Whitehall Terminal Baggage checked from
hotel residence 10 destination
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-08

-. Nm I'M. dav the C0ffeN INchHhte I'Iu', ~ 80
I~.' 20 az RIO 10: sales 81 lpej hhsH we're
i,,ode al lower quotation g,.., o.. .fsv
'5.G,rToN- transactions IN cotton futu''' ..,. -
80 - Tie ,osrkef 10 q whole vas Oh" fuN"Fi p"
rerent Tines The opening call lrN".lT, 80, ti,'.'
,N'i' ,.lio, win prices unchanged To- l'"' i'
t,'r"5 - =" f,,ter Improvement Of 90 points iN
$50 ~ the frraness chiefly me boo ~ .tc
70 ~ ,srorfea 10 he prevailing ia mosi f''l 81 '
eo,tr hei, In addton 20 this me iesii Il
nsrenllY worn oui inn1ences were az NM " -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-08
M Of -. rrces IN The local naret today

Foreign coffee markets: Sanfos-Cofce market Urn
GOOD average 1900. receipts. l"@| nass N".
-. s.ock DIS 900 bags. Hamburg coffee market
orened unchanged at 80 NJ = pfg net lower safe
Goo baCs HaVre-Conee market opened steady ar f 2
go decline a. y m unchanged, AZ m steady. p.
10 over 10 a franc higher. closed MAJ. > franc
an. cher months. y franc net lower. total sales
hrs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-08

MO Coffee market firm. 80 RIO 5000. EXchanee,
"a receirte 20 bags 1.-TWO da}sl cleared for me
T.res states 300 cleared FOR Europe 1000 bags
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-08

Receipts Of breadsurs interior points in thousands
las hree ciphes 600, omitted. -four bbls grain bush as
follows. NJ.
The Globe-republican., 1899-08-03

oats were practically uldnjured, and
tho result in the harvest was equally
good, for the binder got around the
sprayed plot without a hitch, while in
the other it was being choked at every
round on account Of the luxuriant
growth Of the charlock.
Another experiment was carried out
in an oat field sown down with clovers
and rye grass, and the effect upon
these plants is the question raised by
our correspondent. Naturally ono
fears that what destroys charlock may
destroy clover, but, so far as the TORI
experiment Is concerned, this does not
appear to be the case. The spraying
in this second trial took place when
the oats were about ii inches in length,
and two plots were selected the one
getting Is per cent and the other q
20 per cent solution of sulphate of iron.
In both cases the charlock was ex-
terminated, and the clovers at harvest
were found to be as luxuriant on the
sprayed as on the unsprayed plots.
Another satisfactory feature OF the
spraying was its effect on thistles.
These in every case were blasted. and
in the case OF the plot subjected 70 the
90 per cent solution, effectually made
harmless. AS the result of what he
saw in these experiments. Professor
Campbell has every confidence in rec
ommending farmers to adopt spraying
with sulphate of iron in doses of a
10 per cent solution for the general
determination OF this most trouble
some weed.
The Globe-republican., 1899-08-03
Spraying Wild Mustard.

The following account by the Scot
tish Farmer of experiment carried on
in England, for the destruction of wild
mustard, or ''charlock," are of un-
usual interest. The following is a
brief account of an experiment con-
Quoted last year by Mr.. Ovens, of
Torr, ON behalf of the Lancashire
County Council, in field badly infest-
ed with charlock. Professor Campbell,
under whose direction the experiment
was conducted, could not find field
badly enough infested in the County
Palatine, but Mr.. Ovens was, unfor-
tunately. able to supply the deficiency
in . very marked degree.
The field selected was under oats
after lea. A portion containing 40
square yards was reserved for spray
ing, and another portion, of equal ex-
tent, was left unsprayed for compari-
son with it, and the remainder Of the
field was gone over with 'charlOck'
weeding machine. The spraying took
place OF the 14th of June, when the
oats were fully twelve inches in length
and the material used was solution
Of sulphate Of iron, diluted to 13 per
cent. A remarkable result was OBJ
tained. The "charlock" was totally
destroyed, and in a few days the con-
trast between the two plots was strik-
ing to a degree. Where the spraying
had been performed the field bore a
dark green hue, while the unsprayed
plot was quite yellow, with charl0ck
in full flower This is conclusive
enough as regards the destruction of
the charlock, but the important ques-
ton remains. What effect had the
spraying upon the oats and the clover?
II Is satisfactory to find that the an
seer here = equally conclusive. The
The Globe-republican., 1899-08-03
Oklahoma Wheat Experiments.

The experiment wheat piats at the
Oklahoma Experiment Station were
cut. with few exceptions, June 1913.
The wheat was grown on medium up
land prairie soil, without special prep
aration aside from manuring a part
Of the plats and green manuring others
by plowing under COW pea stubble.
Thirteen varieties averaged 22.6 BUSH
els per acre, only one yielding less
than 90 bushels. The largest yield Of
any of these plats was 27.9 bushels.
Eleven of these varieties have been
grown for four years on the station
farm giving average yield of 2S.5 bush
els. Sibley's New Golden, Mo. Blue
Stem, Niger and Early Red ClawsOn
have given slightly largest average
yields for the four years. In the time
seeding trials early sowing gave best
results. Twelve plats sown in Septem-
Der gave average yield of 2S.7 bushels;
eight sown Oct 5-15 yielded average
of 21.5 bushels: IL sown in November
gave average of 5.4 bushels Of low
grade wheat All these plats were
sown with the Red Russian variety.
Flowing in July gave average yield
63 bushels greater than plOwing early
in September.
Flowing four inches deep gave slight
ly less yields than plowing eight inches
deep. No gain came from subsoiling
land plowed eight inches deep.
Manuring with stable manure great
ly increased yield in all cases. Four
manured plats gave averaged yield OF
27.5 bushels, while four under like
treatment except with no manure gave
average yield of 14.5 bushels. On an
acre in wheat continuously for seven
years, the hak manured in fal! of 1898
yielded at the rate of 30.6 bushels; the
half unmanured II bushels per acre.
Improving the physical condition OF
the soil rather than adding plant food
is believed chief value Of the manur-
ing.
Fifty-eight plats, including every
plat on the farm except those sown
late in the season. gave an average
yield of 22.67 bushels per acre, Or about
10 bushels more than the average
wheat yield Of the United States for
series of years.
The Globe-republican., 1899-08-03

1t has often been remarked that CIV
ilized people terG to become short
sighted. This is because in towns and
cities their vision is mostly confined to
short distances. Savage races. on the
other hand, are generally gifted with
remarkably keen sight. and Few
tribes are more noteworthy in this re-
spect than the African bushmen, whose
eyes are veritable telescopes, says
Chums. This power is no doubt wise
provision of nature, for bushmen are
small race, and if they were not able
to see danger long way OF they
would be exterminated by their various
enemies, whether savages OF other
tribes or wild beasts.
A traveller in South Africa relates
that while walking one day in COM
pany with a friendly bushmso the saw
age suddenly stopped, and, gazing
across the plain. cried out there was
lion ahead. The traveller gazed long
and earnestly in the direction indicated
by the bushman, but could see nothing.
Nonsense" he said, there's nothing
there" And he went forward again,
with the bushman following at his
heels, trembling and unwilling, and
still asserting that he could see lion.
Presently the native came to a dead
stop and refused to bulge another
inch, for this time, he declared, he
could gee a lioness with a number of
cubs, a fact which made the animal
more dangerous than ever. But the
European who could see NO lioness.
much less it's cubs. pushed ahead.
After walking a quarter of mile.
however, he could dimly make out an
object moving across the horizon
Still doubling that it could be the OBJ
ject which the bushman said he had
seen, he continued to advance. and at
last was able to distinguish a lioness,
with her cubs around her, walking leis-
urely toward the woods.
The Globe-republican., 1899-08-03

Characteristic appearance Of leaf af-
fected with early blight.
end of ten days to two weeks half of
the leaf surface may be brown, with
cred and brittle, while the rest is of a
ye!lOwish green color. Three weeks
or month may elapse before all the
leaves succumb. The stems in the
meantime remain green, but they, too,
finally perish through lack of nourish-
ment. The tubers stop growing almost
as soon as the leaves are attacked. and
as result the crop is practically
worthless.
Treatment-Early blight may be
held in check by the application of the
fungicide Bordeaux mixture. This is
prepared and applied as follows: Pour
into fifty-gallon barrel twenty-five
gallons of clean water; then weigh ou.
six pounds of crushed bluestone, or
copper sulphate, and after tying it in
a piece of coarse sacking, suspend the
package just beneath the surface of
the water by means of a string tied to
a stick laid across the top of the bar
rel. In another suitable vessel, such
as tub or half-barrel, slack four
pounds of fresh lime. Slack the lime
carefully by pouring on small Guanti-
ties of water at time, the object being
to obtain smooth, creamy liquid, free
from grit. When the lime is Stacked
add sufficient water to make twenty
five gallons. AS soon as the bluestone
is dissolved, which will require an hour
or more, pour the lime milk and hue
stone solutions together, using a sep
arate barrel for the purpose and STIR
ring constantly to effect thorough
mixing. 1t sometimes happens that
sufficient lime is not added, and as
result the foliage may be injured. To
be certain that the mixture is safe,
hold a steel knife blade in it for two
or three minutes, and if the polished
colored tinge add more lime, but If it
stays bright the mixture is safe to use.
Application of the mixture should be-
gin when the plants are four to six
inches high. and should be repated at
Intervals of twelve to fourteen days
until FIVE or six treatments have been
made. BY adding eight ounces of
Paris green to each barrel of the BOr-
deaux mixture combined fungicide
and insecticide is obtained, and this
will prevent the attacks of the Colo
radO beetle, the flea beetle and other
insects. Before adding the Paris green
it should be mixed with small guam
tity of water, and when a thin paste
is obtained this should be thoroughly
stirred into the barrel of Bordeaux So
luton