North Park union., 1900-10-05

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PEA WHIvrs
| or more will be found on n single ped.
The larva soon matches out, drills
through the pod and works its way In
to the young berry. The hole in t1e
pod soon grows up, and there is then
nothing to indicate the presence Of the
Inhabitants within. The color of the
larva is deep yellow with a shiny
black head. There are often many
more larvae on the pod than there are
peas within, but there is only one to
berry. The rest perish. The larva
continues to fead on the albuminous
part Of the pea. but rarely touches tho
iffe-germ, SO that the vitality Of the
berry Is nut destroyed. On reaching
maturity 1t eats a round hole to the
outside OF the pea, leaving only the
thin hull to enclose it. and then passes
into the plpa state. 1t usually remains
In this condition until the following
spring, then to become the mature
weevil. The weevil is Of rusty black
color. With several gray spots and
bands on Its back and wing covers
| 80 SAC eSleSllOH Vi SeSu LoT PtAhNLAS
care should be taken to get that which
is entirely free from the weeviL This
can Be done by keeping the seed till 1t
Is two gears, old. Also by putting tbs
peas into water. when the sound ones
will sink and the wormy ones float.
The waevils can be, for the greater
part destroyed by soaking the peas In
boiling water for few minutes Just
before planting them.
Treatuent for san jose sesss.
hat a pear orchard winter .hafere
last affected with San Jose scale There
were fifteen hundred trees In this lot
We cut the. trees back pretty severely
and treated them with the whale oil
soap. "A good many people came
while we were cutting than back and
told me that might as well cut them
OF at the top Of the ground because
they would, die any way. didn't lose
a tree .frnm the effect OF cutting hack
or the spraying. We did this In the
winter, i think in February. The fol-
lowing summer the foliage on the or
chard was much better than anything
in the country. l had two other or
chards and compared 1t with them and
noticed that the foliage on the orchard
that hsi been sprayed was very much
healthier than the others. 1 n,ticed
also that there was scarcely any blight
what ever in that orchard of fifteen
hundred trees but In the other two Or
chards j had considerable bliEht.-iI
W. Stanton before the Illinois State
Horticultural Society.
Sheep News.
Wyoming correspondents report that
grass ON the johnson county range ie
SO burned out by drought that 1t is
crisp and brittle under the foot of the
pedestrian Stockmen expect to be
compelled ito feed their sheep and cat
tie through the winter.
To demonstrate that frozen Aus
tralian mutton can be shipped in good
condition to this country, spring
lamb killed and dressed In New Zen
land has been sent to ar importing
firm In New York. 1t reached there
on the steamer Majestic, after trans-
portation of II 900 miles. 1t is good
and solid despite Its long journey OF
seventy days. In view of the fine quail
ity and rne cneapness and abundance
is regarded with much interest BY
local butchers.
Sheep camps in the Wyoming noun
tains between Battle Lake and Grand
Encampmeut are threatened with de-
struction from forest fires. The herd
ers have been forced to drive their
,f,ocks high up in the mountains to get
feed, owing to the scarcity OF both
feed and water on the plains below
and 1t Is feared that many OF these
herders have been surrounded, with
their flocks. by the flames. Nothing
car prevent the progress of the flames
except a heavy rain. II is estimated
that the loss thus far, exclusive OF the
millions OF feet OF tine timber, will be
over 100000
Sheep feeders are profting by the
| large supply and low prices and are
buying qiberally at the Chicago yards.
The drouth in the Northwest has
caused a large influx OF sheep into
Idaho. which has overcrowded the
ranges and compelled large unload
ing of stock on the markets. Sheep
and cattle interests threaten to con-
nict. and efforts will be made to devise
some method of dividing the public
range.
A new sheep dip. intended for per-
manent use. is being constructed at
the Chicago stock yards. Three years
apo a wooden dip was constructed as
an experiment. 1t will now be dis
carded. The new one is OF brick and
ia 100 feet in length without curves.
The old one had two bends. and these
nroyed to be it's chief defect.
Montana ranges are said to be short
Of aged cattle on account Of the large
numbers Of young cattle marketed
during the last two or three years.
owing to this depletion Of stock some
cattlemen have resorted to sheep rails
ing in order to utilize their ranges.
Montana feeding lambs are quoted at
s1.ko to SITS by ranchmen.