The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-11-06

NOTES OF THE FARM.
BY w. F. MASSEY. of A. & M COLLEGE


OVUOOVOOO y
men. he hope of the State i IN
'hen. Many OF the older ones ara ca
SCI III their old ways that it js imnos-
Tioie 10 move them to better metbodc
'uI me young men who are readinr
VII pe ne ones who Will break away
ION olo rutS more easily and will
soon pe the leaders in the innrove-
iheht OF the soil. We will take nleae-
"re IN having the Bulletin sent. and
We Will also take pleasure in beIninr
me young man out through answers
'nout WhateVer may puzzle him in his.
eloftS to improve the soil.
From FOrsythe county: ..Win Won
kindly advise what to do TO kin tbo
'ihE Whlte insect that is destrovino
my Euonymus bushes. Also how -
prevent pear blieht?" The insect vo,,
nave IS doubtless the Euonymus scaIe
hey can be killed by SPRAYING the
nuShes with a strong soapsuds made
with whale oil soap. Repeat the
sprayln2s as long as any live scales
itFe left. rs to the prevention of near
bllght. we would like to know that
put unfortunately we do not. The only
Ihlng that can be done is TO cut if ont
INTO sound wood as fast as if aDne3rs
Iear trees set III grass sod will BLIGHT
Tar less than those in cultivated land
Some kinds blight less than others.
but none are proof against it.
from AnSon county: Some time
ago IN the Items for the Farm YOU
mentioned some varieties of strawber-
rleS and recommended them 'l'hat
copy is mislaid and | would like to
have the list. We consider the fol
lowing about as good as can be had
For early use, Hoffman and Lady
Thompson. For. midseason. CLYDE and
Brandywine, and for late, the Grandy
Plants can be set in October or No
Nember with more certainty of liV-
ing than during the hot and dry sea-
sen we have been having. In Anson
YOU can set them at any time till
Christmas.
Our letter box IS shorter than usual
md we are now at the end Of it for
| this week. But we 90 not know any
| better way to make these columns in
! teresting than til 'ou2h the answering
| Of letters from North Carolina farm
ers. But there is enc thing which we
wish to repeat. This is that we, here
at the College and Experiment Station
| have no connection with the State Ag-
| ricultural Department. Almost daily
| | get letters asking hat the monthly
|
/ Agriculture be sent TO their address.
! This involves our writing to the Com
missioner OF Agriculture to send it.
! If YOU want the Monthly Bulletin,
write to Hon. 5. l.. Patterson. Com
missioner Of Agriculture. Raleighs \.
! {. If YOU want the Station buAetIns,
| which are issued as we nave material
for one. write q card to DR.. George /.
! Winston. President OF the College,
West Raleigh r. O., and your name
will be listed The Experiment Station
is a department of the College and not
Ct the Department Of Agriculture.
Another roint about which there
seems to be a misunderstanding on
the part Of some who send lists OF
Garden seed to us with the request
that they be forwarded. The Expert
ment Station does not make distT1bu-
ton Of garden seeds that can be
bought from the regular dealers III
such articles Occasionally when we
have grown something that we THINK
NAV be Of value and which is no'
readily Obrainable otherwise. we d'S-
1rih,lte ii so long as the supply lasts
| Bur we have no funds for the diStflpu-
tiCn Of seeds i'll general. and can see
no reason for either the State or ma
tionaI government doing anything OF
the sort. The distribution OF seeds
tbro,,oh C0noressmen by the Depart
ment at Washington is a waste OF the
nuhlic money which should he
stonned. There is no more reason 1oi
the government sending out Setas
that can be bought from the fegllla'
dealers than there is for their sendlie
lumber to the carpenters or brlcks ''
tba masons The q Stribution was orr
/ e., t1,n n isl
of rare and inaccessible seeds thi'
, boya been obtained from Other
Countries and which may be OF Falui
berc If confined to this, there co"i'
I,a no objection. but the sending Q
roor. quality Of cabbage, turnlp ah'
, .l,ar seeds. which can be had or De'
+ ~. ,o,ality from the Seedsmen, - no
,inxvarrantable interference
;+b one line Of business, but IS
r nauperization of the farmer Wiz
: raixes from the government Nha' IL
? ouoht 70 buy for himself. and IS al
| insult to his self-respect.
\ Tba nrcsent Secretary OF Aeflc"i
t .,a ;c OF. .Ieayoring as far as poSslo'
/ 70 snend large part OF 'le 9ee' 81
/ ,,ronriation in the lntroducl'oii
paw seeds and plants, ana 70 n.',
n t6am tested at the state IN =,
: Stations to see II theN 'ie .1 -,
e nrcye Of value. II among ',a III
;. oct an article likely TO proNe 1,- !
t to our growers we VIII oe .,1'a Com
Il send it out as widely as po97' ~ ,,o1ien
r 4;,,,a since. after seven years " -.
= anl care we produced Il SN'
''''i , tbot we considered Nai''oi'
! T:,l,, heinp so situated Una,
~ no longer keep 1t 1roill ~ -
coulo other corn around II.
!, !, detef,i''a'Vct .'n Stale We put up the cor
> > over '1 'l'n .ackases and sent out 7"
= IN Shi,ii ms way. with the reaueS
9"sh9 bus, ,hc IN receivers would plant pn5r"G "na
% va i From the huha'e"A