The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-01-28

,.,r,,s is Being Made in . Various
..,;ou, Of the Country
o,dsuce of The Progress Farmer.
sTSe use of inseotioid . and fun
=. - said DIR. 81. W. Wiley, the
g,I Ia If the Bureau of Chemistry of
nsnsrtment of Agriculture, "has
.,,s almost indispensable TO the
r.r and fruit grower throughout
-bo,e country. Immense guam
!, are placed upon the market,
,vitbout doubt the greater part
,s.m meet the claims of the man
..,,nrers but many of them are
mrs or less fraudulent.
uTbs Department. has undertaken
..nawhat elaborate study of the
.,tioides found in the American
lets with the object, not TO in
..I,rs with q legitimate business,
20 scouaint merchants as we'll as
--,bssers, with the real character
gtbs goods in which they deal.
nPsris green is the most import
,,t inseoticide now on the market
A this article if perfectly pure,
.smioslly. is composed of three
1bstances-srsenious aoid, acetic
aid and oxide of copper. But be
.use of faulty methods of manufac-
Brs and also because arsenious acid
cheaper than the other constitu-
,ts. large amounts of this sub
snce are some times present in
Aris green, with the result that
neat damage is done TO the foliage
by scorohing. Another method of
sdultsrating Paris green is by the
addition of gypsum, which is abso
lutsly worthless and only adds
weight. Glauber salts is also used
as an adulterant, but it will do no
harm. save TO weaken the compound.
SOME CHEAP AND POPULAR BUT INEF-
"A compound known as Slug Shot
sold very extensively on account
SIS oheapness. Our analysis shows
it is composed almost exclu-
ely of crude gypsum with a small
mount of arsenious acid and copper
zide added. It will, of course, do
ttle or no good as an inseotioide,
hile five cents per pound is a large
rice TO pay for a sample consisting
nearly 100 per cent. gypsum.
"Another insecticide of extensive
lie is Bug Dssth.' According TO
me Maine experiments, it was
und that when applied TO potato
nes according TO direotions-4O
FUNDS per aore-this compound will
, very little good, while even at
10 rate of $50 pounds TO the acre, it
but slightly effective.
"Another compound offered is
'lack Death It's composition is
,arly the same as Slug Shot and
10 same remarks may be applied
it.
"The various Roach Destroyers'
i the market are mainly composed
borax in the powders and phOs
lorous and molasses in the pastes,
,arIy all of which could be prepared
home at one half to one-tenth the
,st.
"The so-oalled DRY Bordeaux Mix
re- represents an attempt TO sup
y the ready mixed Bordeaux Mix
Ire, but such an attempt can hardly
, successful, owing to chemical ac-
ons preventing the proper assimi
tion of the constituents.
SIN view of these facts, continued
7. Wiley, lit would be we'll for the
1blio 80 be very sure of the oompo-
tion and value of any such com
ound before purchasing. The Bu
'au of Chemistry will make analyses
samples of insecticides and fungi
des purchased by farmers and
thers using such bodies if instruc-
6ns for securing and warding
1ese samples are obtained from this
'ureau."
PROF. sOULE' NEW BULLETIN.
sThere Is now In press at the De-
Frtment of Agriculture, another
armers' Bulletin CNo. 143) which
vii, 1t is believed, be very much IN
Lemand by those who are constant
eaders of these popular publications.
Us utle Is Conformation of Beef
md Dairy Cattle"
[ Inc selection of srimals best suited
= thelr intended use is of great i'm
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