The Columbus journal., 1903-07-15

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To KIN chtneh Bugs.
The Maine Station h sending ID
vice % to the tall and winter treat
ment OF tho chinch bugs. 1t recon-
nends three methods:
1. Burning. Where there Is consid'
.rable clover mixed With the nun
yarian or timothy the bugs are very
likely to winter over beneath the cIo-
yer which borders for . few feet or
sards Immediately upon the spot
where they have stopped injuring tho
grass. II such Q strip b moved close
" by hand and allowed to dry Ior =
;ew days It may be burned over ana
Quantities Of the bugs win be killed.
e this burning be done after the
ground has frozen. little. II any, injury
win be done to tho crop. All rubbish
such - dried grass and weeds along
he edges Of fields. brush heaps. deas
leaves, bark and chips, clumps Of wlld
grasses. sedge grasses. etc.. In nearby
fields should be burned - completely
- possible.
2. Spraying. Chinch bugs are
quickly killed by kerosene or kerosene
emulsion. but 1t Is essential that II oe
thoroughly applied. The bugs are 20
protected BY the clover and grass that
It is almost impossible to reach them
by ordinary spraying. Sprtnknns
freely over the infested spots will usu.
ally be eifectual. but will probably kill
the grass also. Clumps OF sedge OF
Wild grass In which careful examina'
ton shows the bugs to be abundant
might be sprinkled thoroughly Win
kerosene and then burned, thus XIII
ing bugs which had crowded deep
down among the bases OF the pIants,
where the flames alone might not
reach them.
3. Flowing. Where bugs are found
In considerable numbers at the edges
of spots which they have eaten over
they may be destroyed by plowing un
der the strip in which they are hiding
Deep plowing. however. Is necessary
followed by dragging and rolling II
order to completely cover under a
vegetation and close up all holes OF
passages through which the bug'
might make their way to the surface
II used promptly and thoroughly
these methods are also applicable
when the bugs are found to be Work
ing during early summer and are al
the more effective because the bug
do not scatter over the whole held
but stay together In comparativei!
small areas or strips. and II they an
promptly killed over such patche'
further injury for the season viii b
very much lessened.
Some Irrigation Protits.
The United States Department o
Agriculture reports . series OF expert
ments for testing the effect Of irrigs
ton and fertilization on sandy soils
such as are common In large section
of Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnese
ta. These lands are poor In plan
food, and retain 80 little moisture tha
all attempts to farm them have failet
1ne experiments included the supply
ing of both manure and water. MI
nure alone was of little use, as ther
was not water enough to make th
plant food available. Water alone pr
duced good results, but the applies
ton OF both gave the best results. Th
cost of irrigation was $50 per acr'
and the net gain from irrigation wa
as follows: Potatoes. $50 per acre
corn, 81 per acre; watermelons. 81
per acre; muskmelons. $4s per acr
From these experiments It seems tn:
with special crops irrigation of th
sandy lands is profitable. but the Il
crease in yield of corn is not en0ue
to justify the expense Of securing
water supply. In New Jersey wat'
has been used on small fruits and We
etables, and the added returns d,
to irrigation vary . great deal VII
the seasons. Some years NO frrigatie
Is needed, in others all crops need
but in most years some crops q
helped by it Professor Voorhees.wl
has charge Of this work, reports tn
in his opinion irrigation where tri'
has paid well. Pumping from streau
or wells is the most common way
getting water for fruit and garden
rigation. Small plants furnishing Y
ter enough for from I'VE to ten acre
including pump and engine. cost fro
500 to $500.