Smyrna times., 1904-06-08
INTERESTING FARM NEWS
CLEANED HERE AND THERE
PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS THAT CAN BE
APPLIED WITH SPLENDID SUCCESS.
The Care of Live Stock, the Cultivation of
Crops and the Latest Methods Used 10
Raising and Caring for Poultry.
IN D. F. sMfTHsON.

Raising and Caring for Poultry.
By D. F. SAIiTHSON.
Every one is familiar with the inJu-
ries caused by the codling moth, which
makes an irregular cavity in apples
and renders them unfit for use. 1t will
surprise many people, however, to be
told that good horticultural authorities
estimate the loss in the apple crop of
the country on account of this insect at
from one-fourth to One-half the crop Ell
ther totally ruined or materially dam
aged, or, classifying injurious insects
according to the monetary loss they
cause, the cOdling moth would un-
doubtedly rank first among them as
causing more loss than all other fruit
insects combined.
AT the last meeting of the Associa-
ton of Economic EntOmOlOgists the
method of controlling the cOdling moth
by spraying with arsenate of lead was
very thoroughly discussed. Mr.. Bur-
CESS of Ohio told of spraying an or
chard of about l LOO trees, principally
Ben Davis, NIinkler, Stark, Rome
Beauty, Jonathan. RambO. Grimes,
Golden and Baldwin. Tie dates of
spraying were May s and 8, May %
and July 13. With the exception of the
May % treatment, which was followed
by much rain. the weather was favor
able for spraying, the days warm and
the wind light. The results of spraying
showed favorable increase in the
amount of marketable fruit. Where, as
in some cases, bordeaux mixture was
added to the arsenate application, the
per cent of wormy fruit was cOnsid-
erably increased, which seems to sug-
gest that bordeaux added to the other
spray diminishes it's effectiveness.
Mr.. Gillette of Colorado. who has
studied the insect for years, stated
that arsenate OF lead is coming into
very general use in his state. He has
used it recently with good results. He
was inclined to think that many of the
fruit growers in Colorado were using
too large an amount of lime. He had
been able to recognize only two brOOds
of this insect in Colorado. Where he
had made three sprayings he had in
one case reduced the number of wOrmy
apples to 1.6 per cent, while the check
block had 316 per cent wormy.
DR.. Fletcher of Canada advised con-
sideratiOn before dispensing with bOr-
deaux mixture when spraying for the
codling moth. In his experience it has
been exceedingly beneficial in holding
several diseases of the apple in check.
The "black spot" of the apple causes
great loss to the growers in Canada
and has been effectually controlled by
adding bordeaux mixture to the spray
when treatment is made for the cod
ling moth. Its addition usually de-
creases the effectiveness of the poison
little, but he would not favor leaving
It out even if a considerably larger per
cent of fruit than is the case were
found wOrmy.
Mr.. French told that a fruit grower
near CarbOndale, ILL.,, who has been in
the habit of spraying his apple trees
eight times during the season with
white arsenic and soda carbonate of
soda) has found for the past four
years only an occasional wOrmy apple.
Some Winesap trees were sprayed last
summer eight times with arsenate of
lead, using three pounds to fifty gal
Ions of water. and the fruit on these
trees was One-fOurth to One-half small
er than that on the trees treated with
the other material.
Mr.. Sanderson thought the latter fact
might be due to arsenate of lead al
herring better to the fruit and that tie
trees were oveTsprayeI
Mr. Cody stated that in Montana the
problem of controlling TIE Goblin:
moth Was to keep it from spreadin;
into the large commercial orchards.
Mr. Piper of the state of WaShngtcl
advised four or five sprayings and sale
Mr.. Aid ich believes there are thre,
brooGs of moths in some parts of tht
state
Mr. Sanderaon has been abe to dem
onstrate tEat in some cases in Della
ware only one brood existed He suc
gested that second spraying. Il lit!
later in the season. might g,Ye bette
results Mr.. Gillette reports hay 3.
found Il second brood of moths a
Grand junction. colo. as early Il
July T.. II was referred to as faC
\ by one Of he speakers that the larva
\.ef the collin" mcth are able to deve
Op on the :2aycs Of apple trees and tia
this would give the insect a chance {
be carried over in case the fruit Gro
was u failure.
Not Hungry at the Moment.
"Did Alkali Ike make that tende
foot eat his wOrds?"
mo. The tenderfoOt turned out
be one Of those fellows who wou
rather fight than eat."-Chicago Jou
nal.