The Democratic advocate., 1908-09-04


| ice in return for their keep.
It Is an interesting fact that apples
develop redder color when the trees
stand In sod than when they are Civ
en- thorough cultivation through the
growing season. Whether this is due
to heat radiation from the dry herbage
or to a difference in the amount OF
moisture coming from the soil or to
both is not known. The fact is as
stated, whatever the cause
How dependent man is on kindly
Providence Is nicely Illustrated in the
destitution which comes to him If his
crops are ruined by hail. drowned by
foods or if the kindly showers are
withheld when his fields are being
scorched by the August sun. The re-
cipient Of so many blessings. he gets
too much in the habit Of taking things
for granted. accepting countless bless
ings without expressions Of gratitude
and whining peeyishly if misfortune
attends him.
The Wealthy apple, which is well
known to residents Of most of the
northern states, is growing steadily In
popularity as one Of the best fall ap-
pies, ranking with the Jonathan both
in point Of color and quality. 1t is an
excellent keeper in cold storage and. if
carefully harvested and packed. makes
q ready sale on the Christmas mar
kets, being highly priced for its bright
red color. juiciness and spicy flavor.
Many growers are realizing an extra
profit from this fruit by packing in
bushel boxes, a practice that Is the
rule and not the exception with most
Pacific coast apple growers.
One of the first questions which the
apple buyer asks his customer on be-
ginning negotiations for the purchase
Of his apple crop is, "Do you spray"
II the orchardist Is compelled to an
swer IN the negative. negotiations sell
dom get beyond this point Spraying
has come to be viewed as an absolute
necessity by all commission men and
by the most Intelligent and best in
formed apple growers. It Is stating 1t
fairly to say that II an orchard is In
such shape that it will not pay to
spray 1t money would be saved in the
long run by roofing the trees out and
devoting the land to the growing Of
some other crop.
In many states pure food authorities
are drawing the line pretty closely
touching the sale Of rotten or added
eggs, an Interpretation Of the law plac-
ing these under the heading Of IN
and adulterated food prod
ucts. In the writer's home state the
has been carried to the point
Of posting notices in all stores in the
state handling eggs giving the law and
naming the penalties for fits infraction.
The law Is right and merftorious and
should be enforced. There IS no reason
why the poultryman should be allowed
to market wormy prunes or the butch
er tainted meat. The person who gets
any Of the above articles has grounds
for righteous kick.
Il should not be styled fusslness, but
merely q phase Of good management.
when the wife has place for every
thing In the house and adheres to the
practice Of seeing that everything In
the house is put In its place and when
the man Of the house has things so
ordered In the tool house. granary
and barn that he can go In the
dark and put his hands on the thing
he wants. Habits Of orderliness like
these do not come by chance, but are
the result Of deliberate thoughtfulness
and careful attention. There is little
question that In disorderly househo21,s
days are spent every year in chasing
and looking here and there for thing
that could be got at once had they def
mite places and were they kept IN
them. "Have a place for everything
and put everything in its place" may
be somewhat hackneyed phrase. bu:
there are both time and money. in the
observance of the suggestions which it
contains.
Professor T. ]. Headlee, entomotogis'
Of the Kansas experiment station, Is
responsible for the statement that OF.
the average the damage wrought an.
uuaIly by the Hesslan fly Is 10 per
cent Of the value Of the entire crop
The flies emerge from the brown flax
seed" like eggs In September and Oc-
tober. being long legged. gnatlike in
sects which lay their long. oval, reddish
| eggs, just large enough to be seen
with the naked eye, lengthwise In the
grooves on the upper sides Of the vol
anteer or early sown wheat plants
From these eggs soon hatch tiny red
dish larvae, which wriggle down inside
the leaf sheath until they reach joint
where they rasp the tissue Of the stem
feed and grow. The maggots socr
turn white, the majority Transforming
into faxseed before cold weather set
in. Early In the spring these fax
seeds hatch out flies. which In turn la
batch Of eggs which pass through
the flaxseed and reach the fly stage Il
May. II Is this batch Of maggots whic'
work chief damage to the wheat cror
: The most effective measures for hol'
ing the pest In check are TO delay tss
sowing of the wheat until the bulk e
the eggs have been laid. the early SOW
Ing Of a strip Of wheat across the fol
on which the eggs will be deposi'e