The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-05-27

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HoILT II. III 2Thecoo
weather ct the pss xeekors5 has
been very bad Tor agriculture and that
fact coupled With the lack Of rain Is
causing the corn to be very slow com.
Eng up and what IS up Is very back
ward in growth A good warm rain
followed by some warm nights and
days would mike a great change.
Nj. and Mrs. Harry McElfresh have
been having lots of company the past
week. Mrs. McEltresh's brother,
Net" Wilson and family, have been
there for several days and he Will
move his family IS Montana where
he mas a job. Her two married sis.
ters and their husbands md children
viz: Messrs. Ross and Emery Arnett
and families. of Rymer. this county,
we're guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
McEltresh from Sunday TO Tuesday.
Harry McElfresh returned last week
iron a trip to Hampshire county,
Where he purchased a farm and is
moving to-day.
Maxwell NJ. Malone. of Beechwood,
and son, Rzlph Malone. of Uniontown,
and sOnin-law, Harry Bainbridge, Of
Montana, were all guests of Mr.. Lis.
ton Buruworth Sunday.
James wildman. Of Pine Grove, was
a guest of his sister, Mrs. Frank Nc.
Elfresh, Sunday.
AS this is the season of the year
when cabbage worms begin to tor,
ment people VINO grow vegetables, We
will, for the benefit of violet" and
,eny one else interested relieve our
mind Of a few thoughts anent the sub.
iect, and thus reduc ethe pressure on
the safety valve OF our think tank.
Tie station at Morgantown has lie.
sued a bulletin about cabbage worms
and we shall quote It freely disclalm.
ing intent at originality and thus re-
ject, and thus reduce the pressure on
the strain on our intellect.
1t seems that the cabbage worm like
most pests is not native ito America
but an importation from England.
There are many importatlons from the
"tigat little ISLE that would be better
left on the ether side of the big fish
pond, among which we might mention
besides the cabbage worm, tnistlcs,
English sparrows, and the sbrt of
cockney that wears a monocle, SCOTS
at all things American, drops his rs
and indiscriminateIy picks them up
again and sees nothing here to com.
pare to things in dear old HInglsnl
doan' cher know"
The bulletin referred to says the
pest is very easily dealt with by the
proper S Of paris green.-We are
speaking OF the cabbsge worm now.
not Of the cockney. The paris green
treatment, W. are sorry to say, is not
applicable to the latter as by an over.
sight the late legislature, provided
no open eason for Anglo-mantacs.
The great trouble with the paris
green treatment is the foolish preJu.
Dice Of consumers and dealers, and
the station calls attention to the fact
That this prejudice is driving the West
Virginia growers out of the business
OF growing cabbage.
Growers along the Ohio river have
sprayed their cabbages with paris
green in one or two instances and
found their whole crops refused by
the local dealers who sent off outside
the State and got their supply Of cab.
bage and OF course got cabbage that
had been sprayed as all large grow.
ers spray. That is the Inconsistency
OF the whole matter; people refuse to
buy of the home grower because he
sees him spray and buys Of outside
growers who spray because he does
not see him spray.
All that is necessary is a, sprayer
which may cost all the way from $40
or mor to a small tin tube and pluns.
er which you can get of the hardware
stores for about so cents. Then put
one ounce Of paris green in about
twelve gallons Of water and spray a
fine mist on the plants taking care
to get on the underside of tie leaves.
The bulletin advises not to use the
spray Within three weeks of the time
Of using the cabbage as paris green
when exposed to the open air and sun
light for two or three weeks loses all
its strength though on several occa-
sions cabbages have been cut one
week after being sprayed, tho loose
outer leaves trimmed off then cooked
and analysed. WITH the result that not
o trace Of paris green has been found.
There are several reasons for this,
some of tn1em hninp az noted that the