Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-01-12

nossih1e tn nlow the garden late in
/ the fall and thoroughly harrow III
MANY of these will be destroyed oy
exposure to the weather ana Cnelr
natural enemies In the case OF IN
sects attacking the roots or boring In
/ the stalks of vines or plants, wneh IL
is impossible to reach them with any
/ insecticide 1t is often possible TO 50
| stimulate the plant with liberal use
| of quickly available fertilizer that
! fair crop may be secured In spite OF
the attack, and it is well known that
starved plants are always more read
| ily attacked by insects and diseases
/ than those which are vigorous ana
| thrifty.
Bee Keeping in Massachusetts.
The bulletin on bee keeping III
Massachusetts, just issued by the
Massachusetts agricultural expert
ment station should interest all those
who live where bees might be kept
In this list are included not only
| those living in the country, but
many of those in villages or even IN
the city, for it has been repeatedly
| shown that bees even in such local
| tiles may be source of much pleas
ure and profit. The annual produce
of honey in this state seldom amounts
to more than 100000 pounds. 1t is
estimated that it might easily be 10
times that quantity. There is no
danger of overproduction. Should
the product be increased as above IN
dicated, the supply would still amount
to less than one-half pound for each
individual The bulletin is based
upon careful study covering early
history, existing conditions and pos
sibilities. 1t calls attention to needed
improvements in methods; discusses
the different races of bees, and tells
which are generally regarded as best.
1t briefly describes the different
types of hives and tells which are the
most satisfactory. It considers also
the value of different wild and Guilt
waited plants for honey and the sec
tons of the state in which they ara
found. 1t gives important inforna-
ton as to the most successful methods
both of summer and winter manage
ment, and briefly treats of the princi-
pal diseases and enemies OF bees.
The bulletin emphasizes the fact that
the opportunities for bee keeping IN
Massachusetts are exceptionally
good, and concludes with full bfbli-
ography. This bulletin will be sent
to such bee keepers as are on our
mailing list, and to others desiring
it who will apply to the experiment
station, Amherst.
Keeping Lice From Poultry
One iof the difficult and trying
problems of the poultry keeper is to
keep his poultry houses and stock
free from lice, mites, etc. There are
many proprietary preparations on the
market to combat these, most of
which work satisfactorily. However,
they are more or less expensive
The Maine experiment station has
Just issued a bulletin on the subject
and recommends a treatment which
appears to be fully as simple as any
thing else, and much less expensive
The powder made by the station at q
cost of only few cents a pound is
as follows: Take three parts OF gaso-
line and one part of crude carDolic
acid. Mix these together Add grad
ually, while stirring, enough plaster
of paris to take up all the moisture
The liquid and dry plaster should be
thoroughly mixed and stirred so the
LIQUID will be uniformly mixed through
the plaster. When enough has been
added, the resulting mixture should
be dry, pinkish brown powder, hav-
a strong carbolic odor. Be sure that
the crude carbolic acid is secured. If
a spray is desired instead of a pow
der, simply take three parts of kero-
sene and one part Of crude carboEc
acid If birds are infested with nee
the best way to get rid of them is to
use the powder, which is to be worked
into the feathers. Remember a
single application will not be suf-
ficient, because where there are lice
present there are also unmatched
eggs or nits. Make a second applica-
ton four days to a week after the
first, and if it is a bad case third
application may be necessary.
Notes.
There has long prevailed the idea
that milk sours when electrical storms
prevail. This has been pretty we'll
exploded by careful investigation.
1t is now held that milk sours quicker
when an electrical storm is approach
ing. According to Mckay and Lar.
son, the reason is that the air tenn
perature is usually higher tnen than
at any other time. This higher tenn
perature warns the milk and creates
more favorable conditions for the
rapid multiplication of the germs
present in the milk. 1t is for this
reason that milk sours quicker dur
ing or previous to thunderstorm
than at any other time.