Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-06-19
DOK-ALDER TREES
MENACED BY
WORM PEST
Appeal Made to State College
Experts to Combat Enemy
to Trees in Mimbres Valley.
Especial Corr~spoaasucs 80 che mersial !

Especial eofrespenaeace So che Meraidl
Deming, n. NJ. June is.--Much
fear Is expressed among Demins
househoIders concerning the peat
which attacked the box-aIder trees
last scason and destroyed the leaves
before the middle OF the season. The
pest II In the form OF a worm which
matches out from eggs laid by a fly
which very much resembles the ordi-
nary house fly. While these worms
have not done any great damage this
season, still there are a great many
leaves OF tile box-aiders that have
curled up. showing that the NY has
deposited It's eggs and an appeal has
heen made 20 the New Mexico Agri-
cultural college for some means OF
staying this pest. A sample of the
leaf with eggs deposited has been for
warded by the psmlpg chamber OF
commerce To- the station entomolo.
gist.-D. g. Merrill. II ID hoped that
some means may be devised for pre-
venting the destruction OF the leaves
of the box calder this year. In tina
course of correspondence with the
Agricultural college prof Fabian
Garcia expressed the attitude Of the
college towards various agricultural
communities in the state as follows;
we should like 60 get IN touch
with your work ~ much az we pOssl-
bly, can, as we like To help YOU as
much as possible. There are always
many local problems in any locality
which require a great deal OF thought
and time beforc they can be worked
ont satisfactorily. Oftcntimes many
cf these problems can not be worked
out with any degree of satisfaction
from "A distance. II frequently hap
pens that they must he worked out
In the localities, one of the things
that has occurred TO me regarding the
agricultural development OF the state
lis that Il is time that a good deal OF
thought aud time should he given 10
the matter of starting out properly Ia
whatever line OF agriculture the dis
trict may develop. Study the local
conditions and see for what particular
crops that district Is best suited. There
il good deal Of time, money and
energy wasted. find. In some OF our
older agricultural districts In that a
great many individuals have attempt
ed 90 do things In an incorrect man
ner. This has heen especially true
IN the planting OF orchards as some
varieties have been selected which
are absolutely worthless Orchards
which have hean planted for five or
ten years are now OF no value what
ever, because they dld not give the
matter Of selection of the varieties Of
the different fruits planted sufficient
consideration. This IL one Of the
things that we are trying to empha-
size In every agricultural dlstric, In
the state because Il Is OF the greatest
importance IN the development 81 the
agriculture of those districts.
| Lieutenant r. y. Amy recently
from Rremert0n. Wash. IN service on
the a. 3. T. pittsburgh. with his wife
is spending his vacation al the home
~ his father A. A. Amy.
Rev. VIM y, Foulks has received
his commission az postmaster IN Dem
ing. New Mexico. tie will take charge
~ the office az the end of the fiscal
year July im next. He will sue.
ceed Edward Pennington. who has
been postmaster in Demlng for nine
\ years