The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-28

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watermelons Then. IS the fruit Is about
around each hin or cantalouprs and
melons. Then as the fruit Is about
nearly grown crimson clover seed are
scwn nil over the field. and after the
melons are OF, the field has winter
cover on II u turn for other crops
Inc next spring
Harlequin Bugs.
From Nottoway County Il am en-
closing In separate cover some speCi-
mems OF bus we call the harlequin
bug State bulletin says spray them
with kerosene emulsion But this had
no effect on them. for even up 10 30
per cant Kerosene ii failed. We then
nut pure Kerosene on them. with straw
on top and fred il. but where not
actually burnt. they walked of. Last
year they gave US ! rest but this year
thcy are in unusual numbers. and eat
rad SHE'S. Sabhaees. norseraiish and
weed tina; do not know the name
of They arc on the fix bushes. but l
havo not seen that they do those any
harm We sprayed them this morning
with zenoleunl. one gill to a quart
This kills hen lice instantly. but they
walk of out az II as on pleasure
excursion Can YOU name them and
give remedy for them? They never
bothered anything heretofore except
Cabbases and the weed / mentioned.
but are now on the horseradish, rad
ishes. cabbases and figs"
TIC bugs are rnurgantia histrionica.
commonly known as harlequin bugs.
and in the South in some places as
Sherman bugs They originally came
from Mexico and Ike the boil weevil,
have worked their way northward.
Pure Kerosene Will certainly kill them.
in ny experience. but Il cannot be p
piled 10 the crops. as {; will kill the
plants TOO on cahba Ecs on a small
scale they can be shaken off into a
pan of water covered with kerosene.
But the best thing have ever tried
IS to SOW a good thick band Of mus
tard around the cabbage bed: and they
are very fond OF mustard and will
gather on II. and then YOU can spray
them with kerosene and Kill them. and
probably Kill the mustard too Or.
after spr!nkling the mustard well with
kerosene, set FIRE 10 II. ! have tried
the kerosene emulsion without effect
unless II is so strong that il will In
jure the plants. The mustard trap
is the hes; thing have tried. But
as the case now stands. the only thing
YOU can do is 10 shake them OFF into
TIA pan OF kerosene and gather them
UP and burn them as my wife docs the
rose bugs Sho gathers them every
morning of the bushes into paper
bag and puts the bag and all into the
Kitchen stove.
From Fuvanna County: Your col
umns n The Times Dispatch and
very interesting and useful. and when
] am reading them ! usually have Il
pair OF scissors handy for cutting out
what l tank may help me cote
that YOU are TO say more about seed
corn in the near future. and before
you do. ! am asking for some inform
alton bearing on breeding seed corn
! raise a good deal OF corn for the New
England ens!lagc makers. a corn called
Eureka, which originated from Cooke s
Prolific In looking over pile last
Tall selecting my own seed, / found an
car somewhat different from the Eure
ka in general appearance. and break.
ing II In two. found the deepest ana
oroadest grain have ever seen. 1t
was : n ear Of medium size, but shelled
out. when dried. one pound Of grain
49, ' 81 nus N-S.l I4stIN'I remote from
Other corn and ! am hoping to ind p
good many ears showing the same
remarkable size of grain as in the
parent ear At our county fair las,
iall there were on exhibition ten care
OF as ilne corn as one ever sees which
] bought OF the exhibitor They were
cross of the Boone County white and
Hickory King, but stowed..the oual,-
Ties OF The Room. County much more
distinctly than OF the other These
ears sheNed tho loth OF November.
nave yield OF twelve pounds from the
ten ears II can cross my deep and
broad grain corn on the medium sized
coos OF this corn think Viii have
an deal white corn Each kind has
heen planted far apart and remot.
from other corn. Now. how shall !
20 about the crossing and VIVA, SHAH
! do N future crops 20 maintain the
habit Of making large ears with deem.
VIDE grains have quoted this
letter almost IN fun. as 1t suggests i'm
por'ant ideas IN corn breeding Ii is
probable that the single car OF corn
you saved wan int produce a great
many exactly Ike So for II was GROW
ms among large lpt 81 different corn.
and Is 0is,ils or =.lks ware re-,uiz.5
hF pollen from GiiNcrcnt character 81
corn. Bur : remains 20 Doe seen whcth
the single car "ill provo the dom!-
nant form or whether q VIII r,.vn-,
10 ne Cookies FrohAc stl1oin. ths En-
irHa TAe corn you houcht AZ thu
fair simply the first resul, o. n cross
hetreen Boone county white and nick.
or King VIII not nave Us charact.
h%ea We'll enough - come true 20 th.
type and YOU w!!l need 20 select asaiu
Bat 4 You get. out %, no,h lo,s car,