Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-06-11

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Wheat July IS s-s D Sept IS SIS a
"a Dec sc a 1-s A
Corn July II SIS Old II sS a ia
SEPT 60 Ia A Old 90 IL B Dec 6
IL A
Oats July 40 SIS "a A Sept 30
.i-sA
Pork July 20 50 B Sept 20 10 B
J. G. Crawford. who resides mort
of Mexico. was the first farmer t
erect a silo In Audraia county. He i
one OF cur most progressive farmer
as well as successful planters. H
says If only one half OF the w,
million dollars spent in this COUNT
for feed last year had been spent II
the purchase Of silos, the year pre-
ceding. the suffering here last sea
con. would have been far less an
more than two-thirds OF the fee,
bought would not have been need
ed.
Mr.. Crawford put up ESQ tons o
silage last year. He says ordinarily S
lage ave about 40 per cent of tn
nutritious value OF the corn but las
year that percentage was raised Il
almost rs per cent. He says Tn
purchase of a silo Is the best in
vestment q farmer can make.
About two weeks ago / wrote o
the latest methods Of combating th,
Hessian Fly. Nothing can be don,
just now but If you have no grass
in your wheat do not fail to pillow the
stubble as soon after cutting as pos.
sible.
Army worms are numerous and Dc
ing much damage. They are striped
~soft-bodied worms about one inch in
length and varying in color from q
rather light to a dark greenish
brown. When they become extremely
numerous and feed begins to gel
caree they march in great armies
from field TO field eating as they 60
Thus they get the name OF Army
Worm.
Authorities differ somewhat re-
garding the details Of their life his
tory. It Is agreed, however, that this
insect does most damage during the
latter part of May and the month Of
June. If conditions are favorable.
however. succeeding broods may con
tinue their devastating work through
July and sometimes they appear again
in the fall.
DR.. Leonard Haseman OF the Mis-
College of Agriculture gives us
following information about the
pest
They breed in pastures, meadows,
waste land or in rye and
wheat fields. In the control Of the
Army Worm prevention Is most ef-
II crops are rotated so as
lot to permit sod to continue in a
ieid too long or so as TO break M
waste lands regularly the breeding of
he pest can be largely prevented
this time. however. remedies and
preventative measures are nee
sssary.
The Missouri College cf Agricul-
-ure recommends two methods OF
;hecking the Army Worm. The n
consists Of the use Of a roller, weight
d brush or drag run over the in
.ested portions Of fields so as to
rush or grind up as many of the
saterpiliars as possible. This meth
a be used only in relatively few
on account of injuring growing
'rops. The second remedy is a ditch
ised as a trap into which the mi
worms fall where they can
'e killed with ooal-oil or by burn.
ng straw or similar material in the
Itch. The ditch should be eight or
en- inches deep and can be made by
lrst blowing a deep fnrrow and then
ising a shovel to square up the side
iext to the crop to be protected. The
Worm is a clumsy caterpillar
nd has trouble in climbing up a
traight wall. Hogs and poultry help
0 reduce the army. Spraying with
'aris Green Or other poison is ef-
sctiYe where It can be used. The
usually migrates for from ten
avs to two weeks. 1t feeds rapidly
. remedies should be applied at
nee.
The are many different species OF
liant lice, but they are all soft-bod-
sucking insects and If they are
here they can be got at are easily
Tiled They are now doing eonsid-
rable damage in the flower and veg
table gardens. You can't miss them.
I they r present you can find them
the under side Of the leaf, Spray
ng with soap solution. tobacco tea,
r kerosene emulsion will get them.
low to Make Sprays for Killing
Dissolve X to / pound whale-oll
Gap In m gallon Of boiling water.
oft SOAP may be used by using a
tile more soap.
Tobacco Tea
Boil one pound Of tobacco stems or
,bacco dust in one gallon OF water
IF one hour and add two gallons OF
alter.
Kerosene Emulsion
WhaIe-oil soap Tor soft soap i qt.)
pound, Water one gallon, Kerosene
70 gallons.
The soap first finely divided. is dis
lived in water by boiling and this
tuition is Immediately added boiling
It away from the fire to the kero-
ne.
THE government reports a record
wheat crop; above the av-
age oats crop and the finest
I'd Of prospects for corn. 10 the
santime grass, oats and corn are
eding rain in this part Of the coun
THE people Of Mexico and Aud
n County are especially interested
the success Of the new Dairy Az
In answer to com
lints made that there was no sale
milk and cream In Mexico, we