The record., 1914-06-11
T. aSica!ioa Of a Garlic or Onion.


Purdue Uu:vcra ~, Lafayette,
Ind, o. the c., iication of the
wild Car'i, or V Id onion which
will l., rad * n interest by
the farmers of the county. 1t
reads:
"Tlc BJtf aical Department OF
Purdue Experiment Station,
with the cooperation of Mr..
Jacob Cronbach, of Mt. Vernon,
Ind, and DIR. H. f. Horton,
representing the American Steel
& Wire Co., Chicago, Ill, found
a method which proved very
satisfactory in the eradication
of wild garlic or onion. In order
to enable those who are pestered
with his weed to try the method
this spring, it was decided to
send out the following brief
directions in advance of the
regular publications:
SPRAY with orchard heating
oil while the plants are in the
tedder leaf sage and before
they begin to form heads. The
proper time in Sothern Indiana,
under normal conditions of
the season is between the Goth
of Appeals and the first of May.
Spraying done mnch later when
the plants are heading out is
almost useless, as it scarsely
Injuries tht fruiting stalks and
the oil cannot reach those nuder
ground bulbs which by this
time become separated from
the parent bulb. Warm and
colin weather gives the best
results. Cold retards the action
of the oil and wind wastes much
of the spray by blowing it away
Strain the oil through at least
two thicknesses of cheese cloth
and apply enough to thoroughly
cover the plants, This will
require fiOn GO to rs gallons
per acre. As the oil kills most
other plants besides the wild
garlic, it cannot be used on
fields occupied by growing
crops. Old cornfelds may be
raked and the stalks removed in
order that all plants might be
reached by the spray. Fields
that were plowed the previous
fall will facilitate the work.
One thorough application is
sufficient, but care should be
taken to see that the spray
covers all the plants. In case
sey' msy Be 2AF 2MAFhtediareIy tshi aFt3ap
Do not disturb the sprayed
field until the bulbs in the
ground are thoroughly rotted,
which will require from two to
three weeks. After this time
the field may be planted to corn,
cowpeas. soybeans or some
other late crop.
Orchard Heating Oil-Orchard
heating oil is sold by the Stand
ard Oil Co., and may be ordered
through its local representatives
or direct through the Chicago
office. Shipments are made in
barrel and tank lots from Whit
ing, Ind, the price of oil,
quoted on Jan. 10Th, 1914 was
5 3-4 cent per gallon in wood
barrels and 3 l 2 cent per gallon
in tank lots. If oil in wood
barrels is ordered in carload lots.
the cost per gallon is about one
half cent or so less than tn e
price quoted above. Empty
barrels may be returned to the
company's representative who
allows 35 cents each.
The oil has no injurious
effect, as found in a number of
experiments, upon the soil.
Spraying Outfits. To get the
best results from spraying with
orchard oil the oil must be
applied with a type of sprayer
which has force sufficient to
throw a fine. misty spray.
Spray in drops is not effective.
A traction sprayer is recon-
mended where garlic is to be
eradieated on large acres. 1t
cost from s55 to $95. A COM
paratively cheap sprayer may
be had by securing a hand pump,
one or two yards of hose and a
spray boom provided from four