Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1914-07-11
the past decade. save In 1912"

Inc peach crop was severely dam
Jed by the cold early spring. Okla
homa, most Of Arkansas. and large
less to its peach crop. Damage less
severe WAS reported in south central
Missouri, southern Mississippi, north
western Alabama, south and east
TeNes, southwestern Georgia. west
ern kentucky, western Tennessee.
southern Idaho and portions of North
Carolina. Elsewhere the outlook for
the peach crop is so promising that
a normal yield can be expected
The necessity OF we'll organized as
sociations of fruit growers for the
marketing the product is emphasized
in report of the United States Cham
Der of Commerce. Many Of the states
east Of the Rocky Mountains, the re-
Nort states. yearly lose much OF the
income Of their orchards because of
the lack Of cooperation among grow
ers, and lack of realization that an
uncared for orchard is steadily dim
inishing and deteriorating asset"
The price paid to the farmer for
potatoes is about 4S per cent more
this year than last year. The aver
age farm price for potatoes this year
is ia cents bushel 1872 higher
than last year. In the eastern states
gains in potatoe prices to farmers
have been reported as follows: Maine
"A cents; Vermont 10 cents Mas
sachusetts p cents; New York %
cents; New Jersey - cents; Penn
sylvania q cents; West Virginia 80
cents; Virginia IA cents: and North
Carolina IA cents. In the central
states, the increase ranged from 80,
cents in Wisconsin to SO cents in In
diana. Idaho, Washington and Oregon
had the lowest prices with gains Of
is, 10 and II cents respectively
The department Of agriculture is
conducting experiments to test the
| value of visiting nurses in rural com
munities. In order to gain practical
| information on the subject, represent
! tatives Of rural organization service
Of the department Of agriculture help
bama, to organize for the purpose Of
| appointing trained nurse and meet
| Ing her salary and expenses.
The county board appropriated $500
he school board $500, and private
individuals 500, and with this $500
| the services Of a certified Red Cross
nurse was secured for $3.50 a year and
actual expenses. Features Of the
nurses work have been school visit
ing, in which she examines pupils and
| delivers lectures; talks on the care
Of infants and general hygiene at
! mothers meetings.; and actual sick
nursing in severe illnesses. Accord
| ing to reports from the country the
work of the nurse is meeting with
| great favor on the part of authori-
ties and residents.
| Rose growers who allow the flow
| ers to be damaged by the rose aphis,
| have only themselves to blame, ac-
cording to the department Of agricult-
ure. Although the aphis is wide
spread over the entire country, as
we'll as abroad, it IS easily control
led. Careful spraying of the plants
with solutions of nicotine will chase
the aphis at very small expense and
trouble.
| More than 100000 acres Of land
in western states have been thrown
open to homesteaders under the en-
larged homestead act by Secretary
Of the Interior Lane during the past
few weeks. The enlarged homestead
designations are situated as follows:
$4,000 acres In Montana, 100000 &C
res In Oregon, 100000 acres in Wash
ington, 100000 acres in Idaho, over
100000 acres in New Mexico, 101,-
| oO0 ocrac In ri and lSO O1O