New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-31


cut of all. blehted buds and leaves and
spray three or four times this summer
in the hope Of assuring flowers for next
year.
The lily is also attacked. apparently. b.
a fungus possibly form not unlike the
above Naturally. the destruction Of
the leaves one year would prevent their
carving on their work and the assimls-
ton OF food necessary for the production
of flower the next Frequent spraying
with Bordeaux mixture will check the dis
ease. il. as We suppose, it is caused by a
fungus.
have = poultry ward occupying a
sandy slope Of about an acre. II needs
shade and in accordance with the usual
advice to combine poultry and fruit. |
: have tho.iph of setting out peach trees.
Rut 7 have wondered wh"ther the ucces
sary spraying with poisonous materials
will not endanger the hens. What do
YOU think? \ Ia
The combination Of poultry and fruit
trees is an excellent plan, and since your
soil is SANDY peaches may prove better
than plums or cherries. which are usual
ly recommended FOR use in poultry runs
As 10 spraying. the only materials YOU
will have to use are Bordeaux mixture
(for fungCus diseases) and some con
tact poison. such as Kerosene emulsion
OF whale oil soap Cfor the aphiS). neither
Of which is at all likely to iniure your
hens. The Curculio. the worst enemy OF
the peach, is usually destroyed by being
Jared off the tree into a catching de-
vice made like an inverted umbrella
In poultry yard. however, the poultry
will take care Of the curculios when YOU
iar them eff.
az Please give me information as To
the raising OF good head lettuce--that
is as TO soil preparation, kind Of seed.
etc. Cb) Is nitrate OF soda a good fer
tilizer for this crop, and. II so. how
should it be used? (c) What can be
done 20 prevent cutworms running cab
base? II. ]. s
/ ca For good head lettuce production
YOU want rich. friabIe. moisture holding
soil. rapid unchecked growth. sufficient
space between the plants to prevent any
crowding. and. preferably. moist but cool
weather. Certain varieties endure heat
better than. Others, as your seed cata-
logue will tell YOU Il is we'll to prepare
the soil by working a generous amount
OF well rotted manure into IL in the fall.
Sow the seed as early in the spring as
possible. either in fats or hotbeds. or
outdoors. as soon as the soil can be
worked When the seedlings can ne han
died thin TO an inch apart n in the hot
bed, and at least six inches If outdoors,
transplantng the surplus TO new rows.
As the weather becomes hot shade newly
+ transplanted seedlings individually with
small flower pots. or old berry boxes. or
collectively by rigging up cloth screens
over the rows Unless there Is plenty OF
rain. water the plants frequently. giving
them an occasional dosesof some liquid
fertilizer tbi Anything that stimulates
rapid. crisp leaf growth improves head
lettuce, and nitrate OF soda is especially
effective IN this respect IL may be ap-
piled in solution, al the rate of an ounce
10 gallon OF water. OF in powdered
form at the rate OF an ounce TO ten
square feet OF surface, beng in the Int
ter case, sprinkled between the VOWS and
well mixed with the soil. ,6cl Cabbage
and other plants of similar culture may
be protected from cutworms by wrap
ping their stems in strips OF paper. the
collar so formed 10 extend at least an
' inch, both above and below the level of