The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-08-25

to get on the land In the spring until
the corn is laid by, he should direct
his efforts towards preventing the
onions from making top growth, with
the idea of killing the plants that
come up from the hard shell bulbs.
II. this is we'll done, most Of the
onions will disappear by the end OF
summer. Some of the hard shell
bulbs. however, may delay gemina-
ton for a year or two, SO that by fall
o few plants may again be in evil
dence. The farmer, therefore, should
be prepared to follow the same plan
OF deep blowing late in the fall, sue
lceeded by carefully cultivated crop
the next spring. In two years this
treatment is almost sure death to all
the wild onions in the land, and the
work can be carried out with but lit
tie extra labor and expense. The
aerial bulbs terminate in the early
fall, but the plants are weak and
readily destroyed by fall blowing.
Many farmers have tried the method
outlined here and have found it to
be entirely satisfactory.
Pastures and Lawns.
II grass lands are quite full of the
onion, the easiest way Of 'disposing
of them is the cultivation method. In,
the fields where there are only few
plants, the most feasible method is to
dig the plants or clumps with mat
took. Four thimblefuls of coal tar
creosote oil put on a plant will kill
the ungerminated bulbs. Still the
mattock method is best, as one well
directed stroke when the soil is
moist and soft will take out the en-
tire clump by the roots. These
should be carried off where they can
give no more trouble. 1t Is then a
good plan to fill the hole with soil
and sprinkle little grass seed on the
surface. Sheep eat the tops Of the
onions, and grazing for few years
is reported as an efficient remedy for
the pest. Sheep apparently eat the
onion most during the winter and
early spring, when there is little
to eat but the onion. On the better
pastures. 1t may be necessary to salt
the onions occasionally to give the
sheep a taste for them sufficient to
overcome their natural dislike.
Measures That Help.
As the aerial bullets are prac-
tically the only means by which the
onion pest Is distributed from field to
field and farm to farm. 1t is-highly
important to prevent their formation.
Cutting the tops of the onion plants
before they are ripe. will prevent the
formation Of these bullets.
1t has been found that If blowing
is delayed until a late date in the fall
and the land Is planted to small grain
only few onion plants will rpen
their aerial bulblets by harvest time
the following summer. As the plow-
ing should be done at such a late
date as to prevent the best develop
ment of fall-sown grains. tbs prefer
able to plant spring grains. Where
the growing of fall grain is necessary
1t should be done with full knowledge
reduce the yield. Seeding fall-grain
reduce the yield. Seding fall-grain
crop after late blowing has the least
harmful effect on the yield In the
southern part of the onion belt.
where wheat may be planted as late
as November or December. Every eff
fort should be made to keep wheat
free bulblets. This can be accom-
lplished by thorough drying before
cleaning, but; the hest way is to get
seed from an outside source where
no onion exists. or to produce seed
grain on a separate patch kept abso-
llutely free from the onion.
Dairymen are advised that by keep
ing cows away from the onion 10.
four hours before milking, they can
produce milk with practically no gar
lie flavor. The Dairy Division OF the
Department also has devised a meth
cd Of blowing warm air through milk
to eradicate the garlic flavor, and
will be glad to give details to any
dairyman who applies.