Milford chronicle., 1915-07-09
OF INTEREST TO FRUIT
GROWERS And FARMERS,

unUHLn0 AND IhhMLn0,
Pear psylla is becoming abundant in
many parts of the county. They are
found on the under side of the leaves
where they secrete a large quantity of
honey dew in which a sooty black fungus
grows. 1t is late in the season to CON
troll this insect. But, asst produces about
four broods year, these later ones may
be checked by repeated use of tobacco
decoctions Black Leaf Forty at strength
recommended.
If your young peach trees have their
leaves yellowed ,as if diseased dig around
the base of the tree and look for borers.
/ Their presence is indicated usually by a
gum just outside the bark Dig them
out by knife and wire and destrop. If
/ the leaves on old trees are yellowing, it
may be an indication of disease or a lack
of plant food. Many orchards are show
ing the need of nitrogenous fertilizers.
Consult your County Agent about the !
use of such fertilizers.
If alfalfa shows leaf spot, indicated by |
holes coming in the leaves and the leaves |
dropping before the plant is matured it I
is best to cut at once before the plant is
further weakened and the new growth
infected by this disease Remove this
cutting from the field. If your alfalfa is
not doing properly and yielding what it
should, there is a reason. Something
essential in securing crop has been left
out. Possibly not enough lime was used;
or the incubation was omitted; or the
soil was improperly prepared and not
thoroughly fined and fitted in advance
or seed of dwarf varieties and full of weed
seed was used; or the soil was too low in
humus content. These are things for
you to study before starting your first {
alfalfa crop. Anyone of the above essen
tial steps may make a failure. Your !
County Agent can tell the lime needs of s
your soil and help you in the other prob (
lens also. t
Every farmer with ten head of cattle !
or more can make a silo pay in Kent :
county. In fact, he cannot afford to do :
Ittides the dairymen through
he drouth in late summer, reduces the
)asturage; increases the winters milk :,
low; and makes the farm more efficient
nd productive. Investigate this for =
ourself, or find out what others are :;
oing i'll the county, from your County e
Igent 80 -
Farmers using lime are securing stands n
t common red clover this year, without "
me or an acid soil it is a failure Pos HI
IDLY a small investment in lime would h,
1sure your clover crop and save money a
ach year wasted in clover seed that never W
rows. Grain farmers can not very well re
ispense with this crop which is one of W
ur greatest soil improvers. It will pay hC
ig ifthe wheat stubble is put to corn next NJ
ear, because of the nitrogen and humus 70
lded to the soil. W
Swiss Chard is making steady gains as NJ NJ
greens. 1t is becoming common on the ~
arket and in farmers gardens. 1t pays O..
} cut the leaves when not over seven to -,
ght inches long, because they are then 80
ore tender and palatable. so ro
If anyone has any hairy vetch seeded rel
wheat or rye they should save it this Ar
ear because of the scarcity of such seed Il
lie 20 importatiOns being cut off by the pc
uropean war. In purchasing vetch seed on
sist on the winter or hairy vetch. The
ring vetch will not live thru our winters tai
i'd is of little value. The seed is so pc
miliar that 1t is difiult to tell the two Th
art. The County Agent would be glad am
help you out if you are in doubt. tisl
More vetch should be seeded the COM Id,
G fall, and by putting some in with the re-
arlet clover the chance for a hay crop
ould be improved and the land would r.,
inoculated at the same time. This is i.;i
important factor in securing a good
op of vetch. If vetch, is seeded with -, ;
leat or rye use 20 pounds of vetch to - I
pounds of the latter per acre. De-
Where barnyard manure is scarcity ~
)re use should be made of clover crops
a means of securing humus and i'm Do,
owing the tilth and fertility Of the soil -.
ere are various combinations of crops -;
use and the kind will depend on your 81 ~,
oe of soil and the price Of seed of the
-ious clover crops. The use of some -;
the crops is almost prohibited by the va
r prices on such seed. We need to MI
W. more of these seeds for our own use. W, ~
u. o. Pence, County Agent, Dover ;tn e.