The sun., 1915-05-30

some receptacle containing dis..n.
fectant solution should be placed at
I all doors leading into the stables, ana
/ persons entering should be required
to disinfect their shoes or boots wien
| passing in and out. 1t Is even recon-
mcndcd that dis!nffctauts should be
! placed at the, farm gates and en-
trance to the pastures. A barrel cut
90 that II will hold three or four inches
of distnfectant solution makes a salts
factory receptacle
The following disinfectants are rec
commended:
A 5 per cent. solution OF pure car
bolic acid u ounces to one a!lon of
water).
Chloride Of hme. u. s. phsrmaco-
pola go per cent. available chlorine;
! pound to gallons Of water).
Formaldehyde Il quart 40 per cent.
solution to gallons water).
a per cent. solution Of cresol conf
pound "a ounces TO | gallon Of water).
II II is necessary to bring animals
to a farm they should be walked
through a dlsinfectant and the coat
should he sponged with the same dis
infectant. In and near quarantined
regions II would generally pay TO
construct temporary vat through
which the animals should pass In
getting to and from the farm. When
horses are driven from the farm to
village or any outlying community
their feet should he thoroughly dis
infected on returning In short, the
college authorities say that the free
use Of disinfectants should become a
Farm and neighhorhood watchword
II Is urged that all owners OF stock
should realize that the financial loss
Is borne not alone ny the live stock
| owner. nut by every one In the State.
The cities and villages are to a large
extent dependent upon the live stock
interests which surround them, and
In a State preeminent in the dairy
industry. as New York is. II Is pointed
or, that every interest should dictate
reused and united action. II ques-
tions of sentiment. or prejudice. or in
difference are allowed to modify dras-
tic action on the part of cattle owners
the State college authorities say that
the State will he staggered with the
amount of losses which Will be In.
VOWED and that care and daily attcn.
ton to precautionary measures will
mate It. Without these they hold no
hope that Il can be stopped without
widespread and terrible loss.
On April the commercial peach
area Of northeastern Texas estimated
damage of 80 to so per cent. IN
the southern and central portion OF
this area. Tho northern points suf-
fered but little. Despite the estimated
damage shipments from this territory
Will range from 80 to 400 cars and
Texas will he a much more important
factor In the commercial deal this sea
son than IN the last two years.
on March 90, 30 20 so per cent. Of
the peach crop south Of Atlanta, Ga.
In South Carolina. Georgia and Ala
hama was reported killed. although
no damage was reported from points
further north.
The Georgia Fruit Exchange saws
Georgia can be expected 70 ship about
1000 cars. IN" same number a.
shipped last year
The Perrnudn and Creole onion crop
81 Ia Fourche Parish La. this year
ist OF the Bureau Of Coop Estimates
20 be about 1000 acres: this Is the
second most important onion section
Of the South. The Census Bureau re-
ported $500 acres I'm 1909: thus the
acreage this year Is about 20 per cent,
less than In tho census year.
The condition of the crop IN me
middle or May was only fair estimated
at 76 per cent. Of normal Exces-
sive moisture prevailed IN the frs;
two months Of the year and drought
OF seventy days afterward. causing
the onions 10 be small and stemmy
Further damage was caused hy frost
on March 90. No damage by insects
Is reported.
About 3h per cent. cf me crop has
been harvested.
New York gentleman requests
THE Sun To suggest hooks that viii he
helpful In laying out country homo
One OF the most recent works OF
landscape gardening is THE Art o'
Landscape Architecture" by Samue.
Parsons. published by q. p. Putnam &
Sons 1t - broad in its scope and wi,
he found helpful even where a land
scape gardener !s TO he employed to
lay out the grounds. a new edition
of an old standard work r. Land.
scape Gardening" hy Edward Kemp
revised and adapted to North Amer
tea by F.. A. Waugh published hy John
Wiley & Sons
Designs IN Iandscape Gardening"
by Root and Kelley. published by the
Century Company, and Landscape
Gardening" by + \. Waugh, pub
'lshrd by ORANGE Judd Company, WI,
also he found valuable.
Keep the hedges well sheared.
Young tre"s will he benefited ~
keeping mulch over tho -oOts.