New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-01-09

Don't wait till she pest mas ap
peared TO begin spraying for witt
no pest the spraying is a gool
stimulant and will do good
whether the pest appears, yes o
no.
Space does not permit to GIVE
detailed description of all OF
these diseases and in view OF what
has already been said, | doubt
that this is necessary at this time
but spraying should be practlced
under any and all conditions. and
if either the blight. the ro- o" the
lip burn appears or any other
symptoms, don t lose Al" llme III
conTro ling it and any !nforIna-
ton viii be cheerfully given from
the office. The tip burn IS often
due to blowing late in the season
Lear the roots.
The above named preparations
are efficient remedies. but there is
a preparation on The market
known as Pyrox which | know
!, ON experience anlot be eX-
eeIled. TIE thing We are most
likely to suffer from here with our
early crop vii. be tie appearance
e the pos.:.o bug - Colorado
BEETLE and bear in mind this is
serious. In a few days after
their appearance they can COM
pletely clean out a whole patch
OF potatoes, leaving nothing but
the stems and the best time to get
them is before they begin hatch
ing. Spraying with Pyrox will
absolutely cleanse your field of
these beetles. This | know from
personal experience, and | really
believe there is nothing on the
market that is superior and even
IN its class. This can be bought
IN town, and dissolved in water
and then sprayed, but spray when
the sun is shining and at least
two hours before sunset so as to
give the mist time to thoroughly
dry on the leaves, and when dry
it won't wash off. Besides chas-
ing the beetles away it seems to
stimulate the cholorophy in the
foliage thus increasing the capac-
ty of the plant for taking in car
Don. For remember that some Of
the food of the potato is gotten
Il ON the air. Carbon is this sub
stance and this is manufactured
INTO starch thus increasing the
'ize Of the tuber. Hence it is i'm
oerative that your foliage on your
potatoes remain healthy and
green as long as possible, so that
IS much carbon can be inhaled as
possible. Therefore keep disease
sway and keep leaf-eating bugs
away. /
All these matters may appear
but they are not. 1t is
imple and easily done, but unless
you keep fungi, bacteria, blights,
beetles, ETC., away, better not Try
potatoes. In ali potato sections,
'hese things are III daily prac-
ice, it is a part Of the work, and
t is well to remember, like in
animal life, it is easier to prevent
han to cure. Keep the fermalin
md arsenics ready at all times.
When ready to dig, and you be-
Tin digging, be careful not to
njure the tubers. Pick them
'lean and remember one of the
most important things in market !
ng potatoes is grading them.
They must be graded just as fruit
S graded. Get a uniform size
md put them all in one lot, put
ng the smaller ones in another
OF. All communities beginning
he truck industry in any form,
trouble in grading sat-
sfactory. 1t takes experience to
'rade properly, but to obtain the
'est results, this must be done.
t pays to do it. You may pre-
'are them for shipment in bags,
r barrels Or preferable crates,
'ltho this is more expensive, but
has great advantage over the
'arrel or sack. The railroads
viii have to be notified in advance
o have the necessary cars ready
o as not to cause any delay. In
hese matters, the Chamber of
Commerce will assist with all it's
afght. But the first requisite
I'LL be that your potatoes must ,
re graded.
The following are a few things
be remembered: Good seed is ,
determining factor in the pro-
uctlOn of tho Oraofoc@ vy,.lJc