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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-06-17
FIGHTING THE COTTON PEST
Judgment and Foresight Necessary to
Get Good Crop in Boll-Weevil
Territory.

By III. a. BROWN. Miesissfppi Fyperi-
ment S'atiouD
To grow cotton in spite of the boil
weevil taxes the best Judgment and
foresight of the men on the farms.
The following timely suggestions are
offered concerning preparedness
against the cotton pest.
To make the best possible cotton
yields under boll-weevil conditions use
the medium-early big boiled varieties
of cotton for hill farms and the small,
earlier maturing varieties for low
lands.
Farmers living in wccvil-free coun-
try will do well to plant locally grown
seed as far as possible. as seed i'm
ported from infested areas is likely
TO bring weeyils with it,
Investigations conducted at the Mis-
sissippi experiment station recently
showed as many as 80 wccyils TO the
bushel found alternating in cotton
seed. Apparently the pest enters the
mature seed, eats out the soft parts
Of the insid" and makes himself com
Portable for the winter. Where il is
necessary to use such seed much can
be done TO control the wccvil by fumi-
eating the seed before planting.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-06-17
KEEPING WEEDS OUT OF LAWN

II one gets a good set of grass in
the beginning and keeps the ground
fortified by coating of stable ma
nure or commercial. fertilizer every
spring there will be little trouble with
weeds in tie lawn. If the lawn is kept
properly moved
Some claim that there are weeds
that cannot be clipped with the lawn
mower We have found this com
pllint true where the revolving mower
was used. for 1t will bend and not cut
wiry stems, as Of crab grass and
some other troublesome plants.
The only way OF getting these is by
clipping off with a mower that has
sickle similar TO hay mower. The
guards of these machines raise up the
stems and the sickle cuts them OF
without MASKING down or pulling.
There is no need OF u. ing the hook
30 much il one Is careful. when get
ting a mower. 10 get ono that cuts
ahead OF the wheels. and as wide a
the extreme distance apart OF the out
side OF the wheels This will not leave
the strip along the borders that Ia
mashed down by the wheeis.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-06-17
PLANTS AROUND The HOUSE
By LIMA r ROSE

A great deal o. a.-rrm.ua'u2 care
should be exercised ab.., 'h" plants
located close go tho house" Those ."'
IN such manner as To- Li3" Oh" 1oun-
dation Of tho house and relieve tn"
baroness should b" plants that do not
grow much higher than the wall
Some of the best plants for this sort
of adornmcnt are the horbaccous spi-
rcas. diccutra and perennial phloN
Such ANIMALS as ten weeks stock. as
ter, nicotiana, nasturtium and core
opsis can also be used effectively.
Gladioli furnish a brilliant display
I'm midsummer and the tubcrOse is a
fragrant plant that also should have
place near the house.
Scatter bulbs for early blooming all
through the lawn and close to the
path. Old-fashioned plants are always
a happy selection because they pos
sess genuine merit and have been
proved.
Make homes instead of houses by
the good taste exercised in your plant
ing around the home grounds and dis
play your originality along conserva'
tive lines and make your planting ar
rangements artistic.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-06-17
BASIS OF ALL FERTILIZATION
Barnyard Manure Is Best Humus.
Forming Substance TO Be Found
on the Average Farm.

By l.. J. WATSON. Louisiana Experi-
mcut StatiOuD
The basis OIL ali fertilization for the
vegetable garden is barnyard manure,
as it is the best transforming sub.
stance We have on the average farm,
and il is also rich in plant food The
manure should be hauled direct from
the lot and spread broadcast over the
garden during the winter or early fall
and piOwcd under. The entire garden
should annually receive this dressing
OF manure. which might be supple
mented with good commercial fer
tiliZer There is nothing better for
this purpose than high grade acid phos-
phate. applied at the rate OF 400 10 GOO
pounds per acre. when breaking. and
nitrate of soda applied as a dressing
after the crops are started, at the rate
of POO TO 300 pounds per acre. With
stable manure as the basis. this kind
of fertilization would answer the needs
of every crop likely TO b. grown in a
garden or truck patch.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-06-17
WORK OF STRAWBERRY GRUB
Insect Annually Causes Much More
Loss Than is Realized-Hunt Him
Out and Kill Him.

The working Of the white grub in
newly set strawberry fields annually
causes much loss, much more, per
haps. than is commonly realized. Va
canCies here and there amount to
quite little sometimes, when taken
in the aggregate.
The more intensive the culture and
higher the prices prevailing, the great
er the loss in money.
The grub begins his work as soon
as the plants are set and continues
his operations throughout the life of
the plantation.
AS this strawberry pest works on
the roots Of the plants only. there is
no chance to reach his case with
arsenites. The only thing to do is to
hunt him out and kill him.
If a plant appears to be willing or
out of condition, not keeping up with
its fellows. nine chances in ten grub
will be feeding on its roots.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-06-17
ASPARAGUS FOR THE MARKET
Cut Green Stalks When Eight to Ten
Inches Table Careful to Have
Neat Bunch.

Cut green asparagus when Stalks
are eight to ten inches tall. cutting the
stalks Just Shder the surface OF the
sni. For white asparagus cut the
stalks as soon as tip breaks through
the soil. Use a long-bladed knife,
and cut the stalks about nine inches
below the surface Carry the stalks
to the packing shed and grade them
into four piles: large, medium, small
and culls, according to the diameter
of the stalk. The Culls consist OF
the very small stalks and those stalks
that are not suitable for packing
should be thrown away. Use an as
marquis buncher to form the punches.
Re careful to lay all the stalks straight
So as to have a neat bunch. FIJI the
buncher full. and tie as tight as pos
siblc without crushing the stalks. Use
red tape about one inch wide, as this
makes a very attractive bunch. WASH
the punches in clean water. Pack
them in a regular asparagus crate
which will hold one to two dozen
lunches. The lunches should be
packed very tightly in the crates in or
der to prevent bruising while in trans
portation
\ stand bunch of asparagus IS one
that is . inches long, ii2 inches II
diameter at the butt. and weighs pa
TO 90 pounds.-Ciemson COLES" BuL
letin.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-06-17

spots, commences work by boring in
to the apples. causing them to fall be-
fore maturity is reached and also a
shortage in the trees production.
The larva now makes its way out
of the fallen apple beneath a piece of
bark. or board, or rubbish and there
spins a tight cocoon and in about four
weeks the adult moth makes its debut.
The pupa stage is only reached in
the first brood of the year while the
second brood winter as larvae
The pest may be held in check by
spraying before the calyXes of the
fruit close; by turning the hogs into
the orchard to eat the fallen apples;
by saving and trimming off all har-
bors for it; and the July brood may be
checked by wrapping gunnysacks
around the bodies of trees.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-06-17

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Dairy COWS Viii produce more milk
and for a longer fi-I. when turned uu
good gr1s. r4-,rg. during the spring
months. though the COWS have h.Du
milking for several months. Ta"
.rri,r reason for tntS increase is that
good uasrrrn grass provides an
.abuu1aur, Of surrur.rt feed
II +. , v.rIl,nogu rac, ,lat milk
rrosuctfop often drrr,,srs in many
f.,irv h.rd; from a third 20 half
.,yn,n tho rostrro pras, becomes short
duriuo tho hot summer months. Short
rqs,uro in Missouri often lasts from
tba last week in Iuue to the middle
~ Sautcmbar one Of the big prob
lens If the dairy farmer is TO keep up
the mill, flow during this irving time.
IIo can do so most ccopomically bv
,rovidirc an abundance of succulont
tood Trdor conditions at the Mis-
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-06-17
EXPENSE OF EGG PRODUCTION
Other Things to Take Into Account Be-
sides C5st Of Feed-Cull Out
Nonproducers.

If we count as the cost of the eggs
ONLY the cost Of the food, il might
seem that we have cheap eggs, but
other items should be figured in If we
are to get correct estimate. Interest
ON the money invested in buildings,
labor in caring for the flock, deprecia-
ton Of the plant. and the number Of
nonproducers However, it is not fair
TO charge as the cost OF egg prOduc-
ton the fat stored on the drones, and
their DAYS food. The cost of egg pro-
duction should be based on the cost Of
feeding a flock Of layers. a woman who
has been faithfully trap nesting for six
months. says that after she had culled
out a third Of her flock as nonprOduc-
ers. the cost of egg production de-
creased. though the cost Of food was
greatly increased.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-06-17
RAVES ABOUT OUR GARDENS
Writer Says They Are So Rayshin:l
SO SunlIt. Astounding in Fresh.
ness and Beauty.

Il can't say enough in praise Of 4
American gardens, I think | shOg.:
rave about them if ever let mve.
90 exclaimed Miss Carlisle "Ths|
ir" ravi~hiug so sunlit, Astounding n
freshness and beauty. DO you realiy|
that they are so brilliant that al
never show paintings of American al
lens in the same room with EnglnI
"a -dcns, because they make them Loo
lutte drcary? Their one fault is tAEl
here is often too much statuaTy 4
them. and too much Of Il irreley-
Frequently. too. they are not ramt'
nnough. and seem a little selicl
,cious. I'm English gardens sni
stones mellow with years are u'e
and the furnishings add that Warnr
which breeds intimacy. Il is me "
formal garden that attracts the a7s
In England these abound, with he1
winding paths passing through uhe''
hedges Of many varieties Of Hover
Tha! uneven hedge, flashing ]"
vivid colors. one seldom sees IN An'
lea probably because of the hac'
ING climate and the vogue Of ~
formal arrangement Ethel H. ~
scr i'm COUNTRYSIDE Magazine.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-06-17
ORCHARD
GLLANIN(1y
HOW TO CONTROL BLACK ROT
Spraying With Bordeaux Mixtures Is
Perhaps One CT Most Reliable
Means Of Checking.

,p,. r,lr> II ,.,R,rpr, -.sr,.,.,,,.
E>r.r.m.a, @.-anH
Ilac" rot OF grapes Is by no means
a new trouble. as II IS very general III
all OF tie sections where IN" grape IS
grown. Black rot Nfsl SHOWS fs"!i
upon III" berries and leaves. iSu1..E
tho berries -r. most seriously affected
and tine a.sgas" maMias,s itself upon
the latter By small o-"arcHi. brown
spots. These spots gradually enlarge
until al az the bo1. ON the stem
are affected ji is a noticeable i''t
that In" diseased berries DO not sA'-'
but continue 10 cling 10 the N.h' ioA-
after 'u" grape season is past. II -
needless To say that this serves as 2
means whereby the disease Is carried
over from one season To another.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-06-17
WORST OF ORCHARD ENEMIES
Cooling Moth Destroys Millions OF
Dollars Worth Of Fruit in Every
State in Union.

The cOdling moth is one Of the
worst of orchard pests. and destroys
two million dollars worth or more of
fruit throughout every state OF the
Union.
Early in the spring the moth,
brownish gray insect about three
fourths inch over wings. energies from
a cocoon of yellOwish silk about one
half inch long which has been hidden
in the crevices of the trees bark, and
LAYS 80 or more white eggs on leaves
and apples.
In two weeks the apple worm, a
flesh-colored worm about one and one
half inches long, dull black, due to
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-06-17


Paris green is heavier than water
and the mixture must be kept in con
slant motion during spraying opera
tions to prevent settling.
II is often adulteratcd. Gypsum and
slaked lime are two adultcrants COM
monty used.
Pure paris green dissolves without
sediment in ammonia. the adultcrant
will not. This affords "A simple test
for purity.
plants greatly in excess of the above
p" formula may injure the foliage The
addition of the lime Overcomes the
caustic properties and renders it safe
under all conditions.
Dry paris green may be used pure
if applied in small quantities. Differ
ent dry powder guns" have been in
vented for this purpose
Poison for Biting Insects.
Arsenate of lead .........2 Lbs.
water Nv NTdiS.
Arsenatc of lead is a combination of
white arsenic, sugar of lead and sal
soda. 1t may be prepared by combin-
ing these materials in proportion. but
the process involves considerable la
hor and danger. as the ingredients
must be combined by boiling.
Arsenate of lead is less liable to in
jure foliage than paris green. II re-
mains longer in suspension 1t ad-
heres better to foliage. II may be
used for any purpose for which paris
green is employed in liquid sprays
White HeIlebore.
Powdered white hellebOre is com
monty employed to destroy currant and
tables where more poisonous sub
stances cannot be used with safety.
White hellebore ........l OF.
Water ..............2 or 3 Gals.
II may also be used dry, either alone
or mixed with -four. land plaster. SCOT.
etc
White hellebore is scarcely poison.
Gus to the higher animals and may be
used freely on fruits and vegetables at
any stage OF maturity.
Used only to destroy sucking in,
sects. It may be applied to the in.
sects and cannot be used as pre-
ventive.
This is the standard remedy for
sucking insects.
Dissolve one pound hard soap in two
gallons OF boiling water. While hot
add two quarts OF kerosene.
Churn or shake the mixture while
hot for five to ten minutes or until
II assumes a creamy consistency. Add
six gallons Of water before using.
Another plan consists in using sour
milk instead OF the soap water. the OBJ
;ect In either case being to hold the
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-06-17
In Doubt.

Did | understand you to say " !,
Colonel Jagsby is prominent prom
tionist?" l..
"WclI. I notice he always Sis ~
fo IN. front Of the platform W
there is prohibition rally Ou' W.
nov whether that is due to a p's.
for publicity or the wcrHlh5' "
aroused conscience.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-06-17

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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-06-17
Ditch Dicdinu.

Power machinery is now available
which will dig drainage bitches of all
sizes at lower cost than can be done
in any other way.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-06-17
InteIIiocnce and Perseverance.

Fruit growing Is a business requir-
ing intelligence and perseverance. and
where these qualities are brought TO
bear, success will be assured.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-06-17
WHY HAVE CHILLS AND rsvss,

Plantation Chill Tonic is guarar
tc"d and Will do the work in a veeL
Your money chcorfully refunded by
lcaicrs if it fails after giving il A
proper trial Price 50c.-Adv.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-06-17
Poultry Accounts.

The poultry man who fails to keep
an accurate account OF his transac-
tions is travelling over the road of UNI
certainty that leads TO failure.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-06-17
Don't NeQ!ect Stock.

A man may neglect his family and
apparently get away with il. but he
cannot neglect his stock without SUI
fering loss.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-06-17
Trim Strawberry Plants.

Strawberry plants should be
trimmed before setting, leaving only
the middle leaf stem on the crown.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-06-17
Don't Hurry Geese.

Don't hurry the geese to lay early
eggs because goslns that hatch out
after the weather is warm grow much
better.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-06-17
Tent CatcrpiIlars.

Look out for tent caterpillars on
your trees A quick singeing with a
torch, Is q good remedy.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-06-17

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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-06-17
THE ETERNAL BATTLE WITH
BUGS IN THE GARDEN
BY S. Nj. TAYLOR.

Spray. spray and forever spray, II
you would save the fruit of your or
chard, field and garden.
Countless days of labor of men and
women are lost. hope turns to disap-
pointment. and ambition blighted be
cause of the unchecked ravages of in
sects and disease.
The vital importance of spraying is
beginning to be realized by fruit and
vegetable and flower growers. but all
too slowly.
The formulas of the most important
compounds for spraying will be of val
ne to the intelligent and dead-in-ear-
nest grower.
Any of the sprays mentioned can he
applied with comparative safety to
any plant or foliage if moderation and
Judgment are used.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-06-17
Seed Corn in Attic

Seed corn in the attic is worth more
than the whole crib full this year.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-06-17
Don't Crowd Hens.

Don't keep too many hens together
In one house.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-06-17

|"T l'tia- and book ~ views. aJ,I-.... M.
Cd. - l.''"l'rl r'.... I'uV 10. NtCb,r ~ ~
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-06-17

The Lord hasn't much use for n
man who contributes To foreign nj,
s.'ns tine money ne owes his washs
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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-06-17

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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-01-18
CLEAN AND OIL THE HARNESS
Good Plan to Perform the Task Imme-
diateIy After Years Work Is
FinShed In the Fall.

Harness should be cleaned at least
once and where it is used continuous
ly, twice each year. 1t is a good plan
to clean the farm harness immediate
ly after the years work is finished in
the fall or winter. The harness which
is kept well cleaned and oiled will
wear great deal longer and give less
trouble than one that is not. More
over. it is more comfortable to the
horse.
In the first place the harness should
be taken entirely apart and all the
buckles and metal parts removed. The
leather is then subjected to a thor
ough washing, in rain water If pos
sible. to which has been added a
handful of good washing powder.
Thirty minutes soaking will assist
greatly in removing the dirt. After
soaking, lay the straps out on a
smooth board laid crosswise of the
tub or vat and scrub with stiff
brush. After washing, hang the pieces
up to dry. rub them with harness
backing which will prevent their
turning red.
When completely dry, take cloth
and rub the harness until it takes on
polish and always rub the leather
with the grain. After polishing apply,
day or two apart, two coats of
neat's-foot oil to which has been add
ed a little kerosene and a small
amount of lampblack
Leave the harness hang till dry, but
do not put it in the sun or too close
to artificial heat Sponge it off with
CASTLE soap and water to prevent gum
miness, fasten the pieces together and
1t is ready for use. Occasional spong-
ing with soap throughout the year
will keep it in good shape.