Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-08-15
Observation-Disclosures. .3..s.s..ss.f3..i..S.
|. FIGHTING \.
I. INSECTS AND DROUTH. y.
BY II. Il. Rockwell. i.
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Article w.
Carrying the Garden Through
to Success,

Article w.
Carrying tho Garden Through
to Success.
If there Is one thing more annoy
ing than anything else on earth to
the average gardener it is to have
some little squint-eyed, ,yellow-spot-
ted, crab-legged bug, about half as
big as split-pea, destroy In few
days the vines he has been carefully
nursing along for weeks; or to find
his late cabbages, or some equally
lusty looking crop, turning pale and
Notwithstanding just because
bunch of little green lice, that don't
look big enough or strong enough to
survive a good puff Of wind, have
camped out ON the under-side of the
leaves.
They don't seem big enough to be
worth bothering about at first, and SO
after killing a few-and cussing the
rest-he let's them go. But they
won't go worth cent! They stay
right there and go on increasing al
most as fast as the high cost of living
They end up like the heas in the sad
tale Bill Nye used to tell about his
DOG. The evening of the day the poor
NO AiHoAAS ulou allo WAS u, Ny0
got back from the funeral and was
naturally surprised to see what he
took to be the dog sitting on the
front step waiting for him. On closer
inspection 1t proved to be only the
feas, which had got back from the
funeral ahead Of Nye, and had gath
cred there to ask him when he was
going to get them another dog! So
II you see the bugs, worms, beetles
and plant lice hanging around after
they have cleaned up the garden, re-
member that they only want to ex-
press their appreciation OF past ia
Vors and will come again.
How to KOnw What to Feed IL Bug.
Since the laws against patent medi-
clnes for people became more strict
they have taken to making them for
garden pests. There are half dozen
remedies" for every kind Of bug and
worm; and as there are about the
same number Of insects for every
thing that grows, 1t looks at first like
quite complicated problem to know
what to do in any particular case
But it's not as bad as it looks. There
are three general classes of garden
pests, and with little observation
you can quickly tell to which Of these
The first are the Chewing" in
sects. They chew and swallow por-
tions of leaves, or fruits. This class
| includes such desperadoes as the DO
tato beetle and the cabbage worm.
The second are the sucking in
sects. They take their meals In the
form of the plants juices, sucked
from below the skin or surface of
| leaf or stem or fruit. To the begin
| ner 1T often seems impossible that
they can be the cause Of the trouble
| which is apparent. They include the
various green, black and blue plant.
lice, which attack different vegeta-
bies and flowers, scales, and some
other bugs" usually soft-fieshed,
| which seem to make good living
without visible means of support.
The third are the various maggots
and root worms and borers Witch
work out Of sight land are usually
noticed only when the results Of their
nefarious labors suddenly become
evident.
Make the Punishment Fit the
Criminal.
So, while there are q great many
pugs and beetles, from the point of
view Of garden protection there are
really only three-those that eat.
those that suck, and those that keen
out Of sight.
The things which can be used
against them may be simplified in
the same way: For the eating in
| sects, use stomach poison. Arse
| nate Of lead Is in general the most
satisfactory thing for this purpose.
1T forms the basis Of most Of the
special combinations or trade-name
| insecticides, many Of which are very
good, recommended for the different
| eating insects.
II For the sucking insects, arsenate
| of lead Is practically useless, due to
the simple fact that sucking insects
never swallow any Of it. What is
needed for them Is some material
that will kill them by contact. This
we have in nicotine extract, and in
kerosene emulsion. The former is
the more effective, and also more
convenient to use. Either of these
can be used in combination with ar
senate Of lead sprays, but remember
that spray material must come into
direct contact with the insect in or
| der to be effective.
Protection Against Blight.
In addition to the insects, there are
several diseases which frequently
cause trouble, such as late potato
blight. tomato rot bean "rust,"
etc. There Is no satisfactory cure
for any Of these fungus diseases once
they become established, but spray
Ing with Bordeaux mixture protects
,, the unaffected parts. and If done in
time may ward off the trouble alto
gether.
AS simple and effective a plan for