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MARKET GAINS STRENGTH IN
LATTER PART OF WEEK
lRy Associated Prss..l

NEW ORLEANS. May IS.-Although
selling pressure Was put upon cotton
during the. first half OF last week the
market gained strength later and
closed at net gain OF nearly !. cent
n pound OH the most active months.
The early selling was due TO liuudal-
ton Of long cotton and TO beariSh SEN
timcnt resulting from losses of ton
mage through work Of subna rines.
Cold weather over the South turned
sentiment in favor Of the market and
on the week end peace talk. together
with improvement in the spot demand
and reports Of large government orders
for cloths placed among mills inspired
much buying.
At the lowest levels OF the week
prices showed net loss Of Is to so
points. From this the market moved
up TO net gain of 81 to 90 points.
The close showed net rise Of 35 to
~ points. The range for the week, was
% to So points.
The crop news Of the week was
highly unfavOrablc. indicating much
damage TO young plants and seed in
the ground. This resulted in the claim
that widespread rcplantine would be
necessary. This weeks crop accounts
VIII be eagerly watched. Continued
cold weather will inspire bullish sem
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GOVERNMENT ORDERS
FEATURE OF MARKET

NEW YORK. May l3.-Cotton goods
markets have ruled generally vc.v
firm. the large volume OF government
orders being the chief feature Of re-
cent trading. Mills have again nd
vanced wages 10 per cent. and other
costs OF production continue rising
Heavy cotton goods mills have all the
business they can take care Of, espe-
cialiy any mills that can produce duck
drills. wills. wide shectingS and hos
p:tal supply fabrics. Quiet continues
In print-cloth markets and some re-
alizing sales on the par, OF spccula-
tors have led TO slightly lower prices
on a few constructions. The fine goods
and fancy-goods trade is still rather
light. although mills are well supplied
with business for three TO four months
to come. Wash goods lines in second
hands and az retail are TO be had
at prices much under the cost OF re-
placement. especially any styled fab
rics that will not be reproduced for
another season in war times The
sharp advances in blcached cottons
have continued. and colorcd goods arc
very firm. Many lines Of rcady-to-
wear cotton goods are quiet. particu-
lar!y anything savoring OF Injuries
and there is 4 readjustmcnt Of pro-
duction going on, the tendency being
toward staple and serviceabic gar
!neEts
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rests over the winter in the adult stage
in the pupal cell. Most of the bark
porcrs pass the winter in the larval
stage and emerge soon after pupating
and transforming to adults in the
spring. Many of the wood -borcrs pu-
pate and transform to adults in the
summer or fall and pass the winter in
the adult staEe before emerging.
Feeding begins soon after cmersenco.
and mating. egR-laying. and death
soon follow. the whole being complet
ed before the end OF summer.
SO far as known TO the writer. only
two OF our genera (AErilus and I;u-
pristoccrus) cause the formation Of
gals on the host plant, and in these
cases 1t seems to he more the special
nature of the plant to produce the
gals than ii is the special work OF the
insect that causes them to be pro-
duced. Thus. the same species of in
sect will produce gals on some plants
and not on others, or on one part
of plant and not on other parts OF
the same plant. 4 common Western
form. Agrilus. that infests the alder
often produces gals in la stern OREGON,
while 1T seldom does so in Eastern CAL
ifornia. The common Agrilus bline
atus of the Eastern States hardly ever
produces gals, but 1t will do so some
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fiorscradish.

grows on almost any kind OF SOIL. and
VIII stand the dry weather as well as
potatoes. In planting horscradish. fit
IN" son tho same as Tor strawberries,
ana cultivate the same as any other
garden crop.
Many persons plant horscraGish in
some oGt-of the way spot and dig a
picc" OF the root as often as needed
leaving the fragments of roots in the
SOL TO grow for further use. This
method results ia having nothing hut
tough. strinGy roots. very unlike the
product Of q properly planted and well
cared FOR he'd. The best roots are
those planted in the spring NJ tho time
of setting "arly cabbage. and dug as
laio IN" same faii as tn" weather will
permit u becomes, therefore. an an
nGhl crop
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INVESTORS CONCERNED
OVER DEVELOPMENTS
Many Stocks Weaken Under stress
md Make New Low
prt.,~

NEW YORK. May decentralization of
high grade securities. including bonds
during the past week denoted the CON
Germ felt by investors i'm connection
with the governments attitude toward
war taxation and revenues Rails of
the better grade were i'm free supply AT
concessions which caused some or these
issues to fall to lowest prices in ten
to twenty years.
Public utility stocks also weakened
under stress OF developments which
are calculated to put issues OF that de-
Scription TO Il severe test in the neal
future. Delay in the hearings before
the Interstate Commerce Commission
and backward crop conditions were
among the more adverse features
On the constructive side the United
States Steel statement for April. with
untitled orders at their highest point.
an all round advance in finished steel
and iron and resumption OF inquiry for
refined copper offered further evidence
OF the undated activity in important
Industrial lines.
The various war issues held steady
in the face of frequent bear attacks
prices of these and similar shares rail-
lying sharply from their reversal dur
ing midday. IT Is expected that this
week Will witness public announcement
OF large government contracts for raw
and manufactured supplies.
The foreign situation developcd no
new features aside from the extreme
weakness of Russian exchange, which
fell to about half its parity, and the
further assistance rendered to this
country's allies by the Treasury De-
partmcnt. The recurrcnt gold inflow
from Canada. all to the credit OF the
British government. served as a par
tiai Offset TO the heavy purchases made
in this market.
Arrangements for the public Offering
OF the oo0.ooo.ooo loan have been
perfected to the point where danger Of
financial strinGency is no longer APP
pretended. Time money worked slight
~ higher. with greater frmncss in call
loans. Wall Streets financial commit
ments Tor speculative purposes are
moderate. however. with no signs OF
undue expansion.
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Inc farm practices that cause ex-
cessire erosion are continuous Guilt
fatlon. shallow blowing. Throwing
with the slopes. leaving the land bare
IN winter. neglect of Gullies and the
exhaustion of organic matter Prac-
ticcS tending to control erosion are
systematic rotations containing tower
cultivated crops and more hay and
pasture crops. the gradual deepening
or soil by occasional deep blowing. the
use OF harnyard and green manures.
winter cover crops. such as rye and
wheat. and prompt attention to gullies
and bitches. TcrracinS and contour
farming are coming into favor as pre-
vcntiNe practices as lands increase in
value. TilinG poorly drained slipping
lands. such as spouty hilisides, helps
by opening up the SubSoil and carry
ing part Of the water off through the
tiles.
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Hint. for the Home Gardener.

The gardener who merely wishes to
raise vegetables for his own family
will do we'll especially this year. TO
choose the crops he will grow from
those which previously have done best
in his special locality. rhe market
gardener must bear this fact in mind,
out also must study the market and
anticipate its usual demand and deter
mine. as far as Inc can. how this de-
mand VIII d" affected by any untoward
weather conditions which may have
occurred in his section
Those who desire TO produce early
crops shouI1-bear in mind that a warm
sandy loan Will produce an earlier
crop than heavier soil that retains
more water and less heat. Frost Is
Tess app 10 inJure vegetables planted
on nigh ground than those planted in
low places or valleys into which the
heavier cold air commonly settles
Inc garden should he fairly level. but
we'll drained. The crop will mature
more rapidly on md that has a sunny.
southern exposure than in other plots
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"ieekiy Bureou of In
formation for All Who
I'll the Soil or Are In
terested IN Making Homes
CROPPING PLAN FOR POULTRY

Green food for poultry may he pro
vidcd throughout the year in Il large
portion OF the country by using two
pasturcd in one ward while another
crop IS growing in the second yard.
The following plan is suggested by the
United states Agricultural Department
ms adapicd to moderate climatic condi-
lions The crop grown should hc the
ono best suited to the particular To-
cality For tho extreme North or
south the dates should he modified.
'rhickly sown crops furnish succulcnt
food and summer shade.
April TO July throwing 'yard -:
oats. chard or lettuce. clover or vcich,
SGnnowcr ,shadc and sccdl. cowpcas.
rape Feeding ,NarG -: winter rye.
winter rctch. crimson clover ,Ncw
Jersey and South). swcr, clover
July ! 10 October Flooding tyard
-: oats chard and lettuce. clover Or
vctch. cowpcas. rape. Growing yard
y: huckwhcat, dwarf Essen rape fat
turnips.
October TO April 1-Growinc Cyard
~: oats. winter rye. winter vc;ch.
sweet clover. crimson clover. Feeding
tNard -. huck W heat. dwarf ESSEX rape.
Ia; turnps. SOY beans.
Egg production depends largely upon
proper feeding. itatiunS for farm
poultry looks can generality hr criti-
cizcd. first. because they contain little
ground food and. second. because AMI
NAL food is usually lacking. These
two faults can easily he corrected Fly
feeding ground grains in addition TO
the whole grains. and by supplying
animal food in the form OF sour skim
milk or huttcrmilk. tho feed cost for
a dozen eggs can hc materially re-
duccd.
livery wcll-cQuippcd poultry plant.
large or small. should have a hospital
or Il building at distance from the
other bindings. where all ailng fowls
can hc kept in isolation, AS soon as
an ailinC bird is discovered in a flock,
II should he removed at once and
rlaccd in this hospital. Many OF the
diseases of poultry-thc most OF them,
IN tact-arc highly contagious. and un.
less tho strictcSt care and vigilance is
exercised. the whole flock may become
diseased III a very short time.
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Fint-Iicaded Borcrs.

times when il works Oh the smaller
branches OF the oak.
Besides the enlarged. roughcned
gals. some species cause "splotch'
mines 10 form in the bark Of young
shoots or branches.
In pupatinE. it seems TO he the most
natural habit for the bark -borers to
pupatc in the bark. and most Of them
will do SO if the bark is thick. but
where il is thin they Will &C Into the
outer wood. The natural habit Of the
wood borcrS is to pupate in the wood
but some will pupate in the bark.
Although the usual food OF the
adults is the foliage OF the host plant,
some are pollen feeders. and a s has
been determined recently. some will
instance the adult AErilus bilineatus
is of some benefit in destroying the
spores OF the destructive chestnut
blight fungus
The principal distinguishing char
acter Of the buprestid larva is the oc-
currence of we'll -developed ambula-
tory plate on both the dorsal and VEN
trail surfaces of the first segment be-
hind the head. Both plates closely re-
semble one another. Similar plates
occur on some OF the eucnemid larvae
but the markings are different The
bupreStidS have a central line. groove
or Y Oh the dorsal plate. while the
eucncmids have Two lateral lines. &C.
rambEcid larvae never have tho ven
trail plate as we'll developed or similar
TO the dorsal. Cucujid larvae are very
fiat. hut they can be distinguished from
the buprest:ds at once because Of their
well-developed legs.
Structurally, there are two general
types OF buprestid larvae: enc thark
and wood borers) "nat-headed" with
a long. slender subcylindrical tail: the
other ncaf-miners). nsttcncd. rather
oval deeply notched. and gradually
'arcrine to the last segment. In the
first type. the first segment taken
with the second and third and some
tines the fourth, forms II broader,
h"ad-like division fronI the remainder.
which, taken together. forms the Ions,
sutcylindrical tail. In this ,:.pe the
:irst segment is much larger and broad
or than the other, while the thirteenth
IS usually much smaller. In the sec
ond type, there is no distinct club head:
tho first and second ScEmcnts arc only
"A little narrower or little broader
than the third and fourth. and the
whole gradually tapcrs down TO the
thirteenth.
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TO BAR PUBLICATIONS
CONTAINING LIQUOR ;ADs
''st-oilice Department Preparing
preliminary Bulletin Showing
states Affected by Inv.
READY WITHIN NEXT TEN DAYS
On and After July I 1t will he Tn.
lawful to Solicit Orders for Intox.
'ca''hg Beverages in Any Com
monwcalth Whicl, Prohibits II.
[SpccinI to The Timns.ni.nn,n

Special to The Times Dispatch.
F" aSiilNGTON, May i3-Accor,linr
10 AN announcement by the Post Office
department to-day. a preliminary hui
ietih Is now being prepared for general
distribution showing the states II,
Whoic or in part TO wnicn Il Is unlaw-
iui. on and after July next. to add
dreSS maii matter containing either
ADVERTISEMENTS or solicitations for or
derS tor Intoxicating liquors
the bulletin viii be issued under
section of the act Of Congress am
proved March $. 1917. which provides
mat no letter. postal card circular
newspaper. pamphlet or publication OF
any KIND. containing either advcr-
nsemcnts or solicitations for such or
dcrs. shall be deposited in or carried
by the mails OF the United States. or he
ociiNcrcd by amy postmaster or letter
carrier when addressed TO ANY plu,.
or point in any territory" In which n iY
ny me local law forbidden to advcr-
Use or I" solicit orders for liquor.
inc department constructs the act ar
BARRING from the mails matter of tho
character described when addressed to
states or political subdivisions thereof
In which II is forbidden either TO adj
Vertise or TO solicit orders.
me department expects to have the
hrst bulletin ready for distribution
within the next ten days. This bulIc-
tin may be incomplete. It is announced
because complete data has not yet been
secured from the legal officers of an
states who are cooperating with tho
department. in tho collection or tho
data necessary for the preparation OF
the bulletins. Further bulletins Will
be issued from time to time
The issuance OF the preliminary bull
ietin was decided Upon I'm view OF the
large number OF requests by noyyx
papers and publishers throughout TN.
country who are clainorinc for inror-
nation as to tho territory from which
the prohibited advertisements and 80.
licitations viii be barred
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-14
FLAT-HEAOED BORERS IN
TREES OF UNITED STATES
Specialist in Forest Entomology, For
est Insect Investigations.
ny II, T.. Hl'tI<I.

Flat-hcaded borers are among the
most important of the borcrs infcstine
forest trees in the United States. Some
mine the leaves. ono burrows into the
cones. number bore into the inner
bark and outer wood OF the trunk.
branches and roots, while the major
ity cXcavaie oval winding 'wormholeS''
throughout tho sound or decaying sap
wood and hcartwood
At present the lcaf-mincrs and the
cone turnover are not common
enough to be important. The mark
borcrs often Grdlc and kill healthy
trees or those injured by fire. Hoods
drouGhtS. diseases. other insects. or
careless numbering and at other times
weaken trees so that they become easy
victims Of diseases, other insects. or
unfavorabie environment. Sometimes
when they 40 not kill the tree outright
their work causes dead limbs or twiEs
or serious defects. checks, or gum
spots 10 form in the wood. or swollen
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gals 10 form on tho branches. The
wood borers mine the sapwood and
hcartwood of tho trunk. top and
larger branches and thus destroy or
trees most valuable product. It's tim
Der. Wormholcs will cause the finest
grade clear lumber TO become unfit for
the higher grade uses and therefore
unstable at the higher prices.
Both dcciduous and conifcrous trees.
as we'll as shrubs and herbaceous
plants. are attacked Some genera at
tack only deciduous trees. some only
conifers. while others attack both.
Plants of any age may DC attacked and
any part OF the plant from the roots 10
the leaves. but the principal part is the
bark and wood Of the main trunk.
The horer work or injury consists Of
fattsned oval. gradually charging,
more or less tortuous mine or worm
hole. which. when completed. widens
out into AN elongate oval pupal cell.
This Gel! connects with the outer sur
face by short. oval exit hole. The
mine has it's surface marked by fine,
transverse. crescentic lines and is usu-
ally tightly packed with arc-like lay
cTs Of sawdust-likc behring's and pellets
Of woody cXcrcment. The injury may
he entirely in tho bark. entirely in the
wood, or. as is usually the case in both
bark and wood.
All bark and wood boring fiat head
ed borcrs hatch from eggs deposited
by the mother beetle singly or in
mass. on the bark or tucked in some
crevice in the bark or wood or under
the bark AT the edge OF q wound Each
larva mines the inner bark or wood
until II reaches maturity. when. after
mining outward nearly TO the surface
IL retreats into its mine and forms an
oval cell. in which il pupatcS and
transforms 70 an adult beetle The
beetle rests awhile. then bites its way
out. feeds on the bark, foliage Or pol
len OF some plant, usually its host and
then mates. The female. after dcpos-
ting eggs 10 start a now generation.
soon dies.
The egg is usually laid in tho spring
or summer and the borcr hatchirc,
from IL feeds and rests until the fol-
lowing fall, or the second fan, or even
the third fall. before it reaches matur-
it!. /; then either rests over tho win
ter IN tho larval stage ana pupatcs and
| transforms TO tho adult the FOLLOWING.
/ spring, o" IL pupatcS and transforms
} to the adult IN tho summer or fall and
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Poison the Cut,xorn,..

Cut"orms arc liable to be present
IN ground which has been in sod and
"hich Is being converted into garden
or corn patch for the first time after
nclhS iallow for years. They max e
themselves known hv cutting down
young plants just at the surface Of the
ground during spring
t'fccn clover, alfalfa or other sue
cuish' Vegetation dipped in Paris green
ana scattered over the ground before
we crops nave come up even. after
We! nave come up will hold them in
check. Another bait is made nj hr,n
iaris green and molassca mixed and
h'"de INTO small balls and scattered
over the ground
or course the ncighbors' chickens
nave no business in Your garden. much
'esH eating poison balls intended for
cutWUrmS.
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great food producing territory. Con-
vert its cottonsccd Oil peanut oil and
soy bean oil into olive oil' lard and
margarine and tremendous contri-
button is made to the nations pantry.
EUt Southern farmers cannot live on
hcSc alone. Corn, potatoes. peas.
grams of various kinds should be pro-
duccd along with cotton.
u there is shortage OF labor "A
shortage OF credit. IA shortage of seed
ana q shortage Of horse power don't
DC pcSsimiStc. Thoroughly prepare
the seed bed. fertili2c literally, culti-
Hate frequently and thoroughly. har-
vest savinSly and you will make AS
n'uch As YOU would If you had work cd
hardcr on an increased acreage. Go
|" II Tor the largest possible employ
mcht OF Your ability on AS many acres
as YOU can handle intensively.
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mere the velvet bean can be grown
|" success which. apparently, is any
Mnere IN the cur and South Atlantic
Statcs--plant II. by all means I'm ,hc
iicd'n"nt regions and upper cotton belt
the SOY bean Will do we'll as "a com
p"n'oh crop TO corn. II is both :. food
ana a iced crop good for man and
"cast. " The velvet bean or SOY bean
cannon lie had because of tho scarcity
OF seed. then fall back upon the old
reliable cow pea which can nc sour
III IN" rows at the last working Of the
corn
rSumcs do not hurt corn yields. IL
~ claimed by good authorities Whcib.
er IL dneS or not. corn, plus lcgumcs
worm more than just corn. And
ihs ls a time when the world wants
All that can be gotten from an acre
of idud.
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eight of Ono NunrI

hairTmcm especially viii be inter
csiod IN knowing the weight of the
several feed. 10y quarts in -as-much as
ln compromising dairy ratiuns the terms
ar" expressed ia pounds.
t"ttons"cd mel. - pounds; linsccd-
meal! old process. II pounds. gluten
meal. Il pounds gluten feed. -
pounds. wheat bran, coarse o. pounds;
wheat mIddincs coarse, 0S pounds :
wheat midd!incS. nae Il pounds
mined wheat feed 0s pounds corfu
meal l."*Soundi. oats. II pounds rye
bran, 80 pounds
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Vegetable ,,.,, M Food.

Vegetable fats mos, commonly used
IS foods IN the United Statcs--nainciy.
olive, ,ottonSecd peanut. soy bean and
"ocoanut oilS--haNc been shown to
nave - high diEcstibility and consc-
I"cnt food value by experiments re-
Gently reported by the Office of Home
Economics OF the United States De-
partm"nt OF Agriculture. Experiments
showed that practically ~ per cent
oil these oils were digcsted NO i'll
ehcots IRON the consumption OF fairly
larg" quantities OF vegetable oil wer,
noted ana the experimental evidence
IN general confirmed experience in
'"nhinS thcm "a desirable foods for
man
Therefore, The south is potential, ,
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timent and rainy weather will be re-
sarded as against the crop. Warm.
bright weather probably would lead to
increased offerings from the bear Gle
ment
The bulls would be encouraged by
further agitation for peace abroad.
and political nows In this direction
probably would prove moro powerful
than in any other.
! The week will open with the regular
monthly report on American mill con-
sumption from the Census Bureau.
Those who favor higher prices think
Il will show large consumption for
April,
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Wisely and we'll spoke the man who
SAID: Tho secret of success is being
In love with your work" When coun-
try children are taught to do country
work well they will cease to look unon
1t as drudgery. Their work will he
come respected art-and when we
respect our work so much that We
dare not do it poorly we will sue
coed
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THE HEATER is USEFUL

In sections OF the country where the
winters are very cold. and il was that
way in Virginia last winter. many
farmers find II necessary to heat the
water for their stock. The water in
the drinking trough may he prevented
from freezing by very simple con-
trivancc which is well worth remem-
boring. You may need IL next winter.
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TRANSATLANTIC

~ transp!antiuy young vegetables
''!' must TIC used not !" destroy any
more Of tn" small roots Than ncccs-
AIRY, for tho plants take in water
through them and are very apt 10 wilt
u huy are broken off Should the
tops Of the plants HAY" too much leaf
a.riace aud tho roots bc broken 10 a
considerable extent. 1T Is necessary to
r"m"N" part Of the leaves Ia reduce
th' transportation of water auL pre-
Went Wiling