The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-09-28
HESSIAN FLY HERE
To PREVENT FLY FROM iNJURlkC
WHEAT SOW LATE-LETTER FROM
GOVERNMENT FIELD ENTOMOlOGlSl
COUNTY AGENT kINzY AFitK
MEN TO CUT CORN.

This season when wheat Is so va
,,ohIa and so badly needed all pre-
a1+ions should be used to proven
toi,,rv from the fly. This fly was MS,
6+ieod and caused damage to "hea,
800 aftar the Revolutionary war anu
Tas commonly thought to nave Deen
t~rnroht over from Europe III the
badding of the horses of the HeSSlah
soldier. and 50 is called the f1e99laL
This fv has two broods year IAN
onJ .nring The fall brood Is APP
naaring now. or will in a few days
rorh iv only lives a few days Dul
during that time the females lay
aToat many eggs on the leaves VI
Tonrg wheat. The fly is about one
tenth of an inch long and OF ud! n
color The eggs are about Ohe-Ai TIC -
of an inch in size. The eggs hdton
in inst = Jew lays and the Httle mas
cots work down into the crown VI 'iAo
11art- and feed on the JUICE mus
weakening the plants. preFehIiH7, III
1aring and causing winter MILL = -
Whom the maggOts have become Iul'
grown they form case ABOUT ,"0..l
cn1vas which resembles haA7eeu, anu
mass the winter in this form. H9H
became flies in the spring ana LAY
another batch OF eggs on the low,
leaves Of the wheat me eggs Na'oN
IN a short time and the maS2oI9 "ul
row up and down in the stem Gu,
ing the straw to tai! over OF lHe -'N''"
In be small and shrl1e!ed-
Most farmers have learned from a.
-,ar1.nra that they must wait until the
n L.
others who have MOI suffered from
~ -',- are willing to he convinced
thar The. should wait. II eEer%hoaE
wairri we would escape most OF the
damage from this insect. provided CIV
orrhoiy kent volunteer wheat out OF
hi. eaiG What is the use TO wait 10
COW. wheat and then SOW il among
Volunteer VI neat or rye, or iaFle>'
mi nj -ua4got5 waiting 10 become
rf., r~o- OF flies next spring: lhe
fo1rryin. : a letter from the GOV
arrmanr -.t entomoi0gi~t Tor inns
section:
..ar.=Ie. Pa. Sep. u, 1914.
Mr. Grover NinZy,
County Agricultural Agcht,
Westminster. Md.
..n..ar Sir: received a week or 50
ago q letter from our n aSnihGloh q.
flee thai ru- are interested III the Site
date for sowing wheat. "ut nave ue-
lavod answering it in HE eNle|'"
ZION that co:ld make YOU a persona!
visit before this or send some one.
Tni. will not &c possible in time 10
he ~: her"tit to You this tall. 50
am writing >u" somewhat at lehSd
.'-rhn.. +. ,,n nlir--ion about the
..,.+. ,( .r,in,, wheat late enough
,.:.,r.,.. rna main crou OF flies in the
f.,r .., tharn j. some uucsti0n as 10
i,.r how raIiv this date may he
.-..,.5 and .ar avoid trouble. Accord
;,,', 49,. .f..-., nj D. lIouNins. OF 0ur
+n@o., =r-D~- Investigations Tho safe
-;a,, would come after Sentembcr -
t f'- tL. i.t.tr,da Of Westminster. and
or ,r,it,,,ln nf 800 feet. According
+o tn-...-iua-inn. carried ON by the
T-,,,'..... !-,,.ari,,art Station the date
G.,nt,n,, >, 81, tho same place
W. .';+i,,,G,. E-ro,n orr own Ohsprya-
.t--,. ;r..,r.....rn,.n .rl i yy0nlG tr
,.,., r,.t.,, tn,r mi. tor. yyr,r region
- .arr. v,,r.
..v.. I'LL, readily understand that
.,...,....., jot, j. fine hest We could
....,. ....,.. d. ... ..-.i.lrn-i.1:.;rl
lrd MAJ r.,.. 1rrral seasons vary from
t rhil ,|nr.. nr lass each year. inst a7
l,.j,,..~. mi .nrinos ara said to ne
l.rl,. .,I lar, Thn dane varies also
r,.;+l, r..+i+,IGn and alti-rdr ANA al
,,.,n,,+I.. .,I.r with In,.l1u.in In other
,,,n-d. tn,, rra,.,. 700 feet aho.a 800
foo+ --,., car, SOW. day earlier N the
faII .,n.: :ur every 1nD rnat below 500
tTn .nv.j, si,opIj ne DELAYED a day
Evar,. 1ngrnn nt latitu1a north makes
q dfffar.1,na nf four DAVIS earlier
Tor,ri,,,,j.. viii have n. effect in YOUR
.'-T}..... .,ra Sauna rn..ors ia believe
-h.+ -E. .'ia- viii arnnrgn earlier this
,.aar rr..r ,,.uaI In fac1 they have
Eo'-,,,, r~ .r,arga hare NOW Thcv NAV
.T,,.,....j cnII ve.,tbar or hot
,,., 1,.l.l, ..,,...,.,I v.a,-a. nj
...ergence, a. happened last year
'&r Of all this complex Ni ist,j"r7 GOV
rang the GATE, IL Is di'"'"l, vi HL-
Io-slble 10 preIllt ahead 10 '"t exact
l3E However. would advise tOu not