Weekly journal-miner., 1919-07-09
NOW THAT FRONTIER DAYS ARE OVER, FARMERS MUST
 PLANT FOR THE N. A. PAIR

These Doisons can be obtained Of our local druggists. and l have found them most kindly in suggesting the best ways in which to mix the solu- tons. It is an interesting fact that insect pests of nearly every sort shy off from plants tha thavc been spray ed; we at Orchard Ranch have found that spraying at intervals of two or three weeks, whether any insects have appeared or not, will discourage those that do happen along and pre- vent serious damage.
 The ash gray noJato bug is now in Navapai in swarms, feeding on the sage and certain weeds and cleaning up all the potatoes and beets and to- mato plants along the way. We had our garden sprayed ahead of their coming and then again at their ap- pearance and found that they could be held in check even in a locality where for years it has been consider cd useless to plant potatoes.
 They arc exceptionally fond of sugar bccts and determined fighting is necessary to discourage them.
 Poultry growers should try a planting of kale at this season; few things that are used for green feed produce SO much with so iitue care and this plant resists cold so well that it will stand in the garden all winter and can be cut as needed.
 Not all of our farmers know that peas. which do not always do well in the early summer in Navapai, can be planted now and yield a fine fall crop, this is true of the short-growing sum mer squashcs and most of our spring vegetables-the fall garden will us ually beat the spring one because of. the cooler weather following the summer rains.
 Out Among the Orchards.
 Probably Yavapm has never had such crop of fruit as hangs on the trees this year and the rains have come in fine time to ripen ii up to, the best advantage. lt would sur-I prise most of Us to know how many fine lit1e new orchards arc coming into bearing and what a wide varicty Of fruit is being grown successfully in this region.
 From time 10 time tdcparmcut will list the orchards where fruit can be obtained by driving out after tt and where special sorts for canning are in season. Every year tons of good but small fruit go 10 waste iu Gayapai orchards when many house keepers would be glad 10 get it and {. the owner would be glad to sell it iI| each knew how to reach the other. We housckecpcrs should be getting our cans and jars ready and buying new tops and rubbers for the season upon us before we know it.
 An early issue of this department will give the writers experience with l new and better, as welt as easier method of canning vegetables.
 We country housckccpers should !. get acquainted with the very helpful, work which OUT county agent and home demonstration are doing and of this. too. there will be an article in. this department soon. 1
 With all the fun of Frontier Dayt behind Us we ranch people should settle down to the good work that will make our Northern Arizona Fair as big a success as the celebration just pas. has been. Let us plant and cultivate and preserve and can with an eye No tine blue ribbons this fall.t This should be the banner year fort Yavapai ranches and orchards ana ranges: let us each win blue ribbon5 of some sort and make the Fair the biggest ever.