The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-05-02

to the plant. The young seeding
plants may, however, be clipped off
even with or below the surface of the
soil. Cutworms do enormous damage
to all garden vegetation, to sugar
beets, mangels, and many other field
crops
The little worms hatch from eggs in
late fall and the half to full grown
worms hibernate through the winter;
hence, their ravish destruction of the
young seeding plants. They hide
during the day little below the sur
face of the ground at the base of the
plants upon which they feed, and dur
ing the night come out to feed upon
whatever vegetation they can find.
The best method of control is scat
tering poison bran-mash along the
plant rows after shutdown. The poi
son bran-mash is made as follows:
Coarse bran, Is lbs; cheap molasses,
2 OUTS; white arsenic, lb.; oranges
or lemons, 3; water, 2K gallons.
Mix thoroughly bran and white ars-
enic in dry state.
Add syrup to water; chop the fruit
or grind fine in meat grinder, and add
to the syrup mixture. Combine the
two mixtures, stirring thoroughly The
consistency of the mash should be
moist and crumbly, so it can be read
lily scattered without adhering in
chunks.
Wire Worms
Cultivated land that has been in sod
infested with wire worms. These
the past year or two. is often badly
worms are about an inch in length,
slender, jointed, hard, tough, shiny and
yellow to brown in color. Wire
worms are the larva of the click
beetle. These beetles are so-called
from their ability to snap themselves
up in the air when laid on their backs.
The worms bore into the seed wheat,
corn and other grains, or into the un-
foreground parts of the potato, turnips
and other root crops, causing wilt
ing of the plant.
This enemy is best controlled by
late fall blowing followed by thorough
narrowing. When numerous in the
spring, they may be partially destroy
ed by placing the above poison bran
mash under shingles, boards or any
thing that will approximate their hab-
it Of feeding underground, or in pro-
tected places. Clean cultivation is al
so helpful in controlling this pest.
Early Spring Poultry Hints
The following nine essential fea-
lures for profitable poultry keeping
are the summary of Farmers Bulletin
No. 1040:
| l. Keep better poultry-Standard-
bred poultry increases production and
improves the quality
2. Select vigorous breeders -
Healthy, vigorous breeders produce
strong chicks.
3. Hatch the chicks early-Early
Matched pullets produce fall and win
ter eggs.
4. Preserve eggs for home use
Preserve when cheap for use wher
high in price
S. Produce infertile eggs-They
keep better Fertile eggs are neces
sary for Matching only
E. Gull the flocks-Eliminat un
profitable producers and reduce tht
feed bill.
8. Grow your poultry feed-Home
grown feed insures an available ane
economical supply
9. Eat more poultry and eggs
Poultry and eggs are highly nutritious
foods.
A New Science-"Phenology"
Apparently we are to have a new
science, phenology, the science o
phenomena. This seems to be tn,
making of science out of old "super
stitions," or sayings of the farmers
; Many farmers plant crops or do othe
E work by signs, that is, when som,
plant or tree is in bloom or some lea
is the size of Squirrels foot, O
y mouse's ear"
y Now comes DR.. A. D. Hopkins, for
, est entomologist of the department o
agriculture, and says that success ii
, gardening depends on the care in not
ing these changes in nature, and il
acting upon their suggestions. :
| Plants are better index than birds
: because birds can be fooled; robin
$ will come to a given locality on al
: most the same date every year, evel
= though late snow may starve man
: after they arrive. OF course, frost ma
: brown the Magnolia blossoms, but thi
is exceptional and of little conse
quence in long period of years.
mon plants indicate that thew hav
long been recognized as guides, l
1 the Atlantic tide-water region, tn
shad bush blossoms tolds the Indian
when it was time to fish for shad. O
/ the Pacific coast the salmonberr
. blooms when the salmon are running
When white oak leaves are the size {
squirrel feet, says the folklore c
= some regions. it is safe to plant cor
:, and other tender crops. When tn
: blackberry is in full bloom. the home
: gardener in any region where the
/, grow, may know that the frost DANCE
h Is safely past. and tender plants ma
4 be set out, DR.. Hopkins has foun
!. that winter wheat sown between tn
!, time of full bloom of the tall lai
= goldenrod and the time when tn
}. flowers are nearlv all gone from til
!, clematis. is not only the best time f
= the wheat. but It will be free frol
damage by the fall attack of ii
, Hessian fly.
= The old-style spray calendar tn;