Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-18

is considered better to burn it in the
orchard rather than to drag It. be-
tween the other trees. H..
Schedule for Spraying Peaches
l. During the dormant season, use
lime-sulphur solution diluted to test
badly infested with scale, make two
applIca tions, one in the fall and, an
U.ner as IaIe iii spring as possible,
before growth begins. Ii o-ie appll-
cation is made. make it IN spring.
2. AS soon as the shucks' fall
about ten days after petals drop
use self-boiled lime-sulphur (S-S-o0J.
10 each fifty gallons o. EMS add TWO
pounds arSenaLe of lead paste or one
pound of powder. This is an impor-
tant spraying to-. prevent: wormy
fruit.
3. Two or three weeks later repeat
No. 2.
A. Use self-boiled lime-sulphur
alone four weeks before fruit is dug
to ripen. This spraying is very inlF
portant to prevent rot in shipment as
we'll as. on the trees. Never use. ar
senate of lead with this application.
(Note: Varieties earlier than
Greensboro need but the first three
applications and in the thirdrt the ar
senate of lead need not be used. Va
rieties later than the Eiberta should
have at least four applications of
self boiled lime-sulphur.) -.
5. Lice Oh peach trees can be con
trolled by the use of "Black Leaf
4O' or soap solution; -.
g. The peach trees should, be
wormed i'm the fall and the borers
removed with "a knife, scareT. being
taken not to entirely girdle the tree.
The wounds made in locking for Dor
ers may be painted with a White
lead and disinfectant. paint.
CoNTRoELIgG TRE DEPREDA-
TON OF CHANCH BJGS
like w. remedy Ell GS0f cs cS hin &f Bugs S Tney
have gone from the wheat field to the
com. They have just got ,stnGted and
[ would, like to know howrt9 stop them.
The ehinch bug. receives its name
from it's Vile spaelling CHARACTER As
ter in the adult stage under any
sort of cover which may be avail
able. 1t may find sufficient protec-
ton in old stalks of corn or under
| leaves in the woods or in the, weeds
and trash which are found alongside
| cafelessly cultivated fields. 1t makes
| its first appearance as soon as warm
weather. sets in, AT that, time Of
| year it generally attacks wheat or
| other cereals. While this bug weak
ems these plants as rule it does not
prove as destructive to them as TO
corn. When the grain crop is har-
| vested it makes its way to the corn
| field, where it.does its principal in
| Jury.
Each female lays about 500 eggs
These hatch in about two weeks, and
in about 81 days the life cycle Of
one generation is complete. There
are generally two generations a
year here in the south. This: will
give you some idea of how quickly
this insect multiplies and: how de
structive, therefore, it's Influence
may become unless it's growth ond
spread is checked in some meas
| urable degree This, however, is diff
ferent to accomplish. The best meth
DDS of control devised up to the pres
emit time are as follows: Intefnose
q barrier between the chinch bugs
and the corn field. This may be ac-
complished in one of several ways.
First. you may pdow steep furrow
with the steep side towards the corn
field if the bugs are observed in
time. The insects which gather lin
this furrow may be destroyed by
sprinkling straw down the length Of
and burning. A band of tar road oil
three or four inches wide may take
the place of the furrow. In irrigate
ed sections water barrier is eff
fective. This, of course, cannot be
used in the southeastern states with
any advantage. Of course, every eff
fort should be made to destroy trash
around the field in the early spring
and hus kill out the insects which
have hibernated. Spraying the outer
rows of corn with nicotine sulphate
may be practiced with some advan-
tage, and probably offers as good a
remedy as you CAN undertake to use
at this time. You might cut out a
row or two of corn and construct a
barrier of one of the types suggested
with some advantage, especially if
the bugs are very. T. numerous - and
threaten, the, destruction of your
crop. Quick action. is essential. y
The best method of fighting. chinch
bugs and all other insects is to de-
stroy conditions which favor their
development. p
TREATING DxARRKOEA IN Hogs
H. G. Huntley, Harris, n. c., writ =:
have a. pig about four months >l1 -
which took diarrhoea and after few
days it took piles. Nothing l do seems
to help ii. Please give me remedy. 81.
A case as you describe can best
be treated by means of the use of