The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-01-07
demonstrations.

1 pepper and in many other interesting
] ways the practical demonstrators
illustrated the flexibility Of this favor
ite fruit to meet the requirements i'm.
posed BY the average daily menu.
That the events were fully anpre-
ciated by the women 81 Columbus
was demonstrated BY the unusual at
tendance at each demonstration. To
/ intensity the feature substantial
advertising campaign was carried
through all daily newspapers. Work
of planning and conducting the de
monstrations was in charge of Ralph
H. Evans, and Sam league, manager
of the local office of the Florida Cit
rus Exchange. Columbus (Ohiol Dis
patch.
Time to Spray Peach and Plum
Trees
The greatest enemy Of peach and
| plum trees is the San Jose scale,
says Professor j. r. Watson Of the
University of Florida Experiment
Station This insect is so small a
| tree often becomes severely. infested
before it is noticed. The signs of its
presence are discolored areas. usually
reddish or pinkish, on the twigs. The
Etwig soon become dry in appearance
tWigs soon become dry in appearance
we're. Death Of the limbs follows, and
finally the entire tree dies.
A close inspection Of the infested
twigs with hand lens will reveal
the scale insects. These are grayish
in color, about one twenty-fifth inch
in diameter, nearly round in outline,
and elevating nipple-like in the cen
ter. In severe cases the bark will be
SO thickly covered as to form a sort
of crust which can be scraped off
readily after the insects die but which
sticks tightly while they are alive.
The hest remedy is to spray with a
concentrated solution Of ime-sulphur.
This may be made at home, but grow
ers generally prefer to use that
bought ready-made. In purchasing it
of druggists state that it should test
about 80 degrees Baume. Add one
part of the bought solution to eight
of water This is a strong solution
and should not be applied after leaves
and blossoms appear as it viii kill
them. December and January is the
best time to apply it in most parts
of Florida
As nearly all trees have more or
less Of his scale. spraying with line
sulphur should be a regular practice
with growers.
This spray combined with thoro
pruning Of all dead wood. viii also
control the worst fungus disease Of
the peach tree, peach dieback.
Grower.
Buffalo Herds ia United States In
crease Rapidly
The American Bison Society reports
that ii January, 1890, there were s.
SOS Wild ard tame buffalo in the Unit
ea States. This encouraging report
sets at rest the very real fear that ex-
listed not long ago lest the native
buffalo. which once roamed the west
err plains, would soon become ex-
tinct.
OF the nine aforementioned
herds, two sof the largest under the
care Of the United states Department
of Agriculture are located in the Wi
cirita national game preserve, Okla
homa, and on the national bison
range at Dixon, Mont The herd on
THE Wichita preserve now numbers
l1154. including % calves Of this year.
IN this herd 4 bulls and II cows are
10 years Of age or over and one COW
lis % years old. The Is animals that
constituted the original Wichita herd
came from the New York geological
Park.
In accordance with the provisions
made BY the 1919 appropriation bill
for their care, it is planned this year
to dispose of some Of the surplus
buffalo in the Government herds. Pub
lie parks and municipalities are the
largest patrons. BY distributing the
animals over the country. if disease
or misfortune overtakes the mair
herds. thero still will be stock left
with which, groups could be built W
again
/ The buffalo in the United States
have Increased about 500 per cent IN
t IL years In 1908 there were 1,11t
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