The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-23
CLUB
DISCUSSES CROP
PEST REMEDIES

The Lakeland Farmers Club had a
delightful meeting Saturday at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs H. o. Right on
Lake Hunter, with Mr.. and Mrs.
Right and Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Cobb
as hosts for the day.
The dinner was spread under the
great trees, and the ladies seemed to
have outdone themselves in the way
of providing a wonderful feast, fried
chicken and chicken pie being fea-
tured on the menu.
The president, Judge Preston of
Barlow, presided during the business
session. The following members
were admitted: Mr.. and Mrs. w. E.
Boyer, Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Stroud,
Mr. and Mrs. w. L. Hopkins, Mr. and
Mrs. L. Heinberger.
Mrs Howard Maxwell gave a clever
little reading entitled, Three Words"
which was much enjoyed.
William CONNIE, the county agent,
took up the subject for the day, Crop
Enemies" He spoke of the folly of
neglecting to spray watermelons, and
pointed to the forty-acre watermelon
field of KILLER and Google, which has
returned such a profitable crop this
season, due to scientific spraying.
He spoke of the anthracnos, which
attacks the cantaloupe, and said that
no remedy has yet been found For
the pickle worm, however, another
enemy of the cantaloupe, he advised
planting with the cantaloupes, rows
of summer squash, which this worm
prefers.
Mr.. CONNIE said that now is the
time to spray for white fly and scale
in the groves, using any standard
spray. l lb. soluable sulphur and s
of oil emulsion, in a l to 60 solution
was recommended.
June is the critical time, according
to the speaker for the rust mite, and
lime sulphur, 1 to 70, was recommend
ed. For the bud worm half a pound
of lead powder and or pounds of
hydrated unslaked lime was given as
a remedy, used by dropping a pinch
down the bud.
Mr.. CONNIE advised soaking all
plant seeds in a solution of l pint
of formalin to 40 gallons of water to
destroy possible germs. AS a remedy
for cinch bugs in the lawns, a spray
is used around the edges of the lawns !
bar of Octogan soap dissolved in a
gallon of warm water added to a |
teaspoonful of black leaf 40 in two |
gallons of water For the mildew fun
gus on roses, a spray was recon-
mended of ounces of copper carbon
ate, with enough water to form a |
paste, added to 1 pint of 60 degrees |
ammonia to As gallons of water.
Miss Lois Godbey, county demon
stration agent, invited the club to |
visit the camp of the Girls Canning |
and Poultry Clubs at Flaming Arrow |
Camp this week and Mrs. Cobb an
nounced that the County Beekeepers'
Association will meet June 6, at the |
home of Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Pope on
Lake Hollingsworth, at which time
Mr.. CONNIE and also Mr.. Reese, a rep
resentative from the experiment sta
ton at Gainesville, will be present |
Mr. George spoke at length on the
use of the tractor, saying that a trac-
tor equals eight mules in power, but
costs only the price of two mules
A rising vote of thanks was given
to the hosts for their delightful hos
pitality. The club adjourned to meet
June Is with Mr.. and Mrs A. D. VOL
colt and Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Dickey
on the north side of Lake Ariana at
Auburndale. Bathing will be one of
the pleasures of the occasion and an
election of officers will be held during
the business session.