The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-23
The Farm and the Farmer
BY William r. sanborn

lar IN indiana have not shown a trace
OF the borer in the state. RorarS 80,
iouno IN Onio last fall, not far FROM,
the INDIANA line, at which time vieor-
our measures to stamp them ont waro
taken. Jul were
5. r. Miles. of Lawrence comfy
graduate of Purdue, has been aIactad
county agent for Bartholomew comfy
ana VIII soon take up his new duties
IN the meantime he is the guest of
hussei U. East, of Shelby, who is tak.
ing Mr.. Miles over the county on bis
Official visits to his constituents
Silage Feeding PAYS
Back in 1914 Prof. oscar Err eo;d.
The cost of feeding a dairy cow bv
the silo method for one wear is ,ess
than one-third that of the pasture and
hay method. This, too. after fipuring
a 10 per cent loss in the silo nv da.
terloration, which is the maximum
that needs to occur Prof. Err nov
says that what he wrote in 1914 needs
no revision. Experimental feeding
proves the proposition still true
AS all are aware silos are becoming
better known and more widely usad
from year to year. A lot of silos will
be put up by botn beef cattle growers
and dairymen this fall or have beeo
built since spring. 1t is the most sa+.
lsfactory and economical way 10 use
the bulk of the corn plant. so feeders
tell US.
Gas For Peach Borers
Observation-Disclosures - yes, its all
one word, and plenty long enough to
be played on the monograph, makes
deadly poisonous gas to be used in
Wlping out peach borers. This gas
powder is sprinkled around the trunk
IN the form of ring. For young
trees one half an ounce of the powder
may be sufficient, but for vigorous
and mature trees an ounce is about
the ration. The chemical is laid in a
ring around the trunk, on the ground
where it releases a gas that seeps into
the ground and kills the borers. This
method was tried on $1,000 Ohio trees
last year, for the first time, and was
found entirely successful. Consjdera-
Die more fighting of the peach borer
viii be done this year. When used
around young trees the powder re-
naming should be scraped away after
three weeks, before the tree itself sus-
talns injury. In treating mature trees
the powder can be left in place a
month. Use this poison in September,
after the peaches are all picked 1t
will be worth while.
Hessan Fly Still With Us
In letter from Purdue we are told
that the Hessian fly is still with US
and that year of comparative free
dom from this pest gives US but little
assurance for the coming year. In
answer to the inquiry: when will the
fly return" Purdue says this depends
on various factors, chief of which is
the time of sowing wheat, as a reeu-
lar practice, this depending on the
growers.
1T is urged that the farmers not
SOW wheat before the recommended
fly-free dates which are the best aver
age dates to sow wheat regardless OF
the fly. These dates for Indiana are
september Il for the extreme north
ern tier of counties, gradually later
towards the south, the earliest SOW
Ing date for the latitude of Indianap.
oils being September 80 and for the
extreme southern end of state Octo-
Der s.
The present comparative scarcity
or the Hessian fly is due to several
causes. Parasites have played an i'm.
portant role but above all the SOWING
of wheat at the right time as recon-
mended by the Purdue experiment sta
tlons, which was almost universally
pFacuceo last fall IN Indiana, has been