The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-31

Q.-What will remove the rust from my zinnias2 Miss N. Alt may not be rust but if you spray with q mixture of one ounce BordeauX and one teaspoonful nico- Ine sulphate to gallon of water,
 Q-The stems of my beans at the ground seem to mold. What causes this and could it be remedied? P. K, |. A.-This Is frequently due to plants being too thick and for need of culti- Yatlon. little lime dusted around plants or spraying with Bordeaux mixture will correct.
 Q.--l am mailing you three bugs round on one apple tree. What Is the best, way to destroy them? s. H..
 A.-The specimens are tiger beetles and are after some worm or other in sect on your trees. They are not hurting the trees but trying to clean oft the injurious insects for you. search out the real enemy.
 Q:-What strength do you make a corrosive sublimate solution for kill ing fungus? J. w. Enterprise. ebichloride of mercury). to six gall Ions of water is 3 standard formula The strength would depend on the use for which intended.
 Q.-Could you tell me the average obliged. \. q, Fayette. OO'u 0o 'o
 A.-The average for the state Is ! may be misleading, as 1t ranges from practically nothing to as high as 50 inches. all depending on the locality. ots tb there better st cornfield bean m Cutshaw? Mrs D. R.. Route 5. A.-Tennessee Wonder. Striped Creaseback and Horticultural are ali much better.
 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Q. In spraying with paris green and Bordeaux mixture is 1t necessary to mix in lime to prevent burning of foliage? H. L., Lincoln.
 A.-No. The Bordeaux neutralizes the caustic elect of the paris green. Still there Is no harm in adding four or five pounds hydrated lime or even more to a 50 gallon mixture.
 Q.-How do you go about filling tree cavities? I want to try my hand at it. B. B., R. F. D. 5.
 A-Clean out the cavieties by re- moving all decayed matters. A chlsel Is a good implement for the work. Paint the cavity with white lead and linseed old Make up cement with two parts sand to one of cement and press firmly into cavity and smooth off so bark where possible may over grow.
 Q-I put out young orchard this spring but the trees seem to make slow growth. Would 1t pay to fer tilize them this late? w. C., R. F. D. sulllgent.
 | A. t would pay both to fertilize | and work them. If this Is not done, to induce strong. rapid growth, the | young trees become more subject to insect attack.
 Q.-Would you recommend the thinning of fruit when the branches are too heavily loaded for safety! w J., Troy
 A-Yes, but in doing so try to re- move those that seem to have some | blemish or affected anyway by dis ease or insects.
 Q--f lave fine apple tree becom- ing badly infested on the trunk wisf scale. I don't want to walt until fall to remedy as l am afraid it may die. Can't I use something now ts check? w. H., Piedmont.
 A.-Paint the main body or trunl of the tree with kerosene oil. Don allow any 10 run uoWn dfounu tE' roots. Apply only once and select [ bright sunny day for the job. Thcr' is some danger to the tree but thu scale will certainly be checked if no altogether destroyed.
 | NQ.-Some of my tomato plants arr l beginning to wilt and the bottom leaves curve up. They are loaded with fruit. Can anything be done fol them? O. B., R. r. D.. Roanoke.
 A.-These conditions are general, due to root borers, very minut'
 worm and the same that cause vii in cotton and cawpeas. But little car be done after the worms get into tn
 plant cells. A teaspoonful of dr,
 Bordeaux worked in around eac! plant will reduce the worms in th'
 soil. If the plant or some of th' suckers are pulled down and covered
 with dirt and allowed to take root
 such plants may survive, througl establishing new root feeders.
 Q.-Do you use the same amour
 of arsenate of lead in the paste forn as the powdered? D. L., R. F. D. 8.
 Advice the amount of past
 must be used as the powder because
 the paste form is only about half q
 strong in arsinic.