The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-14

pear of rains interfere. Mailing you booklet about insect control.
 Q.-My garden seems to be infest- cd with some species of flea, that
 you can sec hopping ar jumping when you touch a plant. It must be them that riddles the leaves of my vege- tables What would you recommend dotng7 N. IT.. Nauvoo.
 A.-Several species of flea beetles arc very troublesome and hard to poison. as they cat around poison.
 Several treatments will make the plants offensive and keep them off 4 spray of arsenate of lead and bor- deaux. using 12 ounces dry bordeaux and three ounces arsenate lead to six gallons water Is harmless to most plants and keep off many insects.
 o.-f am bothered with two differ ent kinds of snails that do a lot of damage at night. How can you poison them? Miss T., Gadsden. A.-Slice up Irish potatoes or tur- nips, sprinkled with paris Ereen, ar-
 senate or arsenate lead and place at night around infested places Take up bait in morning. Repeat for several nights. They will feed on such baits and die out.
 CA good many of my cherries will contain worms every year. I want to remedy this trouble. What should I dor Mrs. A.. Athens A.-This injury Is mostly caused by certain fruit flies that deposit eggs on the fruit. Begin now to spray at lo-day, or two-weeks intervals. Mix one and q quarter pounds arsenats or lead and about one and a half
 gallons molasses in SO gallons of water, will prove an effective spray
 10 rthis trouble ,as we'll as many other insects.
 Q.-I inclose a bug that Is thick on
 my plum trees. but don't see any ooInage yet What is 1t? W. C., R. F. D.. Boaz.
 A.-This bug don't eat vegetation.
 but Is hunting eggs and larva of other Injurious insects. Let him alone.
 o-I want to move a small dwarf arborvita. Would 1t be safe to do %
 this late? Mrs. ". R. F. D. 3. A--Yes. you can do it. only bs careful to take up as much dirt as possible with the plant and have a | large enough hole prepared to re- ceiys the plant.
 Q-Will the orange daisy bloom | from seed planted this late? Miss P A-The new hybrid varieties will | flower planted any time this month. Q.-At this season would 1t be beat
 to sprig with Bermuda grass or use
 the sod in making a lawn? B. w. A.,
 R. F. D., East Lake.
 A.--The sod would give the quick est effect but weeds are more easily
 controlled by spriging. Various diff | culties should determine one
 o.-I want to kill out a patch of
 hitterweed. What would you recom-
 mend? Mrs. N, Calera. A.-Sprinkle or spray the plants l with one and half pounds copperas $ 1 to the gallon water.
 l Q.-What variety and where does | the white onions now on the market | come from and are they grown from
 seed or sets? J. B., Bessemer.
 A.-The variety is the crystal wh!te | wax. produced from seed imported
 from the Canary Islands. Spain. The
 chief source of supply is southern
 Texas, where they are grown on an
 enormous scale, the crop bringing in
 millions of dollars.
 | Q.--Where can I buy reliable bac- | teria for inoculating the soil for cow | peas. soy beans and peanuts? A. C.. Aliceville.
 | Amy seed house generally keeps Tn stock and can supply your wants. Q.--ls there such a thing as q standard package in which to shin produce and where can you obtain? Q. F.. Fruithurst.
 A.-There is no accepted standard the country over although much ef- fort has been expended to establish The best thing to do Is to write to the parties you wish to ship to and see what they want