The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1922-05-30
lRY 1AE ASSOCIATED PREssl

COLUMBUS, o., May 25 - Moth
scouts" will be out along Lake Erie
about July /, in further effort to
check any advance of the European
corn borer in Ohio, according to word
received here.
The scouts" will be representatives
agriculture. They will be placed at
of the United States department of
lighthouses along Lake Erie, to catch
and observe moths that fly across
from the Canadian shore.
Lighthouses, it is expected, will at.
tract the moths. They will be exam.
inod to see if the females carry any
eggs.
Corn borers started to ravage the
eastern shore of the United States in
1917, and just last summer was found
along the southern shore of Lake Erie
been established in all the townships
bordering the lake.
seed offered Ohio farmers are contain
ed in report by the college OF agri-
culture, at Ohio State University. One
hundred samples of clover, timothy,
and alfalfa seed from various sections
of the state were analyzed.
The report asserts that while few
samples were found to be good, in 36
percent OF that analyzed 1t was found
that one-third of the seed was dead,
and would not germinate. A few sam
pies were found, according to the re-
port in which two-thrds of the seed
germs were dead.
n Much seed also was found to be IN.
fected with noxious weed seed, the re.
port says. It continues: "Five of the
worst samples collected contained so
many weed seeds, that II sOwn ut the
normal rate, the farmer would plant
100 900, weed seeds per acre, or about
three seeds n square foot The weeds
consisted largely OF buckhOrn, dock
eorrel, black mustard, foxtail, com.
mon plantain, smartweed, and wild
carrot"
The report asserts that laws regu.
lnting the quality of seeds offered in
Ohio should be enacted.
"Clover seed" IL said, was sold last
spring In Ohio of which only third
of bushel would grow. When seed
was selling at S25 bushel. the farm
er in reality was paying S75 bushel.
All neighboring states, with one ex-
ception, have laws protecting the
farmer against bad seed. Worthless
and weed,infested seed which cannot
be sold in other states is shipped to
Ohio"
That mushrooms can he successful-
ly grown in ones cellar has been dem
onstrated at the greenhouses OF the
department of agriculture at Ohio
State University. According to +. Il
Morrison, University gardner, who re.
Gently was engaged in market garden
the possibility of anyone having an
adequate cellar space to raise this ta
BILE luxury at home and at cOmpara
lively low cost.
The mushroom production plant al
the University consists of two beds.
feet wide, Is feet long and Is inches
af iuh
maintenance of an even temperature
and amount of moisture are condi
tions required for the successful
growth of mushrooms.
An ideal mushroom bed may be had
Morrison said, by piling fresh horse
manure In the open for n period of tor
and packed well three times Al
the third turning, about one-sirth o
as much dirt is added, and well mixed
after which the compost Is ready /,
STsit into beds in the cellar. Mushroom
sFpawns should be planted after tn,
Temperature has reached So degree
spawn Is planted, II should be covere,
with about an inch OF good loan sol
and after three or four more week
mushrooms will be read yto harvest
One planting viii! continue to produc
Tor about six weeks.
Seed corn certifcation will be pre-
NOTED for the first time In Ohio b
me Ohio State Seed Improvement Al
sociation this year, WE Hanger, SEE