The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-17

A-Separate all the specific va rieties and keep separate. Those that are so mixed as to represent no par ticular sort should be mixed thor oughly. Fan or clean them as much as possible and sack in good, heavy burlap bags, two or two and a half bushels to bag GEO to 150 pounds), Save out a good size sample of each lot to be mailed to prospective buy CTS or shown to local merchants, Write to seed houses or advertise them in agricultural papers. Be ready to ship immediately when you get an order.
 (Which is the best to plant in Alabama, northern or southern grown watermelon seed? Where do most of the melon seed come frQma Q. H., Courtiand.
 A.-More watermelon seed arc pro- duced in the west and northwest then any other section, but the best seed are produced in the south. Jeffer- son county, Fla, grows over 1000 acres for seed only. Many northern commercial melon growers send south every year for their seed. Southern grown seed are larger and produce the most vigorous melons.
 
 out dandelion and other weeds on a lawn with copperas. How do you use it Mrs. S.. Albany.
 A.-The dandelion is easily killed with liquid copperas spray of strength that don't seem to injure the grass, although it turns it black, but the grass quickly recovers. Dissolve one and a half pounds copperas. to the gallon of water and spray with fine nozzle for the best results, although the sprinkling can Is permissible. This strength will kill many other objectionable weeds on the lawn without injury to the grass. To kill weeds m waste places where no grass to protect, the solution may and should be used much stronger.
 c. have a pear tree infested with a small worm, or snail, that is eating the foliage of the tree. What is the best thing to do? H. T., Searles, AlaS
 A. Dust the tree with hydrated or airs -slacked lime; this Is very effect i've as long as the pest is in the snail form; but, later an arsenic spray would better serve. A liquid spray of teaspoonful of nicotine to three quarts of soapy water is very good
 c. My Irish potato vines don't seem to have the desired dark green color. The ground Is rich, loose and in fine condition and the bugs have been kept off. Do you think it dis ease? 5. s. S., k. r. D., Hanee- vile, Ala.
 A. Very likely due to some form of leaf blight. Spray promptly with Bordeaux mixture, about two ounces dry Bordeaux to the gallon of water, and repeat in ten days. This ought to change the color promptly.
 q. What causes the tops Of my onions to fall over as they are not grown? G. E. C., R. r. D. g.
 A. This must be mildew, as report ed by several. Spray promptly with Bordeaux. using about one and half pounds dry Bordeaux to l2 gallons of water.
 0. There is a worm on my rasp- berries, that seem to not only attack the leaves, but the young fruit. What would be safe to use? Mrs. A., R. r. D., Fort Payne, Ala.
 A. This worm results from the sawfly. and is easily destroyed by spraying with arsenate lead, tea spoonful to gallon of water. but when the berries become ripe. or near so. it would probably be unsafe to use the arsenic spray If late treatment is necessary, use powdered hellebore, one ounce to gallon of water.
 c. What causes the odor and dis gusting taste on some blackberries? A. M.. Florala, Ala.
 A. This is caused by a small, black, sucking bug. sometimes called negro bug. There is no remedy after the fruit begins to get ripe. The eggs are laid on the foliage before full de- velopment of fruit, and if plants are regularly sprayed in the spring, as thsy should be, the trouble is largely avoided.
 Q. The main stalks of some of my rose bushes are covered with a white looking substance resembling scale. What can l put on them? Mrs. L., Anniston. Ala
 A. What is known as rose scale, bad in shady moist situa tions. The best treatment at th's season would be spray or wash of one pound whale oil .or laundry soap dissolved in a gallon of water. Next winter when plants are dormant, spray with lime sulphur.
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