Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-08-28

! Sote, and almost any color you de-
sire to use may be obtained. We
obtain a waste product from the gas
plant which we use as a preserva-
tive. This material can be colored
/ if You desire. A material of the
| character L have suggested Is rei1-
| lively cheap.
Controlling Insect Pests in the
Home
| A. M. j., Madison, Ca, writes:
We have recently moved into
| house that is infested with bed
/. bugs. We have tried several diff
ferent remedies but cannot get
rid of them. Any assistance in
Kidding the house of this pest
will be appreciated.
Infestations of the character about
which you inquire are not unusual.
! The effective destruction of this
! pest, however, is not always easily
accomplished. The most certain way
of destroying bedbugs is by fumi-
cation with hydrocyanic acid gas. A
! second fumigation would have to be
made at an interval of about twelve
days Fumigation with sulphur can
dies is only partly effective.
Hydrocyanic acid gas is prepared
as follows:
For each one hundred cubic feet
of space to be treated use one ounce
Of high grade, or chemically pure
cyanide of potash, one fluid ounce
of commercial sulphuric acid and
three fluid ounces of water. This is
a most deadly poison to men and
animals if inhaled. 1t destroys not
only all insect life, but the eggs as
we'll In the hands of an expert, it
is a safe fumigating agent, but /
would not advise you to attempt its
use without any previous expert
ence. Probably there is d medical
health officer in your county or at
least a county physician who would
aid you in the use of this gas for
the purpose indicated. 1t will UNI
doubleday do the work.
The next best thing we can Sug-
gest is the use of kerosene oil pour
ed thoroughly over all cracks, or
crevices and also on the top or folds
of mattresses. Gasoline may also
be used. On account of it's inflam-
inability, do not handle it in the
presence of lights. Mattresses and
beds can often be set outside on q
clear, bright day. You should re
member that if all the eggs of the
bedbugs are not effectively destroy
ed, new brood is likely to be hatch
ed out in the course of a few days.
So, the treatment should be repeat
ed in about two weeks. The persist
ent use of these simple remedies
should give you relief. You would,
of necessity. have to fumigate the
whole premises at one time.
Problems of An Absentee Landlord
w. D. M, 175 Lafayette Ave,
Brooklyn, n. Y, writes: l have
farm in North Carolina near
Belmont, fifteen miles from
Charlotte, and am appealing to
you for advice and help, for
probably you know something
about the troubles of an lab
sentee' farmer. / am very
much interested in getting
Iudzu established on my farm,
but do not have much success.
A few years ago, l ordered from
Florida 5000 roots and had
them planted; but only a few
plants grew. Now, these few
have asserted themselves and
have made wonderful growth
! have plenty of roots and
would like to plant so, 600 or
more of them. Can you advise
me as to the best time to dig
and plant these roots?
Nearly all the improved pasture
lands in the northern half of Geor-
gia contain bermuda grass and les
! pedeza. The principal period of
grazing for these grasses are the
summer months when rains are
rather bountiful. The Improvement
of pastures of this kind, therefore,
depends on supplemental fall and
| spring grazing crops. We have
! found that this can best be accom-
plished by sowing either bur or
| crimson clover on these pasture
! lands The bur clover would be
! chiefly valuable for winter or early
/ spring grazing, the lespedeza for
! summer grazing. That leaves fall
pasture to be supplied, and we are
! inclined to think that perennials
such as kudZu can be used to con-
siderable advantage for this purpose.
| 1t takes kudzu about three years
| to become 'oughly we'll estab-
lished When it develops well, how
ever, it will provide late summer
and fall grazing. This crop also
! has some possibilities as a hay
| plant, but a practical system of
handling it has not been developed
as yet.
Our greatest difficulty with kudzu
| has arisen from securing a uniform
j stand. Where this is done, fine,
upright stems develop, and the quail
/ ity of the hay made from kudZu is
/ greatly improved as a result. This
crop is started entirely from cuttings
/ in so far as we know. They should
/ be set out in the winter, and the
plants should be given especial pro-
lection during the first year. Aft
er that, attention should be focused
upon thickening the stand.
Ridge the land with a middle bust
er, and harrow it down after the
roots have been covered into the
/ soil. Here in north Georgia, we
have had no success from harrow
ing unridged lands. We find that
kudzu prefers a clay soil, and we
consider it desirable to in culate it,
particularly if it is planted on gall,
ed areas. We rather think its chief
value is for utilization on washed
soils KudZu is a rather vigorous
/ growing and persistent plant after
it becomes we'll established 1t can,
heavy grazing in the spring. Part
however, be easily destroyed by
of your stand has probably been lost
on this account.