The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-08-19

to Sow-Repeaced Trials In MlnneSo-
ia, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin and
other states have demonstrated that
red clover crops grown from domes-
tic seed give better returns than those
produced from imported seed. A. C.
Army of the Minnesota Experiment
Station, who has made a study Of the
data obtained in these experiments.
says the conclusion is obvious that a
livestock farmer who depends on Glow
er to feed his herd cannot afford to
sow anything but native northern
grown seed. In Mr.. Arny's estima-
ton there is no place in Minnesota or
in other states having a similar eli
mate for clover seed produced in
France, Chile and Italy. The fact that
these strains have survived a Mime
sofa winter, because they happened
to have a good snow covering, cannot
be regarded as proof that their use
through period of years would be
satisfactory, he says.
Spraying Will Control Mildew on
Roses-Potasium sulphide will con-
troll mildew on roses, says L. Sando,
assistant horticultruist at the Mime
sofa Agricultural College station. The
sulphide should be used at the rate of
three ounces to ten gallons of water
er in the form of spray not only
when mildew appears but also before,
he further says. Flowers of sulphur
applied with dust gun or by means
of a small sack made of cheese cloth
is another remedy recommended by
University horticulturists. When at
tackled by mildew the rose leaves or
buds appear to be covered with frost
or -four. The leaves turn yellow and
fall off. Often the blossoms on a dis
eased bush are dwarfed and many of
the buds fail to open.
Pyrotol Available at Same Old
Price-Two million pounds of pyrotol
an explosive left over from the war,
have been allotted to Minnesota for
the fiscal year ending July 1, 1927,
and will be distributed by the division
of agricultural engineering, Univer-
sity of Minnesota, at the same prices
which ruled last year, namely 81 per
hundred pounds, F. o. B. Barksdale,
Wis, when shipped in carload guam
titles, and $500 per hundred pounds,
F. o. B. st. Paul, Bemidji or Virginia,
when shipped in quantities from 100
to 1000 pounds. All orders should be
sent to the division of agricultural en-
gineering at University Farm and re-
mittances made payable to the De-
partment Of Agriculture. Pyrotol is
cheaper than dynamite and just as
useful for clearing land. According
to A. ]. Schwantes, Land clearing spe-
cialist of the University, the supply
will not last much longer. II
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Aug. 20 Plum Day at .sU" Fruit
Farm-Several varieties Of the plums
and plum hybrids developed by horti-
culturists Of the University of Mime
sofa win be ait their best, it is expect
ed, when opium Day" is celebrated at
the University's fruit breeding farm
at Zumbra Heights, Lake Minneton-
ka, Friday, Aug. 20. The ebay" is
sponsored by the State horticultural
Society, whose secretary, R. S. Mack
intosh, will be one of the hosts. Fol-
lowing a picnic lunch at midday, Wis
itors will have an opportunity to in
spect and sample the fruits.
IT,
Spruce Gall Aphid Damaging Wind
breaks Spraying thoroughly in April
with standard miscible oil, diluted
one to 20, or with Black Leaf 40, us
ing one, pint to 30 gallons of water,
will control the spruce gall aphid,
which is damaging and sometimes
kill spruce in Minnesota windbreaks,,
and other shelter belts, says Parker
O. Anderson, the university's extern
sion specialist in forestry. On small
trees partial control can be gained by
cutting off the gals and burning them
before they turn yellow and crack
open.
Mr.. Anderson finds that many ever
greens in southern Minnesota are
under attack Of aphid. The gals APP
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