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Arizona state miner., 1926-10-02
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JAPANESE BEETLE
IS INJURIOUS PEST

prepared by the United States Department
of Agrculture.)
The Japanese beetle, which for
some years has infested a limited
area in New Jersey and Pennsylvania,
is far more injurious pest in the
United States than in it's original
home, Japan, says the United States
Department of Agriculture. The in
sect is believed to have been brought
to this country as larvae in soil about
the roots of certain nursery plants,
presumably the Japanese iris.
The most important economic crops
attacked by the beetle are apple,
ounce, peach, sweet cherry, plum,
grape, blackberry, clover, soybean and
corn. The shade trees affected include
linden, birch, oak, elm, sassafras,
hOrse-chestnut and willow. The beetle
also feeds on ornamental shrubs, par
ticularly althaea and rose, flowers Of
all kinds, and weeds of many varie-
ties. The grubs are quite injurious to
lawns, golf courses and sod in gen
eral.
It's rapid spread and the serious in
jury in this country are attributed
largely to an abundant food supply
and to conditions favorable for the
development of the pest, according to
Department Circular 363-C, 1.-The Jap
anese Beetle" recently issued by the
department.
Although efforts to stamp out the
infestation in New Jersey and Penn
sylvania have failed, stringent quaran-
tine regulations requiring inspection
of farm products and nursery stock go
ing out of the infested area have pre-
vented further serious spread of the
pest. The control work has been aid
ed in some measure by diseases at
racking the beetle as we'll as by GER
tain insects, birds, and other parasites
that feed on the pest.
The bulletin contains interesting
details concerning the introduction,
distribution, habits, life cycle, disper-
sion and control of the beetle. A copy
of the new publication may be OBJ
tanned free, as long as the supply
lasts, by writing to the United States
Department of Agriculture, Washing
ton, D. G.
Arizona state miner., 1926-10-02
Seeded Cover Crop Best
for Use in an Orchard

1t is fair to say that a good many
fruit growers believe that feeds and
fall grass are plenty good enough
for a cover crop. There are several
reasons why a seeded cover crop is to
0e preferred, says the Rural New
Yorker. On general principles, it is
better to kill out the weeds instead
Of encouraging their growth. They
may do no great harm in an orchard,
but the seeds spread and blow all over
the farm. The weeds and grass will
not, as rule, give as large a crop
to turn under as the cover crop-espe-
cially if rye is used with other seeds.
The plowing or narrowing needed to
seed the cover crop is a good thing
for the soil. There is some loss of nj
trates from the soil all through the
fall and winter. The weeds and grass
make no growth during the cold wealth
er. The roots of the cover crop are
alive and will save these nitrates. The
cover crop comes up rapidly in the
spring. 1t drys and warns. the soil
somewhat by sucking out the water.
The chemical action of the green crop
on the soil in spring is more useful
than that of the dead grass. These are
some of the reasons why a green cover
crop may be more useful than a nat
ural growth of weeds and grass.
Arizona state miner., 1926-10-02
Feed Cows Literally to
Make Dairy Profitable

The average dairy COW consumes
nbout 10 pounds of feed per day
of what we call maintenance ration
that is, the food required to keep the
COW alive, and to replace waste. We
might say it is the board bill Of the
COW.
Now, if the COW can consume 80
pounds of feed, then we are interest
ed in the Is pounds which is not used
for maintenance, but rather for pro-
ductiOn. If the COW consumes 45
pounds, then we are interested in
the 80 pounds that she consumes and
uses for production.
Such cow as q rule, will make
twice the profit of the one that con-
sumes 80 pounds, SO it is very plain
to see what we need is an animal
that will consume large quantities of
food and turn it to profitable use.
Would it not be wise to market
more of our corn by feeding it on the
farm and retaining the valuable prod
uct Of fertilizer thus equalizing farm
labor and altogether making a more
economic and dependable line of pro-
duction? With the present high value
of land, strict economy in production
must be studied carefully if the land
is made to return a fair earning on
its value
Arizona state miner., 1926-10-02
Difficulty in Getting
a Stand of Red Glover

The increased difficulty in getting
stand of red clover, experienced in
late years by growers in many sec
tions Of the country, is largely due
to improper soil conditions, disease
nOnadapted seed, wrong methods of
seeding, or to the use Of harmful
nurse crops, says the United States De
partment of Agriculture. Improper
soil conditions result from constant
cultivation and the consequent loss
of lime, phOsphates, potash and or
ganic matter, making the soil insult
ed to the growth Of clover.
Such conditions can be remedied by
applying the elements lacking and by
working in manure and other forms of
organic matter.
When clover failure is caused by
disease, a disease-resistant variety
should be used if available, or some
other legume substituted for red clio
yer. If red clover fails on land well
supplied with lime, sweet clover can
often be used instead.
Arizona state miner., 1926-10-02
Few Characteristics of
Pewaukee Apple Variety

The Pewaukee apple was originated
from a cross between Oldenburg and
Northern Spy. The fruit is above
medium in size, roundish oblate in
shape, greenish yellow striped with
darker red, and covered with dull
bloom. The flesh is firm, slightly
coarse, very juicy, subacid only fair
in quality. A characteristic of the
fruit is it's shallow, narrow cavity
which is often dipped. The stem is
short. The tree is fairly hardy
though not as hardy as Wealthy.
1t is an early and regular bearer,
though somewhat subject to canker.
The main fault with the variety is
its only average quality, it's poor
color, and it's unfamiliarity to the
market. The fruit moreover, is
variable in keeping, being variously
recorded as in season from Novem-
ber to April.
Pewaukee has been used to some
extent as a filler in eastern United
States, but it is gradually losing
ground. Oldenburg is still highly re-
garded as standard variety in spite
of the vigorous condemnation it has
received from time to time Of course
Oldenburg is much earlier in season.
If it will fit into the picking season,
however, Oldenburg is to be preferred.
Arizona state miner., 1926-10-02
Culled Poultry Flocks
Are Earmark of Success

Exceptionally successful poultry
men who do not Gull their flocks peri
Odically are in the minority in New
Jersey, according to the state poultry
specialist. The practice is becoming
universally recognized as essential for
greatest profits
Several advantages of culling, or
Stacker elimination, are mentioned by
the specialist and first among them is
simplicity and ease. Not a cent of out
lay is necessary and the benefits are
almost Immediately received. Some
hens are poor layers but great feed
ers. To wait for them to lay is to
wait for something that will amount
to little even if it does finally occur,
for these birds soon quit
Various characteristics distinguish
ing the Stacker from the layer are
used by poultrymen in clearing from
their f1ocks all of the boarders. Ap-
pearance of the tail feathers, color
of the comb and wattles, and shape
Of the body both to visual and manual
examination, are among the signs
read by poultrymen. Newcomers in
the business are supplied, on request,
with helpful bulletins by the New Jer-
sey College of Agriculture, New
Brunswick.
In addition to requiring no outlay,
culling causes no loss. The eliminated
birds are sold at good prices on the
poultry meat market.
Because of the influence of heredity,
the general laying average of a flock
is materially raised over a period of
years by persistent culling and the use
of good cockerels. This factor is con-
sidered particularly important by
leading poultrymen.
Arizona state miner., 1926-10-02
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CARE OF PULLETS
VERY IMPORTANT

Poultrymen are coming more and
more to the conclusion that summer
care of the young stock cannot be
overemphasized. Observation through
out the state has shown that the sue
cess of poultryman with a flock of
laying birds is usually the reflection
of his success in rearing the pullets
1t is generally acknowledged by the
leading poultrymen that one does not
have to raise poultry for very many
years before the Importance of clean,
steadily, and well-grown pullets is
recognized. In nine cases out of ten
the f1ockS which experience trouble
during the winter months are the
hocks in which trouble was prevalent
while they were on the range, accord
ing to L. M. Black, extension special
list in poultry at Rutgers university.
Growing clean profitable pullet in
cludes great number of small steps
which when put together assure sue
cess, says Mr.. Black. AS with the
mature birds, the houses must be COM
Portable and clean. Overcrowding and
Overheating have their effect in stunt
ing the growth of the birds, and so
a square foot of floor space should be
allowed to each growing pullet and,
in addition, sufficient roosting space
On hot days the houses should be cool
and comfortable.
Frequent house cleaning is practiced
by the most successful poultrymen to
help prevent rapid spread of disease
during warm, moist weather. This,
says Mr.. Black, is particularly effec-
tive against coccidiOsis
Alternate ranges which supply an
abundance of green feed and some
shade are the rule on the best farms
In the state. The birds are never
without daily supply of green feed.
Shade is considered essential during
the hot days. The ground now be-
lieved to be the source of many of our
most troublesome diseases, is fire.
quently cropped and cultivated so that
the direct rays of the sun may act as
a germicide
Arizona state miner., 1926-10-02
Experiments on Worming
of HOGS Are Under WaV

Some experiments on the ''wOrming"
Of hogs are under way at Iowa State
college, with particular reference to
the most effective method of using
santonin. This drug, which has
been considered the most effective
worm treatment in the world over d
period of more than fifty years, has
been practically off the market for
several years, but supplies are again
becoming available, and it is likely
that it will be practically universally
used again as a worm treatment.
The new Iowa experiments are to
determine whether santonin should be
administered alone or mixed with 9th
er drugs, such as calOmel and aloin,
Another phase of the work will deter
mine to what extent the worm treat
ment can be given to a large number
of hogs at once, in the feed, as com
pared with the method Of treating
each hog individually.
Arizona state miner., 1926-10-02
Scientists Are Studying
Appetites of Dairy Cows

Five more cows and heifers, all CIV
ing milk and all seriously affected by
that strange disorder known as de
praved appetite" have been shipped
from western Minnesota points to the
Minnesota experiment station for pur-
poses Of observation and study. DE
praved appetite" is known to be due
to a lack of mineral substances in
the ration. The university investiga-
tors will try to determine what effect
If any, the lack of mineral in, the
COWS ration has upon her utilization
of feeds in general. Some of the
COWS will be given the proper amount
of minerals along with the hay grown
in the western country and the gen
eraF run Of oats. The same ration will
be fed others except that minerals
will be omitted. One will be slaugh-
tered and a study made of bone and
blood characteristics. s., x.
Arizona state miner., 1926-10-02
ARM
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MAKE BABY BEEF
FAT FOR MARKET

Make the baby beef fat for the late
market. Keep them comfortable and
gaining rapidly. A heavy grain ra-
ton will help to do this Protection
from sun and flies will do it's part.
Clean, cool water will aid The time,
expense and planning required to
bring contentment with better gains
and finish and price, is not large and
pays real dividends.
The feeder of steers during 1926
with the late summer or fall market
in mind must carry into his plans a
knowledge of range conditions, says
Wallace's Farmer. Early reports on
the range country gave cattle as COM
ing through the winter in good shape,
with plenty of feed Grass is abun-
dant over a large part of the West.
Heavy summer rains may delay the
curing up of the grass and the con-
seQuent hardening process of the beef.
However, the prospects are very good
that a large portion of the range cat
tie will come to market in killing con-
dition. This means direct compe-
tition for the corn-belt feeder who has
only half-fat and poorly finished corn
feds. Some years this is not the case.
At present, prospects all indicate that
the best chance of a profit will come
with well-fnished yearlings. In gen
eral this calls for heavy grain rations
whether the cattle are finished in the
dry lot or on grass. In line with the
abundance and cheapness of corn this
appears to be the sound policy.
Success with summer feeding calls
for more than the liberal use of the
scoop around the corn. There are
several other things that add to COM
fort and gains. One is the providing
Of reasonable amount of shelter
from sun and flies. If the cattle are
pasture fattened and good thick shade
is available, no further worry on this
score need be given. If, however,
only a few or no trees are available,
artificial shade of some sort should
be provided if the best gains are to be
made. Sheds of willow or box elder
poles and straw on top give a solid
shade that is very helpful.
If in addition strips of burlap or
old sacks can be hung at the edges,
darkening the shed, it will be greatly
increased in value. On most farms
where cattle are fattened there is
generally a shed or barn in the feed
lot that can be made into a very effec-
tive shelter from the sun and flies.
Covering the windows as completely
as possible by use Of burlap allows air
movement without lighting. Burlap
curtains at the doors or open sides
down to four feet from the ground is
cheap and effective means of giving
comfort to cattle on feed.
If the grain is fed in the yard and
the steers go to and from the pas
ture, they should be allowed to return
TO the pasture at night. Too often
they are shut in the yard at night,
thus making necessary the gathering
of their forage during the day. When
the flies are bad and the heat intense.
being required to gather their rough
age under these conditions greatly re-
duces their gains. Clean, cool water
is appreciated by humans; also by
cattle on feed.
Arizona state miner., 1926-10-02

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Arizona state miner., 1926-10-02
Scientists Now
Read Corn Plant
Secret Code Solved in Which
Food Wants Are Very
Plainly Written.

prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture)
The corn plant writes an order for
food when there is a shortage in the
soil, and it writes in cOlOrs. G. n.
HOffer, pathologist of the United
States Department of Agriculture CO.
operating with the Purdue agricul-
tural experiment station, has solved
the secret code in which the food
wants are written. His method can
be used in the field and requires but
a few minutes.
Test Late In Season.
The test is made during the latter
part of the growing season, after the
ears are well developed. A stalk is
cut and split open lengthwise. A So
luton of sulphuric acid containing a
few drops of what the chemists call
"diphenylamine" is applied to the cut
surface of the stalk. If the plant has
had sufficient nitrogen the tissues will
turn blue. If the plant has been
starved for this food the tissues will
be of yellow-green color.
A lack of potassium in the soil may
be detected by examining the tissues
at the nodes or joints Of the stalk If
the tissues turn red when a solution
of potassium thiocyanate is applied,
the soil needs potassium. The amount
of red color indicates the relative
amount available.
Need of Phosphates.
In soils found to be acid in reaction,
undersized or stunted plants indicate
the need of phosphates, providing eli
matte conditions were normal during
the season. On such soils both lime
and phOsphates can be profitably
used.
Using these means of determining
the needs of the corn plant, a field
survey was conducted in several
states of the corn belt last fall Ac-
cOrding to the results many fields in
southern Illinois, Indiana and Ohio,
do not carry adequate supplies Of
available potassium for corn. Fields
differed markedly in their relative
supplies of nutrients, and in many
cases the effects of growing corn con-
tinuously was shown by a deficiency
of either nitrates or potassium.
The fact that the specific needs of
the corn plant can be detected in this
manner, says Mr. Hoffer, should make
the method of great practical value.
Arizona state miner., 1926-10-02
EARnl MITES
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The round worm is the little pigs
worst enemy. Maneuver the pigs to
fresh ground.
Milk pals and cans should be rinsed
with cold water before the milk has
, chance to dry on them, and then
Chey should be washed thoroughly In
boiling water.
The time has come for the landlord
and tenant to begin working togeth-
er-the stock -share-lease plan is ad-
vantageOus to both.
By treating fence posts with creo-
sOte, many kinds of wood that are
ordinarily almost worthless may be
made to last twenty-five or more years
with only a small additional cost for
the treatment.
Arizona state miner., 1926-10-02
Best Care of Chicks

Don't allow the chicks to be out in
the direct, hot rays of the sun all day
If they have no natural shade, provide
some; it will pay well. Don't allow
those chicks to brood in dirty quar-
ters. Clean the coops often and at
least once a week give them a good
spraying with some good insecticide.
1t is much easier to keep the lice and
mites down than to get rid of them,
once they get start. Don't neglect
giving chicks some good, succulent
green feed every day.
Arizona state miner., 1926-10-02
Location for Trees

Trees are preferably located to one
side of the house rather than directly
in front of it. Groups of shrubs are
placed about the foundation of the
house and around the border of the
lawn area. Lower shrubs are used
about the house and taller ones in the
border groups. Sod should not be al
lowed to encroach upon the shrub
areas. The perennial beds and shrub
berry groups should be cultivated three
or four times during the season.
Arizona state miner., 1926-10-02
Fix Flavor of Eggs

In Investigations made some years
ago, by feeding nitrogenous and car
bonaceous feeds, it was found that
hens fed a ration of wheat, middlings,
cottonseed meal and skim milk, pro-
duced eggs with a disagreeable flavor
and odor, small yoIks, and poor keep
ing qualities. On the other hand,
hens fed largely on cracked corn and
corn dough laid larger eggs with rich
er yolks and better flavor When
there was a proper blending of both
nitrogenOus and carbonaceous mate
rials, there was improved flavor.
Arizona state miner., 1926-10-02
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Arizona state miner., 1926-10-02
Live Stock Notes

Hogs following cattle in the feed:
lot are generally handled at profit
AS a pasture crop sweet clover will
carry more stock than any other
legume. Start the grazing when the
plants are to inches high.
After pigs are weaned brood sows
that are running an good pasture
need only a limited amount Of grain
to carry them through the summer in
good shape to farrow again in the
fall.
Arizona state miner., 1926-10-02
Poultry Facts


The well-fed, well-housed hen GER
tainly knows her eggs
Whitewash looks good on the out
side of poultry houses, but on the In
side it does good, 49,, ~.
In ancient times capon meat was
highly priced by epicures. 1t is grow
ing in popularity in this country
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-15
TO RESUME ACTIVE PRODUCTION
AT CAPITAL CITY CORP. FACTORY
here UNDER new ORGANIZATION

A. Gray. John Dixon and Nathan d.
Loud. Mr.. Gray was president OF the
company and Willis E. Swift was
treasurer. Mr.. Gray looked after the
manufacturing end Of the business
while Mr.. Loud acted as sales man
ager. The company did not meet with
particularly good success and early in
1925 Messrs. Loud and Dixon dropped
out of the organization. Since that
time the factory has been operating in
a small way. manufacturing and SELL
ing about 40 dozen pairs Of shoes a
day.
Recently the c. A. Eaton Company.
which owns large share of the pre-
ferred stock, realizing that something
must be done to stop the continual
money loss which has been going on
in the business, began a search for a
man to take hold or the business with
the object of making 1t a success.
Chester A. Eaton, president of the
c. A. Eaton Co., together with Mr..
Wyman, D. w. Adams. George O.
Spencer and Thomas c. Ingraham, in
terviewed considerable number of
prospects. They finally succeeded in
interesting Mr.. Stetson and Mr.. Roose
in an arrangement and these two men
will Immediately move to Augusta
and give their undivided attention to
the business of making and selling
shoes for the Capital City Corporation.
The board of directors of the Capt.
tai City Corporation is to be reorgan-
lied, the new board to consist of Mr..
Roose, Mr., Stetson, Mr. Wyman, Mr..
Adams, Mr.. Ingraham and Mr.. Spen-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-15

With more than 230 boys from all
over Maine and few from Massa-
chusetts, the State Y. NJ. c. A. Camp
on Lake Cobbosseecontee is swinging
into the middle of it's summer session
buster and more popular than ever
before.
Hoyt Mahan, athletic director az
the Augusta ''Y," has had a long alb
sence from this years camp, having
been confined to the Augusta Gener-
al hospital, where he recently I'M
derwent an operation. He appeared
at the camp Wednesday,, however,
and was given a hearty welcome by
the boys, after which he entertained
them during the evening with a Sc
ries of humorous and interesting sto-
ries. Director Mahan Is very popu-
lar with the members Of his classes
at the "Y," and the boys were very
glad to see him back on the job.
The most recent developmet at
the camp is the organization of a
so-called Diamond League" In
which teams from the various lodges
are competing in indoor baseball
games. The Senior Division has been
divided into four fast teams, bear
ing the names of the Maine colleges,
Maine, Bowdoin, Colby and Bates.
The Junior Division, which includes
the boys under II years of age, like
wise have teams of their own, and
much interest is being shown in the
games.
Two big new floats were completed
today for the use of the swimming
and diving classes, one of them pro-
vided with long chute down which
the boys may slide, and the other
carrying two springboards and 20
foot diving tower