Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-05-15


ed was the farm of Mr.. Chester
Glaggett, located over on Glen
Road.
Mr. Claggett has been farming
this particular farm more than
fifty years. l found him out in the
clover fields spraying his clover
to help eradicate and control the
infestation of spittlebug. -
Last year, the University of
Maryland's Extension Agromony
department had sprayed test plots
on four of our Montgomery County
farms. Mr.. Claggett farm was one
of the above four mentioned.
Mr.. Claggett stated that after
watching the results from the ex-
pertinent that was tried on his
form, he was completely sold on
the practice of spraying for split
tlebug control.
Mr.. Claggett was using a III
BIG. emu sion. He was mixing
s qts. of III B.H.C. emulsion with
700 gallons of water. This was
mixture being applied to his clover
fields under $50 lbs. pressure. The
above amount of spray mixture
should cover about five acres.
Mr.. Claggett will spray about
10 acres of clover this year. He
said that it cost him about 5000
per acre to spray. Mr.. Claggett
also sprays his corn for Jan. Beetle
control by using the modern air
plane spraying method. Mr.. Clag-
eett said that anyone is welcome to
visit his farm to observe the results
from his spraying practices.
Spittlehug. Matching is well
along and fields are now generally
infested from Washington County
estward to Caroline. Spraying was
delayed by the rains which began
April % and the work should be
resumed as soon as possible.
AS the crops grow taller and
thicker, there should be an increase
in spray pressure and gallonage.
! DO not use less than SO pounds
pressure and 20 to 80 gallons of
water per acre. Keep the insec-
ticide CONSTANT quart of emulsi-
fable concentrate of toxaphene OF
henzene hexachloride.
If alfalfa or clover is over Il
inches tall and the hay is intended
for dairy cows, use methoxychlol
lMarlate), & "a quarts per acre
CutwOrms. Numbers of cut.
worms were found by H. M. Car.
roll, Hartford County, in clover
These should not do great damage
to hav crops. If clover sod is
plowed for corn or tomatoes, spread
6 poison bait after the land is pre-
pared but before planting. Use :
punds of paris green TO 100 pounds
of bran. Moisten with water anc
broadcast Is pounds per acre il
the late afternoon.
Onion Maggot. A servere cas-,
of maggots in onions was found BY
DR.. Francis Stark in Baltimore
County. In New York regula!
SPRAYS for maggot are advised. be
GINNING when the plants are l incl
tall. Moisten of bordeaux and OF
emulsion have been used.
Flea Beetles on radish and aphid;
on spinach are reported from Balti.
more County. Dust radIshes will
l pint nicotine sulfats and pounds
soap powder to, 100 gallons on 6
sunny day, or use 32t nicotine dust
Force spray or dust under tn,
leaves.
Holly leaf miner and lockwood
leaf miner. Miners are developins
rapidly in the leaves of these two
plants. When the miners turr
from yellow to black and emerge
from the leaves, it is time to spray
Use p cup wettable DOT powde,
to B gallons of water or l pount
to 80. The object is to prevent re.
lnfestation of the new growth.
Tobacco. AS plants grow in to.
bacco beds. keen them busted O,
sprayed with DOT and fungicide
for flea feetles and plant diseases
See Maryland Fact Sheet 10.
Fruit Insects. DR.. Graham a.
Hancock reported leaf roller egg;
on apple April 81 and curulio or
peach April %.
Alfalfa Weevil. The alfalfa
weevil, Hypera pOstica (Gyl)
which has been a past in Utah anc
neighboring States for AZ years
was recently found on three farm,
N Baltimore and Anne Arunde
Counties. This is the first findine
OF the weevil east of Nebraska
Identification of the insect wa,
made by Miss Rose Warner and DR.
VIM. Anderson, Bureau of Entom.
o'ogy and Plant Quarantine, Wash.
ington, D. C.
This weevil is considered the mos
important past of alfalfa in tbs
United States and has caused ser.
icus damage in many of the area,
Of the west. The damage has moi
been serve in every locality ever,
year. 1t may destroy the first
cutting, Plants shou q ,L.oIJ: