Milford chronicle., 1957-08-23
Farm And Garden
Questions And Answers

Questions directed to the county
agent on farm and garden prob
lens in the public interest will be
answered regularly in these col
umns.
Question:
Please send complete information
as soon as possible on cockroaches
their habits, etc, and elimination.
Mrs. j. r. b.. Dover.
Answer:
Am forwarding a copy of a leaf
let on reaches. Chlordane $50 dust
or 29o chlordaDe household spray
gives good control. Be sure to put
it in concealed dark spots, especial
ly around water pipes and the like
where they congregate.
Question:
Could you please tell me how to
rid q place of crickets? The yard
and lower beds around the house
are full of them. They, also, get
into the house. But / can't figure
how they get in, unless they hop in
unnoticed when the doors are OPEN
ed. Is the a poison one can spray
on flower beds to kill them? They
are one awful pest. They keep me
constantly looking for fear I'll find
another one in the house. S. ",
Smyrna.
Answer:
You can buy chlOrdane as q dust
or spray to do an effective job both
inside and outside the house. Treat
heavily about the doOrways, but
do not use too much inside the
hOuse-and then in spots inside
where they will hide such as fire.
places, closets, under davenports
or rugs.
Questions:
Have IL cows and q few bales OF
hay. Drought has burned up corn.
Would like to know something
about Drought Disaster benefits.
II. b., Hartly.
Answer:
No federal benefits are indicated
at the moment, but If available,
would simply consist of an. extern
sion Of credit through the Farmers
Home Administration and perhaps
some help in getting hay or feed
grains available at reduced freight
rates. There is no giveaway from
any governmental agency. Some
dealers are bringing in grain and
hay supplies from other areas at
near their cost figures-but be-
cause of strong market demands,
prices are expected to be above
normal even so. We are mailing
you our feeding suggestions to help
minimize the need for hay. 1t calls
for small grain pastures, putting
poor corn into silage, and the use
Of feed supplements.
Question::
Should I reseed or entirely re-
plant a stand of alfalfa? 1t is thin,
hut rot too many weeds. c. R., Do
yer.
Answer:
Ordinarily, we might recommend
an entire reseeding, but in this
case, you may do we'll to disc up
the ground thoroughly, reseed us
ing DePuits or Williamsburg varie-
ties, and fertilize to- bring it along.
We are mailing our alfalfa leafiet.
Question::
Have sprayed hedgerow for
honeysuckles. Is brush killer spray
dangerous and poisonous to ami
mails? How long must / keep the
animals from it? G. p. j., FELTON,.
Answer:
Brush killer has a salty taste,
and so animals may get to it. It
can make them sick. You should
have. a good rain to wash off the
excess material before gracing this
spot A two-week interval is prob
ably quite safe, since the brush drys
up anyway and the animals go to
other things.
Question:
Something is eating my sOybeans.
/ cannot see the insect. G. L.,
Smyrna.
Answer:
am certain that is the green
clover worm. 1t moves rapidly
when disturbed, and has a light
green color which makes it harder
to see. 1t is a heavy feeder and
chews large holes in the leaves. 1t
can be controlled with DDT or
other materials. Parathion or mala-
thion spray or dust will also con-
troll the mites which have caused
the beans to turn yellow and to
become spotted.