THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JULY 3, 1912. PAGE SEVEN I a AGRICULTURE - OF LOCAL INTEREST TO - -j WAYNE COUNTY FARMERS I A Xcw Insect Injuring Apples. A prominent member of the Beaver County Fruit Growers' Asso ciation writes to State Zoologist Sur face, and sends a box of small ap ples that have been gnawed 1iy an insect. Ho says: "The injury caused by this pest consists of a largo part of the surface of the fruit eaten, or a hole from one-eighth to one fourth inch in size eaten diorctly In to the fruit as far as tho seeds. The caterpillar was light greou In color, with smooth body, and light stripes extending along it length-wise." The writer adds that he will have a full crop of apples this year in his or chard, which has been for the past three years one of the State's De monstration Orchards. He also says, "My success Is due entirely to the suggestions and information given by your ed'partment." Prof. Surface has found from re ports from various parts of tho state that this Injury by larve gnawing In applos is unusually common this year. Ho has received it from most of the counties of Pennsylvania. Therefore, this reply will be of gen eral interest. It is as follows: The worm which you mention Is probably the rose leaf slug. At any rate it can be destroyed by spraying with an ounce of arsenate of lead in each gallon of water, or uy dust ing ttio leaves wnen damp with dew, strength. Iloth arsenato of load and Paris green should, after being weighed, bo mixed with a small amount of water till they aro an even creamy mass, and then washed Into tho spray barrel. Then before beginning to spray this whole mix ture should bo thoroughly agitated. A test repeated ror nmr years at tho New York agricultural experi ment station, Geneva, shows a decid ed gain in yield by growing tomato plants from seed produced by cross ing two varieties. Tho first genera tion of crossed plants outylelded the parents In every case, tho average gain being about three and one-half tons of tomatoes to the acre. The advantage was greatly less in plants of the second generation, and disap peared entirely in subsequent genera tions. The station horticulturists be lieve that tho growing of this first generaton crossed seed is a commer cially profitable undertaking. The details of tho work aro given In bul letin 340, which may be obtained from tho station without charge. Chlckweed Is a great nuisance in the garden, and in grass lands. It chokes out smaller and weaker plants, including seedlings of all classes. It grows perpetually, and the common chlckweed, stcllaria media, flowers all the year round ex cept when there is frost, so that it is perpetually seeding. Constant work witn tne hoe is the only way to sub- either late In the evening or early in duo it; infested grass land should Vl rt imn Inn .t I f V. A a - n I ' 1 . . 1 t i . i the morning, with one part of Paris green mixed with fifty parts of flour. Unmixed Paris green will not do this. It is too strong and will kill the leaves. Tho Hour is used both to dilute tho Paris green and make it stick well on damp leaves. It can be safely used around the. yard with out injury to animals or persons. You can use powdered or dry arsen ate of lead In preferenco to 'Paris green if you wish. Tho larva or worm boring into tho rose buds can be killed by the same materials. The arsenate of lead spray is especially to be recommended for this. The small, dark green insect about the size of the head of a pin is no doubt the rose Aphis or plant lice. It clusters mostly around the tips of the growing shoots and the Inids Tho treatment named above for the chewing insects will not de stroy this as it is a sucking inset. Among the remedies for this are the following: "1. Spray or wash with one pound of whalo oil soap in fivo or six gal lons of water. "2. Give same treatment using a strong tabacco decoction made by steeping a pound of tobacco in a gal lon of water for two hours. '"3 Use eight or ten per cent, kerosene emulsion. . '4. I'so one pound of ground laundry soap in about three gallons of water Dissolve this in hot water then let it cool before using it as a wash or spray. "Any one of the above should give relief. "The insect in the roso while in bloom can be destroyed by tho arsen ato of lead spray which will not dis color leaf or flower. However, as a rule I avoid spraying blossoms of all kinds because of tho danger of killing bees and other beneficial in sects which visit them and are valu able In pollenizing." I'or .Summer Treatment of Itllghtotl Twigs. A prominent fruit grower In Penn syhania writes to Professor H. A. Surfaco, State Zoologist, at Harrls biirg, and states. I just finished thin ning my apples, etc., and find a number of short twigs with blos soms that aro dead, looking as though they had been burned. May this not Tie Twig blight, as described in tho Bulletin of January, 1911; nnd to savo the trees muBt they be taken off and tho cut painted? Tho reply of Professor Surfaco Is as fol lows, and may prove useful to overy grower of applo. pear and quince trees, all of which aro subject to Twig blight during the summer: ' Tho short twigs with dead blos soms wero doubtless killed 1y a blight known as fire blight, twig Wight pear Wight, black blight, black flag, otc. This often starts In the way you describe and thero is very little else to be done for It than to cut out the blighted parts below the point of Injury. Where a short nis in uimmeu uacK to a larger branch it is best to just take a sharp knife and cut out tho bllplitmi of twig and paint over the freshly cut bo broken up, and treated to a short rotation. Several of the chick weeds are a great nuisance to green house men, both outside in tho gar den, and under glass when 'bought inside in the compost. Generally speaking the egg-eating hen is not as much to blame as is the poultryman. Hens crave animal food. If this is not to be had, it is only natural that tho hen's craving for this form of food should lead it astray. Nine times out of ten the egg-eating habit, as well as tho feather-pulling vice, is caused by a lack of animal protein in tho ration. In attempting to control the habit, then, it is well to see that all temp tation Is rpmnvpd hr lnrlnHlnir n sufficient quantity of animal protein in ine ieeu. If one is raising any considerable number of chicks, fpprllnir almost a necessity. Either wooden crates made of lath so nailed that only the little chickens can get through tho cracks, or pens inclosed with small mesh wire netting will answer the purpose. Thus the little chicks will have a chance to eat in quiet Instead of being pecked and knocked around by the big ones. The big chicks can be fed outside tho pens, or, if there aro hens around to worry them, pens can bo provided in to which to throw their feed. The department of agriculture has just received a report from the New York agricultural experiment station of tests made to determine the in fluence of crossing in increasing the yield of tho tomato. The infusion of new blood obtained Iby crossing some what closely related varieties, Bays the report, has been found, in many plants, to increase tho vigor and yield of fruits to a very marked de gree. Among tho common commer cial crops, corn, oean and tomato have been proved experimentally to be greatly benefited liy such crossing. With this idea in view, the experi ments were begun as far back as 1907 In order to determino whether crossing increased the yield of toma toes, and, If so, how much?' For this purpose tho 'Livingston Stone and tho Dwarf Aristocrat varieties wero selected. Their fruit Is Identi cal in color and quite similar in shape, but tho vines, however, aro very distinct in stature, ono being a standard and the other a dwarf. PLEASANT MOUNT. (Special to Tho Citizen.) ' Pleasant Mount. Juno 29, Mrs. Myron LaHarr spent Wodncs- uay anu i nursuay witn nor sister, .ura. w. i. jjinusay, in iionesuaic. J. 13. Tlffnny was a week-end visit or with relatives In UlnKhamton. Mrs. JInrry Morgan, of Carbon dale, visited at Mrs. C. McAvoy's Inst week. Margaret IUloy has accepted a position in Abe Sahm's shoo store in Carbondnle. James La Velio, of Scranton, spent last wecK nt tne a'leasant VIow house. Sllslo and Delia Patrn nnil Mrs. Stovo Monahan wero In Scranton on I'Tiuay. Anna Kennedy of Creamton, Is visiting friends In town. Hcv. Father McCarty spent last week nt Oneonta Lake. C II. Ilyron mndo a business trip vioia Alien nas returned trom to Scranton Wniltinsiln v. Stroudsburg State Normal school. wane and uirnru Davis aro visit in; their urandniother at Flililln Lake. Mrs. Carrie Allen Is vlsltlne lmr iiaugnter, .Mrs. William Schenck, in west Nicholson. Nellie Dronnnn has rotnrnoil fmm Newton, N. J., where she spent tho winter, teaching. Mrs. Charles Itholfs entertained friends at hor homo Wednesday even ing in honor of Scranton guests, Miss Florence Knnnnrfv nmi Hnrt n Claire. Mrs. N. I). Shorwnnil la Riinnilltff somo time with hor daughter, Mrs. r . u. saiesourv in minmnro Mrs. iHnnrv 'Wolf vlalinri lmr ter, Mrs. 'Willard Stevenson on Bel mont Turnpike, Tuesday. liar Association Iteftises to Ho Taken in on Hooscvclt's l'ct Theory. Farm Notes. Clover should bo young to make pigs thrive at top notch. Judge not a hen 'by her beauty, but by tho way aho does her duty. Trap nests eliminate drones with accuracy from any flock of hens. Food plays an Important part in tho growth and development of the colt. Many young boars aro ruined by uewg auoweu to run in lots near the sows. If you intond sowing clover or alfalfa this spring get your eeed right away. Every farmer needs a silo. Aro tho cattlo well housed and Capo May, N. J. By casting aside all suggestions and proposed changes in tho constitution or laws of Pennsylvania having any semb lance of radicalism, tho Pennsylvania I3ar Association, at tho concluding sessions of Its eighteenth annual meeting Friday forswore any allegi ance to the Fllnn-Iloosevelt banner wnicn either the Colonel or his lieu tenants hound tn rwolvn frmn lnml. lng members of the bench and liar in uio iveystone state. Tho principal theories disposed of in this manner wero tho Inltlnilvn referendum and recall which were piacea on tne sueir by tho votes of a great majority of tho lawyers. Ac tion On a nlan to Imlnrsn .m nYr-Ico commission to deal with the liquor licenses in the State was also indefi nitely postponed. The battlo cry of Roosevelt was characterized as tho "war call of a pessimist" by General Charles M. Clement, of 'Northumberland county, at tho annual banquet of the associa tion. Leaders of the bar in emphatic terms denounced the " calamity howlers" who have been touring the country as influences anxious to tear down the Institutions erected by the builders of tho nation. Ellis Ames Ballard, of Phlladol-' phia, acted as toastmaster, and the principal toast "The United States" was responded to by General Cle ment. Tho toast "The Common wealth of Pennsylvania" was re sponded to by Henry Budd, of Phil adelphia. Toasts were also respond ed to by Francis B. Bracken. Wil liam I. Schaffer and Evan Jones. Just "before the close of the con cluding session Judge George B. Orlady, of the Supremo Court of Pennsylvania, was unanimously elected president of tho association. Judge William II. Staake, of 'Phila delphia. Was re-nlontOfl conrotnrir and Samuel E. Basoh nro nf Pnmhor. land county, was continued in oiilce as treasurer. A. T. Searle, President Judge of ayno county, was elected a mem her of tho executive committeo. fillrf.iriu ii' I . ....t.i, 1 . i . nhnmirn mirA n... unr.,..i n , , leu. white lead or something elso that ' Keo1' tho Bl,eei healthy and vigor- does not contain turpentine it is not always noenssnrv tn nt ous. pff and paint tho blighted parts, as 1 nare frequently seen short twigs blighted uack to larger branches where nothing worse ever camo or it, In fact something of tho kind is to be seen -in almost every ap ple tree, but In pear trees especially the Dartlett it is liable to become worse and It is also very bad in quince. Tho trouble is that as long as thero aro any blighted twigs and blight germs still remaining thero is danger of Infection for all tho applo, pear and qulnco trees that you have,'' A Few Notes. ProballlV morn fnlln lng aro duo to poor preparation of spray materials than from any other ono causo. This is especially truo in tho use of arsenato of lead. Many peoplo in mixing this, put tho thick paste arsenato directly into tho spray barrel or tank. By stirring slightly they obtain a milky solution, and conclude that tho arBenato is all in euspenslon. It Is not bo. The ma terial thus sprayed on has only about half-atrength, and no doubt that which was sprayed from tho flit WQD - a ,. - - uui iuviu vuuu uuo-iourui Feed for bee nrnilnrHnn ctwmii in rich In protein. You cannot got heavy egg laying without heavy feeding. To Improve tho dairy herd, keep tho best, and sell tho rest. The three essentials for a success ful dairy cow are vigor, capacity for food and well-developed organs for milk production. Goslings will thrlvo If fed on grass nlono, but will not muko such rapid growth, of course, as when they aro given a llttlo grain. Feeding cattlo gives not only a profit on tho feed produced on tho farm, but It supplies tho farm with manure which Is greatly desired In progressive farming. Calves should not bo turned out to pasture unless thoy havo had a 'llttlo greon reed boforo, as It 1b li able to causo scours. GIvo all the fresh, clean -water tho calf will drink. A chill brought on by the udder coming In contact with frosty ground la apt to ruin your best cow. Clean, dry bedding spread nbout thickly will make cold, hard floors moro ondurablo for cold nlghtfl. HAMLIN. (Special to The Citizen.) 'Hamlin, Juno 29. Bert Edwards, a native of this OlaCe. btlt for mnnv vnnra nnot n resident of San Francisco, visited his oruiuur, u. w. ujQwards, recently. The ibaso ball club held an Ice cream social on tho i Odd Follows' hall last Saturday even ing. F. A. Abbnv. II. P. N'tflmlonn n L. Simons, and John Sossenhelmer auenueu a .Masonic banquet at Mil ford Monday evening, Juno 24. Mrs. C. It. Spaugenberg is spend ing a fow days at Spring Brook. Holen Itussell is spending the sum mer with her sister, Mrs. 'Henry Corey, at Unlondale. iMr. and Mrs. II. C. Pelton spent two days recently in Scranton. Mrs. Allio Weldon, of Slmsbury, Conn., visited Mrs. C. M. Loring tho first of tho week. I'o Control anil Krailicato tho Chest nut Tree Hark Disease. A Canadlau nowspaper Is author ity for tho statement that tho State of Pennsylvania offered a fabulous sum of money for tho discovery of a remody for tho Chestnut Blight. While this State took tho initial move in combating this serious men ace to our wealth of chestnut, no special amount has been sot asldo as a "reward" for tho cure. .Neverthe less, It Is truo that cxtenslvo and In teresting experiments aro In progress at tho laboratory of tho Unvorslty of Pennsylvania and also at several nurseries and on private estates to test medicinal treatment, fertiliza tion, cultivation, etc., with a vlow of eradicating this highly destructive fungous disease Tho Bordeaux nnd llnio-sulphur aolutlons havo revolu tionized fruit culture, and It Is bo Hoved that perhaps tho experiments now being made by chemlsta and pathologists may result In tho dis covery of an equally almplo and In expensive romody for tho chestnut bark disease-. Tho iPennsylvanla Chestnut Troo Blight Commission re ceived many suggestions, and somo of them wero at loast original and amusing, If not practical. While it la certain that these much sought after scientific truths cannot bo evolved In a slnglo day or fortnight, It Is unquestionably truo mat tnero is n moro honorul out look, nnd confidence In tho belief that scientific research will finally como to our relief, nnd thus aid In saving at loast a largo sharo of our seventy million ($70,000,000) dol lars' worth of natlvo chestnut growth. Tho lssuo Involved Is too liirgo to bo permitted to pass by do fault. Tho commission has a large ly augmented force of holpors In tho field and nothing will bo loft un done that can bo helpful In stopping tho further ndvnnco of tho blight. Tho opening of a branch olllco by the Commission, at Tyrone, Pa., un der tho direction of Mr. S. B. Detwil er ns General Superintendent, and T. E. Francis ns District Field Mana ger, greatly facilitates tho work of tho Commission In Central Pennsyl vania. It Is In that mountainous sec tion that tho infections aro less fro quont nnd tho prospect of controll ing tho blight most assuring. It will bo tho strong endeavor of tho scouts, Hold agents and employees of the Commission to prevent tho dlseaso from becoming general and spreading westward Into other states, but prop erty owners must assist lu tho task. Cheaper Telegrams. A sweeping reduction In telegraph rates at hundreds of thousands of points in tho United States wns an nounced last week by tho Western Union company. On July 1 tho com pany established a now 30-cent min imum rate zono for tolographlc mes sages, applying to tho whole coun try. Heretofore tho company has had no intermediate minimum rato between 25 cents and 40 cents, ex cept In a few cases, and consequently many messages, only slightly In ex cess of tho 2G cents minimum zono distance, linvo been subject to tho 40-cent minimum zono rato. Under tho now arrangement the cost of a great many ton-word telegraph mes sages, heretofore 40 cents, -will bo reduced to 30 cents. This Innova tion is only ono of tho many that havo been introduced since President Theodoro N. Vail took activo chargo of the Western Union, As tho In auguration of tho day and night let ters Increased tho use of tho tele graph by tho general public, so Is tho new change In rato announced last week expected to expand Its business. Sale Continues for nna summer i LOTHING ACRIFICE PRICES. There will be 10 EVBore Days of Sale Bregstein Bros. Great Remodeling Sale of everything on hand at ridiculously low prices. Hats, Underwear, Shirks, CoSSars, Trunks, Dress Suit Cases3 Hand Bags, en fact everything imaginableNo reservation. Sale is not yet over Take advantage of the low prices that prevail on our entire stock for twenty days more. See our large display posters for prices, Bargains too numerous to mention. 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