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THE ROANOKE NEWS, THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 1893. m EXPERIMENT STATI05 Of North Carolina at Raleigh. Im portant to Farmors. June 9, 1S93. This institution was organized bj legislative enactment in 1STT, and hat lor sixteen years been laboring for the best interests of the agriculture oi North Carolina. The station has issued during these years a million and more copies of bul letins, all bearing- upon improvement of the state's agriculture. Hy dissemi nating this information, and through the 1-Vrtilizer Control, the station has Hived millions of dollars to the farm ers of North Curolina. The fund for the support of the Station is derived from the general gov ernment, and no appropriation is re ceived by it from the state. The station desires and needs the fcctive cooperation of all people of the Mate, for without this co-operation it can do but little effectual and perma nent work. In order to extend its usesulness, the Station will present to the readers ol this paper, once each month, three columns of matter of peculiar interest to fnriners. The general subjects embraced io this agricultural matter will be 1. Announcements. 2. Descriptive notes of Station bulle tins. 8. Hnmmia-ies of results of investiga tions at the Station. 4. Letters of inquiry and replies to same 5. Special agricultural articles of gen eral interest. Letters of inquiry from any person upon any agricultural subject will b( encouraged. Replies to same will bi made at once by the member of tin Station staff most competent to do so in whose special field the question lies All questions must invariably be ad dressed to " The X. C. Agricultural Experiment Station, llaleigh, X. CV Questions and replies of general inter est will be also printed in these eol limns for the benefit of all readers. The bulletins of the Experiment Station are supplied free to thn.so resi dents of the State who request them Ihe regular bulletins contain such Subjects of immediate interest ane Value, and are written in plain lan Riiage for popular reading. Techni cal bulletins are issued also, and eon tain result of scientific and technical 'investigations. A list of bulletins al ready issued which can now be sup plied will be printed in these Expert ment Station columns for .lulv. Organization or the Experiment Station As at present constituted, the staff of the Sta tlon includes: H. B. Battle. Ph. D.. Director and State Chemist. V. K. Emebt. B. S.. AericulturiBt. Gerald McCahthy, B. So.. Botunist and En tomologist. VT. V. Massky. C. F... Horticulturist. !. F. von Hkiihmann, Meteorologist. B- W. Kilmihk. M. S.. Assistant Chemist. F. B. Cahpkntkh. B. R., Assistant Chemist, it. E. Noble. M. Sc.. Assistant Chemist. Alexander Rhodes. Assistant Horticulturist. Kewcoc Ncn.n. Assistant Meteoroloifist. A. F. Bowes, Secretary. The Experiment Station has two gen eral parts, as follows: A'. The Fertilizer Control Station. B. The Agricultural Experiment Sta tion. In order to facilitate its work, the Station has been classified into 1. Executive Division. 5. Chemical Division. 3. Agricultural Division. 4. Rotanical Division. 5. Entomological Division, fl. Horticultural Division. 7. Meteorological Division. 8. Division of Publication. Visitors are cordially welcomed at Bay time, and the work carefully ex plained to them. The headquarters of the Station are in the Agricultural Building, immediately north of the Capitol building in Raleigh. In the north wing are located the offices, the chemical laboratories and store-rooms. On the basement floor is the document room, where are kept the publications of the Station, and where the mailing cf these publications takes place. On the third floor is situated the mycolog ies, laboratory, botanical and entomo logical work-iooms; also the meteo rological division of the Station, or ganized as the State Weather Service, co-operating with the United States Weather Bureau. On the roof of the building are located the various instru ments lor recoreling meteorological ob servations, together with a thirty-five foot flag-staff for displaying flags for disseminating the weather forecasts. The Experiment Farm is located about one mile and a half west of the city, and adjoins the grounds of the State Agricultural Society. It is is close proximity to the grounds of the Uorth Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, and the students have access to the experiments, and etudy their progress and their results. On the farm are located the experi mental dairy, silos and barn, in which re the cattle under test for produc tion of beef, milk and other purposes. Field-crop tests are also conducted, as far as is possible, upon the land of the farm. Here, also, is the field and plant house work of the horticultural divi sion. The Experiment Farm is con nected by telephone with the city offi ces. The Hillsboro street line of elec tric cars of the city feUipa iti vttay Walk ing distance of the farm. Rilftffe Corn and 811 o. (F. K EMERY, AGRICl'LTL'KIST, ESrEIU JIEKT STATION.) Plant your corn just as you would to make a crop of grain. Cut it up and put in the silo when the kernels are well glazed, that is, while the stalks and most of the leaves are still green, and the kernels are beginning to har den. You can count 40 to 50 pounds per day for a mature animal, cow or mule, which would be 6,000 pounds per ' animal from Nor. 1st to May 1st. Four animals would eat 36,000 pounds. There will necessarily be some waste, and you may want to feed another cow, so we will raise this amount to 25 tons. At M pounds per cubic foot, this will require 8,000 cubic feet. Ten feet square and SO feet high will be a good form.. Perhaps you can get ont the timber needed for the walls and roof, and need to buy only the boards, sheathing, nails, doors and hinges, and a window for. the gable opposite the door. If yon have a sidehlll convenient to yonr stable, you can put your silo in io it to as to fill from above to good '.i I H ( hi ,.tt we I of:. toe U may mi spii; .on n'Ht f. u.ake li. ti 1 !uec v.v.l saiu::tvd i ill ami li.y the kiIi. w :in. x 1 : in. phi lie elouim 'ether, in livsli cement. A bill of liiaib.'.:' suilicicnt to bu f.uch a silo would be as follows : Sills. 8 pieces, ISft. x Sin. x Win. I'M s 1- studs, a " L'ir- - s- ti-j 1 " -.'ir ' 4" " H " -U Plates. 4 " 1-" " 1" " B " -t Kuiters.ll - ID- " I!" " I " !M Common 1-oartls 12ft. loag.insiile cover. 1V) Matched pine. lUk) ' 0 1000 ' 20 ' Koof o( common boards. 14ft. Ions Outside cover of wall, common boards, la'ift. Ioiik. Outside cover for water-table to cover sill, Total. 4,1'V - " The door hinges and nails with hasps, together with two barrels of cement and two of lime, for foundation and floor, will be all the additional expense for material. Station bulletin No, Wi treats of silos. It is sent upon application. Inures Iionenctal to Truck and Other Cro p. (GE1IAI.D MCAIITHT. ENTOMOLOti 1ST, EXPERI MENT STATION.) Insects are not altogether useless or noxious. The value en the silk worm and honey bee are known to all. insects phiy a most important part in the fertilization of the ovules of many species of plants. There is a lure class of ra pacious and t-urnivorous insects which are in an indirect way. extremely useful to all growers of plants, because they hunt out and destroy the etws. larva or mature forms of noxious in-seel.-. Cuts show exuet size except where linos in dicate natural length. Fie. 14. Dnwron f'.y. While waglnp a relentlpss warfare upon the inset-is which prey upon our crops, we should spare, encoumce and protect our mse'-t ullles. These latter, as one niinhi imanine from their predacious hs'dls, are "enerully l;.ip- and fero eiouS'lookime. with powerful jaw inr seizing and tearing the'r prey. In spmyint; with insec ticides no discrimiuatior cm 1 r::;dc between friendly and injurious insects, but us ihr frlemily insects are carnivorous and do not cut the fnlj. ape, they are not hurt by Paris preen or London purple. They are, however. Killed by the kero sene emulsion and all insecticides which kill by touch. Many farmers who lime lo resort to hand-pit ."t to save their crops, finding these ferocious iuokinc. carnivorous Insects more or less abunuant upon the plants, conclude that these must be th? parent forms of the lit-e or worms which do the dumas,:e. These, then, are carefully picked of! and destroyed, in the belief that in this way the increase of the noxious In sects may be prevented. This is a very unwise proceeding. These ferocious-looking, predaci ous insects are umong the farmer's best friends. Where they are pi-estxu in considerable num bers the further increase, if not the reduction, of the noxious insocts is assured, with no cost to the farmer. Fig. 27. Greoa Ground-Beetle. Among predacious Insects none are more ben eficial than the " lady-bugs," (Coccinella) seve ral species. These are the natural enemies of plant-lice. The larva of the lady-bug resembles a miniature alligator, and its appetite for plant lice Is simply amazing. The lady-bugs vary in color and size, but they are all small, and the usual colors are red or pink spotted with black, black spotted with red, and yellow spotted with black. I Fig. . Kpliachna Borealls. Fig. IS.-Thick-Thlghed Soldier-Bug. The noxious cucumber beetle may be known from the true lady bug by its being striped in. stead of spotted. Lady bugs with us are never striped. Thesauosh-borer. 'Diabroticai2- punctata. Fig. lo also a destructive mseci to crops, resemnics a laay Imp. but it Is larger and has long feelers, which lady, hues have i.t. The Dialiroticu is ercenish- ll-'ig. t yellow, with black spots, snuash-borcr. There is another insect closely rclau-d to the true lady bugs (Coc rlnella and Hippodamlat which feeds upon cu cumber und squash plants. This is Kpnacnna noreaus, shown in Fig. 22. It is of a reddish-yellow color, with sev en black spots on each wing cover. It is much larger than the true lady bug. Among oni most common and useful ullieg are the following The B snot ted lady bug. (e.occineua r.uvempunc tctn. 1-iit. ad This beetle Is brick-red. with II black ppots. Very common In this state. The 10-spotted lady bug, (Hip potnmla macula ta. Fig. 21.) This beetle is pink, with black spots. The convergent lady bug, Hippodamia eonvergens. Fig. . I This is orange-red. with 13 small black spots. Also rathei common. The Green ejround beotle, (Calosoma scruta tor, fig. Ti,) Is one of our most common, fdegant and useful insects. It Is of a shining green col or, without spots or stripes. Fig. 10 shows the Virginia Tiger-Beetle (Tetracho Virginlca) It is of a shining green color, with brown legs, of the ex act size shown. Fic. II shows the Elongated Ground Beetle. (Paslniachue elongatus.) It is of a shining blade color, i.ith dark-blue edge. Fiji. IS shows the Bonded Soldier-Bug. iMilyas cincinstus.) The line at, the left shows exact eiia (Fig. 84.) In-Spotted i Lady-bug. i rig. at) Lady bug and larva. Fi; . Convergent Ludv-biiK. u. lar va, b. puna. c. Adult'. It is most useful in the Sur.-a w.t- The Fiery Ground Beetle, ((.'alosoma cal lidum, Fig. is one of our largest, most btautiful, ferocious ii mi rapacious insecis. li feeds chiefly upon cut-worms, but du-eu-oys vust numbers '.it cotton and boll worms. This lieetle t-i Suiuh)!-. .Teenisli tilnc.;. with golden m struiuiit rows. Fig. SO - The Ftery Crour.d noetle and Larva. This Is one of our most elegant Insects. The colors are black, white and vellow. It lives cliietrv on trees, feeuinv: upon worms and nugs It linds there. Fig. 13 shows Thick Thighed Soldlor-bug, t Acanthocephala fe- inorutu.iThis insect is very common in the South. It is of a black-brown color sometimes inclining to red. It is of the i exnet size s-iown. Fig. 11. Long Cround- Fig. M stow the Beetle. Dragon-Fly, or "Dev- ( a k b Fig. 18. Banded Soldlcr-Bug, II 9 Darning-Ncedle." (Libellula trimaculsts.) It Is our swiftest flyln' luseci. In the larva state it letilH upon iuus iiiitties: In the adult stute it feeds upon many insects. It never l.un.is huiiuui iA-:.rigs or uuimais. It should not U- ( i-secuteil. Fig. 28.-T!ie Murky Ground-Beetle. Figs. 2S and !S show the Murky (ii-ound-Bee-tlie, t liarjialus callgitio sus ) and its larva. The beetle is of a blackish color, of the exact size Bhown. Fig. !. Larva of Murky Ground-Beetle. Questions mitt Iteplles. Address all questions to the " N. C. Agrlcultu rul Experiment Station, Raleigh, N. C." Ques tions may be sent in by cuy one und the sub jects may embrace any agricultural topic. Re plies will be written as early as jiossible by the member of the Station staff most competent to do so, and, when of general interest, they wiii also appear in theso columns. The Station ex pects, in this way, to enlarge its sphere of use fulness and render great assistance to practical farmers. Wlcky I.nurol, in- I umbklll. I send s box of leaves to learn if thev contain any poison. I have lost two tine boi-ses. suii jWMjU to have been poisoned. E. F. A.. Laurel, Answered by Gerald McCarthy, Botanist Ex periment Mullen. i The leaves sent are those of Kalmia angusti folia, popularly called Wicky Laurel and Lamb leill. This plant is considered poisonous to sheep, but has never been known to kill horses or other animals. Yet It might do so when the animals gorge themselves upon the leaves, as they arc liable to do when turned out too euny. before the grass starts in the spring, and when there is nothing cle for them to eat. This shrub should be carefully eradicated from pas lure lots. Vinegar KpU. I send you s small bottle of vinettr which has worms in It. Please let me know if these are always present in vinegar, or if tney are un wholesome. J. S. D.. Creek, N. C. (Answered by Gerald McCarthy, Botanist Ex periment Station.) The sample of vinegar contains "vinegar eels'' tVlhrones aceti.) Their presence is caused by too much exposure of vfr.ei.-ar to the air. and probably by bad or unskillful handling of the fruit from which the vinegar was made. Heat the vinegar until it lssruldintr hot about 160 degrees. F. at which temperature keep it for half an hour, then strain through cotton sheet inc. barrel and bung it tightly. Dorm! boil the vinegar, as that will injure the quality. After being treated as Indicated the vinegar will be perfect ly wholesome, though not quite so strong as might be. Mixing; of Watermelons and Cantaloupes. Ib it good practice to have watermelon and cnntaloupe patches along side of each other? Will either corrupt the other: R. B. C. Char lotte, N. U. (Answered by W. F. Massey, Horticulturist of Experiment Station.) It was formerly supposed that all eucusbltn ceous plants would mix if planted elosc to each other, but Investigations oi late years show that there Is really very little crossing, even of those near akin. The muskn.einn and the water melon will not cross at all and you may plant them together freely. When to Plant lllat k-eye I'euft. Cultiva tion of Save. I have just picked from a five acre field truck peas, end am desirous to know when, or how soon I may plant black-eye peas. The fanners here say wait until the dark nights in June. What has the moon to do with iU I am think ing about planting an acre nr so in Sage, that is, if there Is any market for it. What is the best vuriety to plant, and when is the best time, etc. What does it usually sell for ?-.. K., Coleralne, N. C (Answered by W. F. Massey, Horticulturist Experiment Station.) Plant the pens at once, now that the ground is warm. There are still a great many people who study tne moon more than the condition of their soil. If the land nnd season is all right, and the proper cultivation given the crop.it will be good. Sun and rain have far more lo do with it than the moon. Broad leaf sage is the kind to grow. It is now rather late to begin. Suge seed should be sown early in April in a rich bed. and the plants transplanted to a piece of land from which an early truck crop haB been cut. The plants set In rows 'l-i feet apart and 12 I Inches in the row, will, if land is good, neurly , cover the ground by September, and as all the growth is young and tender it can be cut off at the ground and cured in the shade. It properly cured it will sell better iu any of the northers I cities, Baltimore especially. THE CURSE OF WEALTH- The tramp, for some mysterious reason, had excepted au offer to work about the plaee, for which he was to receive his meals, sundry old clothes, and twenty five cents a day ia cash. For the first two or the el.-iys he did very well and was iaid fifty cents pL-r day on account. He did not epetid the money, but he began to grow listless and sad, and at the end of the week he interviewed his employer. "You've been very kind to me eir," ho said, "and I want to thank you for what you have uotic." "That's all riifht," was the reply. "I'm glad to be utile to help you." "I Ldow that, sir, und I appreciate it, but I shall have to give it all up sir." "What's that for? Dont't I pay you enough?" "Oh, yes sir; that isn't it. I have 75 cents left sir, but I find that money doscn't bring happiness, sir, and I guess I'll resign and go back to the old ways, sir. Wealth is a curse to sonic people sir, aud I fancy I belong to that class. Good-by sir," and he shambled off down the path and struck the high way. 8UXSET--A PROSE POEM. Pig. l. The Vlrgtnia Tiger-Beetle. Best Varieties of Early Corn and Turnip. I want to plant for market, North, corn for early roast-ears, and also a crop of early tur nips. Will you not please write me as soon as you can what variety of corn will pay best to plant for early market, und what variety of tur nips planted this season of the year will do bestf J. L. K., Tnrboro, N. C. (Answered by W. F. Massey, Horticulturist Experiment Statinn.l The best corn you can plant for early shipping Is Adams Extra Early. There is a variety oi this grown by the market gardeners in Patap aco Neck, near Bnltimore, Md., known there as the Neck corn, which Is larger, earlier and bet ter suited to our climate then the northern Ad ams. You can get It. I think, from J. G. Bol giam 4 Son. Baltimore. For a crop of early turnips use the Extra Early Milan. It grows almost as quickly as a radish and Is much ear lier than the ordinary Oat Dutch turnip. The suu is deep in the west. Her heavenly bed is made. The evening red, her old, old, true servant has arranged her purple pillows. It is a warm day and the sun is tired. She prepares herself for retirement. The pressing, heavy, gorgeouB raiment she has stripped off she is about to grasp the last of her golden riDglets. Now she stands tin re in the deepest negligee ! Unconsciously the blush of shame appears upon her cheeks. A la-t shy lo A in the woil 1 had any one seen ber? And truly, there he looked astjuiiit, already above the horizon, cautiously, only a part of his face the uionn! the impudent moon! He has always got to look; no one is ever secure from him. Suddenly, with a glow on her fate, she throws him an extremely angry look and jumps into bed. The purple pillows close together over her like flames. Sleep well, Madam Sun. Translated from the German. ADVERTISEMENTS. Msolatety Fure A cream of tartar baking powder. Highest of all iu leavening strength. Lntest U. S. Government Food Report. Rotat Baking Powder Co., 10t Wall St., N. Y. ing t Bins ; p botm bu BLOOD BALM THE GREAT REMEDY FOR All BL0C0 WD SKIN PISEASIS UutxHi ihermig. ly te.t,-tl byin hieul i,l. w mt ui.'l t'.c p.'ll6 lor ('! -;.!-. am! I.evfrr fhlls to curenuLkly uui ixrtLaiieD'.iy SCROFULA. ULCERS, ECZEMA, RHEUMATISM, PIMPLES, ERUPTIONS, i ard ill mantiM- of F.ATTSG. BPnF.AIrNO nd KeNNlNIt SU.l.r.. invitrtmiiT utnT mj-. lr.9ihM.uu- Mi . l I'.l'e-iMi If .,nion are f'.l learod. Price H per bottle, 0 bUtlo fur t or 1 i-Ue ny rh-ugifim. SENT FREE woWT-TraM. BLBC3 BALM CO., Atltn'O, t, july -8 ly. rEOFESSIOXAL CAEVS. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. JAXES Jl.jlfUEH, WALTER I. DANICL TJ-LEN A DAKIIL, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Weldon, N. C. Practice In thecourts of Hallfki tndNorthamt ton&nd in tne supreme Rna rederai courts. Cou lections made in alliums oi .ortn Carolina. Branch office at Halifax, N. C, open every Iton dy. Jan 7 ly T. W. HARRIS, D. D. S. Aye ii r s Hair Visor RESTORES Coior, Fullness, and Texture TO HAIR Which has become Wiry, Thin, or Gray. "Smiie live years ago, I w its not it littlfi alarmed todis- t f it itm tovor that niv hair was falling out, threatening speedy I ""''J baldness. AVKlt'S Hair A'iprnr .lu'injr recommenc y A?3 1 procured a imttle and at once applied it io my i rSSvfM and sfcalp, cuiitiiiiiiiiir to do so for several weeks, i j-SUjS! was happily surprised that my hair stopped fulling i AYER'S or .licinjr recommended, hair and and new liair cnnie out inn oi me ami vigor. AVKK'S Hair Vigor does not only restore new hair, luit gives new life and vigor to its crowtli. and is a Messing to all who use it." Ehw?? ltev. D. .T.BriiT, Ihiptist Minister and Clerk -' of the Superior Court, Dawsonville, Ga. R VIGOR Prepared by Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass. PEOPLE FIND That it is not wise to experiment with eheap compounds purporting to be blood-purilii'i-s, but which have no real medicinal value. To make use of any other than the old standard AY KITS Sarsaparilla-the Superior Blood-purilier is simply to invite loss of time, money, and health. If you are alllicted- with Scrofula, Catarrh, lilieumatism, Dyspepsia, Eczema, Running Sores, Tumors, or any oilier blood disease, be assured that it pays to use AYKli'S Musapaiilla, and AY'ER'S only. AYER'S Sarsapai-illa can always be depended upon. It does not vary. It is always the same in quality, quantity, and effect. It is superior ia combination, proportion, appearance, and in all that goes to build up the system weakened by disease aud pain. It searches out all impurities in the blood and expels them by the natural channels. AYER'S SARSAPARILLA Prepared by Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Man. Has cured, others, will cure you If you must have CLOTHING buy of us. Season is advanced and we are selling at REDUCED PRICES. Look and you will be convinced that we mean to reduce stook by m are Florentine dress silks reduced from 75 cents to 55 cents per yard for these beautiful goods. aXjL rrrTo o it ttt T?n- i DRESS DCJJJrD liJ U KjUjAJI We have a big stock of Inducements Offering. Ladies & llim W SHOES all colors. You can get bargains in this line. WE MUST REDUCE STOCK and LOW PRICES is the only way we can do so. THE M. F. HART CO., SALSE1T: A. S. ALLEN, H. D. ALLEN. BY M F.HART, SEC. UREAS! Littleton, N. C. Teeth Extracted without pain. 4-30-6-1. THE VELDON RACKET STORE, 2. O. S-PIEn&S, M:-AJTA.O-aR-
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