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'Thursday, August 8, 1912.] THE CAROLINA UNION PARMER Rage Three CONTROL OP PINE BEETLE. On the 24th of November, 1911, ^most a year ago, E. B. Mason of the ureau of Entomology, United States apartment of Agriculture, made an dress before the Greater Charlotte Jdub on the subject, “The Control of fe^ Beetle.” Within the last w days the Observer has received a ^Pniber of inquiries about the ad- ress, and consequently it seemed ad- sable to publish the following ab stract: is cure for the pine beetle evil absolute, but can be applied dur- S the winter only, from November re ^’cjjruary 15th. During the i.® the year the farmer is helpless Remedy the evil. „ be beetles are about the size of ^^8, and fly mostly at night, being fj.^^'^ted by the smell of pitch or duri ^ living tree is cut tj. the summer the beetles are at- Wiii odor of the pitch and tre und kill the surrounding bfio^' furthermore, if a dead pine troi'^^ *^uring summer the same disas- 8 results will occur. Therefore Or ^ut any pines whether living ®ad during the summer months. ®^°r the beetle itself, you need is V directly interested in it. It small and hard to recognize, begti ®^®tly confounded with other ^bich do not destroy trees, a^d interested in is its work w ^^ing once seen it you will al- Q recognize it. tree summer the beetles kill a Or ev^*^ leave it in about thirty days, la less. Three or four broods ia l^erth and four or possibly five la develop during the year, creag ^ ^ words, they may be in- Pai four or five times their origi- % jj^'^^iber during a season. They Oa ®^urms during the night, light are a^i '^bper trunk of a pine (they ® dom found in the first ^ight or ten feet butt cut) and preferably on the largest and best timber. They bore through the bark to the wood, b.it do not bore into the wood. On the surface of the wood they make those winding galleries with which you are all familiar. These galleries crossing and recrossing each other girdle the tree many times, thus kill ing it. The eggs are laid along the galleries, hatch into little grubs which feed on the sticky inner bark for a short time and then go into the outer bark where they change in to beetles with wings. The beetles come through the bark to the light, then fly away in swarms to attack other trees. 'ihey can fly for three or four miles and are likely to go in any direction. And, therefore, a menace to ail timber within a three or four-mile radius. Sinpe the beetles kill and leave a tree in thirty days, or even less, you will never find their broods in old dead trees. You will never find their broods in trees that have been dead several months. You will find them in trees on which the foliage is chang ing to light green or has changed to yellow or greenish brown. You will find many other beetles in dead trees, but never this one. In November the beetles go into living trees, and their life history is the same as in summer with this ex ception, instead of hatching out in thirty days they do not come out un til spring. You have them trapped. It is only necessary to cut down the trees in which the beetles are and de stroy the bark because the broods of the beetles mature in it. You do not have to destroy the wood—only the bark, the beetles are never in the wood, they only groove in it slightly. Furthermore, there are few of these beetles in the tops—the tops may be left in the woods. Remember these particular beetles are never in old, dead trees from which the foliage has fallen or is fall ing, only in the light green, yellow ish, and greenish brown trees. Those are the only ones that it is absolute ly necessary to cut down. Their bark must be burned before February 15. Only about 1 per cent of the trees in infected areas have to-b^ cut down in order to “scotch” the beetle evil. About destroying the bark, it can be done in several ways and usually so as not to involve great expense. The infected trees may be cut into cord woods, provided the wood will be burned before the middle of Feb ruary. Be careful to gather up all the bark that falls in cutting and burn that too. These same trees may be used for lumber, but the slabs with the bark on must be burned be fore February 15. The trunks of in fested trees may be left in water if there are streams or ponds nearby. If you do not wish to cut your trees, strip off the bark and burn it, or else burn the trunk, bark and all. It is easy to distinguish between a tree that is dying from drought and one which is being killed by beetles because when a tree dies from drouth the roots and lower part of the trunk die first. Some people believe that the large white worms called borers or sawyers which make holes in' the wood kill the pines. These worms, however, never attack a tree that is not already injured. Moreover, it is impossible to kill a tree by boring into it, you have to girdle it. In order to rid a community of beetles there must be co-operation between the farmers. Individuals are helpless, but a community can con trol the beetle and stop the dying of the pines. The Department of Agriculture through the Bureau of Entomology has established a forest insect field station at Spartanburg, S. C., from which to give practical advice found ed on scientific research. Agents are sent from this station to show people how to mark infested timber. Then, too, the Bureau of Entomology has sent out thousands of circulars giving specific instructions how to control the pine beetle. These circulars are free for the asking. Write Bureau of Entomology, Spartanburg, S. C. Tamed as It Were.—“He’ll make a good husband for somebody,” said the young woman gravely. “My dear girl,” said the grass wi dow, “I’d have you understand that good husbands are made, not born.” —Detroit Free Press. Teacher: “What is velocity, John nie Johnnie: “Velocity is what a fel low lets go of a wasp with.”—Path finder. CLOTHES HADE TO MEASURE fXPRfSS PAID $10.50 AND UP At MANUtAtiuRtR’S Wholesale Prices To Union members- fit and satisfaction absolutely guaranteed. Provision is being made for the permanent display of our sample line of woolens and for taking measures throughout the yea.'- in your imniediate neighborhood. Ask the officials of your local union or write to us for it. TRADE AGENT WANTED Live energetic man in each local. To rep resent members and ourselves jointly. Write for particulars today .Address Chief Trade Agent.care Producers S Consuhers Aluance TAILORS TO HEN AND VOUNC HEN 231 TO 241 Soim Market Streh CHiacO We have contract and trade arrangements with J. It. Rives, S. B. A., North Carolina Farmers' Union. araHBfirtrawBW- On May 30,1912, we sold 25 six-basket crates of Peaches, ^ Norfolk, Va., for $93.75. The expense and commission $17.88, and we got net returns of $75.87—over $3 a crate. on big lots or small ones. The incidents are not unusual, that is given proper care will yield at least one six-basket crate each year atten- yours! promised yourself that th ^ Lindley orchards, in which the peaches told about here were picked, are given no care or at you could not give trees on your farm. That $75 and that $700 might just as well have been neighbor has fine fruit—why haven’t you ? Time and again you have promised yourst Bm plarit good fiuit trees—yes, every time you see a nice orchard or hear about big Peach profits! Cq ^ Pnt it off again this fall. Now, and rieht now. is the time to write to J. Van Lindley Nursery •-...u you will De projittng Jrom them. true to ^ fhust get good trees. Poor trees will not bring the results. Buy them where they are grown name and free from disease. Then you will be sure of success if you do your part. Who Plant Our Trees Know They Produce Results I I puichased from you have done exceedingly well.—John Poth, New York. ’ - - - - Station that your peach trees s. Route I. Plainfield, N. J. . Yohe, Fayetteville, Pa. ii trees I got of you, now only two years old, are loaded to the tips with peaches. I Lincolnton, N. C. On June 7,1912, we sold280 six-basket crates, in New York, for $910.00. The freight and commission on these came to $209.38, and we got net returns of $700.62, or $2.50 a crate.1 And ? xpect ^ peach orchard. When I get ready to put out this orchard that trees fiom you, as I have had enough dealings with you to do-Cr have first-class stock and that you will do just what you say you ^ A. Niven, Asst, in Ilort., Clemson College, S. C. Our Valuable Books Now—They Are Free frees. tells you what you ni^ed to know about to Plant and Care for an Orchard” is a ''’°*'tb money to you. Let us have your address The o send both books, cherry ^talog describes Peach, Apple, Plum, Pear,' ^Osao ’..^yt and Shade Trees, Evergreens, Shrubs and "’rite the card before the next mail goes. Van Lindley Nursery Co.
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