Newspapers / The Progressive Farmer (Raleigh, … / June 10, 1916, edition 1 / Page 16
Part of The Progressive Farmer (Raleigh, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
Satur day, J i0 m5l " - (17) 765 tiinr WOM ON TlIErCTACCO ! : FARM' v . TT 1 fighting thfr WomjtPoisontnt Mneh Better Than Hand-Picking Arsen ate of Lead the Beit Poijenita Uie t? vprv probable that u tobacco XU . w j X . will be more oleatiful this year than wnen iooacco. is plant ed earlv. As a rule .the first crop or 'iiinectoo.Q t worms ao.not.do any . serious ..xianp age,; J especially if the, tobacco- is smalt However jf ihetpbai-U not harvested . before, the August crop of worms r coiiie v thei damage : may - be mr. moss , very.seriou5, It;is not unusual Jor late. i tobacco to i be; damaged 50 per cent by worms,- .&vtn. after the growers have .done, all they can by "hand worming;!?: When labor was. plentiful cheap and -efficient "hand worming" was probably the most economical means1 of combating the pesd'vJIoie.yer'4ur-" ing the past few years .hand :wormtog has become too costly, and ; growers have been forced to employ nunsec ticide. At the time, insecticides ?werel first used used Paris green . was Joiind to be the safest and most- efficient Nevertheless; there, has. always been complaint of frequent . serious .burning of tobacco as a result of. its use. Messrs Morgan; and Parman, in Farmers' Bulletin No., 595. United States Department of Agriculture, do not recommend the use of Paris green on tobacco, but have found by a large number of experiments, cov ering several years rwork ,that:pow dered arsenate of lead, is- the. safest and most efficient ifflsecticid Arsenate of lead, can be, applied as Heavy as rive pounds oer. acre with out any danger of damaging :the. to Dacco, even it it is applied after, the luuatu nas oegua , to grain j up - or ripen. Fans reen -aoolied af - th rate of one to two i pounds per-acre. ds iate as tins wilt almost .invariably result in serious, damage- by; burmas unsicnng tne. leaves Arsenate of lead can. be annlid in rainy weather and is effective. How ever, the best iim n rJ :. j. when the dew is on the tobacco' and there is not much breeze - stirring 30 1 Jr. , , .... w t pussiDie to get a, more -even distribution. . StillJtasvbeeond to be very effective when . applied luc H"afflie,ott tne-r day; when there is no dew nn ihf vl J he dosage of arsenaieoHead-ii nn.T u torm, vom Ahreend one-h a f pounds per, acre, before to- after,it,halaPpcin,the appI,led. sprar use-three Iv n . pounas ln gallons of wa- r 5 commended that ;dry wood senat "n j powdered ar half in K d a rrier haU-and nalI m bulk. Wnwr.,.. .U U 1. , ?d w, tht any carrierfca ood obta in.rf ig dffPlettdid results gun onnei.In the is a dust used lv f arkct flow attcaa.be used without any carrier A dust a-km i,..' at iILt 'i :a la-diameter at least ciffht.iii.:- .... dust Dught for aWf -Tir AdtettA!l,cessary. f i wZ'Wove size "caji.be aereA viae;-- pow d0pin "4 C' dMQ8B;-tht?r--can kwe4 ."1 a darv Waik dow' 2le hiEh T, 'T a,l foM:ihe, noz- I . V 111 1 i i r i i -s - f . . I 111 . II I , . I 111! I II Ml souto cmouriA scHooOEiBj(aNE2niMG and Aoni cuLruni - ?i f Iar best e3ulPPed Agricultural und Mechanical Collegfis.in.lhB SoutL 1 554 Acres . Kvery uiiiyan South Carolina, Represented. . 13 Degree Courses. 4 Short 002 instructwa, Nev-aM Modern: buildings, equipment and sanitation.!" ' epartmentejtf 1 ......... v. . , , , - - t 4 Courses of Study r " Agriculture (8 Courses), Chem- istiry- Mechanical Engraeering, - Civil i Engineering, Textile En gineering, Architectural; Engin eering. , Four-Weeks. Summer Course m Agriculture. ; Four-Weeks -Summer. Course in Cotton Grading. Two-year Oourse in Textiles. OneYear! Course -in Agricul ture. , ' . (Oct. 10th to June 8th.) . ; Requirements; of ; Admission, i No tudent-will be.'admitted to . the Freshman Jlass who is not at .least 16 years old at-tha time r of entrance. r. An : honorabb discharge, irom . the last school or college attend ed is required; The college no longer main tains a preparatory class. Details as to scholastic require ments furnished on application. Religious Influences ; The College contributes to the salaries of four: resident ministers who conduct 4ivine: eerr iee and ; pastoraltTork among thecadets in barracks. There is a flourisliing Sunday ,-Schopl i and Y. M. C. A with two salaried Secretaries. A ; $75,000 Y; M. C, A. Building was. completed January 1916, Cost The cost for any of the twelve' regular iour.year,courses or the , Two YeanTextile courseis $U9.1Q Ter session. This, amount covers -uniforms, board, room, heat, light; water,-laundry and all fees ex cept tuition. Tuition is $40.00 ad- 4 dUional, to those who are able to pay The cost of the One-Year Agri cultural Course is $122.05 'This amount covers the same items as. are listed above. , The cost of the -Four-Weeks . Summer Courses is $19.00.. T T Scholarships and , .Examinations; yTheCollege; maintains 168 four year scholarships in the Agricul tural andTextilo Courses, and 51 in! the One Yean Agricultural - Course (Oct. 10th to June 8th). Each scholarship is worth $100 find free tuition, Scholarship and r entrance examinations are held at -the county court houses at 9 A. M. July 14.. ..Write for full infor mation in regard to the scholar ships open to your county next session, and; the, laws governing.: their award; It it worth your whileto try for one of these schoU arships. Those who are not seeking to -enter onscholarships are advised V . to stand examinations, on July 14, rather than wait until they come . to . College in the fall, . Credit will be given for exami nations passed: at. the county seat. NEXT; SESSION OPENS SEPTEMBER 20, 1916. Write at once to W. M; RIGGS, President Oemsoa allege, S. 0.f for Catalog, Scholarship BIankst etc If you delay, you may be crowded oni Campsfp il mmmm m simmmui-wiBL. 25c. i The Greatest Trial ' Subscription Offer Ever Made The big: political conventions to nominate the prerldenlial candidates .for the two great parties will occur early in :;:Jun.e and ,frflra..tJiAt until. the .election in November will fonow one cf ; the i hottest presidential campaigns since the . civil, war ..Yon-willwant to read about it, and Tri-Weekly - Constitutioa will ive; yon ilia new right lnt-oK the wire, - It will come right to your xloor three times a week-with :th tll Asocla)ted Press, cable and telegraphic news reports ;..ot every . Item f uwm worth meoiioning whether it t be ' about the,ww in JSurope,- our -diplomatic controversy with , Germany -ow troufete vlth. Jtfeico. rvth bcws- of the po , 11 tical ; campaign. Tlw, Tri-WeelJy . oatitviUn ig tiie ffreai . luxted newBpjejria the Sftuth, and carries a continued story, sev- : ral 4partnjnt8of iterst. to -wmn, three tarm depart- xnentft-A-' . poultry department .Fraak Stanton's poems, L. brilliant.- editorials. .; hieh-eradA humor, and manv tan tnrea . -f reat. lot erect. Therft., Is aomethiig interest- very .ciejnijjerQf jthe liamlly 2 If you send ypw iwbcrlptton rlgfet nov -you wHi get the - full .news of the presidential campalgq from, the time of " ajs : .the .coairentiong to.sevral day after' votes .are all counted ' jig. io. jeHji,aiuMneea.- jdo 1-overiooK tnis greatest of all 'trial -subscription offers. tntlon Is $1 per year, wlth-Jthe aulascriber's choice from a s3-?.lons, list ot usefivremlams. or cltibbing ape and mnso, . ra u-Tlnea. . - The trial eufescrjpttoa: offer s the " TrWeekly Con- ;'..8titttou. from, NOW (date ox.der .ni . money . receiyed to ; t November 15, :151fi, - is nadfi pimply to Introduce ; this reat i almost flally paper into thousands pf homes; pr we know "' that if the people read it three times a. week every week ? ETJ from now. to November. 15, 1916, they will be sure to renew- S when their subscription expire,-. , -55. We-are. Afferinr thrnA nlaAA tn fh i.wad. ita. 1. ' scriptions sent us by , our Xrtemls dnrinr June nd July, and we pay good oash cdmmiasloaa , tor . every tubjicriptioii gent t during the contest. If tm viutA,id flnA i. J JLuitle.work' write suitor Particulars. If you want The TrlWeekly Constltjjttott .three timee a week from now to November 15, 1916, for only-25c, flu out the coupon below S and mail Itswith 2j5c direct to The Tri-Weekiy Conetltution. . Atlata, , Ga. : m . ss? . rublisWrs-Tr-Weekly CoMstlNHon, AtUmU, Ja- ' v lncioed 20c. ' for . sriikJb. aendviae- The .Tri-Weeldy S11!. fttoler:l received to. JVevemher Name 4 f P..O, e. jr. d. N., .... . . ... te This. Coupo in Subscribing to November. 15, .1515. IUIIilllUlOIKLliWUIHHilJjiiUllJtul HMUUMI Hi iilMlUHli IMIMil TOTisa x-JOnp to.adverasero:sayi 'Tarn issraanydu ;ao ancdvcrUcr:! in
The Progressive Farmer (Raleigh, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
June 10, 1916, edition 1
16
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75