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-V: ' ' ' ' ' ' . 1 1" tloxi.Adcl 60 gallons', of .waters -Tt&f flipped off. .Then, when you seP ft
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'.before-Jwdst Swell. :Aittt. obm;f or.-ftas?mattettwith" honeysuckle bef
-when bloomV'shbw color, 'use thereon-, :i't cameunder 'my' tare ' T ?re
i , ." f --' r cn Af,x t rt- .'v' x Wanted
Wants a Boojc
'pAN-1 getd book that
'about grafting?
, ' ' ' '- jcentraieariimc.-&uijuurrr j -vu ; inapjcgeotgrouno; for veeetaKi
r" rrT Av. -' " v. 1 .'"'. - "5 wallnnc nf watr arid after hloom 'falls -anH- liio- nnA fWi'-u-... ?:ld01?s,
,;,;the:spring,
;wilt tell all Fri'tW Z-v - ' r i: V oi arsenate led H added fortthexcod-"; on Mhfr UuHt :w . 61uwin
,WH . . , have found Madam Bravery. -General 1 i.-. t-- -
: , . MacArtnur. juaay , nsniown ana - :- i:.-:rt0 . 1 -: -
"nauey-s iNurse ry x?ook is puumucu Mrt 'ana Myaryiana .a l0 days apart. .Treat Vcherries M. - . -nv mwKc
hv thp MarMIllan Co.. of New York - fin nnral-rarAvthiir is the most . i... .Li. . - v.. ...ixt. , fiirttrXr --'t-.- .
ritv. and is ahoiit the onlv book OI rnntanf h1nnmr T-have. It i bficht V. -. v s tfr t.:iV - ' V V L -j .
. k f- V . , . v " ' " , j?oraeaux mixiurc - ueiuic ' uuua awcu, , eeu jur me eariysp
Kiim dvdiwuic. - , rea in coior,; , wettine .trellis, and posts and ground, l?;ifl plants Jo set in-
-sow cc66a(e
January f
Caterpillars on Collards
HOfF ca iy gr worms , ' - - . jf
o cottards?' v " -."PAN the witt. laurel be 'trans planted? 4the sai
Yn ran kill them bv -dastine thtT When should It $e done t .Can Sfa alone. ;
, , 1 " ;4 v. Therl.spray'again after bloom falls and theibet"tim? m South Carol
Growing Shrubbery , , . ' s JT 4ays -until fniit j1?1? fifrol,w' thVjast 6i September, but you
otujjpcjuuuga atw.Mu iv nave got plants large enough tn
ma Is
might
set in
You can kill them by -dusting the - vynen sngu a tt oe aonei an 01- aipj.
plants with calcium arsenate such rea van aoum ue yruwn jrum
as is being used for boll weevils: or and can a hedge be made from cuttmgst
same way. Let, the; strawberries January' by. sowing in early OrtSi"
oow-s;eQ oineiariy Jersey Wake
ciu lurinc. earnest market. Seed
Planting Nuts
2 ou nST ai; oftChprtas.asUsfrpm 'WHEN U T
air-slaked lime and dust this over TUUiet , . . , wuw ; yruw uuwjur un - in-yotfr-section should come in the
the collards. - Strong waste, soapsuds .The laurel, Kalmia latifolia, -of your Nuts of all kinds must be planted in last of March or early April. You can
from the family .wash used freely will section, can be safely transplanted, thegfall as soon as ripe if .you wishto depend oil 3,000' plants from an ounce
utvui uwi'. ,. -j : X t.C WICiU UU UUW. Will a KUUU ilia as " V m. v y j , . . XV . v-.. ,.w...w t lo IUU IcllC XO SOW
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biORIDA: "What soil is best suiteU
y?crt 'if:zMo'jbe .English 'walnut and what part
i ;vT--1 of ythe state would be best for, them?
vy hat counties qj Jyortn Carolina are
byst sutied to. alfalfa?"
i"The English walnut is "riot partic
ular as to soils. I have, had it, in
heavy clay loam and have it now in
light sandy soil. There is a flourish-
of earth and cut off'ali the leaves and ter few of them will grow. Hickories , seed this yeaf,. you can buy plants
they will usually live. In he moun- make good' stocks for pecans, but I;-from theXgrowers on Yonges Island
tains they call the Khododendron iwouia preier tne pecan seea. "rr. ana as you are not tar trom Charles-
'-ion;you coum go aown there and get
Why Not Keep the Pasture .Clean :;Myfiy-r 1
'WMMB1':, : dnllin Sweet Potato Rots
A CORRESPONDENT sends a dried- lpP; . . . ;
up weed with a few seed heads ? Agriculture of.
on it and ' ihinks that this weed ' Farmers' , Btxlletm No. 714 with
ior.A u,-e i f a o suggestions tor : protecting the sweet
nearly full length in rows for cultivat- that I cannot undertake to identify a Pptato stock (rom disease in field and
ing. In the. same way Vou can, make : antnositivelv unless I have ai nlant , f101?110"" iThere are descriptions
a hedge 'of the . privet with cuttings wth flowers on it. r But the question Jhe sweet
set six inches --apart, arid nearly as arises, Why allow weeds vto growl f hesf .re:st?m rot bIack rot.
quickly as from, plants.- These ; are and seed in a pasture, especially weeds foot rot scur atlJ root rot and direc"
cut in spring and leaves stripped off. thaf you think poisonous to stock? ?s .are lv.e" for controlling each.
- t ' Mow off all weeds before seeding; m ' r ius that in"
Spraying for the BroWn Rot" fact, before blooming. Maintain noth ade th PIansAHn1c t0 keeP clearof
. - - r ing but grassland clover in a pastures them the. germs of the various diseases
VOR two years, my grapes, plums, and top.dress with bone meal annual- ?ust ?xclded r?m the fields and
peaches, apples, cfjerrtes, strawber jy-and you will finally get ayctearti fertilizer used.
ries, Scuppemongs; etc', have been afa griss pas'ture. Another case is sim- -wSeedshotiid be especially grown for
fected by brown rot. Jn the spring J ilar. . The' writer says, he has a Sciip- bedding and the seed selected at dig-
Uce on Peach Trees
HOW can I kill wood lice on roots of siainst y " lne noaoaenaron
peach trees?" T ' S thlS tOQ' Can. be
V . i planted. You can grow spirtas, deut-
vr cleaning out an xne -aecayea ziaSj forsytas and many other shrubs
wood left by the borers and : keeping ; . from cuttings of the last year wood
the borers cleaned. out twice-; aear. , made- eight to" ten inches, 4ong. They
Wood lice do ' not -harbor in ; sound v are usually Cut . iri the fall and tied in
wood. I have a notion that white- bundles and buried in the earth uo-
vwash mixed well with calcium arsen- side down till spring, and then set
ate ana wen usea 'around tne case or
the trees would be more "effective in
stopping the borers than any other
hcatioh. o. " ;
r ' ow;iifflf. .perno yifle that is overrun with gmg time from , healthy hills. To do
sulphur, but did not check the:.rot . - honeysuckle .and; is suffering. Now this, split the stem of the plants and
The rots on the various fruits are not ' that honevsuckW did not smother the. examine.;, the iflterior for indications
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in rr T7n hrltcT tm 1 n 11 f mt1i o ril --rt einlir
soil in lower Delaware; In Florida iaenticai ana spraying jto cnecK(; any ot grapevine, an. at Qice. . it . nas , oeen a cu ,cAamui.c wuu laic mc
I suppose they will grow in any well- them must be thorough and repeated. r A . growing year after, year and was al- seed " potatoes . before bedding. In
drained soil. Probably-best are the single spraying in the spring will seldom lowed to. grow till , it ..lias enveloped making, slips for . the growing of seed
red clav soils; of the ribrthwestern do the work. For peaches, spraybefore the grapevine. Now the owner wants potatoes,' be sure' to get. the cuttings
part ' of the state near Tallahassee.
Alfalfa can be grown 6n any- well
drained, specially prepared and limed
soils in North Carolina. '
buds start with the -solution of ronren- to know if .he" ran niit th. hoti(v- from healthv , olants. The disease
trated lime-sulphur. wash. Then, after; suckle down and cover it with saw- often starts in 4h e, hotb ed, and if the
bloom, spray with self -boiled lime-sul- dust and prevent its growth; "Hardly, same bed is 'uied'every. year it should
can cut it down and grub out be well - disirifpeted before use. The
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The Hickory Tree Primer
fHAT can I do to stop something
that cuts off the small 'branches
from my pecan trdes? They cut them
off as neatly as though they had a saw."
The pruning-is done by an insect
called Oncideres cingulatus, which
lays, its eggs at the nodes on the
shoots and then cuts around ,and.
around as neatly as a turner's lathe
to cut the shoot off. They do this so
that the eggs will hatch and the
larvae feed on the decaying shoot.
The only thing you can do is to gather
up and burn the trimmings, for the
insect cuts the hickories in the forest
in tne same way and thus increases;
for the pecan is simply a species of ;
hickory. . v , y y:
What to Do With Tuberose Bulbs
'IM HAT shall I do with tubergs'es
v bulbs ? They are '. 'now in the ground
and I have no place to keep them. Is' it
too late to set outoses? Wha are sotnerl
hardy blooming summer roses ?'':yy '
The tuberose ibulbs are of no rvalue.'.
after they have bloomed . for the (
bulb never blooms but ohce.-l It is "
valuable only.for the offsets', myde s
these can be .takeo:$'
to make more flowering buibs.- :Bet-
ter take them i tip1 cut oJ;thetbs&
and tie in Isurichersrand hang up in
the kitch''.tb.';,ureas....heyVmu
cured irt a - warrtf .fjplafee. Then in-;
spring clean ' off Jthe offsets and
throw the old bulbs away. Better
dormant roses in
, 1 , , buy two-year-old dormant
"VKsr J4typ
INDEX TO THIS ISSUE
' Acres&a Few Good . . . v". .; . -nTT. -8:' : LwestoUhould :ielj&&fflart "PartfZ$
ohur : that is. 10 obundsi:?Iime and-10 You
pounds4pf sulphur slaked together, the all the roots you, can, and then .forbid- frame work a permanent bed and
srmhldedimteO proportion of
one pound to330 gallons of water, and
the copperr Sulphate, one pound to 25
gallons .of 'water, i In my own experi
ence I 1 hayKfoynd it best never to
bed in the' same place twice. Sand
i for bedding should; come from where
b' potatosthetever ;been grown.
tM.Uy0 only and
riyeiuse;nbtbied,but bed under
;.'-aashes-iif. a',framc, and "depend on the
"sun'siheit toltartvthe sprouting. Then
selthatthelwagbriEand-baskets are
; Protection" after storing' is fully as
' important; . None but" perfectly sound
potatoes; should be stored, especially
' should i any potatoes affected by black
"rot be-thrbwn but.,-The various stor--age,
rot?, can Vnly-f be 'controlled by
rigid Isanitatiori; of the .bin and py
handling ywith":care: to prevent bruis-
irig;-vThen.:fegulate rthe temperature
".carefully. V-:'::i 'r r-i.
20 ot,tarm:Zroductionii.:.is.. ' 3
Brown Rot, Spraying for ... .. . . . 4 "Nutfi- Tim$ for Planting . v; J ; IV ;V 4
Bulbs, Tuberose, What to Do With, Orchardman Garden Work ' This .
Farni'r B-cttcrAead 'V -Week, andex. ; ....i-.;: JJ
Can't Stay $
Catpillws on Collar
Cotton Growers Gathering Mo ; :&ICtfS$'E&WClUGUl:&&
mentuni . . -ir. .......... 14 TJ7RR 'h-
C nttrin Stood and CnHnitood Uonl '' . T-. . C " - - . ,
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CupiOur; Runneth OverX SyShik 'anarmi
farmers, TOBAccoyOF -$mmne&:jy r:
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