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DISEASES AND INSEC FIELD PEAS IN BLOOM, (Prepared hy the Unltefl States Depart ment of Agriculture.) Powdery mildew Ls usually most de structive on .-ate-planted or late-matur ing varieties of field peas. It is also confined rather closely to humid cli mates, where it sometimes reduces the yield considerably. The remedy for this disease lies lor the most part lu the rotation of crops, hut where only small portions of a field are affected the disease can be controlled by spray ing with bordeaux mixture. If large areas are affected lt ls not economical to spray. Leaf-Spot or Pea-Blight. Another disease which has been troublesome in the pea-caniiing dis tricts of both Wisconsin and Ohio is the leaf-spot or p?a-blight Tins dis ease can be controlled In the same way as powdery mildew by spraying with bordeaux mixture where the area af fected is small, but in large fields the farmer must depend upon the rotation of crops. Although the disease is car ried on the seeds, treatment of the seed with insecticides or hot water Is not effective, because the germ of the seed is Injured by the treatment more quickly than are the spores of the fun gus. Pea Weevil. The pea weevil, the most serious In sect enemy of the field pea, is a small grayish or brownish gray beetle, marked with lighter spots. The Insect lays its egg on the young pod and this ogg hatches out aud produces a larva which bores through the wall of the pod and enters the young pea, where it feeds on the growing embryo and later pupates. The pupa remains in the seed until the next season, usually emerging from the pea the following spring, but the behavior (if the weevils Is unfortunately not uniform In this respect, many of them coming out sooner, so that the dates of emergence will range from harvest to planting time the following year. One remedy for the attacks of tho weevil Is to store GARBEN GALLWORM Most Effective Method Yet Test ed ls to Starve Pest. HOW IT CAM BE WORKED OUT Divide Plot Into Two Parts, One of Which ls Available for Cultiva tion, Fowls Being Kept on the Other Half. (Prepared by the United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) The very serious losses caused by the gallworm nematode in gardens, especially in the South, have resulted in the trial of numerous methods of control. One of the most effective methods yet testet! is to starve the pest. This may be accomplished hy di viding the garden into two parts, one of which is available for cultivation, fowls being kept on the other half, and changed from one to the other about every two to four years. The gallworm ls absolutely dependent on the roots of the higher plants for its nourishment. If no such plants are allowed to grow, the pest ls starved, and In the course of a year or two it can be brought to a stage where its ravages will not be serious. Alternation of Fowls. The suggested alternation of a fowl mn with gurden may be brought about simply by fencing In the fowls. If possible, lt would be well to arrange the division of the land in the direc tion of Its slope, so that the drainage will not be from the garden to the fowl run or vice versa. Tho Idea is to keep the fowl run free from vegeta tion for a year or two. This means about the maximum number of fowls for the area mvst be kept and that the soil must be occasionally spaded or otherwise stirred. This stirring of the soil ls a good thing for the fowls, and helps also to reduce the nematode pest, for every time the earth Is spad ed, fresh soil Is brought to the action of the sun and air and becomes more or less disinfected through their ac tion on the eggs and larvae of the pest. Practicable in Many Gardens. There are thousands of gardens .where this procedure Is practicable. Definite Information with regard to the existence of the gallworm nema tode may be obtained by submitting abnormal roots to the department of agriculture for examination. SHOWING UNIFORMITY. thc seed Intended for planting in tight bags and hold it over for one year, in which case the beetle will emerge from the seed and die before the next planting season arrives. Another meth od employed by seedsmen is to fumi gate the seed with carbon blsulpbid, milich can be obtained at a reasonable cost from any druggist. In applying this remedy the seed must be placed lu a tight box or barrel and exposed from 30 to 48 hours to the fumes of this liquid. The carbon blsulpbid should be exposed in a shallow dish placed on top of the pens, since tho vapor is heavier than air. This vapor wh-?n mixed with air is quite inflammable, and care should be taken not to ignite it in any way; otherwise, a serious ex plosion may occur. One pound of the liquid is usually considered sufficient to fumigate 100 bushels of pens, but it is well to use somewhat more than this in order to be sure of killing all the insects. Continuous cropping of the land to the field pea ls almost sure to mean n constant Increase in the numbers of the pea weevil. Practically the only remedy for this state of affairs is tc stop growing peas for several years, lu which case the weevil will he exter minated through lack of food. Pea Aphis. Another Insect which occasionally does considerable damage is the pen aphis, or plant louse, lt has appeared In pea-growing sections at interval.* and practically destroyed the season'? crop, but it does not stay with the crop so continuously year after year as doe the weevil. The aphis increases rap Idly during a period of warm, dry weather, but a heavy rain, even wher the insect is abunduut, will sometime: free the vines almost entirely from it Unless some weather condition acts In this way to destroy the pest, th* only hope of the farmer ls for the par asites of the aphis to increase suffi ciently In numbers to overcome anc j destroy it. ROAD GRADER IS EFFECTIVE Machine Should Be In Charge of Skill ful and Sensible Operator-Prac tice Teaches. The road grader is a very effective machine, if properly used, but should be in charge of a skillful ?ind sensible operator. Cutting should begin ut the sides, and if the surface ls cov ered with sod nnd weeds the blade should be set on the first round In such a way that this material will be scraped into the ditch and not on the road. It can then be removed with shovels. In shaping up the road thc entire width of the blade should be used, If possible, ami lt should he set at almost right ancles with the center line of the road, so that enough will bo carried ulong to lill up the rms and holes. At each mund enough mate rial should be moved toward the cen ter to build up a proper crown, but ir must be remembered that a crown of ono Inch to the foot is about suili clent, and lt should not bi' made any steeper. A man can learn more about the proper operation of a grader from actual practice than in any other way. PREVENT DISEASE IN STOCK Two Important Preventives of Loss Are Proper Feeding and Good Sanitation. Proper feeding and sanitation are two Important preventives of dis euse losses In farm animals. If care fully applied these measures may pre vent many losses of meat animals. Keep the animals sturdy and disease resistant by feeding a good, whole some diet. Young animals need par ticular care and should be kept grow ing. A balanced ration should be fed -one that contains enough digestible protein to supply the needs of bone and muscle growth. SIMPLE RATION FOR POULTRY Mixture of Half and Half Beef Soraps and Wheat Bran Fed In Hoppers Is Excellent. A very good, but simple poultry ra tion is a mixture of half and half beef scraps and wheat bran fed In hoppers and cracked corn given twice a day in deep litter so that the fowls must scratch lt out. The wheat and the scraps contain a great deal of protein or flesh-forming material, and the corn supplies the carbohydrates or fat forming elements. Of course, a vari ety of food is necessary to obtain the beBt results. a That Bill for Flowers Bj F. A. MITCHEL (Copyright, 1317. Western Newspaper Union. "Grace," said Mr. Larraniore, Tn getting old and it is high time to pro vide for such condition as you am Dick-" Mr. Larraniore wns stalled. "What I wish to say," he continued "is that I have the same feeling foi you as if you were my own daughter." "Yes, uncle." "I lin ve enough to leave you comfort able when I come to the jumping of place and I have enough to leave Dick comfortable, but if I divide the prop erty between you both there ls noi enough to make either comfortable." "Then, uncle, It is your duty to leave your property to your own son." "Why can't I leave it to you and hin as one person?" "It is impossible." "Dick would rather I would leave Ii to you jointly. He-" "Now, uncle, I know what you mean. I've heard it all from Dick. Dick and ] have always been brother and sister and such we'll always be." This ended the father's attempt to help his ?on to secure the wife that son wnnted. Dick Larramore was en gaged in business in another city and seldom visited his home, so his foster sister was not troubled with his atten tions. Sis months after this attempt of his father to make a match betwean the two Grace said to her uncle: "What's the matter with Dick? He has never let so long time go by before without coming home for a visit." "I think some girl is keeping him." ' Grace looked grave. "I shouldn't be surprised," continued Mr. Larramore, "to hear any day that he Is engaged." "Why do you think so?" '.Well, you know Dick's salary Is not very large and he occasionally falls back upon me. The other day he sent me n bill for flowers." "Oh ! I see." Tlie subject was not pressed further. A few days later Dick received a letter from hH cousin-foster sister chiding him for remaining away from home so long without a visit. His father was very much hurt nt his son's neglect of him. This letter brought Dick home for the next week-end. He had an Inter view with his father at which the lat ter denied that he considered his son neglectful of him and commended him for standing by his business. The old man went to bed early and Dick spent the rest of the evening with Grace. "Who is this person you're sending flowers to?" asked Grace In a cold tone. "I wouldn't send flowers to a person, I would only send them to an attrac tive girl." There was a brief silence between them which was broken by Grace. "Do you think you have a right to marry when your father is getting old and needs your attention?" "He isn't getting my attention. Yon are taking care of him and doing it far better than I could. I supposed you were to remain single as long as ho lives." "How very self-sacrificing you are," sarcastically. "It's self-sacrificing of you. I've heard you say often thnt you were go ing to be nn old maid for dnd's sake." "I suppose after dear uncle's death you will bring this woman you're go ing to marry Into the house and I shall have to vacate?" Tm not going to marry" this wom an. "If I marry I shall marry a lovely girl." "Supposing-" Grace said with great seriousness, "supposing that I should die before your father, do you suppose he would he able to put up with n ' ?frange person who you would bring into the house to take ray place?" "But you're not going to die, and I'm not going to bring a 'strange per son' into this house." "I don't know; I've had queer feel ings about my heart lately." "You don't mean it; who is the cad who is making the trouble with your heart?" "You know very well that I don't mean it in that sense nt all. If I did you would not be the person to refer to my lover as a cad." "Whynot?" "You kho'w very well that I would not do what you are going to do. If I marry, uncle will be perfectly satisfied to have me marry and approve of the gentleman who is to be my husband." "Oh! he is to be a gentleman, Is he?" "He has one fault." "What's that?" "He le very unfeeling! he doeBn't seem to realize what a noble, good fa ther ho bas." Dick opened his eyes very wide and looked up at the celling; Grace's eyes were glued to the floor. Presently Dick said: "Which, being interpreted, means that you are willing to sacrifice your self to dad's desires." "I will marry no man who does not love me." 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