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THE PEOPLE, BARNWELL, S. C. V SPRAYING KILLS GARDEN INSECTS Application Must Be Made Very Promptly and Thoroughly to Be Entirely Successful. *> T- TUBERCULOSIS FIGHT IS GAINING GROUND Interest in “Area Plan” Devel oped ip Many States. ' BORDEAUX MIXTURE IS GOOD Valuable Supplement to Accredited Herd Work Which Has Resulted in Eradication .of Many Head of Tubercular Cattle. If Weather Is Rainy or Muggy Spray Often to Keep Foliage Fully Pro tected—Efficient Sprayers Are Expensive. (Prepared by the United State* Department of Agriculture.) To be successful in me control of Insects and diseases, spraying must be done promptly and thoroughly. Spray ing with Bordeaux mixture should be done before rains rather than after, provided the spray has time to dry on the leaves. Where the advice Is given gardeners to “repeat spraying ev ery seven or ten days,” these Intervals should depend on the weather. If It Is rainy or “muggy,” with fogs or heavy dews, spray frequently to keep the foliage protected at all times. If dry’, a longer time may he allowed. The Ideal spray Is a fine mist, and the best work Is done \^hen the plant Is thoroughly and evenly covered wlfh fln** drops. Stop spraying before the follnge Is drenched. Tfie higher the pressure, the better the spray. <’l«an all sprayers each time after using. % For delicate follnge. spray after this gets under shade Hot sunlight la dangerous with many sprays, such as kerhsene emulsion. Spraying ang Ousting Appliancaa. The materials tveommeuded hereto may be applied In .eartotta ways- For tlte small garden an efocnlser sprayer Is good. In the ease of the atocnttrr sprayer It la an advantage to have the neitalner f»*r the lk|ittd mode of glass, as Hordes as mixture and ether materials attach tin and ima These sprayer* enst from So in « » rents a similar hut awwo durable a ad effect tee sprayer made sd brass roars fl .23 Really effMeef sprayers an* ex pea>!« r hut If oetl fared for util lust mauy yearn Xetghhurhosd rva-upera ttou may salve this proMrus. If a •umber «# gardm wooers rtuh togolhrr to purr hasp a sprayer It la advtsed that a harrot |NMap aa a hand raft hr se'O^d eg rtbe harpsst type, ohleh Is ■ thoronghly ■ff« i *tNe outSt raimhli of gl*lag tan pounds pressure It util k ,_vV/; (Prepared by the United States Department of Avrlculture.') In addition to systematic eradication of cattle tuberculosis by the accredit ed-herd plan, interest in the “area plan,” as it is called, has lately de veloped In many states, according to the report Issued by the United States Department of Agriculture describing progress during March! The eradica tion of tuberculosis under the compre hensive plan generally Includes a coun ty as a unit and all the cattle in the county are tested. The report shows that in states where the eradication work was concentrated in certain local ities In an effort to wipe out the dis ease entirely, a great many more an imals were tested than in states where the area plan is not yet followed to any appreciable extent. In one month. Nebraska, working on the area plan, tested 21,000 cattle. A number of other states made high ree ls' .0 u •tar ut Fighting Cardan Insects With rel Pump. apply any liquid fungicide o ride to vegetable*, shrubbery, or **prhnrd tree*. It Is often |M>s*ible to secure the services of a local Irucker or orchnrdlst who has a sprayer, but no one should be deterred from pro tecting his garden when an atomizer may Is* purchased for TiO cents or even less. The powders may be shaken from n muslin bag tied t<> a stick, or various forms of dusters, bellows or blowers may h’e bought. Dry powders are best applied when the leaves are wet with dew. / Mechanical Methods. For garden insects there are several 'Control methods that do not require the upo of insecticides, hut too much must not be expected from them. Of these hand picking is useful for large, comparatively Inactive Insects such as the potato beetle, cutworms and other 'Caterpillars, and the squash bug. An other method is jarring or heating in sects fiVun low plants Into large pans of water on which a thin scum of kero sene. being on the surface, kills the in sects with which It comes in contact. Collecting nets are valuable for some pests; for example, the tarnished plant-hug. Brushing by different means* is.used to a considerable extent and consists In heating or brushing Insects from the. plants with pine-houghs or similar brush. Ttils method has proved of great value In combating the pea aphis. Covering with cloth I* of use as a preventive for the atrlped cucum ber beetle when the cucumbers are quite small, and fort root-maggots. Trapping by different methods with old board* la useful for squash bugs and cutworm*. PoHoned halt* may b* placed under such trap*. Plowing! disking and harrow tog nil end bo done by band and aro of coMfdorable W. TILLAGE IS PRINCIPAL TASK Stirring of Sod aed Doatroymg «f Wood* Moaauro Productivity of Vogotohloo. Tillage Is the main task of the tuc- reasful gardener, and the amount of work devoted to stirring the soil and destroying the weed* will measure the productivity of the vegetables. At this time the advantage of a wheel hoe will he appreciated, and for gardeners who have vegetable planting* of any extent, this bandy tool Is almost a ne cessity. .The -work is about one-third that of hoeing by hand, and It Is done even more efficiently by the wheel hoe than by the old-fashioned hand tool. Wheel hoes run so easily that a woman can keep a garden in a line state of cultivation with only a little effort. The wheel boss have a num ber. of attachments for various pur poses, small rake teeth serving to keep the soil stirred after the weeds have been cut down by the hoe blade attachments. CHANGE POTENTIAL TO OBTAIN SIGNALS Way m Which This May Be Done With Three-Electrode Vacuum Tube. For every filament current there Is a definite plate potential that will give the strongest signals. When us ing fairly hard tubes—high vacuum—r bringing out taps froi& the individual cells of the plate of “B" battery wdll give variations that are fine enough. For very soft, gaseous tubes, low ament leads in connecting' a socket will be disastrous to the Ufa of tbe filament Note that tbe filament rheostat Is set to place the maximum amount of reslstauce ,ln series with the filament. After Inserting the tube see that it Is properly seated and that the four prongtr-fifotrudlng from the tube base make good contact with their respec tive contacts In the tube socket. If, after listening In with a vacuum tube jjeed as a detector with a rated filament current and plate potential, no signals are heard, go over the dr- cult carefully and inspect all connec tions, contacts, polarity of both the “A” and “B” batteries, and take a look at the grid condenser and leak. A three-electrode vacuum tube can be substituted for the crystal as a de tector in the simple radio receiving set described in'^bls column a short time ago. Using a vacuum tube in place of a crystal detector will give a much louder signal, and a detector that when once adjusted will stay ad- nru»tsf vacuum, a Aiht rwgulatUm *B * »M Justed. The mateetal which will ba levy potential la required and Is um*H required to do ltd* la as follows; easily obtained hy hotter) pntnitUwue* if)* of SB “A” Fig 14 show* ttne standard vacuum oorfcet one tL Hi>.ihtn filament rhr«iotnf. A#. Aaceaffitad Hard at Cattta orffa a* a result wt the caureuirwltoa of edurt la a few rwuwflsw. I "wring MarHx, Mlehlgaa teatml tfiJHT head. Mew T«vh. IXOTfi; kfiaaourl HTVff. ladh dim II MB; Wtarwuate, It.TV; a. llJSt) aad TswMewww. a, ^Tfee tutal wwmhev tested la all the alalea dwriag the awmlh was SSRTTfi. The area ptea mi 1 set lag la a «atu> ahle awptdemewf te accredited tunl • •eh which ha* resulted la the erwdt* cathm mi amay thowaand head ef tu* t-ecttl* oi* cattle and the ewtahtiohaMfwl *■€ more thaa KLian herd* accredited as free ftnaa the dt*ue*e. There ate now WMWe thaa HT* ••*• ae. • •f ftbiiW •9) ‘'"A* 9 * NMfrrjr ti(>tv*tl(lcM mrtrf In (Hie grid rundeoarr aad leak com- ruMM'ritd In th* Hrmit **f m tlirrr- hlaed. rlrrlftalr vttr tltlttl Itltiffp |u flu** %0* j Three binding (mom* in ti is Hair rirrmH | w«lrt)f lal A oiMiree of filament eerreat aad a Tb* rs of all -A* Nil (IsCY ; awnfee nf plate pn)r*itlaL teMUOBrtvr • h .yi«| t*ff* Hrfafvfi JUD slid ' Sebemettrally Ibe set |o ctmaeeted H? Hta»%tfttf lbs 1 iiwfsr os • up aa abevra la Fig HI when umd with |hff» •A* ttafl lsS|f !■»»♦ 1 PC s % • I | a thfee-etoctmde tube aa a detector. rtaiilffMi |«i sis r^aa 1 Is th* l Tbto oet. tm^ ran be very r*m* •4* hmttvrj. mhnwi fltS Ci »{ ( e f*SO 1 . waleatly amvmted *• aa fi by icximb b* f# (fi^, • txlw itfBS CS8* 1 1 baa*, metmtlag Ibe lab* ooaket u ith !*• IMfli m pi sis tw^lscs sill c ssss iNp j (be filament rbeaotat b*a*4e It (tg ta# ffii "wMSff fci ark rf «lx0t 1 • t Ik# CSS j w a great many ad Ibe aoaai re I.S ISSlIJHNl 6 8m i Npsbssss 0 cssbI srtsr. si retting cIrivolt* need Ibe aeeaftled de- Had Your Iron Today! V Toast It •v ' ' V ' Delicious Raisin Bread D O this some morning and surprise the family: Serve hot raisin toast at break fast, made from full-fruited, luscious raisin bread. Let your husband try it with his cof fee. Hear what he says. Your grocer or bake shop can supply thd proper bread. No need to bake at home. Made with big, plump, tender, seeded Sun- Maid Raisins 1 and if you get the right kind there’s a generous supply of these delicious fruit-meats in it. Insist on this fmll-fruiteJ bread and you’ll have luscious toast. Rich in energizing nutriment and iron-m great food for business men. • Make most attractive bread pudding witk left-over slices. There’s real economy in bread like this. Try tomorrow morning. A real surprint Telephone your dealer to tend a loaf today. Sun-Maid Seeded RaiSinS M*h* 4*liclw«* hf**4. •***. •aba*) esc. Aak paut «f**i it th la* fmm hm* mt —mtmd r*r*p** ffwiiwiw* it jm twa* M-h-dL “r -rr. CaM. He* Faclag* jOT RID OF HIS AUDIENCE ENGLISH FAKER HAD rp %ery i>u») ta - ’s'o*+ tba plate • tn ult RP the elements. In oaing a vacuum tube circuit for the first time, always cheek the cir cuit to see that “A" and ”H M batteries are connected to their re*pectlve ter minal* on the aocket. The marking* on the socket are plain and cannot !>• mlstakr'h. Interchanging the plate fit- SUN DUST IS A “RADIO NET” «»ljr •• m ft an<f as explained lector tube function* n* iteiectnr, hut as an amt an oerillator, aa will I later. There win also be printed a table of symbols used In drawing diagrams and thus the different part* and mate rial* used In these diagram* will he readily understood hy those who are unfamiliar with these terms. GIVE POULTRY MANURE CARE Fertilizer Deteriorates Quickly When Stored tinder Unfavorable Conditions. Poultry manure when properly con served Is a very valuable by-product ot poultry raising, but It deteriorates very’ quickly when stored under unfa vorable conditions. Much of the ni trogen Is lost In the form of ammonia when poultry manure becomes wet. Unless It can be spread on the land Immediately poultry manure should be stored under shelter.—Maryland Bul letin 244. London Profossor Evolves Novel The ory of the Atmospheric Envelope. Electrified dust thrown pff hy the . sun forms an atmospheric envelope about the earth about miles which A. prevents wireless waves-from escaping into infinite space, according to Prof. J.^A. Fleming, University college, Lon don, whose work in wireless is known alT over the world. *, * The screen made hy the dust, he says, acts as a sort of wireless speak ing tube and enables waves used for long-distance Work—which are about ten miles in length—to travel G,000 and 12,000 miles. If it were not for that screen, ac cording to the professor’s theory’, the wireless energy thrown out by the big sending towers would not cling to the earth, but would pass away and be lost. TO ERADICATE PIGEON LICE Dip Birds In Solution of Sodium Flu- orid and Soapy Watfr—Koap Ciosoly Conflnad. CashoroRo a By TW ew trwt* «• mmm€ pra* r*>l *xrm* 0* *m&» «h* hy pri^o t of pNdfi0_pa* j Com (Jet* eradication of pigeon Hot is possible la otto treatment If tflroe- rtoe* far* I shed bj (ho United Slat** Dopanaout of Agrw altar* aro foi fcosod TW ftgnmmn afienid ho dipped a eater tea of 01 **mpr e*ue aad a leeoff dMr fModeea Mat aoo fM 'tap 0 lam fiaaetfi aad , How Big Is an Electron? One very noteworthy experiment !n measuring an electron was performed by an American, Professor Millikan ef Chicago. He Introduced a minute drop of oil of about 1-10,006th Inch In diam eter in a chamber between two plates whose electrical charge was subject to control. The drop of oil waa atroofty I Illuminated and was viewed with ft telescope By cootrplllng the puten- > Uala of the plates th* «41 jdfQP could , be am dp. ti> fall or rto* at will. The drop COfftlnuaUy picked op and loot ' slertruoa. As It picked up aa electron It ■said .pur* taward the pomtive plat* ; Bp carefully efcasrvtac th* acthoa f the firup of «fiL Mllltkaa was akap ut deter - ■sa* very oerarstetj th* rharp* *dd*d ; Jp JB w fla ffifiMta VP sai inffASA* Vewta Coneot Bo Oswiod the FosuWy of AeevvrVwg at a la Balttvoa c*«w*tr there aro otin auuiy rural plesMia. (he aert that whew the hell rtage «• mmm H rlagi far all the nth***, t«M*, refMri* 1 he ladhua a|nJl« Mews. JHat aei’h puirvai la sap- fawed te he h*afennihle and aaawer the phaSM* o*»ly whoa hi* er her euu cull Is gtvvm. klaaf. het*f eat her bstely. a saw* f all rwlt* aad d» the Uoteulag •tuM te perferthSI. A recent gradual* si one mi the ■rteuda received B preoent fr<nu hla “girl** and *ia» one fr«sn aeverul **f the nrighlaira at the ri« r> toi ■ Hat nhen the gtrfa ••ame he decided te thank her right away And he went I* the tetefdeia* and railed her number. He beard central ling her |J»«*ne. and then 1 teintrd alt Hick* hef.are ohr ana*errd him. He knen he had an aodletxe S<» quite politely he said, “N.rw that yisi are all t••getber I want to thank you Individually ami jointly for the nice |»rr**f)ts you seat me for my graduathin*” A Hlletu'e. and then gently six re ceivers clicked hack on their hooks. The hoy. Mtire he had privacy with his girl. Immediately told her what he wished to say about her present. H* kloToC) was Ikartof ItmlMUa. WUn, 0 ITT*, opened a "Teniple of Henlth - 0 le«Pdmt He Iwd roe*ally emmnm fern* A me Hr a and had — iwewheru ydeksd up an elrm«ntary knowledge mi etan trtetty. Mg mt least Ha I* had al hi* t^nplo q ■ hirb. If s rtrh pemsi aleyd 0 M. wna advertised la be a awe rpre. This wunder nmrklag piece of fur niture w*s made hy <u*e In at in. on Itod or lira ham a iwder It wna henn ttfully carved, revered with silk dam ask. aappatied hy 31 gtasa ptllank sad surmounted by a Hebly curved and gill ran*q»y from which riiamwn cur tain* with fringe and taauH were *uu- p ended. In bla advertise meat be rlslamdi “This bed la magnetic** electric, la a neighboring rluart la placed a • vltader by uhlrh I nonmunlcate releatlnl ftru to the hedchamlter. that fluid which animate* and vlvifle* all.” He charged admission to see the bed. To sleep 0 It nut £V> (9236). Ijiter the rate was reduced to £23 ($123). (iraham was a skillful stage-niunuger and made a lot of money with his “celestial bed.” . TIPS FOR FANS e . ■ A meeting of representatives of.Htations within 300 meters of New York and New Jersey was called to prevent radio •‘Jam’.’ in the air. Some of the sweet things that come through must have gummed up the ether. For use across the secondary of a' 1 tuner, such as the honey comb colls, use a condenser of twenty-three plates or less. The less Capacity’ used in the sec ondary circuit, the better will the £et work. J j-If, after wiring up a set, you hear nothing but n steady hum in the receivers, you may be very sure that there is an open circuit somewhere. Tra£o out the wiring carefully and some little fault will present itself. The so-called “spaghetti” tub ing; if placed over bare wire used Jn wiring a set. will im prove the appearance 100 per cent and reduce the danger of short circuits. More and more are the radio fans turning to radio-frequency amplification Instead of audio frequency. The chief reason for this lies In the fact that tn radlofrequenry amplification the Incoming signals are amplified before they reach the detector, where they are rectified, while la audio-frequency they are am plified after reaching the de tector. 0 the first‘awlbod stg ante that are very week are iKWffbC In wheraa* 0 Urn lat ter method they •wpld ftetakiy Bat be hoard. You will find in Postum a delightful and satisfying mealtime beverage, with no element which can harm nerves and digestion—or cause wakeful nights and dull days. Yoar grocer has Postum in two forma: Instant Poatum (in tina) made instantly m the cup by tba. addition of boiling water. Postum Cereal (in pack ages of larger bulk, for those who prefer to make the drink while the mssl is being prepared) mads bf boding for fully 20