The Barnwell people-sentinel. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1925-current, May 30, 1929, Image 3
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THE ASPARAGUS BEETLE.
A New Destructive Pest in Barn
well County.
M. H. Brunson, Extension Ento
mologist, has been in Barnwell Coun
ty with County Agent H. G. Boylston,
investigating the asparagus beetle
outbreak and has the following to
say:
“The asparagus beetle, a recent ad
dition to the number of destructive in
sects in South Carolina within the
last few weekSi This insect has not
been known by entomologists to occur
in this State previous to this year;
however, there might have been re
stricted infestations mot reported.
According to reports, it now occurs in
Barnwell, Bamberg and Orangeburg
Counties and it seems reasonably
safe to predict that it will spread rap
idly to other counties where aspara
gus is grown.
“It is fairly easy to determine the
presence of the asparagus beetle be
cause of its conspicuous forms. The
larvae, or grub, is dark olive in color
and is about one-fourth inch long when
fully grown. Adults are About one
fourth inch long with dark blue mark
ings and reddish borders on its back.
All stages of the insect feed on the
foliage of the plant.
“The importance of controlling the
insect for the rest of the growing
season can not be over-emphasized, as
the growth of the plants this season
will determine the yield next season.
The pest may be controlled by using POISON THE BOLL WEEVIL
the following methods:
“Dust affected plants with a mixture
of lead arsenate one part and hydrat
ed lime six parts, or calcium arsenate
one part and hydrated lime seven
parts, while covered with dew, using
10-12 pounds of the dust on each
acre, making two or three applications
at 10 day intervals. It is important
that several applications be made as
those immature stages hatching from
eggs will be killed by the additional
applicatiohis as well as the adults not
killed by previous applications. Cot-
AND SAVE THE COTTON
ton duster* may be used to sppty dust 4fice wi th in-tructions ontHncd by au-
to large* plants while small plants set
out this year may be dusted by using
a thin cheese cloth sack.
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P. A. PRICE. Manager.
Clemeon College—It is a certainty
that the-boll weevil will be with us
rays H. M. Brunson, extension entomo
logist, and it seems safe to predict
that it will attack cotton throughout
the State without, respect of persona.
.While farmers appreciate that de-’
struction by this pest can be effectualA
ly reduced by using poison as recom
mended by entomologists, occasional
ly farmers get no benefits because
the methods used are not in accord
thorities on this subject.
Before a farmer plans to poison,
Mr. Bruneon suggests that his indi-
Garlic Flavor Is
Quickly Detected
Several growers in this county situation shouU be studied very
have used the undiluted calcium ar- carefully> keepin g in mind ^ it
senate without harmful affect* to the t0 jf the , and u sufficicnt i y
plants. If the undiluted form ]* used ferti i e t0 a ^ crop of rot .
do not apply over four or five pounds ton without weevils pre(!ent and jf
to an acre as under certain atmospher- the farming ortranization is such that
ic cond.tions burmng may result from inatructiong for Mntrolling the weevil
Uie use of large quantities. -By H. G. rar ^ fo]lowed to the ]etter Eithpr
oj 3 on, oun y gen . poisoned malasses or calcium arsen-
ate dust or both may be used. While
calcium arsenate dust is more effec
tive than poisoned syrup, according to
data secured in South Carolina con
siderable returns may be expected
from the proper application of poison-
Best Way to Control Bad ' ed molasses. Thirteen experiments
Tastes in Milk From Cows t 1 " . in thePee J )ee f xpOTime v nt
Station using poisoned molasses gave
Is to Prevent Them. an .average net gain of $12.21 per
acre. Early applications of dust gave
approximately the same returns.
Milk containing objectionable flavors Thirty-five experiments using calci-
probably causes ns serious losses to um arsenate duet after ten per cent
the American dairy industry as the of the squares had been punctured
production of milk that sours, accord- gave an average net gain of $28.78
ing to C J. Babcock, of the United per acre. Though it is quite evident
States Departm<y.t of Agriculture. that t h e calcium arsenate dust gives
Dairymen, he say's, are giring conslil- 1 neatest return, poisoned svrup is
enable attention to keeping their pmd. | d tQ ^ rot havinK ade _
nets sweet, but are not paying as I " . . . . .
much attention to the flavor and odor, m * C ,ner ^ or
Yet n pleasing flavor will have a tend- I 1 ** " lrn dust..
ency to extend their market through | Th° Division of Publications, Clem-
Increased consumption. | s °n College, will send free Extension
Circular 95. “Controlling the Boll
Weevil,” which gives the recommend
ed instructions for fighting the pest.
(Prepared by the United States Department
of- Agriculture.)
the
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Barnwell, S. C.
Work Vary Quickly.
Two weeds—garlic, or wild onion,
and bltterweed—are of considerable
economic Importance In affecting milk
flavor to many dairy regiotia. Garlic,
or wild onion, has almost instantane
ous effect. Experiments carried on by
the bureau of dairy Industry show
that garlic flavor can lie detected In
milk drawn from a cow one minute
after she has consumed one-half pound
of garlic tops, and in milk drawn twp
minutes after she has Inhaled garlic
odor for ten minutes. It la necessary
to remove cows from garlic-infested
pastures from four to seven hours be
fore milking to prevent the garlic fla
vor In the milk. Bltterweed, fou^d
particularly In the South, makes tin
milk bitter, and. unlike most feeds, the
effect of eating bltterweed doe* not
pass away between milkings.
“The only method of preventing bit
ter milk In sections where this weed
Is abundant,** says Mr. Babcock, “is to
keep cows off Infested pasture until
the weeds can be exterminated.’* ,
Bast Way to Control.
“The best way to control off flavors
in milk Is to prevent them,’* says Mr.
Babcock. “In the production of palat
able milk preventive measures are al
ways best. Therefore dairymen should
(1) feed milk-tainting feeds Just after
milking, (2) keep cows and barns
clean, (3) properly ventilate cow sta
bles. and (4) aerate milk in order to
decrease the intensity of feed and
barn taints Finally, prompt cooling
and storing of milk at a low tem
perature will retard the development
of flavors and odors from biological
action.**
Frost-Proof Com Is
. Grown in Illinois
Tests Indicate New Variety
Will Yield Largely.
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Frost-proof corn which will with
stand a tem|ieratur«» of 27 degrees, has
been successfully produced In McLean
county, Illinois, by Dr. Janies It. IIol-
bert, expert In charge of the Funk ex
perimental farms.
In addition to being highly resistant
to cold weather, the new strain has
shown Itself to be less susceptible to
the corn borer and flourishes during
drought when other strains die. Pre
liminary tests Indicate that the new
kind of com will yield an average of
18 bushels to the acre more than or
dinarily good corn. While the new
seed bos not yet been produced In
sufficient quantities to be marketable.
Doctor Holbert told an Interviewer
from the Farm and Fireside that he
is making every effort to perfect it.
He recommends that when sufficient
seed Is available that a whole town
ship be planted so that there can be
no cross pollenlzation from inferior
fields.
The cold-resisting corn was grown
only after years of experiments In
which more than $250,000 was spent.
To hasten the experiments, Holbert
Invented a refrigeration machine
which can be lowered over four hills
of corn at one time and the desired
temperature secured. Cold tests are
made both at the beginning of the
seed’s growth and at ripening time.
^JDoctor Holbert declared that com
floes not necessarily have to be frosted
to be stopped from ripening or killed.
Some com crops, he added, were
found to be unable to resist a tem
perature of 42 degrees.
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A cow must have three quarts of
water for every quart of milk she
produces.
. • « •
Farmers who have had the most ex
perience are frank to say they never
had too much silage.
Qood br
hand in h
combination
jng and good feeding go
Success depends upon
of the two.
Soft com may often be due directly
to lack of fertility In the soil, accord
ing to crop specialists of Iowa State
college. y
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Too rapid drying of ordinary con
crete removes water that la needed in
the process of setting and weakens
the concrete.
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Raising good crops is no longer the
only job of the tinner. These days
he vost figure also on making some
m whst he has raised.
Control of bindweed by prevention
of its spread is the next best thing to
complete eradication for checking the
ravages of this weed pest.
“Since the killing of bindweed with
sodium chlorate as a spray should be
practiced only under the supervision
of the county agent or some leader who
has received special ttnlnlng In han
dling the chemical, it Is advisable to
handle bindweed patches by prevent
ing spread,” suggests E. H. Teagarden,
bindweed specialist, extension service,
Kansas State Agricultural college. It
is possible that more new patches of
bindweed start from seed than from
all other sources. For this reason, ev
ery effort should be expended to pre
sent the bindweed plants from produc
ing seed.**
Blowing of bindweed patches at the
time the first blooms appear is recom
mended by the specialist. Subsequent
surface cultivations may be made at
any time after growth is resumed.
When the plants start to bloom, plow
again and prevent the plants from
producing seed.
Teagarden cautions farmers having
trouble with bindweed against the long
life of the seed. It may live in the
soil eight or ten years or even more
before growth starts. For this reason
any seed prevented from forming will
lessen the eradication problem to a
great extent.
Guard Plants and Trees
Against Japanese Bugs
By C. H. Zimmer. Supervisor Japanese
Beetle Control. New York State.
The Department of Agriculture finds
that plants and trees can be sprayed
with an arsenical poison and be suc
cessfully protected against the attacks
of fae Japanese beetle. From the
standpoint of the production of fruit
or protection of shade trees, this In
sert does not offer a menace which
cannot be prevented or controlled. To
prevent Injury by Japanese beetles or
other leaf eaters, the foliage should
be sprayed w ith a mixture of 3 pounds
of powdered arsenate of lead and 2
pounds of flour to 50 gallons of water.
Mix the arsenate of lead and flour
dry, then add water to make a paste,
dilute \and strain into the spray tank. 1 ^
In order to protect the foliage and
fruit from the attacks of the Japanese
beetle. It Is necessary to have the
spray applied before the plants be
come infested. The exact time for do
ing this varies somewhat with the sea
son.
If the tender foliage of peach trees
Is to he sprayed, the poisons should
be applied one-half the strength above
mentioned.
Use Only Pure Chemicals
in Treating Grain Seeds
Good grades of formaldehyde and
cop|>er carbonate must be used In
treating seed or the smuts of grain
will not he cured. Careful treating Is
necessary but It Is also essential to
use good chemicals. Plant disease
specialists at urtlversTty Tnrur say tirat
formaldehyde should be 40 per cent
commercially pure. It should be a
clear colorless liquid. If It Is cloudy i
or contains a white flakey substance \
or has been frozen It should not be i
used for treating seed. It evaporates
rapidly and if left exposed to the air
becomes so w’enk that It Is non effec
tive. Copper carbonate dust must con
tain a sufficient amount of copper In
a form that Is sufficiently active to kill
smut spores, but not so strong that it ,
will kill the wheat sprouts. Reliable
Arms manufacture a dust that will *
serve tills purpose. Copper carbonate
is mixed with a “base” that is fluffy
and loose to facilitate proper mixing.
Gritty, heavy copper carbonate dust
should not be used.
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Infirm Swarm of Bees
Experienced bee keepers have found
that it rarely pays to keep a queen
over two years old, some advocate re
queening every year. One thing Is
certain, the queen is about alt ttrerrls
to a swarm of bees. A prolific queen
means a large swarm by the time the
honey flow comes on; while a weak
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Practical Method for
Setting Out Any Tree
When you set out an apple tree, or
any other kind of fruit tree, dig the
hole big enough so you can spread the
rootss out on all sides; also deep
enough so that the roots will be a
few inches deeper than they were in
the nursery row. Another important
thing to remember is: Keep the roots
of sny tree you expect to grow covered
so the sun can't shine on them at any
time while setting oat Keep your
trees In a barrel pulled around on a
stone boat, witli enough water in the
barrel to covei the roots, or If you
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lap, and never, never carry
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