Show j 1 Tomato Plants Had Poor Start Tomato plants rot ot of off oil to a very cry poor start this y year r leaving mg- mg many punts in m most field fields These being in m a weakened ed condition they cannot withstand nd the he effects of dis- dis disease dis disease ease ease ase and insect p ts is which contant- contant lr ly work ork upon th crops It IS ne neat t to ble bic for these kind of plants to 1 recover under these unfavorable conditions I Not all know lat at the white hIte fly which causes the top damage of sugar b beets ets o 0 causes the so 50 caned called western y law blight of to tomatoes tomatoes tomatoes matoes The plan plane turns yellow ello the leaves lea curl and th 0 plant makes lIttle growth groth gro th Some gr growers ers vers a are re spra spraying mt wIth black leaf 40 This ma may do dolittle dolittle little good for it Is is s a contact spray ra and must hit then to kill The leaf leafhopper leafhopper leafhopper hopper will ilk ilk-el likely just dust hop from plant to plant ahe ahead d of you hon n you spray spra Should the I be present how ho hoe however however 40 will control e ever eer er the black 1 f these insects It will be remembered thit th these are th l small flat fiat insects green color and so close to the leaves that they are hard to find which took n nearly arly the entire potato crops of 1927 1027 and 1928 1028 They were ere on the tom toma- toma tomatoes toma tomatoes man of these fields toes as well and many were ele sprayed They are lre now doing much damage to potatoes p and may mav be present on tomatoes toes Dr B L Richards Richards plant tholo p st gist and George Kno Knowlton Hon assIstant entomologist both of the a agricultural al college spent ii day in l the county count with county agent DeLore week investigating these trou trou- troubles trou- trou troubles troubles bles They reported that experiments ments are being made m on control work of both the Teat eaf hopper and the Until something more de- de defate dc fate is worked out by they to make recommendations recommendations It hons Dr Richards suggests thit th important for growers gro to keep was the tomato plants as vigorous as pos possIble possible sable sIble even tho necessary to IrrIgate I earlier than usua l usual and to give plenty must The Thc plants of cultivation be kept growing nf if possible H II P Mathews grO dIStrIct agricultural ms inspector or DeLore N Nicholl chol county cOUnt agent 4 |