Show hie people have responded well hie people of washington co davs responded well to the call of the nation A visit to the big plains iesals the fact that there ire 0 er one thousand acres of wheat which will beld on an average of 17 bushels per acre some of it will go ab high as 25 to 30 bushels all can bo made to yield more with proper methods of tillage the people of section are not aware of the fact that preparedness is jubac as essential in harvesting a crop as in planting it fifty per cent of their grain should now be in the stack and not people every day you to great losses come on let 8 gather that crop we all need it to the other people who raise fruit let me say this county has done little spraying we need to awaken our fruit inspector and the people raising fruits the wooly aphis red spider green aphis and codling moth are carrying oil the farmers profits our almonds are dying for the red spider is sapping the life from the trees while we sleep and set idly by tho beans are not doing well because this little pest is permitted to live get a sparks sulphur machine of hammer bay co oakland cal and ue dry sulphur for beans getting rid of the spider for the al monds apply sulphur at the rate of abne ounce to one quart of water and spray on trees here is the recipes for the aphis in any form plant lice whale oil soap one gallon to 6 to 8 gallons of water sprayed on plants tobacco one pound of tobacco to 2 gallons of water boil the tobacco in the water for 20 minutes when coli the decoction should be applied und eluted using as a spray kerosene emulsion bar 1 soap i pound boiling water 1 gallon kerosene 2 gallons dissolve the soap in the water add the kerosene away from the fire churn thoroughly until a creamy emulsion is formed for killing plant lice on foliage dilute with 30 to 40 gallons of water I 1 OR sulphur apply at the rate of 1 once to a gallon of water or any multiple of these figures sprinkle or spray on plants look at your potatoes and see if they are turning brown if so dig up one or more cut the stem aud eighth of an inch if brown ish color is found potatoes aie diseased do not plant this tape of potato another searf it never ma it baights blights ts your potatoes rot and you have to dig them before vou should the fire blight is in the county commonly called pear blight the affected parts should be removed fioro the trees and bained one word about drying fruit more caio is needed in handling our fruit in drying we leave it in the open to files moths and other enemies and then expect to sell or eat our product all types of germs can bodaken bo taken into the system the state law wilfoot permit any such products to go on the market and prevention preen tion is better than cure get a screen of some kind and keep the hies off drying fruit the field agent will hereafter be in the city room of the county court house each saturday for the benefit of farmers who wish to confer with him on farm problems you are welcome come in DAVID GOULEY county agent |