OCR Text |
Show THE RICH COUNTY REAPER, RANDOLPH, UTAH Sodium Arsenate Quite Efficient ?) Poison Has Proved to Be Satisfactory' for Grasshopper Bait. of an imperfect mixture are reduced. 3. It is soluble. Therefore every flake of bran moistened is poisoned, doing away with possible erratic re suits. 4. This material is poison and must not be taken internally, but due to its liquid state, there is less possibility of being poisoned with it than wuh white arsenic where large quantities of dust can be breathed. 5. It is easy to measure and handle. 6. It is efficient Experiments show it to be entirely effective when properly applied. George S. Langford, office of Colorado 'State Entomologist Paris green and white arsenic have long been used as the standard poisoning agents in grasshopper baits. As a consequence most farmers have become familiar with these materials. They know that desirable results can usually be obtained. That being the case, most farmers are not prone to make a change to other materials. They always ask the question, Why change to sodium arsenic when I can get results with paris green or white arsenic? Paris Green Costly. Paris green, besides being hard to mix, is entirely too expensive for economical poisoning, therefore should be eliminated. White arsenic is cheap enough, but due to the care required to get the poison evenly distributed In the bait, it is often difficult for the field worker to obtain a perfect mixture. When the mixture Is imperfect, erratic results are sure to be had. The possibilities of arsenical poisoning are also greater when one works with white arsenic extensively. lU Advantages. Sodium arsenate is free from the above criticisms, and has proved to be a most satisfactory and efficient poison. It has the following advantages : 'L It is cheap, reducing the cost of poisoning to a minimum. 2. It is easy to mix. The chances Grind With Electricity Is Cheapest Operation Experiments at Iowa State college lead to the conclusions that the farmer who needs only 100 or 200 bushels ground annually should have it done at a custom mill if within reasonable hauling distance. Where more than 400 bushels are needed per year, the farmer can well afford to own his own equipment and do the grinding work on his farm. Home grinding costs f about that of custom' grinding when more than 700 bushels are ground per year. A small electric grinder will operate from 25 to 35 per cent cheapei than large equipment, especially when arranged for automatic or operation. It is to operate, a smaller transcheaper former can be used with much decreased core loss, and it gives an improved load factor; and better diversified load. one-hal- semi-automat- BEST INSURANCE POSSIBLE FOR DIFFERENT LEGUMINOUS CROPS s Inoculation Is Favored for Growth and Soil Building. It is only a few years ago since a few farmers began rather shamefacedly to coat their alfalfa seed before planting with a thin mud made from earth taken from an old alfalfa field. This was the beginning of the farm practice of inoculating the seed of leguminous crops. In 20 years, we have progressed greatly in this practice and our understanding of it The most successful farmers we know today would not plant alfalfa, soy beans, sweet clover, peas, beans, vetches, or any of the clovers without making certain of inoculation. Science discovered and practice has proved that these crops so Inoculated with beneficial bacteria as to produce numerous root nodules, take extra nitrogen from the air, thereby adding to the soil an excess supply of our most expensive plant food. Inoculation simply means supplying the seed with a start of these bacteria, to render the plant independent of soil nitrogen for its Agricultural Squibs Tipburn of lettuce Is increased by use of fertilizers high In potash. When winter pastures are not available an empty silo means an empty milk pail. It pays to buy and plant the best, as good crops are largely dependent on the use of good seed. If your house looks bare and uninviting, plant trees, but not too many, and not squarely in front of the house. Preparation for growing sweet clover should begin at least six months before the crop is seeded., , Raspberries, both red and black, Good water wet feet. must be supplied, either by drainage natural or tile drainage.' cant stand growth. With inoculation, legumes are soil builders and, other conditions being favorable, grow thriftily. Without inoculation, they deplete the soil of nitrogen the same as any other crop and unless other conditions are unusually favorable, grow unthriftilj or not at all. There are different good methods of inoculation. Commercial inoculation is reliable and easy to use. The soil transfer method is effective but more trouble. If you buy inoculator, specify the kind of crop you want to use it for, and you will get the right sort. By whatever method, do not try to inoculate soy beans with earth from an alfalfa field or inoculator meant for vetch. Jt requires a different kind of a bug for different groups of legumes. Satisfactory Ration for Work Horses Is Outlined Even though work horses are fed plenty of grain they will not keep in good shape if their ration is not properly balanced. Oats and prairie hay make a satisfactory ration, but corn and prairie hay are not good. When corn 'is the only grain fed, at least half the hay should be alfalfa or clover. If rieither alfalfa nor clover hay is used, the ration of corn and prairie hay may be balanced by feeding a small amount of cottonseed or linseed meal. The amount of meal needed to balance the corn and prairie hay ration will vary from one and a half to two pounds daily, depending on the ' weight of the horse. Improved Roads Needed for Operation of Farm For economical operation of spray rigs, farm roads should be kept in good condition. An occasional dragging is not alone necessary for this, in addition to dragging it is necessary to have the road well drained, find that It pays to j Many growers own a ditcher. They use this for their peach orchards to keep the drainage in good shape and then use it in keeping their roads well ditched. Spray rigs are heavy and dragging them around, through the mud is hard on teams and expensive in time. mtkk ! Busy day ahead? Begin it right with Post Toasties Theres an ample store ofbrisk new energy in each crisp, appetizing mouthful. Easily digested energy that turns quickly into zest for the days work. And its so good to eat! Pour the crumbly, golden brown flakes out of the handy package into the saucer Then add cream and sugar if you like. Weve found that rich, natural corn flavor and the toasted crispiness make a perfect combination. Everyone likes it! Ask your grocer for the genuine Post Toasties in the red and yellow package., Postum Company, Inc, Battle Creek, Mich. i Electricity Great Aid to Market Gardeners Da Vinci Learning Leonardo da Vinci drew a map of the globe, said to be the first to Include Electrical gardening has proved to America, and also showing an imag be a practical and economically profit- inary Antarctic continent Even before able occupation in Sweden. Although Columbus sailed from Spain Leonardo the recent winter was one of the not only maintained that the earth hardest in history, such garden prod- was round, but calculated its diameter ucts as raspberries, cu- to be more than 7,000 miles. The accumbers and the most delicate of gar- tual diameter, as now accepted, is den flowers have been available at all roughly 7,900 miles. times. In the gardens near Hamling-by- , a small town north of Stockholm, Eager for It 10,000 tulips, 1,500 Lemuel shuffled Into the employment and 1,500 hyacinths were raised dur- office down in Savannah one morning ing January, all In ground electrically and said hopefully: heated and under the artificial light Don spose you don know nobody of electric lamps. The operating ex- as don want nobody to do nothin, pense of the electrical system was does you? ' found to be negligible. The most difficult phase of the work is found in If one has no vanity, he cant be supplying various types of plants with stabbed in it the particular variety of light which they require, the lamps suitable for roses, for example, being unsuited to the development of carnations. There are 300 stations in Sweden, all of which are carrying on experiments in the arti-- ' ficial production of flowers and vegetables. home-grow- n cool Do not wait to See if a new weed will be a bad one before destroying it Endless trouble and annoyance later may be- avoided by promptly billing , weeds In new infestations. . - j Wet weather favors the blotch, while dry weather tends to hold it in check. In orchards where twig cankers are abundant, however, dry weather will not prevent damage to the fruit and foliage. Plant Food Will Make ' Crops More Pleasing Not What He Meant He To avoid being an old maid, would you go so far as to marry a darned fool? , She This is so sudden I We are too easily offended at opinions that differ from ours. Why should we care? Health Giving ranmsUnfimi All Winter Long The Devil to Pay Judge Thomas F. Graham of San Francisco was talking at a dinner party about marriage. ' Woman has come Into her own, he said, but Henry Ward Beechers dictum about marriage is as true today as it was a generation ago. Beechers dictum, you know, was f this: A marriage between a young man and a young woman is made by God, between ' an old man and a young woman it is made by the world, between an old woman and a young man it is made by the devil." Detroit Free Press. Palm MSipirlhQies In next to no time not ode pesky mosquito will live if yon spray Hit. Keep doors and windows closed a few moments so Hit has its full effect. Fill room with . floating vapor. Every mosquito will die. Hit also kills flies, roaches, bed bugs and ants. Guaranteed, or money back. . 0 J t m How Rashes do Itch BATHE them freely with Cuticura Soap and hot water, dry gently, and apply Cuticura Ointment. It is surprising bow quickly the irritation and itching stop and after a few treatments the rash disappears. There is nothing better for all forms of skin troubles. Soep 25c. Ointment 25c. and 50c. Talcum 25c. Sample each free. W. JL SpringVN W. N. U., Salt Lake City, No. " wood-turnin- pn CALIFORNIA ' Good Old Hickory , , The makfng of hickory handles, an activity of the g indusOn soils that are full of plant food, Is carried on mostly in the south try, the crops will grow quickly and more em Appalachians and the lower Mis succulent. The individual plants will basin. Hickory is a native sissippi grow larger and freer from fiber and of the United States, and the wood is thus be much more desirable for table more suitable than others for the use. ' This applies more particularly handles of tools. Approximately 8,000,-00to salad crops like cabbage, celery, wood shafts will be used this year, spinach, etc. The very best kind of requiring a total of 27,000,000 board root crops will be produced on such feet of lumber. soils. The radishes thus grown will be less peppery and free from fiber The climate on the moon ranges the kind that fairly snap when you from .boiling hot in the sun to about Beets carand one of them. bite 100 degrees below zero in the unlightwill because tender be too, rots, they ed regions. have made a quick growth. - Marvelous Climate Good Ho tela Tourist Camps Splendid Roads Gorgeous Mountain Views. The wonderful desert resort of the West Write Cree A Chaffer KiMs electro-horticultur- I temperature (just above freezing) and a somewhat moist atmosphere is needed in storage for cabbage. celery, Chinese cabbage, kohl ' rabi. and the root crops. A I 1929.P. Co.. Inc. J "Cuticura, Dept. 87, Malden, Mass. 32-19- 29. |