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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1910
Page
6
A detailed description of the grape berry moth life cycle in May through September, including two broods, their feeding on buds and berries, the resulting fungal infections, and timing for arsenite of lead sprays for first brood control. Also includes guidance on strawberry plant care and winter salt provisions for domestic stock.
The asparagus beetle is a pest and hard to fight. Clean cutting in ridge culture reduces it in spring, but later harm comes from slugs or larvae. Poultry eat mature insects if allowed in a garden bed. Pumpkins for fall feed. Sow pumpkin seed. pumpkins are valued for stock, especially dairy animals, hogs and cows. They mix well with dairy feed. Baskets for berries. For red raspberries order pint baskets instead of quarts. smaller packages aid fruit handling and profits.
Market observations describe pruning and packing methods for plums including quart berry wox and Jersey peach baskets. Additional notes cover melon vine dieback, California poultry farm plans, root celery prep, and buttermilk remedies for sheep ticks and horses.
Vermont experiment station researchers led by Professor W Stuart explore anaesthetics to boost plant growth. German botanist Johannson reported in 1900 that ether and chloroform during plant rest shorten dormancy and trigger earlier shoot growth, though his mechanism remains unclear.
In a London Family feature Dr Vaughan Cornish notes Atlantic waves over forty feet high with crest to crest lengths of 660 feet and southern Indian Ocean waves reaching 780 feet. He records Atlantic wave speeds up to 38 mph with 44 mph winds and Bournemouth breakers in 1898 reaching 67 mph with 1,000 foot lengths, and another 1899 sighting at 78.5 mph.
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