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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1883
Page
3
The May bulletin from the New York Geneva station reports seedling variations in tomato and other vegetables, including cotyledon count, leaf shapes, and fruit cell structure. It discusses species distinctions, seed vitality, and possible links between seedlessness and vigor, with notes on related beetle behavior and control methods.
A friend advises approval of scraping old trees when needed to remove loose scales. Use a scraper or old hoe, avoid injuring healthy bark on young trees, and treat the scraped trunk with a thin paint wash before rains. In time the trees appear with mahogany trunks.
The Corn Root Worm, a large beetle nicknamed by entomologists as Déabotica tonghornie, has been identified as a major corn pest by SHYS Professor Papenoe of Kansas. Known for years in eastern Kansas, it feeds on silks and clusters on thistles, sunflowers, and flowers of Simpson weed, squash, and pumpkin vines, with abundance noted despite only mild silk damage.
Weeds sprout first after plowing seedbeds as dormant seeds awaken with soil disturbance. Timely harrowing after planting helps crops gain a stronger start. The writer vents about Wilson Strawberry as overestimated and discusses Albany, Captain Jack, and new varieties like Ladies' Pine and Ladies' Pole, promising future reports from Canada and Rural World.
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