This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Bagworms and plant pests hit the yard in spring
Bagworms are hatching signaling a need for early spray on junipers cedars and evergreens with chemicals such as Sevin Dursban Diazinon Cygon Defend Dylox Malathion Toxaphane or Orthene Complete coverage now and repeat in 10 days if infestation persists Sycamore Anthracnose disease on sycamores causes leaf drop and cankers control with Benlate Bordeaux lime sulfur or Citcop when buds swell Cedar apple rust on apples crabapples and hawthorns linked to cedar galls requires Zineb Ferban in April May Watermelon wilt follows sun from chilling injury Strawberries face fruit rot from rain with Captan or Benlate and slugs controlled by Methaldehyde bait New plantings should use ball and burlap or containerized stock Red eyed Locust emergence requires limited control Levin used at 3-4 day intervals with caution