Preventing Peach Borer With Newspapers And Cement
J B Smith of the New Jersey station reports experiments on protecting peach trees from the peach borer. Newspapers and hydraulic cement mixed with skim milk provide best overall economy and durability, with newspapers favored for older trees. Examinations yearly are needed as some borers may enter above the protected point. For trees under three years old, paper is less costly. cement is cheaper on small trees but time of application is longer for large trees. For trees over three years, recommend newspapers with May wrapping and June to August treatments including Bordeaux mixture with reduced copper and added Paris green. Trunk above the paper can be protected with additional sprays. Sugar Beet piece notes Colorado sugar beet industry and plant costs. large factories cost about $500,000 for 6,000 acres, smaller plants around $100,000 with higher per-pound costs.
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J. B. Smith
New Jersey
Colorado
W. W. Cooke
Irrigation Review
Cultivation of Ginseng Requires Special Care and Patience
A Fireside Magazine view notes ginseng exports from the United States are far below claimed and warns large scale cultivation is difficult. It advises seed age, storage, forest-like soil, shade, hand weeding, and yearlong care before any payout, with profits mainly from a few late seeds after five to six years.
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Arn and Fireside
United States
America
Fertilizer Ingredient Trade Values From New Hampshire College
A table of wholesale trade values for fertilizer raw materials used by farmers. Listings cover nitrogen in cottonseed meal linseed meal castor pomace and various bone meals fish meals blood products nitrate salts and phosphoric and potash compounds with prices per pound or percent values. Values reflect large lot prices at principal New England trade centers.
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New Hampshire College
New England
The Squash Bug a Garden Pest Remedy
The squash bug is a serious garden pest with adults attacking tender plants as they emerge. New Hampshire station finds no cure beyond placing shingles or Lourds near hills to lure and destroy broods, with daily morning inspections to reduce winter brood and protect foliage.
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New Hampshire
Parasite Helps Control Caterpillars In Orchards
A correspondent notes Tachina flies parasitize caterpillars, reducing damage in Connecticut orchards. After years of neglect and caterpillar ravages, numbers diminished over four seasons with last year showing only a few early spring moths that died before maturity. The eggs hatch and the larvae feed on the hosts, curbing the pest.
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Connecticut
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Ben Holzman
Louisiana
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