South Bend News-Times, Volume 37, Number 192, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 10 July 1920 — Page 16

AGRICULTURE

INFORMATION FOR FARMERS AND 0RCHARD1STS STOCK-RAISING

WHEAT MIDGET IS DAMAGING WHEAT CROP IN STATE

Uniquo American Poaco

PildrimaG to Jurop

New Rival of IIrs?ian Fly Causes the Kernels to Shrivel.

LAr.VTETTK. In'! . July The wheat midge, frequent',;, ailed 'Tf! wfvH", has hern found in many parts of the state i 1 i r I n : the l'st fo'.v n-rcks, ar.'I thrrat r.s to I ' -crime almost as dani; roas to the whr.it crop as th' Hessian fiy. ardlnjr to a statement made at purflu unl'. rsi'y. Th- ins t atta-ks-the yo-ir.c: wheat Kram, s ;cks. th Juice from it ar.'I causes the kernel to shrivel, although damage ceas. s whm the kernel riper.s. an-onllim to Prof. A. T. Wlanckn, heul of the .oils ar.'I crops department. Th wheat midge Diplosas trili- ' ), soraetirnes ealh-d r i w -viI. is alarmingly prevalent in some what :!elds this year and is threat. iiir.tr tu become a S'rioUH pest of the wheat . rop that mav ?e almost as trouMeK.me as the Ilf.iaii f.y. which belongs to the same family of ins-ets.'' said Prof. Wiancko. "The adult, a tiny and very active i!y. lays its ci;w In "the irrvie.-.s of the wheat h. ad as soon, a it appears. The eggs hutch in :i .bort time ami the oung larva, which is rt ddish-orange in color and ahout one-tenth of an inch Ion it. enters !.ftw'- the glumes to the young, developing kernel upon which it fee. Is by sucking the juPt or mill: and causing more or b-.-s s.rr'veling of the kernel. The llamas eases when the kernel betrint; to harden. After that the larva normall leaves the head and kuc down into the ground where it goes Into the pupa stage over the winter, emerging in the spring as a small V in time to uttaek the next wheat rrop The rnidge does not injure wheat after it is rip' ven though Mum- of the. larva may sMM be 1 resent. Tho lie-t Hi'iiuiiy. The best remedy against it is deep fall plowing of wheat stubble lanfl to bury the insect in the pupu Hage ho deeply that it cannot emerge in the spring. Wheat chart :.nri screenings from infected fields should be destroyed. Rotation of crops so that wheat will never follow wheat on the same held also ma help to avoid propagation of wheat midge. About the- only other way to deal with it is to quit growing wheat for a year or two. but in order to make this method erf -the the whole- community must stop rating wheat because the lly is very active and readily moves from hr'.d to field. 'In this part of the country where clover is oftm seeded In wheat the fall plowing remedy is not vory practirable because it means destroying the young clover or giving up the attempt to grow clover after wheat, but such a course may become necessary where the inject r,ts mtv troublesome. AnM.i.r folution would be to give wheat a different place- in the rotation. One thln that every farmer can do Is to- practice, crop rotation so as not to have whe.it follow wheat immcdiatclv I would not wonder but what "the practice of growing wheat after wheat, which has been followcd in some cases in the last couple of vears on account of the great demand for wheat, may be respondb!o for the great development of this serious enemy of the wheat crop..' SITEET CLOVER IS DEEDED OS FARMS

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INSECTS COME IN COLORS

State Entomologist Warns of

to Plaut

Life.

Change

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SPRAY COWS TO KILL FLIES Dairy Extension Man Gives Recipes to Repel Pests.

1 is now an established fact that more swict clover is needed i American (arm?, t-ut the trouble has silw-av been that in order to make ;t money crop out of sweet ciov. -r u nas necrsviry to cut the stacks m .r.ler to harve.-t ihe .-ee.I at the sicrifice of the preen manure winch so valuablo in soil building. A Sprintu ld. Illinois farmer. Mr. r, I Iuedke. wishing to keep the v'talks of sweet clover 0:1 the land and at the same time save the septi. has invented a very cb v. r ues. e for harvesting and threshing tb.e nweet clover seed in one ..perati'n. He stys that the lirst machine that '. t. lilt tald for itself in four .lays. The machine stands up hiuh rouch to l end over the top the Hweei lover plant, strippinu tht m of a'l eeils which are thv. -!o d md s.teked on tho machine It is l-ro-pfiled by foir h'-r-.-s .ok of the machine and is said to be r.ut coientifts from th- I j;iei-.-ity of Illinois have watched the ,; , ration ,f this o-.itf.t ar-.d piono.ir.ee it to be vjHt the thine the sa. ; tlover farm-.-r needs. The !irt crop can be cut ,ir foliage the same as altalfa an.t the seed cn-p all-wed to come on 1,1 V; wee t clover .- a long hYshy taproot with nitrogen kit lu-.in r.oduh s which make it one . f the most ya.titMe lecumos. The old method of saving seed was to cut the mvc. t Clover with a mower of grain binder and thre?h the seed, but the new invention nermit.s the grower to make n double pro:;!. In other words, he can -i:.tt His Cake and Keep If.

The general discontent and unrest among dairy cows now is due to the extremely hot weather and 'he common stable lly. Iarkened hat ns. well shaded pastures and s-tabling of the rows during the heat of the day will help solve the heat problem. The Hies may be eontrolk-d largely by (leaning the stable daily and sprinkling the manure with lime and spraving the cows with a Py repellent solution, according to H. I). Canan ,of the dairy extension department of l'urdue University, "it is be to spray twice a day

; alter the morning milking and im1 mediately before the evening." said jMr. Canan. "However, if this cannot be done it is advisable to use only the evening spray, which also j may be applied with a, brush or a I sponge." ! Any of the prepared solutions on I the market are more or ltsd effecj tive, but because of their expense, J it frequently is better to make a j solution at home. .1'crosene cnuilI sion. one of the cheapest and most I effective, may he mae.v by Iis'.l in; j;. pound of yellow snip p.; a gallon j of soft water heated to the bolliru i point. To this, add two gallons of jketosenc in a barrel so that the so1 lution may he stirred vigorously. Di

lute the mixture with six gallons of water. This solution will spray 10 0 it us-. 1'i-r fewer i-o.vs, use less ma-

! terial in iroiorilon to the number ! of animals. j Another Kood spray recommend d ' is a mixture of 4 1-2 quarts of coal I tar dij). 4 1--' quarts of fish oil. 3 j quarts of kerosene. ;t quarts of whale j oil, 1 1-2 quarts of oil of tar and : J pounds of laundry soap. The soup ! should be dissolved in water. Add ' the ingredients and bring the whole ' up to ü u gallons with luke warm soft water. This entire amount can be prepared at one time and held over from one spraying to another ' while the kerosene must bo used ! as it is made.

OLDEST ELECTRIC ELEVATED RAILWAY IS NOW DESTROYED

Windy City Rail Officials Make Way For More Modern Improvements. CHICAGO, July 9. The oldest electric elevated road In the world, according to local accounts, has recently been junked here, to make way for moro modern methods. It was a freight line in the plant of Armour and Co. at the stock yards. Previous to its construction in 1$'J2 a steam elevated road and been tried out. New York city had started its lirst elevated road in lSt6-7. The first means of transportation on that line was cable. Tile New York line ran until 1.S71 and then broke down financially. It resumed in 187G. Chicago later began building a steam elevated road, construction starting in December, ISS'j. (n June 6. 1 S fj 2 . in jjood season for the world fair of the next year, the lirst section was put into operation. I'irst i:icntcI. Three years later the lirst electric passenger elevated In Chicago started and this was probably the I i r t t of the kind in the country. The freight elevated ut the packing plant had then three years operation behind ft. The packer elevated was installed as- the answer to great congestion following on delivery by truck in the plant. Andrew J. ?hillinglawt the company's lirst superintendent of electricians, worked out the elevated idea to haul food products from railway yards to plant and back again. There were seven trolley curs. 030 trailers and three miles of overhead wires and tracks. Electric tractors have been found to do the same work with a saving of 16 per cent and 60 of them have been put in.

ning to call soon as the Two mm nrj nro'Ud

out their non-layers as egg production slumps, hi YVashltigl n county in the. 100 bushel corn

A veritable color scheme in plant lice is affecting various flowers, trees

and garden plant life .and there Is I

danger of considerable damage being done .especially to tomato and potato vines, if control measures pro not employed, reports from over the state to the office cf the entomoogist, under the department of conservation, indicate. The louse is a soft-bodied insect, and easily controlled, says Trank ". Wallace, state entomologist, who recommends remedial measures through spraying. The lice massing on the golden rod are' bright red in color; those on the sunllowers are black, and some green in hue. have attacked the spirea. Green lice, mottled with brown and red. appear on the larvae of maple trees; a white, wooly variety on elm trees and the most destructive of the species, the king and green kind, have appeared on tomato and potato vines. The last name ! are the most serious, for they suck the Juices and cause the plant to wilt. The lice also secrete a substance known as honey dew. about which flies and bees will swarm. This honey '."w, when gathered by bees, practica.!! makes the honey product of a bee colony unfit for edible purposes. According to Mr. Wallace, a mold often grows on the honey dew mass, closing the breathing i'ores of the affected plant, unc causing the leaves to drop off. A control for this insect pest is one pound of fish oil soap, mixed in six gallons of water, and used as a spray. A second remedy suggested is one fluid ounce of nicotine sulphate to six gallons of water. When the latter solution is used, it is advisable that an ounce of any kind of laundry soap be dissolved in the P ray, as it will have a tendency to spread over and adhere to the leaves having a smooth surface.

It will pay you to wait until next week before purchasing footwear. Ileltner's have ready an announcement that will make ordinary shoe sales look insignificant. 6762-tf

Ladies Keep Your Skin Clear, Sweet, Healthy With Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Talcum

Manv investors have monev from dividends and other sources, July 1st, which thev want to place at the best rate possible with absolute safety. WE ARE SELLING THE 7 PREFERRED STOCK OF THE SOUTH BEND WHOLESALE GROCERY COMPANY. The rate is good. The stock is free from tax. Call and see us if vou are interested. The Merchants National Bank

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Mabel Hawkins Producer of Distinctive Lingerie and Scientific Conctinff. r0. J. M. S. llldg. Main 876

Install Your DOWAGIAC oxi: iti:(;isri:n itiinwo: Now, und Im prepared for winter. vaiini:k nitos. 22G South .MUlilgan St.

club or the old live acre corn growing contest. Nim- pore -bred Du roc pi:;s supplied by breeders in Huntington county, were distributed recently to as many boys and girls in a newly-formed pig club there. The breeders took notes of the youngsters, with fathers as security, for the pigs, the money to be paid any time during the year. Twenty-eight Pulaski count farmers arc co-operating with County Agent I. J. Mattews, at Winamae.

in keeping the co.t of production records on their soybeans. I Five Steuben county boys have j been enrolled in a Chester White Pig ( club this year, their po-kc i b?irg j supplied by Himer llovarter, a local j breeder. In return for the gilts he ' provided each youngster will return '. ne.vt jpi 'i g a gilt from Iiio litter of Iigs- I At least 7 5 per cent. in-r- pcopuato spraying th'ir orchards or po- j tato l.elds this year than heretofore, i according to reports of Steuben county druggists to County Agent , T. A. Parker. j At a meeting of the Huntington i County (Juernsey breeders associa-i tion, $100 was approppriated to be j used a.s premiums anil prin'.s at Toe

livestock show next fall. The hoys' and pirls' calf club is iloin much to stimulate interest of the breeders and advance their particular breed of cattle In that county. Agricultural Agent F. A. Loew reports.

AT BRANDON'S'

Forty or more farmers went on a s'iiH! tour in Deer creek township. Miami county, June 16, to study the value of tare and mar.a m-meiit in producing pigs. They found that on one farm it required better than 4 50 pounds of feed which cost over Sil to get a pig up to weaning age. On another farm it required only 137 pounds of feed which cost $4.11 to get a pig up to weaning ape.

siiiKT sali: satchdav. New while Oxford shuts with atichc i button-down collar. values', for; $3.15. Al-o whltt- Oxford shirts w it ho at collar, $3. '.3 alues. The IHlsworth More. 6733-10

TI77 you wish "somo VyneJl body would invent something new to eat" you need Beixiiams Ills. Eyen when digestion is good, poisons are formed during its processes that unless eliminated irritate mind as well as body.

AUDMOHi: Mr--. Vand-rw olff anil children sper.t Wednesday with Mrs. F. Anderson cf South P.cnd.' Mrs. Gtorge Cubauaw spent the Fourth with her mother Mrs. Baker of Kingsbury. Indiana. Mr. and Mrs. Hmtz and son arcspei'.dln a few days at Wakely, Michigan. Mrs. Sam Pourdon and children of Detroit. Michigan, are h.ro lor an extended visit with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. A. Moore. Mr. Deardorff and family visited t'Ur.day with his fa'lur Mr. !) ar-

' dcrff at Culver. Indiana, and Moni day wi'Ji his brothtr, L. J. Dear

dorff at Tefft. Indiana. Volr.ey KeimbolJ and family of South Bend spent Monday and Tuesd" with his parents Mr. and Mrs. K. 11. I'cinebolJ. Mr. and Mrs. Gilsun and Mr. and Mrs. :. i:. Oallentr. were week-end

i ku-;s or ine laittrs reiativts m I Uenton Harbor. Michigan.

Mrs. Arthur Ziebarth and daughter of Sout.n IU:.d visited Tuesday and Wednesday with her parents Mr. and Mrs. ieir.ebcld. Mrs. Hcimbold and son Charks sper.t Sunday with frunds in South L. nd.

FARMERS FIND W AY TO LOW-ER COSTS

Poultry buyers in Steuben county report more hens going to market than ever before at this season of the year. They attribute it to the quilling campaign waged the past

t two years by the county apent and

the Purdue agricultural extension department. The farmers are begin-

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From 8:30 A. M. Until 6:00' P. M.

This store will close every Saturday at 6 p. m. during July and August to give our employes the hot Saturday evenings off.

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Fine for salads, meats and flcfi A vniif

dealers. fi

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m:VIlIC. Colo. Miss ljiima Walton. iieirres, wuixt.s to rluiiKC her siKjt. Lye in the "color rciuocr" she bought was sttoradJcally and ia Lu fully cfTi"w-

Ries Semi-Annual FURNITURE SALE

Real savings on quality furniture. A Ries sale a Real Sale.

WASH SATIN 36-ineh white wash satin, the regular $2.00 kind. Sale Ql OQ Price IJ)l0y BLACK TAFFETA Srt-inch blaek taffeta silk, all bright and neat, splendid quality; the regular t2.27 kind. Sale Jg, BLACK MESSALINE "JG-inch black messaline, splendid quality: regular $2.2r kind. (J j PQ Sale irice ltJ SILK POPLINS 3ö-inch silk poplins in all colors; regular $2.00 kind. Sale FANCY GEORGETTES 40-inch fancy georgettes in all color?, in large selection of choice patterns: regular $3.00 kind. (J " Sr Sale prict' P X 0 X PONGEE SILKS 32-inch pongee silks, splendid quality: $J.OO kind. Sale Oflj price P10 PLAIN GEORGETTES 40-inch plain georgettes in black, white and all colors; regular $3.00 kind. Sale (TJ QC price vlJ FANCY SHIRTINGS 30-ineh fancy crepe shirtings, in stript s, well assorted: regular price J3;0) per yard. Sale Q flV price FANCY FOULARDS 3-inch fancy foulards, assorted iatterns: regular $3.00 kind. Q1 Qg Sale price CREPE DE CHINE 4f-inch crepe de chine, in white, black and colors; 53.00 (t Q kind. Sale price J) FANCY VOILES 40-inh fancy striped and figured voiles, wash materials; 75c TÖ kind. Sale price . . JC

WASH GOODS 40-inch fancy voiles in plaids, ehecks

and stripes; largest assortment of pat

terns; (50c kind. Sale price

49c

FANCY SILKS Sfi-inch fancy silks, satins and taffetas.

in beautitui stripes, large assortment;

regular $3.00 quality. Sale price

$1.95

FANCY CHIFFON 40-inch fancy French chiffon voiles. all new choice patterns; regular $1.."0 kind. Sale Of Ofl

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WASH GOODS 40-inch funey striped :iz voile, in beautiful colors; large regular $1.50 kind. Sale price

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SILK GLOVES Women's Silk Hoves, doubio fincrr

tip, in Mack, whito and colors, all

The $1.00 kind. W Saturday

size..

65c

SILK HOSIERY Women's H300 Silk Hose. This Hns is one of the best makes and comes in black, white, navy and cordovan and the

regular retail price is $4.00 per pair and

we offer them Saturday at

$2.49

BURSON HOSE Women's Uurson Hose, no seams, all

sizes, mack or Mack witn wnite feet;

seconds of th- Zc kind. Saturday

39 c

WOMEN'S UNION SUITS Women's Silk Lisle Union Suits. !,no

or r un Knee, in low necK anu no sir f v s.

all sizes from 3 4 to '4 suits. Saturdav sale .

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$1.49

SPECIAL SALE OF SUITS Women's and Misses' Suits in a larp selection, only one or so of a kind, many styles; a wonderful opportunity to s.tvo

almost half on a suit. AM are beat

suits that sold up to $70. oO; Saturday sale

$35.00

SALE OF DRESSES

One large si-lertion .f Wohkii's and

Misses Silk IVrssfs tlvit --'.d u; to

$ 25.0m. Saturday sale

$14.00

ANOTHER BIG SALE WASH DRESSES

Women's ar.l Mi'-" W.i-h Ir-- -

t;ste. A tremendous s.iP Saturday at $."JM $7.'r . . .

$9,95

BATHING SUITS

Women's Hathing Si:it:. th.- reul r

$r..:,ti kind. Saturday SILK WAISTS

$2.29

Another rrreat New- WrK purehas- f hundreds of beautiful decree tte and Silk Waists will be on s:b- tomorrow, w aists that formerly soll or w -re ma-le to sell up to 1 Q r A Saturday sale '. . p J J J ENVELOPE CHEMISE I-'Hi" P.atiste Lnv !op- cii.-rni...-, Ii or embroidery trim. f!i "-h e.r uh.' .

worth t".'-Z, Sa'ureb.y

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$1.49

COTTON BLOOMERS Women's hr.e Palis'., p:, , :

white cr flesh. Saturday special

$1.19

CHILDREN'S DRESSES

Children's Irrs--s in : r. h.i r:.3 a:. J

perca.e. age - to o. in u u; i- i

Saturday ;rib-

$1.00

CHILDREN'S DRESSES French Gingham ar.-I 'har..;.r rrnnv 1 .f -a u t i f U i stvbs f-r üi Irr-'i:

to 1 4 years that s.-'.d f--

$2.98

$ 4.',0. Saturday sa.

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