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Tho alfalfa weovll, Introduced Into
this country at a single spot near Salt
Lake City over ten years ago, has
slowly spread throughout tho north
ern half of Utah, Including three of
tho most productive counties, and
taken a foothold In tho adjacent parts
V' Idaho and Wyoming. It destroys
about one-half of the annual ylold, un
loss measures are taken to prevent It.
The weevils, after spending the win
tor in tho fields about the roots of tho
plants, deposit largo numbers of pale
yellow eggs In cavities made In tho
stoins with tholr beaks. Tho llttlo
green "worms," which hatch from
theso during spring nnd early sum
mer, cluster upon tho fresh shoots of
alfalfa plants and feed, becoming
t most numerous about June 1. They
t destroy much of the first crop, lnjuro
the quality of what remains, and com
pel early cutting to prevent total loss.
Tho actual damage to tho first crop Is
not far from 50 per cent of Its value.
Upon tho cutting of the first crop tho
larvao gather upon the bit of food
which Is afforded by tho now shoots
and destroy them as fast as they ap
pear. This condition laBts until tho
normal harvest time of tho second
crop, so that it is a total loss. The
damage to tho first two crops usually
amounts to about one-half tho annual
ylold.
A valuable method for preventing
tho injury to the second crop consists
in brush dragging the stubble after
removal of tho first cutting. This was
devised by the Utah experiment sta
tion in co-operation with farmers. It
was improved later, however, in ac
tual practlco by tho adoption of a
weighted spike-tooth harrow with sov
eral lnyers of woven wire stock fenc
ing underneath, instead of tho old
fashioned brush drag. This treatment
was widely adopted as a means of
Sirushing tho Insects, and also as a
Jjfans of exposing them to tho rays
of tho sun and to the choking action
of tho dust. The bureau of entomol
ogy has proved that neither tho me
chanical crushing nor tho direct rays
of the sun contribute much to tho ef
fectiveness of tljo dust-mulch treat
ment, and that most of the Insects in
all stages dlo long before they are
Adult Alfalfa Weevils,
smothored by tho dust. Tho essential
factor in killing the weevils Is the
heat absorbed by the soil from tho
sun's rays.
To kill tho weovll tho surfaco of
tho field to bo treated must be dry,
freo from clods, cracks and vegeta
tion. To get best results, however,
the sky must bo clear and the weather
.warm. Under theso conditions when
tho soil reaches tho necessary temper
ature of 120 degrees all stages of tho
Insect aro killed In less than two min
utes. The second 'crop of alfalfa is
then freo to grow. Tho effectiveness
of this treatment, however, is directly
proportional to tho thoroughness with
i which tho above conditions aro com
' piled with. If tho soil Is not in good
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CUTTING HAY AT RIGHT TIME
f. -T"..ls QUmilrl rtj. DfiinimH In Mnrnlnn
After Dew Is Off Legumes Lose
Their Leaves Readily.
(Ily J. B. LARSON, Orefion Experiment
Station )
Cut hay in tho morning after tho
dow Is off and rako Into windrows as
soon as tho loaves are thoroughly wilt
ed. Legumes (clover, alfalfa, etc.)
especially loso their leaves readily
and should bo cured in windrow and
cooks and not in swath. Two or
threo days in cocks will euro clover
hay enough for tho mow. I3o suro
all outsldo molsturo (rain and dow)
are off apd llttlo danger will bo ex
perienced in mow burning, provided
tho crop was cut at tho proper stage.
You can't afford to loso tho leaves by
swath curing. They represent a
largo per cent of tho nutrltlvo value
of tho hay.
If grains are cut for hay, cut in
late milk or early dough Btago. Allow
to wilt and euro somo In windrow,
then put Into cocks of good sizo, woll
built and solid. Tho samo method
will apply to grassos oxcopt that thoy
aro often put in tho haymow from the
windrow.
Use More Milk.
Farmers should mako liberal uso of
skim milk and buttormllk with tholr
poultry, These feeds nro unoxcolled
and nro eqally provided on tho ordi
nary farm.
0, B, Larvae Feeding; F, Cocoon; I,
Beetle Also Infests Alfalfa Fields and
e Alfalfa Weevil by the Farmer.
condition it must bo cultivated bofore
dragging. The great objections to
this method of fighting tho weevil is
that it requires much cultivation of.
tho alfalfa at the busy haying season.
Poison for Alfalfa Weevils.
Several farmers havo adopted tho
method of spraying the alfalfa stubblo
with arsenate of lead instead of creat
ing a dust mulch. Apply tho poison
at the rato of 12 pounds in four bar
rels of water per acre. Whore a largo
area Is to be covered a gasoline en
gine for power Is necessary. Two
lines of hose aro operated by two men
and bordeaux nozzles held at a dis
tance of about IVi feet from the
ground. Equally good work could
probably bo done with a small quan
tity of arsenate of lead by a better
method of distribution. This spray
method, however, Is better adapted to
largo fields than the dust-mulch meth-
Alfalfa Weevil.
od. It Is also applicable as well to tho
rocky fields where cultivation is not
desirable.
Analyses and feeding tests show
that thero Is not the slightest danger
ot poisoning animals which eat the
hay. If the field needs cultivation,
a combination ot both spraying and
brush dragging from tho standpoint of
cultivation, however, Is lost when fol
lowed by Irrigation.
Pasture With Hogs In Early Spring.
The only method which can be rec
ommended at the present time for
protection of the first alfalfa crop 1b
pasturing with hogs after tho eggs of
tho weovll are laid In April or May.
Tho field to bo pastured is divided
Into two or more equal lots, each pro
vided with water, shelter and facili
ties for feeding. Tho hogs should have
rings In their noses If the owner
wishes to preserve his stand of alfalfa.
Tho hogs are moved from ono lnclos
uro to another as fast as they are able
to clean up tho growth of alfalfa. A
small grain ration should supplement
tho alfalfa for growing and fattening
pigs, but is not to be given tho brood
sows. Under theso conditions tho first
crop of alfalfa Is secured with no
labor cost, pork economically pro
duced, and tho weevil eggs and lar
vao aro destroyed beforo they can do
any harm. Thus the field is left clean
for tho growth of a second crop which
can bo cut for hay.
The occurrence of weevils in farm
products which aro being shipped by
freight and express, stored In ware
houses and sold In markets has been
exhaustively studied with a view to
learning how tho spread ot the insect
into now territory may bo prevented.
Fruit, vegetables, alfalfa seed and
nursery stock contain practically no
weevils, with the slnglo exception of
potatoes which have been in contact
with Infested green alfalfa. Alfalfa
hay sometimes contains adults and
somo of them may- remain alive for
six months In tho stack. About tho
only other danger of spreading tho
weevil Is by carrying It In clothing
either on tho person or In baggage.
HARDIEST FALL COVER CROP
Winter Vetch Is Superior to Crimson
Clover Will Make Vigorous
Growth In Early pprlng.
Tho hardiest of fall cover crops is
winter vetch. It Is tut- superior to
crimson clover, as It Is sure to live
over winter and makes a very vigor
ous growth In the early spring. Sand
vetch bolongs to tho pen larally and is
n natlvo of Russia. It is a deep-rooted
tflant, having nn ahundnnco of vino
and leaf. Tho flowers aro purple,
abundant and sweet. Dees extract
much sweetness from tho blossoms.
Tho high cost of sood prevents most
farmors from sowing it; tho better
method is to drill six pecks of rye
and sow half a bushel of vetch seed
to tho, acre. Tho ground should bo
deeply plowed, well-harrowed and
rollod. For early green food, spread
a thick dressing of woll-rootod manuro
over tho ground after it is f.rst har
rowed over, thon cross harrow It In.
then roll. Drill tho rye in. Votch
sood is flno liko cabbago seed and
should bo placod in grass-seed box
bacS: cf firm hoes; tho seed may bo
covered with tho brush harrow. The
first heavy showor will covor tho seed.
Market Surplus Males.
It usually pays to market a good
share of tho Burplus malo chicks
when they reach a weight of a couplo
of pounds.
Most Valuable Vegetable Patch in All New York
NEW YORK. That there Is a farm at Fifth avenuo and Fifty-ninth street
whoro every inch of ground is, figuratively speaking, covered by gold
dollars will undoubtedly bo surprising nows to tho majority ot residents of
this city. Yet a flourishing vegetable
taking this plot as a samplo, Is rich
In possibilities for farm land. This Is tho opinion ot tho Fifth avenuo farmer,
who says ho has found tho soil so good that It can produce bumper crops.
Tho "farm" is located in tho plaza at Fifth avenuo and Fifty-ninth stroot,
and Is surrounded by a marble fonco, which, of courso, is to bo expected for
such a farm in such a neighborhood. It is tilled by "Tony" Lusso, and ho la
proud of It. It Is also right in front of tho Vandorbllt mansion.
"Tony" Is in chargo ot several Italian workmen, who aro engaged in
constructing tho Pulitzer water fountain. It was ho who conceived tho Idea
of utilizing tho grouml that had been stripped of tho concroto nnd ho laid out
several garden beds. Theso bods wcro planted to onions, rndlshos, lcttuco
and spinach on tho west sldo of the fountain, whllo on tho cast sldo ho has
two thriving tomato beds, also ono of boots and another dovoted to cabbage.
At noon dally tho men employed at tho placo go to tho "farm" and got
enough onions, radishes, tomatoes, beets, etc., for their luncheon.
Whllo tho horny-handed sons of toll aro gathering tho succulent vege
tables, and whllo they aro seated on tho lawn eating them, many a wealthy
man and woman from palatial apartment house or hotol, passing along tho
avenuo, looks at tho laborers with envy ill concealed, and later sits down to
consurao with poor appetite vegetables that havo boon garnered for days,
passed through numerous hands and often refrigerated until all tho freshness
and tasto has been taken from them.
Truly, "Tony" and his gang aro fortunato mortals theso days.
Young Lad Hunts Yaqui Indians in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA. With a prayerbook hidden in his breast pocket and n
loaded rovolver concealed in his blouse, between his shouldor blades,
Paul Merrill, thirteen years old, camo to Philadelphia from Tamaqua, Pa., to
spread the fear of God among tho
Yaqul Indians. Lordly self-restraint
alono kept Paul from shooting up tho
policeman who took him' In tow
Paul was found loitering In tho
neighborhood of IUttenhouso squaro
early In tho evening by a policeman,
who took him to tho police station.
Thoro it was found that ho was carry
ing a razor in one of his pockets.
Paul looked on with a condescend
ing smile as the detectives drew from
his Dockets four viclous-lookinc knives.
a pocketbook containing $6, somo cards bearing pictures of tho holy family
nnd a prayer book.
Tho detectives thought thoy had unearthed all tho boy's arsenal, and
were concluding tholr search when Detective Rich accidentally felt a curious
lump botween his shoulder blades. It proved to be a largo revolver, fully
loaded.
At tho discovery, some twenty or thirty dotectlves who hnd crowded Into
tho room sot up a howl. Thoy refused to believe that Paul had not hidden
still moro weapons on his person until thoy had examined the linings of his
now suit, poored into his mouth, probed his ears and stood him on his head
to soo if ho woro soquestorlng any submarine torpedoes.
Paul was unruffled. Ho said that his father was a Hungarian laboror,
who lived at Tamaqua, and that he had rocelvod tho rovolvor from his father,
who told him to go West and shoot the Indians, as thoy woro no good, anyway.
Bank That Got Her Money Must Welcome Her Dog
OMAHA. It was evidently a case of "lovo mo lovo my dog" with a well
dressed young woman who breezed into tho postal savings room of tho
local post offico tho other day. Her coming was heralded by tho rustling of
silks and tho jingling of a bunch of
, deposit1 somo money In tho postal
savings bank, havo you?" she inquired of Miss Louise Grant, tho clerk.
"I think not," said Miss Grant.
"Thoro, I know tho government wouldn't object," was tho triumphant
reply. "And thoso other banks that think thoy'ro too fine for my dear llttlo
dog to walk on tholr marble floors will just miss my patronage
"I'll fasten Fanchetto to tho leg of this tablo whllo I get ray monoy out.
Do you know, my dear, I applied wt two banks, and in each caso somo horrid
person of a watchman wouldn't lot mo stay because I had this dear llttlo dog
with mo. Oh, I was furious. And then I thought ot tho governmontvbank
And hero I am."
Punctilious Los Angeles Burglar Left His Card
LOS ANGELES. Juan nasquez had observed of lato how cortaln prosper
ous mon went about tho city and loft their cards. Ho did not recognize
them as politicians seoklncr the favnr nt vntnr-a i... i.i.,.in.i .i... . . .
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I mind as active business men observ
ing a custom in voguo with all persons
doing business. So ho decided to do
tho samo.
Unfortunately his business was
not of a nntuQ to accept such pub
licity, for ho worked by night and In
other person's pronerlties, collecting
what was most advantageous to him
Ho went, according to his confession,
to a store at Seventy-third street and
Moneta avenue, looked over tho stock
and selected what ho desired. Ilavlnz
a sweet tooth, ho first chose chocolates, 30 pounds of It. Then ho thought
of tho early morning drink that was moat agreeable, and ho picked up a GO
pound bag of coffee. And to top things off ho picked up 15 boxes ot cigars,
And as ho had seon thoso clover nnd agreeablo mon do, he stuck his
card in n prominent place. Dotectlves Oakloy and Eaton observed tho card,
road tho address of Hasquez, and arrosted him with much of tho loot lu his
possession. And ho thought It a marvelous thing tho way thoso dotoctlves
found him so quickly. Ho was onllghtened In polico court.
Urged Drinking of Cider.
Tho encouragement of cldar drink
ing In the causo of temperance was
advocated by John Evelyn, who ad
dressed an appeal to Charles II of
England on the subject. Since' "hops."
as he asserted, had "Irausmutod our
wholesome nib" Into a drink repaying
what pleasure It afforded with "tor
menting diseases and a uhoiter life,"
he Implored the king and nil loyal
i-ind owners lo "plant elder fruit un
til the preference or more wholesome
d u on- natural drinks do vanqu'sli
ops i,d l) nlsli all ctl i r drorita of
'bat r. ture '
garden Is located there on what Is tho
most highly valued plot of ground hi
tho city. While it doos not produce
for tho general public, it supplies
vegetables for a goodly number ol
persons who enjoy a prlvllogo chor
lshcd and desired by nearly every
body of picking vegetables from the
garden for Immediate consumption.
It will also bo surprising to learn
that tho soil of Manhattan Island,
silver bangles in her hand.
It was further heralded by a Bos
ton bull terrlor, which entered tho
room first, tugging at his chain.
The young woman's dross "bog
gars description." At least, it was
far boyond the knowledgo of tho
masculine scribe. She had on tho
latest of everything.
"You havo no objection to my
having Fanchotto with mo jhlle I
"i m lucuuuuu iuciu lu 1119 OWD
Pictures In Carrin
Above most other arts, landscapo
architecture Is based on nnturo, and
the art should bo practiced on natural
linos. Tho evolution of growing
things, tho development ot distinct
types of effect, although greatly varied,
can bo, and should bo, mado to bear
the stamp allko ot doflnlto, though
perhaps Instlnotlvc, ideas throughout
tho various kinds of landscapo garden
ing, whother It bo a park, an estato,
a vlllago garden or a window box,
It should mako a flno picture, no mat
ter how Bmall or how large. N. Y,
Telegram
"A 1 All jistjTi
Japanese Proverbs Pungent, and Their
Repartee Apt to Be Keen
and Stinging.
It has been snld that tho Jnpaneso
nro as npt and uniquo in their proverbs
ns thoy nro In tholr works ot nrt.
Whnt, for example, could bo moro ap
propriate to mon in certain dospernto
circumstances thnn this: "Man may
about when ho can no longor swim?"
hllo tho tonguo works tho brain
sleeps," Is another saying of tho Jap
anese, which oxprossos tholr contempt
for loqunclous porsons.
Tho Jnpanoso nro quick nt repartee;
their wit is keen and tempered, and
thoy can often administer a perfect
snub in b-iof, torso form. In Illustra
tion of this thoro may bo cited tho fol
lowing liiBtnnco:
Thero was being tried in a court a
caso Involving tho possession nnd own
ership of a piece of property. Tho lit
Ignnts were brothors. Tho holder, who
was clearly not tho rightful owner, had
assaulted and ejected his brother nnd
was protesting his right to defend his
claim.
Tho examining magistrate listened
very patiently to him until ho closed
with tho words, "Even a cur may bark
at his own gato." Then tho judgo
quaintly voiced the judgment, ns It
stating nn abstract point of law "A
dog that has no gato bites nt his own
risk."
DISTRESSING PIMPLES
Removed by Cutlcura Soap and Oint
ment. Trial Free.
Smear them with tho Olntmont
Wash off in flvo minutes with Cutl
cura Soap nnd hot water and continue
bathing for somo mlnutos. Repeat on
rising and retiring. Theso fragrant
suporcrcamy omollionts do much for
tho skin, and do it quickly.
Samplo each freo by mall with Book.
Address postcard, Cutlcura, Dopt. XY,
Boston. Sold everywhere. Adv.
Good Address.
Joseph E. Widonor, tho millionaire
sportsman, wan talking In Newport
about homes.
"Philadelphia is tho city of homes,"
ho said, "but it your homo is north
of Market street you aro considered,
socially speaking, out of It. Your
homo must bo south of Market Btroot
you must llvo down town If you
would ho a social personality In Phila
delphia." "And yot, after all," said an English
man, "whnt difference doos it mako
whoro a man lives?"
"It makes nil tho dlffcronco In tho
world," said Mr. Widonor. "A fact
that Is well romombored about Dl
ogones today Is that ho lived in u
tub."
Officer, Where Are You?
"Has tho backward season arrested
tho cotton crop?" wo asked tho South
ern planter.
"It has," ho replied, "but wo think
wo will bo able to halo It out."
Office Chatter.
"How do you liko your Job?" asked
tho Inkwell.
"It's dirty work," repllod tho now
blottor. "Still it's rathor absorbing."
When a millionaire dies it generally
dovolops that ho was worth about
$100,000 and that ho had been paying
taxes on a valuation of $20,000.
It Is calculated that 19,000,000 tons
of carbon, most of it In tho form of
coal, Is tho averago yearly amount
burned In largo cities.
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Tho Kind Tort Havo Always Bought, and which has been
In uso for over 30 years, has homo tho signature of
rf , - nnd has heen mado under his per-
fjP rj&Jfy--& Bonal supervision elnco Us Infancy.
ti&fYX cccAe4 Allow no ono to dccclvo you In this.
All Counterfeits, Imitations and " Just-as-ffood " aro but
Experiments that trlflo with and endanger tho health ot
Infants nnd Children Experience against Experiment
What is CASTORIA ,
Contorla is a harmless suhstltuto for Castor Oil, Pare
goric, Drops and Soothlnjr Syrups. It Is pleasant. Ift
contains neither Opium, Morphlno nor other Nnrcolla
jBubstanco. Its njre Is Its guarantee. It dostroys Worms
and allays Fovcrlshncss. For moro than thirty years lb
has boon In constant uso for tho relief of Constipation,
Flatulency, "Wind Colic, all Teething- Troubles and
Diarrhoea. It regulates the Stomach and Bowels,
nssimllntos the Food, giving? healthy and natural sleep,
Tho Children's Panacea Tho Mother's Friend,
GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS
Bears tho
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TH CKNTAUIt COMPANY, MtW VOBK CITY.
Longings.
A well-known essayist and connois
seur of Now York nttended recently
un artistic tea in Washington squaro.
Ncar-artlsts of all sorts nenr-poets,
near-sculptors, nenr-palnters and near
novelists attended tho tea. Tho ladles
woro djlbbahs of green burlap. Tho
Bontlenion woro sandals. Tho collation
wns vegetnrlan, of courso.
Looking cnlmly at that mass of
freaks, ho said, with a smile:
"Artistic longings consist Invariably,
it seems, of long hnlr, long tooth and
long faces everything but long
purses, in fact."
Flno Scorn.
"Lady," said Plodding I'oto, "could
you sparo a hungry man a meal o'
victuals?"
"You go away from hero 6r I'll
call my husband."
"Is that thoro Btoop-shouldorod
man plowln' corn in tho next field
your husband?"
"Yos, It Is."
"I tako back what I Bald. 1'vo got
a heart In mo, I havo. If you've- got
a meal o' victuals for a poor starvln'
man, glvo it to your huBband."
An Honest Confession.
"I supposo you will bo out again
tonight," rcmnrked Pokorton's wifo
somewhat sarcastically."
"I am suro," ho admlttod, "unloss I
hold better hands than I did last
night."
Tired of Him.
Ho I always pay as 1 go.
Sho (yawning) I don't think you'll
ovor bocomo bankrupt. Judgo.
Borlln and Vlonnn havo each a popu
lation exceeding 2,000,000,
Signature of
Tho thread of tho silkworm is one
thousandth of an inch In diameter.
Drink Denlcon's Coffee,
For your health's sako.
A man goes to tho tablo to eat. A
woman to demonstrate how gracofully
sho can domcan herself.
One of tho compensations of life la
Mint a man can't study himself through
a microscope.
Easy Money.
"Any fishing up whore you spent
your vacation?"
"Plenty. In fact, there wasn't any
thing else. All wo got to eat was tho
fish wo caught oursolvcs, and they
chnrgod us ?15 a week for serving it."
The Way of It.
Knowlt Thoy say tho wator In tho
Panama canal is gradually becoming
salty.
Grouchy Always somo fresh trou
ble down there.
Quite a Hint.
Tho Guest Your wifo Is such a
handsomo woman. I should think
you'd bo jealous of her. r
Tho Host I am And for that rea
son I never invito any man hero that
any sano woman would tako a fancy
to.
Both Dusy.
"Whoro Is Claronco?"
"Ho's In tho house playing Jack
strawB." "And whoro is Edith?"
"I dunno. Sho may bo out sailing
tho motor boat, and thon again, sho
may bo trying out her now aero-piano."