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remedy against the stripec i B S V4 ‘ber. bettle, when the cucumbers are s 3 & f wuite small, and: for the protection , ALY o ; it ©f onions, cabbage and other plants ¥ Bl i b4 2 . R . #rom root maggots. . A cheap-cover- v - 2 i 2 ). h § 4ng may be made by using a frame. A made by cutting a barrel hoop into two pieces, which are then placed at right angles to each other“and the Jower end is inBerted into the ground ‘with the curve uppermost. ' This is ‘covered with cloth of strong mater- Garden crops suffer from thho rlav’- ‘e)r calxlx bg qlélc:( y nf:aflt 1hy cu:thtxng a 2 of insect pests from the time|bough abou! o feet:long from a t‘t%gsseed is cgmfl%ed to Mother Harth | pine tree or other brush. ial and is hfldtéfl &11“0 ?ifll enrtl: and after it-hag sprouted until it is Collecting Insects in Nets. I{rillacejd ar:)sux:v orki«; E:(uie oi?revfll harvested, . Injury isjeffected by in-| Nets of cheap. cloth, unbleached 1smnsfcum 53 mfher _nn'e 5 mfi sects of many distinct species, of | cotton, or strong muslin, such as are olath aNo A sl ~h::e e which at least 100 forms are of im-[ugsed by school children in the cap- {’:im‘a“' e ghe e ol portance in the vegetable garden | ture of butterflies, are useful against ")em’ s"e 7| aird P A they throughout the United States. some-forms of insects affecting the ma;‘"“:gvuséd o Ather yoir y In the planting of seeds or setting garden, among which'is the tarnish- Other coverings’ are also ed tor out the garden, particular attention’| ed plant ‘bug, which is 'a. most seri- tho. protection of valuable plantd should be given to guarding against| ous pest. in the evegtable garden, lust the striped cucumber beetle insect attack throughout the grow-|and nearly all other insects when m e A ing season. Due care should be. tak-| thiey occur in large numbers when P over such. as- s used for nroteéting en that- the proper location for each|the net can be used without injur- Poods against fies is useful for this crop be selected, that the requisite| ing the plants. Such a net is best ITORS, g : amount of -sunlight and heat be se-| employed by sweeping it over. the i) 3 cured, and that the soil be not al-| plants, as well as weeds and grasses Trapping. ready infested’ by insects. Atten- in .the vicinity, in ~warm weather Trapping by different-methods is - 3 % practiced with some degree .of . suc- cess. For -this purpose old boards, shingles and chips are of value, and lif employed at the proper time will help in the destruction: of = many pests. It is, of course, necessary to collect the insects which gather un- der these -traps every day, and the|. traps should be replaced in different areas. They are of particular value against cutworms, squash bugs, slugs and snails, They attract also other pests. In the case of cutworms, poison baits are frequently placed under such traps and found of great value. 5 Driying. ; This remedy is of greatest value against blister bettles and :is em- ployed especially in the Southwest, where insects of this class are most abundant and destructive. The man- ner of putting this method into prac- tice is to send a line of boys or men through infested fields and drive the bettles into windrows of straw ' or : other dry vegetable material, such ! ; T as weeds, which have previously been ¥ g 4 o o cut down and left for this. purpose » along the leeward side of the fleld. After the beetles have sought refuge in such a windrow it.is set on fire and the insects are burned..: Have You Ever “Bugwed Potatoes?” _1f Not. Learn the Procedure From These Boys. 3 4 tion should also_be given to deep|when the insects -are abundant. ; - plowing and pulverizing the soil| Thousands of them may be captured ‘ where necessary. Due care should in a short time and can lbe killed by RENEWS HEALTH AND also be taken in regard to the seed, emptying the net into a fire or into that it may not be 1nfestedlhy h;- hot water. P ) EN}E‘RGY sects which will attack the plant af- % eople who: have poor appe- ter it has made some: little growth, ;. Hovner ozces. tite pbad color, indigestionpagld such as the bean and pea weevils. Many forms. of death-dealing de-]3 ..: b Py After these questions have been|yices have been employed for grass- biliousness are sually victims | solved the mext problem is-the queé-|hoppers and leaf hoppers. They are of constipation. Constipation tion of weather, which n:t’only af-|on the plan of & chield of - clothfcauses an enormous amount of fects the growing crop, but has a de-|stretched across a sled made so that| i }knegs Hollister’s . Rocky cided influence on the abundance or|it can be drawn through the rows & fa < 3 scarcity of inséct_foes. either by hand or. by horsepower. | Mountain Tea, ‘taken. before ; Such an instrument is usually satur- | going to bed, will relieve your Mechanical Methods. ated with a sticky substance, kero-[constipation, restore your ap: For garden insects there are Sev-|gene or other oil. As it is drawn tit d ’b B the slow eral control methods that do mot re-|through the field the insects fly or petite, an ring ihe giow Pf qulrg the use of i}l)lsectlcid(:s,dbu; t00|hop on it and are destroyed. youth to your cheeks. You will much must not be expecte rom . W S i i them. They are useful for the con-|: Brushing Methods, ; VAVoll‘k bettex ]::nd hzre }’la%pSle!‘. trol of some forms of pests and of no Different methods of brushing in-f:A _large pac. age (only c), sects of more or less sluggish’ habits, |+vill put you: on l;he road to value' for others: - Among these are h 1 1 1d € A hand picking, “bugging’”or beating, ?;:y S:efl:xlan:n dc?m%r o';paxefié i:r: ‘health. and . happiness. éClty ¢ Drug Store. Adv. collecting in nets and in ‘hopperdoz- | ¥ standard remedy against the pea :E.i gl(i)z:lngg and d!tching, trapping aphis, the most important drawback g b to the pea industry. Tt consists in}: Hand Picking. . }merely batting or brushing the in-|’ Hand picking. is useful for large,[sects from the plants ~with _pine comparatively inactive insects ‘such flhoughs or similar brush, preferably as the Cslorado potato. bectle, eut<fon a‘hot’dry day. The plant lice dre worms and ¢ther caterpillars, andfdelicate creatures which crawl very the squash bugs. * It is -also of uselslowly, and few are able .to.regain for removing egg masses of these and faccess to the plants and hence-die other insects. This is one of.thelfrom exposure to the heated earth. most primitive methods ‘of control-| Covering with cloth is' an old ling insect pests, but it is a simply impossible remedy against many min- ute insects, such as the smallest | flea-beetles, leaf-hoppers and ‘plant- lice, or mature and active grasshop- pers. ’ S o 2od “Bueging”. or- Beating. P : Another m?thod is_jarrgngtor ble“tl - Theu's' FOOd Admlmsuatlon ing insects from low plants nto T o 2. z large pans of water.on which a thin writés, ‘!'K.lng that we h.e.lp film of kerosene is -floating. «/Thef: j them bring to theattention water prevents the. insects. from' es-j:* caping, and the kerosene, being on the surface, kills the insects with which it comes in contact. The largest milk pans are excellent for this purpose, and a very handy beat- portance of saving wheat. Use Calumet Baking Powder with.Corn and Other Coarse 3 Flours. 'And you will ‘have * o ! satisfactory, wholesome S S =W OUR DEFENSE| results. : In the spring we may be attacked at Calum et B ] g Pow- any moment. Toxic poisons: pile up der saves three ways: within us after a hard winter, and we feel You save wheh you buy it. u, of our customers the im-. “od = e == == “run-down,” tired out, blue and. dis- house in order—cleanse the system and put fresh blood into our arteries. You < can obtain an alterative extract from You save when you use it. Blood root, Golden Seal, Stone and _ Queen’s root, Cherry bark,.rolled into }l”d Witl!' True economy a sugar -coated tablet and sold by - in Cost—in Use —in Time. Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery. | il < 4 Dr. Fierces Goiden Mool Diconey.| - The Army and Navy Use It is just what you need for “Spring Fever,” b for that lack of ambition. It will fill 3 ’ ‘h’ you full of vim, vigor and vitality. i save All the heat You Chilliness, when other people-feel warm g 3 e malarial poisons—so is a 1a Can and Help Our A“les furred or coated tongue, i, loss of appetite, head-. TI . aches or giddiness, and a| - © ME dull, drowsy, debilitated 3 that's at fanlt. Yeu| = R 2 B k want to stimulate it-and pe ‘", in:w‘lign{aw‘ it with .Dr. ¢ eCI Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets. Free—send for it today 3 é(ll:?d mhesl?k tiny ‘mfile 3 A ngs act like a miracl e e Calumet Baking Powder Co. couraged. 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These are tested, relinble seeds carefully bred for hardiness, productiveness and Names of dealers near you who handle these seeds will be furnished on request. States Food Administration License No. G-32483 3§ HERE will.come a day when the riews that the war'is over: .. brave men will come bqfne to. - their little ones. No-matter how ‘we hope, no' one “todry knows whether they will come home in victory or defeat. "If’t'h_eg% comé-home ‘in‘defeat, you and = your jchildreén mus: then live under the »f iron hecl 'of ithe Hohenzollern. - ~If they come,.in victory, where will you: stand on: that day—the proudest day ‘in the long calendar of American achievement. : : “/On'that* day.all Americans will be divided into two classes. The first class will include those . who have gixe&tbe’ir" sons .or, lent ther dollars free- : Ty-dnd unselfishly to their country. * The other will inclnde those ‘who' did mot ; sabr‘ifi?fi‘ thgir 'sons or itheir dollars or give their best efforts. ; / . 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