Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, July 9, 1919, Page 8

MY R AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS SWARMS VS. HONEY. epidemis from green omion leaves, rming com: ith | causing them to dry white an S e s IS When | The adult is_one twenty-Afth of a swarming occurs, the working force |inch long. Squash, cucumbers undl is divided and the increase in number fi_bbage are sometimes injured by ag i i is species. e s " smaller | e a difficult pest to_control. Bees store honey much more will- | SPraying with nicotine may be pra ingly \in broad deep combs than they |ticed in small gardens but is not ve do im-the little square or oblong pound | effective. Burning the tops and refuse Sectionm boxes and for this reason |on the field, and burning over the neariy twice the amount of honey can | grass land around the field to kill be secured from colonies run for ex- | the overwintering adults is more effec- tractsd honey than from those run |tive than any form of spraying, espe- yfor comb honey, according to Lioyd |Cially in large areas.—G. H. Lamson R. Watson, bee specialist for the ex- | Professor of Entomology. Connecticut temsion| service of Connetcicut Agri- | Agricultural College. Storrs. college at Storrs. On account of this aversion of the bees to sestion | BORERS IN CORN. boxes, they have to be forced or| There is considerable injury to corn crowded |in the hive to induce them to | this season in certain parts of th enter the sections, but unfortunately |state, by larvae feeding on the leaves | this crowding of the bees is directly [at the whorl, or boring downward in | | conducive of swarming. the stalk. Whee working for comb honey one| Most of this injury seems to be \ super is enough to put on at a time, |cagsed by the common stalk borer but when working for exiracted honey; Papaipema nitela Guen, but in some two or three sapers may be addegd at | cases four or five different species are | ange, and the ampty space at the top |concerned. The lined corn borer, Ha- of the hive com:bined with a wide en- |dena fractilinea Grote, which _has trafice at the t tom ords ventila- | made its appearance in New York imulates the bees state. has been found in two fields in reased activily. If weak colo; Connecticut. The stalk borer and the ziven too much super room at once |lined corn borer are both native in- they may sulk sects and are distinct from the corn | Tt an established fact that voung |ear worm, Heliothis obsoleta Fabr, queens are less swarm than | which attacks the ears later in the id ones. For th 1 gueens |season. A green larva is also present except breeding ould be |in some localities causing injury sim- superceded ev should | ilar to that of the stalk borer and never be exposed to the nfu:? heat of | the lined corn borer. the sun but should be shaded by trees,{ On account of the serious menace arbors or she of the European corn borer, Pyrausta nubilalis Hubn, now present in Bast- ONION THRIPS. ern Massachusetts and Eastern New Smanl vellowish thrips chafe the|York state. and syspected of occur- ing in Connecticut, though proof has ——————— not yet been obtaed, a special effort will be made to examine corn fields KEEP l'r s%{EE"‘ The entomological department of {the Agricuitural experimental station at New Haven is making a study of today and ward off the indi- | |attacking corn in Connetcicut. In gestion of tomorrow —try order to aid this investigation, re- | | ports of injury when possible, accom- { this summer. Keep your stonach sweet corn borers and other insects panied by specimens enclosed in a the new aid to digestion. W. E. BRITTOXN, State Entomolog- ist, New Haven, Conn. As pleasant and as safe to FARM NOTES. e as candy. i Of the general crops srown in Con- . i | recticut, the hay acreage is by far MADE BY SCOTT & BOWNE Tabsest Fi 19518 thure: ore W01 and but 182,600/ , barley, rye, buck- & H MAKERS OF SCOTT'S EMULSION nd wheat cellent investment of hay caps on r should be suffic or two davs’ cutting. - causes con- The caps a long time. | ¢ will soon pas ps are a means of not always need- need arises it is em | most import the state of | cows constitute Department of = - s WILLIAM C. YOUNG Successor to | STETSON & TOUNG CARPENTER and BUILDER | Best work and materizle at right pricee by shi.ed labor. Peiemiiuns 0 West Main St | Steam Vulcanizing We are equipped to take care of your tire troubles at short notice. All work guaranteed.’ sumnz Used tires cheap. . FRAMES. < the empty hot- 0 become Tire Shop e SR KLIN STREET fa el b d bush squash TROUBLE| VALUE o?‘rséns. Acording to figures furnish, vork In our hands.|the Connecticut Experiment Stat ep: t of rt of feed is s and are f Cottons meal, 1.5 pounds > ma i meal, old process, 1.1 pounds: . 1.7 poun wi a & s | 5 pourd: giuten ion you can depend|pound: wheat middlings {pound: wheat middlings, at brand. on us > ) pounds: mixed wheat feed, 0.6 ; alis €3 2 e l‘ ornmeal. 1.5 pounds J VO Wi 2 yell s ¥ inder irrigate pounds; rye br 0.6 pound | white butterflies with two or four 29 to T ! le walk:rr‘of,; life grfé»a‘;t;ly prefer pure Turkish cigarettes. " The fact that “‘ordinary” cigar-. ettes cgst a trifle less, sometimes; 580 | ”~ appeals to one’s pocket, but never to 2 ones taste. Murads are -1{00% pure Turkish — the world’s most famous tobacco for cigarettes. Don’t wound your pride or scramble your taste for a trifling saving. Murads are worth more than they cost—and you don’t have to sneak the package in and out of your pocket in any company—you know what we mean. Judge for Yourself—! Makers of the Highest Grade Turkish [l mf,t-95‘°{m'@ammm:rw l | UNION | becoming about one and one-quarter 3 1 or two_ long, but they will | aay. inches long. form a c Vs~ 2 o rapid ree or our daysg Jame man is the guest of his d from one to | aver will ‘be iches 1. Jo cdmap, of Westerly Major John Buckley of Hartford, becoming yellow 1 ie 2 then be o pent the week end at home. rations AW John, Paul sDunlcavy, principal of a Lewis Scranton visited relatives im ravidence, his sister, — | black spots according to sex almost | Norwich the past W H. T. ROBINSON, Mgr | DEEP PLOWING. | This life cycle takes from chr five | thr mage of nder e who, teaches. ir, FEAvEy Hainier of Harts 5 2 ! The average depth of lowing weeks and there are three generations L c or is k of feec Mary Dunlea ianaAr ifeem BTt Phone 929 Norwich, Conn. |Pernsyivania is 6.1 inches i,’\"Sg‘,f";w‘;gc\Enlsu?m( n Connecticut partic al- SOUTH WINDHAM zame place, and HOmmesaEat the =T e T 1and 65 n ing. - 3 | nheaded piants may be d. o % ho teaches ir **** ——- | ather DT Only In foUr| o ith ead arsenate and wate 1 a ve opened thei £ 5t Dvesttord: ford = foth E the average depth of DONT THROW AWAY |t Piovinc 25 creat o5 fhatiof ihis seven states show deeper 30 x 3/ Casings—Save them and gain! in the spring. The avcr:ge o {d |s their sum- Ve Spr on, or dusted lead ar: unce in one gall ry or powdere Stafford home for the Foure afer to use insect pow >f‘.< Kir 35 per cent. of your tire bill, by havi number of horses used per plow [ o besdst Spiasie. G0 : Charles Heeh ¢ . ik rebsRateuct thin, ¥ "AVIN8 | ihe farms of Pennsylvania is 2.s. . [P Practiced if one has onl X triends in his trucl e | o Vi i plants H.‘ Lam: ¥ i 2 Eastford, Thursday night BLUE RIBBON TIRE SHOP| SUALITY (OF tojs | Contege, St g ‘ ¥ | Tn this ti f 4 | College, Storrs. . 2. i THAMES SQUARE | ko this time of need for food prod- | R D s o DL R T I g e e Gultivate| VALUE OF STAKING TOMATOES. | iy | T { a: v : o 31 axke | For * best results, tomato plants : { i imken-H {fields due consideration shoul : tOREED) Dl ble to secure yatt and Biven 0 the qualits of the sofl fe be|SIoUId be trained upon some support {on over” tne entire s 4 New Departure Bearings handled. While there is an abundance| Uou2ly 2 short stake is used. By 5 nail | of zood 1and av: e | staking. tomato plants may be placed o 2 SR Eh - SERVIE 2 available, still it is true| o . b ey = - to her sister's home s at many new areas which may be|CI08¢T together, which makes it pos ALFALFA AT WRONG for medical treatment and GARLUCE & HAYNES |=ho o will seescey mane o eane | 0 o0 BoRS L b i, S 8 S | CAUSES HEAVY LOSS |Crane assisted with the By % eturn for the seed and eff E e TECIR, . 2 sl 25 oo T rs. H. -C E > ¢ BANK STREET, Second Floor,[®d on them. = Wet spon:\f‘ f:rfi;“?“ quality, as the fruit Jdoes not come in >, G. HOLDEN Y\,:""’lhm‘]"“-‘“ T ~ Phone 781-3 N which water stands for a go. contact with the earth and will remain | ~ailure T succe . b - " erene Ew LonpoN ™ | el ot stands or £ Wood st of| SISt T RS e, e t Reduced "‘Frices drouthy gravel, verv thin stony seoil.| BaY, be trained to a single stem bwv he Mohawk Trai ay » 1 GET OUR PRICE ON any of these conditions thould be gens STORAGE BATTERIES |eraiy avoided. - BEFORE PURCHASING The Garlock & Haynes Co. co¥ool sales held late in June by the| Where stakes are used for to AT Phone 781-3 “g:n;;cr.l‘(::]r Sha-p(fixr;eders‘ associa- | the plants can be set 24x36 inches i 5 Y. * High Sh b t ved successful beyond expecta- | apart, and soon after transplanting the = 4 i Lo i TOWN, NEW LONDON, CONN, tions. Nearly 00 pounds of wool | stakes should be placed in position alfa at the prope Boys’ and ?ufl!"u,_'g or Low Tennis Shoes 2 Starters—Generators—Ignition D were sold co-operatively, bringing the | setting_one near the base of cac i oslimmbioth g and white e 11005 at oo coaete ... 68 i ——— | farmers in nearly every instance al plant. For this purpose poles not more thomstnds OF mml] STORAGE BATTERIES substantial margin above the local |t ¥ You Want Some Real Prlces 1 ! i "C‘TTE“V SERVICE 23, Middletown June 25, and Torring- | from year to vear. They should be fatra ton Loonu theniant | | A | B { ome and See the ton June 27. At Willimantic the sales | driven in the ground a foot or more. | \nd sickly; they do- not 1 il \ 4 B s High I d hi T s WILLARD SERVICE STATION | amounted fo about 8000 pounds. at|so that windstorms and the weisht of | ; i toay i I '] Children’s High or Low, bro:m and white ennis MORAN STORAGE BATT . et letown about 9,000, and at Tor- | the plant will not topple them over. To 2 2 1 ~ - y1 e @ Sris o E:Vc‘m rington about 7,000, e i D (e Bors. s e 1L Shoes, sides S0 TSR . .. .00 o sowsilioss 45 o i s o e sodliivesios s b so! Prices ranged from 5% to 60 cents a | crowbar should be driven in the i 'l ISC The Attlc | S BRESIRART i & o = ~—= | pound, depending upon grading. This |ground to the required depth and by |"“Tf* 91 i airaifa too late ihe tops . ke Ladies Pamps and Oxfords, small sizes, 1 to 375 at . 95¢ AUTO RADIATORS fange t‘l‘,"l’:‘;:: r"'""“‘“§°" an ;flefa?se :"k‘:; fl”"‘ side ‘:°h5if° a hole 2R | of the new hioots S clmped SRS " Think of the extrarooms ~ £ . e tised rice: arge eno: 0 Te: gty - o am H 1 o1 Rppaired promotly and thoroughly | sules were called. Three.fourths of | Stakie. Stromg, roush twine should be | the, mower The new crop inen hus You could rent or use your- Men’s High-Grade-Low .Shoes, in black and-Russia tested under air pressure before leav- | the wool brought from 58 to 60 cents | used to tie the plants to the stakes. |, YA of ceds and grass,zrow self, if;your empty attic { Ca]fi At e 53_95 "’d 34 95 ing shop. = !":ound. : The first tie should ?b:mn(ila about one | ;1 e it out. P Lty F were put'td work. = he sales were managed by A. G.|foot from the ground and successive =8 3 . W. E. SHANLEY Skinner, sheep epacialist for the ex- |ties 10 to 12 inches apart. as the e gt watel for e Transform that slacker Buy them mow: and jweay! them: on your Yacation - tension servik - t requires thi i g ’ neE 2 . - AT i PLUMBING TINNING | Turel solleas ot Slocre. The o lias 2 o S ST PSS My na #phcd 7%, theerful, com- trips. ; 499 Main St Tel. 710-3 bought by a Worcester, Mass., concern.| In tying up a plant make a double | [, NSO G L ol ur foptable rooms: with Bea- | : g ST tie to the stake. then draw all the|,jr.)¢, field and separate the stems of|, ' ver Board==it'ss:guickly IMPORTED CABBAGE WORM. stems and branches-of the plant with- | jrifa at the crown we. can. see Prosemeiiig g DR. JOHN W. CALLAHAN| rhe common. small white butterfly [I% & Tather looss loop made with the | Siether litile shoots or sprouts have ! ooncr WAHRE(Hsturling Phisaician snd: Sutgeon seen @ying over the cabbages is the | tWO e0ds of the string. Started from the crown 5, thsrestolthe hpuse .. . u - | HAS RESUMED PRACTICE e i VERY GOOD SILAGE | “'If they have started, it HE PECK AMS CO der side of leaves. The larvae (worms) | numerous crop ~demonstrations last|matter what the w 23 and_did notable work with tame! Tke little shoos m "'mmm,} e R #%-2 - Residence Phone 426-3 reeq ravenously for about two weeka pinching out all the shoots ‘except the poses and for securing a big vield it WOOL SALES SUCCEED. Eispr::xeer:i‘fnund better to let plants go: Sales were held at Willimantic June | and they can be kept for this purpose entral leader, but for gen Men’s High Lide Tennis Shoes in'brown and white at 95¢ Men’s Low Tennis Shoes in brown and white at . ... 65¢c IT NOW REPAIR Ladies id Misses High or Lm& Tennis Shoes, brown * and white,'sizes 11 $0.2.and 27, to 7at ...... 65¢c han two inches in thickness and six|als eet in length will be found excellent S ise e, fiEs. ShotIdl Al e