The Chemawa American, April 17, 1918, Page 4, Image 4

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T H E C H E M A W A A M E R IC A N
INSECTS THAT INJURE THE APPLE TREE3
REPORTER’S NOTES
By Robert Downie
T h e m ost d estru ctiv e insect in ju rin g th e apple is the
L ast week the carp en ters m ade some im provem ents
codling m oth. T h e egg of th is m oth is laid on th e
at th e d in in g hall.
blossom end of th e you n g apple. A s soon as it
hatches it eats its way in to th e apple, living th ere
Mr. M otanic of E astern O regon visited his d a u g h te r
u n til it reaches m a tu rity . T o destroy th is insect
M ary on T h u rsd a y .
spray w ith some form of arsenic w hen the apples are
T h e E xcelsiors e n tertain e d a large crow d last F r i­
about as big as peas. Follow th is sp ray in g w ith day evening a t th e gym . E veryone enjoyed th e m ­
an o th er in tw o or th ree weeks.
selves.
T h e ro u n d -h ead ed and flat-headed borers are rath e r
G eorge Lekanoff m anufactured four settees and eig h t
baffling insects, since th ey cu t ch an n els u n d er the chairs for use at W inona H all. G eorge is a good
bark and hence are hard to reach. Go th ro u g h th e h ard w orker and did th e job up in good shape.
o rch ard and cut them out w ith a sh a rp k nife. You
T h e E xcelsiors w ere th e first of the literary societies
can tell w here th ey w ork by th e saw d u st left after
to co n trib u te to th e Red Cross at C hem aw a and they
them . A pply to th e tru n k s of the trees a w ash of
are proud th a t th ey are to help this good cause along.
crude carbolic acid, soap, w ater and a little P aris
C hem aw a beat the W illam ette U niversity ball team by
green ab o u t th e first of Ju n e to aid in th e ir d e stru c ­
a score of 1--0 last W ednesday. O ur team is com posed
tion.
of m ostly new m en b u t is d oing creditable w ork and
T h e San Jose and O ystei Shell scale or louse m u st expect a good season.
be w atched or m uch dam age to trees is lik ely to
T h e E xcelsiors are very grateful to Mrs. Brewei and
occur. T h is is a su ck in g insect and th e em ulsions
Miss Lem ley for the service w hich they offered in
are effective rem edies. Lim bs of trees m ay be scraped m aking the E xcelsior p arty a success. T h ese ladies
d u rin g th e w in ter m onths an d th e n w ashed w ith a are alw ays w illing to lend a helping hand.
solution of cru d e carbolic acid, soap an d w ater. Plum
On T h u rsd ay last M ichael A nderson and John M un­
trees, pear trees and nearly all fru it trees are in ju red
son left for S an F rancisco from w hich place th ey
will sail for A laska.
T hese two boys w ere bo th
by th is insect.
popular
in
th
e
band
and
they will be missed a g reat
T h ere are m any o th er insects in ju rin g th e apple
d eal.
trees and th eir fru it such as apple aphis, apple tree ten t
F ra n k C ham berlin, form er n ig h t engineer, is now
caterp illar, bud w orm , etc., w hich are n o t so prevalent
w o rking d u rin g th e d ay , assistant to Mr. Blessing.
in orchards nor so in ju rio u s as those given above.
H e relieved M r. P en d erg rass w ho left recently for
T h e em ulsion given above will destroy th e aphis and
M ontana. A lbert H ayes now has charge of th e n ig h t
th e m ix tu re s co n tain in g arsenic are effective for all
force.
o thers. It m u st be rem em bered, how ever, th a t the birds
PU PILS’ ITEMS
are the frien d s of the o rch ard ists an d th a t a lim b
T h e p ain ters are busy p ain tin g th e root house.
covered w ith ten t caterp illars or canker w orm s is eas­
T h e prevocational classes changed details M onday.
ily destroyed by b eing cut off and b u rn ed , th u s p re­
T h e g ard en ers are busy hoeing around th e y o u n g
v en tin g th e infection of other trees.
M any apple trees are den u d ed by th e can k er or onions.
W e are all glad to see th e buds com ing out on th e
m easuring w orm . O ne can tell th is insect by his lo p ­
in g way of craw ling. Ja r th e tree and they will fall m aple trees.
F red Jackson, a form er stu d e n t who is now in th e
tow ard th e g ro u n d , h an g in g to a web. W hen all is
navy, visited th e school on W ednesday.
q uiet they ascend to th e lim bs again on the thread.
T h e six th grad e pupils w ent for a w alk T u esd ay
S pray w ith P aris green or L ondon P u rp le . T a r the
ev
ening
after su p p e r. W e all appreciate these w alks.
base of th e tree to p rev en t the ascent of th e eg g -lay in g
M rs. P erkins, form er m atron, visited th e school on
m oths. B irds eat g reat num bers of th is worm .
W ednesday. T h e girls w ere all glad to see her again.
Law rence T illotson, one of ou r vocational engineers,
EXCELSIOR SOCIETY
tak es great in terest in his w ork and is doing well.
T h e E xcelsior L iterary Society held a sp ecial m eet­
C harles V iero, a form er stu d en t ’w ho is now a ca p ­
ing on th e evening of th e 8 th . I t was a lively m eet­ tain on one of the boats u p o n the P u g et S ound, visit­
ing from beginning to en d . A n in terestin g debate ed the school la st w eek.
about an au d itin g com m ittee took place and ended by
T h e gardeners are hoeing th e straw berry patch, g e t­
an am endm ent being m ade to th e co n stitu tio n to the tin g all th e weeds out of it. W e are going to have
effect th a t an au d itin g com m ittee be appointed. T h e some good berries this year.
A lbert H ayes, a vocational engineer, has charge of
advisory m em ber gave an excellent talk and som e h elp ­
the
n ig h t w ork at the pow er p lant now. A lbert is a
ful advise and th en we ad jo u rn e d .— L ogan F a u n , R e­
good stu d e n t and can handle the w ork.
porter.