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HOME AND FARM MAGAZINE SECTION United States Department of Agriculture Special Page Bulletins and Special Articles Issued by the Government, of Interest to the Northwest; Suggestions Covering a Wide Range of Activities; Results of Federal Investigations, Etc. 8 Horticultural Board Meat Inspection Laws Insect Pests Receive Handling of the Bars Out Many Pests Greatly Strengthened Commercial Attention Alfalfa Hay Crop IN its annual report for the year "T1 HE Supreme Court of the United "T HERE has been a notable In- TP HE cutting of alfalfa should be ending June 30, 1914, the Federal 1 States has recently handed down 1 crease in the number and quan- done when not more than one Horticultural Board calls especial at- decisions of great importance in the tity of insecticidal and fungicidal half the plants have blossomed, tention to the great value of the enforcement of the meat inspection preparations on the market, accord- At J,1;1? BtiBe 'he yield for the sea crops which would be affected if in- " livestock quarantine laws The ,ng to the annual report of the tsn BIf'.S' rested Egyptian cotton seed or dis- t inspe ct on law provides for the Unlted stateg Department of -Agri- ututtlnl of the first ltd it In the rasp nf several small shin- commerce. Among the provisions of board. However, there also seems a yield from succeeding crops will not ments of Eevntian cotton seed the this act is one which prohibits any- more general desire on the part of make up for the loss of the first crop. Department discovered the presence from unlawfully destroying or the manufacturers to comply with The leaves of alfalfa contain much of the Dink boll worm which at the alring marks or other identifica- tffe provisions of the law and the De- more feeding value than the stems, present time is doing more damage "on devices which are required to be partment has made every endeavor and every effort should be made to in PVvnt than all the other cotton Placed upon the meat or the con- to assist manufacturers in this re- save the leaves, pests combined These shipments of tainers- furnishing them scientific When the ground and weather are seed were at once .destroyed Some Pities In Kansas City. Kan., information. dry it will cure readily and is safe to This however does not do away broke a Government seal on a car of For this purpose the board has rake within a few hours after mow wlth the danger that infested seed meat and the lower court held that been issuing a monthly publication lng, and stack a few hours after mieht be contained in shipments of tne meat inspection act related alone since last February, in which are raking. haled cotton which would thus dis- i(f those engaged in the business of printed extracts from letters written When alfalfa Is very rank and suc fipmlnate the Insect in this country P"parlngr mean for transportation. to individuals by the board. These culent and the weather is damp it Is Public hearines have been held in Tn Supreme Court reversed this opinions, it is considered, should be not a great task to dry the leaves, order to discuss regulations for- the decision and held, in substance, that of service to others and aid the pub- but the stems will be wet. -use of foreien cotton bv mills situ- the Provision regarding identification lie in a better understanding of the Always have the hay dry enough ated in cotton-erowlng region Tin devlce8 aPPl' to every person, firm, law's requirements. before stacking that when a handful America No definite action has as or corporation, or officer, agent, or A general outline of the procedure of stems is twisted together no water vet however been taken because of employe thereof, no matter whether of the board is given in the new re- can be squeezed out. The first crop th nnwihilitv that some 'wav may be engaged in the Interstate transporta- port. Besides the administrative is usually the hardest to cure, found I o treatlne bated cotton so as tion of the meats or not. Tils deel- work necessarj to enforce the act, Mow earily in the morning, after tn destrnv all inser : life In the Bion will materially aid the Govern- there are examinations of the various the dew is off, allowing the Bun to meantime nractlrallv everv mill ment ln tne strict enforcement of the preparations and tests to determine wilt the swath. Then rake and put whTch uses EnrptiM cotton has 1- their strength and efficacy. it in narrow tall cocks before night, aereerf fn burn at the end of each The livestock quarantine law pro- Materials and proprietary prepara. The next morning, after the dew is davaii nicker waste and seeds nlblts the interstate movement of tions used for agricultural spraying off, open the cocks, but do not shatter The danger from imnorted' Dota- livestock from any territory quaran- purposes are examined, as are prod- the leaves; the following afternoon toes lies in the prevalence of pow- tined by the Secretary of Agriculture, ucts used to rid the household, gar- the hay will usually be in shape to derv Rpah nhrmd On this account except under certain conditions pre- den, etc., of insects of all kinds, dis- stack. nn RtnVk U aVceoted from Europe scribed by him. The District Court infectants, germicides, etc., which Of course you will sometimes be nntaidfi nf rienmark and the Nether- at Kansas City, Mo., in the case of are claimed to be efficacious to kill governed by weather conditions, but FandT and even in these countries United States vs. Nixon et al., con- or combat bacteria, preparations when the weather is fair this is the Island of Bornholm and the prov- strued the act not to apply to re- used on horses, cattle, sheep, swine very satisfactory method to follow, inces of Groningen and Drenthe are eeivers of railroad companies, for the or goats, as well as on fowls and . excepted reason that they were not mentioned other domesticated animals. INo txcuse ror Mumps Other 'dangerous pests discovered in the statute. Besides testing an insecticide or The Champion Idlers in imnnrtatlons of various kinds in- Tne Supreme Court reversed this fungicide to determine Its power to ,, L pfiidn T instances f o brown tail decision and held that the amend- kill Insects, tests are also made to COMEBODY said that it a man moth two of egg masses of the gypsy ment to the original act was intended determine whether the preparation could work at the full height moth' specimens of the olive fruit to make the remedy as broad as the will injure the vegetation on which of his power for at least one hour fly and the citrus leaf miner. All evil which was sought to be cured, it is sprayed. each day you would be amazed at these destructive pests were inter- and that the. law, as amended, ap- One duty of the board is to keep what he had accomplished during the ceDted as a result of state and Fed- P'etI to any common carrier engaged Imported adulterated and misbrand- vear- oral iHnn in the interstate transportation of ed preparations from entering the , , New Carantines were declared livestock. This decision is regarded country. Of 147 official and unoffi- Everv farmf knows how much aaalnst the Mednerraan fruit fly of reat Importance ln the enforce- cial samples received during the year bett,ne co if there was noth 11a miinn fiv nrnhihitine the Bh In- ment of the law enacted for the pro- from abroad, it was recommended ing idle on his land, and if he could mVnt nf oprtain fr.7ita nut! and Veee- Action of the livestock interests of that 62 be denied entry until they use his own hours to the best ends, KE'th? HaWanan isllnds. the country. should conform to the law. but he champion idlers of the world tables from the Hawaiian Islands, and against certain portions of Maine on account of the existence of potato powdery scab. Living sugar canes or cuttings thereof coming from Ha- or cuuings luereuL uumme nuu. i,v- wail and Porto Kico are also Darrea under the so-called sugar cane quar- antine. Seeds of the avocado or alii- fmnortTfrom Mexico6 nT'centra imported irom Mexico ana iemrdi America. iiniisiui " r, r r. i r POTTED plants sunk in a boxful V of moss, can be used, or else the flowers and vines can be planted directly In the soil. If the moss-filled box is used the plants can be changed from time to time without much, trouble, but possibly they do better when they are rooted In the soil of the box. A metal box is suitable for hold- ing the moss, but wood makes the best box in which flowers are to be planted directly. Cypress, authori- ties say, is the best wood, and air though it costs a little more to begin with it outlasts any other kind. The soil should be very rich the smaller the box the richer the soil must be. The bottom of the box should be punctured with inch-wide ho.es in several places and bits of broken flower pots should be so ar- ranged over these holes as to make good drainage sure. Rich soil can be bought from a florist or It can be brought from the woods in bags or boxes. Wood soil should generally te6r?oxes 'D' ter Doxes. , " HOW TO INCREASE THE EGG YIELD NOW. Many breeders have made condl- tions ideal for their layers and have seemingly done everything possible to have the hens laying at full capacity and still are not getting enough eggs to pay -the feed. Under these condi- tions Llce-0 has been doing wonders, A tube large enough to last the av- erage breeder a year is sold for 50c postpaid, guaranteed to give absolute satisfaction, or money refunded and no questions asked. This wonder- ful treatment has been on the market nearly a year and has never failed In a single instance. Circulars free, The Lice-0 Co., 2 86 Washington atreet, Portland, Or. on uare or w inaow-ooxes "Tacked-Down Carpet Habit" Bad , , HE tacked-down carpet habit I is a bad one from more than A 0n8 oint ot vlew.. Baya the fn'd States Department of Agricul- ture s entomo ogist, and the Buffa o ,.. rnr came? hUri la oniv one hnnuohnid nost thnt thrivoa under mis secureiy-iiusienea uoor coveriug. t a..iu oi.. tt.i. i.. " i i ZtXt Sfo ably that rug8 or movable gquare8 0f stance. If circumstances permit of carpet or matting are more generally but one it should be undertaken n used in this section. midsummer, but two are really The .housekeeper, of the North, needed. eager to be rid of this pest, might , In making thorough houseclean- weu adopt the rug or square of car- ings the rooms should be attended o pet, which may readily be rolled up one at a time. 1 he carpets should and examined at all times and treat be taken np, thoroughly beaten and ed If found necessary. This really sprayed out of doors with benzine seems the most effective way of com- ad allowed to air for several hours. bating the Buffalo moth. If the The rooms themselves should be floors are not suitable for polishing, thoroughly swept and dusted, the straw mattings laid under. the loose flora washed down wtlh hot water, carpet squares will make an attract- the cracks carefully cleaned out and lve appearance, and while not as kerosene or benzine poured into the cleanly as the bare floor, will afford cracks and sprayed under the base- fewer places for the insect than the boards. The extreme Inflammability, tacked-down carpet. of benzine, and even of its vapor, , when confined, should be remem- 2 to Gainst " M" bucn nouseaeepers as preier to against. keep their carpets fastened over the Filling Cracks. entire floor along with the attendant Where the floors are poorly con- inconveniences must use more stren- structed and tho cracks are wide it uoua measures to beiid of the carpet will be a good Idea to fill the cracks beetle Thorough fumigation with with piaster of parts in a liquid state; bisulphid of carbon or sulphur dioxid this will afterwards set -and lessen ,.. mooe,,,. the number of harboring places for , L T i ?,a . u . a the insect. , It blsulphid ot carbon Is used great Before reiayine the carpet, tarred care must be taken that there is no roofing paper should be laid upon fire In the house when the fumiga- the floor, at least around the edges, tion is In progress, as the gas is very but preferably over the entire surface, inflammable. The vapor should not-and when the carpet is relaid it will be inhaled. The burning of sulphur be well to tack it down rather lightly (sulphur dioxld with some sulphur so that it can be occasionally lifted trloxld), which can be obtained at at the edges and examined for the any drugstore in the form of candles, presence of the insect. has been effectively used for many Later in the season, if such an ex- years to destroy other insect pests, as aminatlon shows the insect to have the bedbug, and will also kill the made its appearance, a good though Buffalo moth if the fumigation is somewhat laborious remedy consists thorough. in laying a damp cloth over the sus- Two pounds of stick sulphur have pected spot of the carpet and ironing proved sufficient for every thousand it with a hot iron. The steam thus cubic feet of space. The chief objec- generated will pass through the car- tion to sulphur fumigation arises pet and kill the lnsecls immediately from the strong bleaching action ofbeneath it. , the fumes ln the presence of moist- ure and their powerful destructive actlon on vegetation. Thorongh and Continued, . . , . .. Not only must measures be thor- ough, but they must be long-contln- , r , :C has heen chosen as an ahode bv the n, th -n, ..i t,co are the stumps. There is plenty of excuse for al. most any kind of a tree on "the farm, but there is no excuse at all for gtllmD- . .,... . nrn,, , ing, and more than that it li keen, ing out of cultivation what nn L the best land on tho farm In add 1- "on to this, like most idlers the stump s constantly In the wnv po lvJ n ih.fw.a ; Kvery ,,, ,. . , -"u ;r .JV.ur siutnps, tiring the horses and vour 1 "lm BCU' TZl cuUlvatcd a long time "that where tnere , f stumns left it nar(1v Rflemg ewhsle T P8 ,eJ c " great labor necessary to take them out Most anybody can sit down and figuro where t w be this year to take the time and exDend the en necessary to get all the fieU,g clc'r ' lu si 'i mo But ths ,s or ,.. Th pense of t k, t m not be spread over one yearV oDer- atlon but over 10 or 15 ' , ' tIon Decause tbe averaKe hard wood Btnmp now ,eft ,n fields will gtill be there j0 Qr J5 now unlesg u ,g taken outJ And ag aganst th t - th operatl on ot 'r. ' , ..T ' "i SSSSSl which you may work In the fields and tne productiveness of the land on which the stump stands not for one year, but for 15 years. ' ' Figuring in this way the labor of taking out the Btumps is the most Profitable labor you could dp And with the modern hlghly-Im- proved stump pullers now in the mar- ket It Is possible not only to snatch out your own stumps at a profit to yourself in the long run, but also to make a profit out of the puller even during the Bret year, If you have stumps your neigh- bors have stumps also, and many ot our subscribers have not only cleared their own field, but have made money out of their puller during the first year by clearing up the fields of their neighbors. ' Is the cow you have purchased shrinking in her milk flow? It Is from homesickness, no doubt. Poor thing feels like a cat ln a strange garret. Pet her and give her all th little treats you can.