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Growing Good Potatoes in the Pacific Northwest
Some Ideas on the Homely *'Spud” by Men Who Know Whereof They Write.
a t least tw o poisons which, if properly
Second. Deep p la n tin g and hilling A little land to c u ltiv ate w ith no hope
«■ sprayed on to th e plan ts, will give p er­ should be p racticed to p revent access ef
of g e ttin g more,
In th is, the six th and last of
fect results.
th e m oths to th e tubers.
T han be a politician and struggle fo r a
a series o f articles on p otato
P aris green, one pound to 100 gallons
T hird. W ith th is, as w ith m ost other
place,
grow ing, diseases a ffectin g po­
of w ater, is th e most common spray. insect pests, one of th e most im portant W ith the mooeher and tbe g ra fte r to
tato es in th e N orthw est are dis­
T his spray carefu lly applied so th a t th e m easures o f control is clean culture. All
vex me in the race,
•• cussed in in terestin g style.
leaves o f the p lan ts are thoroughly cov­ weeds iu an d about th e potato patches I ’d ra th e r sit beneath the tree and Uvo
ered, should k ill all of th e larv ae inside should be destroyed by burning. This
a life obscure,
of 24 to 48 hours.
p ractice w ill elim inate breeding and hi­ W ith children rolling on the g rass and
A rsenate of lead, one pound to f if ty b ern atin g places fo r the insects.
By O. M. MORRIS, Horticulturist; J. O.
happiness secure;
H A L L , P la n t P athologist, and M. A. gallons o f w ater, is also an effectiv e
F ourth. P o tato es should be dug as I ’d ra th e r listen to tbe birds and their
poison. In some w ays it is superior early in tb e fall as possible, and not a l­
YOTHERS, Asst. E ntom ologist,
melodious notes,
to P aris gTeen. I t appears w hite on th e lowed to rem ain in th e field over night Than be a politician and have to beg
a t W ashington E xperim ent
leaves, th u s serv in g as a m arker, show­ unless carefu lly covered, fo r the moths
S tatio n .
fo r votes.
il E Colorado p o tato beetle has a t last ing w here th e sp ray has been applied. fly a t n ig h t and w ill lay th e ir eggs on Our w heat is all ripe and ready to mesa^
become established w ithin our state. I t stick s to th e foliage much more te ­ exposed tubeTS.
Our ta te rs are in and “ L o r d " how they
F o r several y ears th is pest has naciously and much longer th a n P aris
F ifth . A t digging tim e, all tubers
grow,
been know n to occur in th e Nez Perce green, and even w here used much found in fected should be p u t in to a bin Our apples a re green and tu rn in g to red.
eouutry in Idaho, th e only lo cality in stro n g er th a n recom m ended it will not and fum igated. In fe sta tio n can be de­ Our hay is all cut and stacked in tho
which it was known west of th e Rocky bu rn th e foliage. The arsen ate of lead tected by th e presence of the exerem ent
shed,
M ountains.
In 1010, 1911 and 1912 will also stay in suspension much long­ of th e m oth on th e tubers. A fte r the Onr peaches and pears are ripening yoo
some few beetles were rep o rted iu d if­ er th an P aris green and for th is reason, tu b ers have been carefu lly sorted and
see,
fe re n t p a rts of E astern W ashington. if for no oth er, i t is b e tte r th an tbe plaeed in a bin th e y ehould be th o r­ The chickens and turkeys are f a t as
oughly fu m ig ated w ith carbon bisul­
D uring th e p ast sum mer (1913), they latter.
can be,
The Potr.to Tuber M oth.
phide (nr bisulphide of carbon, as it is The farm er rides his auto w ith monoy
have been found quite commonly in
For several y ears th e p o tato tu b e r also called ), in order to kill th e insects
m any p a rts of E astern W ashington. In
in the bank,
some few places they were very abund moth, or p o tato worm, as it is also present in and on th e tubers. Carbon T h e re ’s not another th in g to do except
known, has been th e w orst p otato pest bisulphide is applied by pouring it into
a n t and d estructive.
th e " L o r d ” to thank.
On th e fifte e n th Dr. L ittlefield will
The ad u lt beetle is about th e size and in C alifornia, w here it bas done bun fla t vessels, such as pie tin s or milk
A n average o f th ree pounds announce the form ula so th a t all yoo
shape of n aif a pea w ith the round side dreds of thousands of dollars dam age pans.
upperm ost. I t is yellow in color w ith annually. D uring the la s t eouplo of should be used for each 1000 cubic feet horny handed sons of the soil can go
tho w ing covers ornam ented with ten y ears th is pest has been found a t sev- of a ir space in tho bin. The pans con­ out and grow a full sized crab for
longitudinal black strip es (F ig 1). The i ral places w ith in our state. I t has tain in g th e liquid should be placed on b reak fast while you are m ilking the
la rv a or im m ature stag e is a pale red been received in shipm ents o f potatoes th e tops o f the tubers, the gas, being eowg anil greasing the sore shoulder of
slug; soft, plump and slim y and very from other p a rts of th e country. This heavier th an air, p en etrates dow nward the mules, but it would do ua a darn
disg u stin g in appearance. The orange is th e m anner in which it w ill g et in ­ through th e mass to th e bottom . The sight more good if h o ’d show us how
colored eggs aro ab o u t th e size o f the troduced into new te rrito ry , and every bin should be closed tig h tly for tw enty- to m ake a cow we could milk w ith a
head o f a pin. They are deposited by precaution should be tak en to prevent four hours, th en opened carefully but faucet. H o ’d be doing a good tu rn for
its introduction. T his insect is not only quickly and allow ed to a ir fo r several the chieken eating sons of men if h e 'd
ab u n d an t in C alifornia, b u t is well hours b efo re en tering.
I f not used make a chieken w ithout a neck and a
known in H aw aii, A ustralia, Algeria^ stronger th a n here recommended or for m eatless la c k . Say, Dr. L ittle fie ld ,
and m any o th er countries, in clu d in g 1 a much longer tim e the fum igation will why not m ake us a hairless hog and
Southern Europe. The sam e species or not in ju re th e g erm in atin g pow er of the grow ua a monkey wrench to grind the
one very ninch like it, is a common to- p otatoes fo r seed. A s the gas is very organ and also do to tune up tho
bacco p est in th e S outheastern states, inflam m able, and serious fire or explos- inow erf
w here it is known as the " s p l i t w orm .’ ¡on may result, tho utm ost care should
I h ate to spoil th is enlightening
The d iffe re n t stages in th e life his- i,p tak en th a t no fire, such as a lighted epistle, but iny duties to the readers of
tory of th is .nsect are shown in Fig. m atch, cigar, electric fan , stove, gas tho Farm and Home M agazine Section
2. The ad u lt moth is ab o u t one h alf lig h t or lam p should be brought into the cumpel nie to tell you th a t there may
nch from tip to tip o f wings, and v icin ity of th e gas. The gas is also never be another Ju ly . A fla t nosed
about one fo urth of an inch in length very poisonous an d should not be astronom er down a t Lick observatory
Fig. I.—Colorado p otato b eetle; a, and o f a g rayish color. The fem ale b reath ed on any account.
will announce the discovery of a new
eggs; b, larv ae; c, p u p a; d. ad u lt bee n.oth lays ab o u t tw en ty p early w hite
S ixth. Sheep and hogs a re valuable comet about the 12th, w ith a swallow
tie ; e, w ing covers o f beetle enlarged, eggs upon the leaven or upon exposed fo r the destru ction of such rem nants as
tail and a crop o ff the rig h t ear, which
show ing stripes. All n atu ral size ex tu b ers in early summer, or npon tbe are likely to be le f t lying about in the
is headed in th is direction and will
eep t e. (A fte r W alsh and R iley.)
ti bers a t digging tim e.
These eggs field a f te r digging tim e and should be strik e the e a rth about Ju ly 20th and
hatch into tin y pinkish w hite larvae, turned into tbe field when the potatoes Knock us in to sm ithereens, provided,
th e fem ale on the underside of tbe which feed upon th e leaves, stem s or have been rem oved.
Mt. Lassen h a s n t already sent us to
leaves in clusters o f from th ree or four
perdition.
to as m any as a hundred. I t is not
I do hope they will put it o ff untfl
uncommon to fin d as m any as f if ty or
a fte r the P o tlatch , for I promised IB
six ty eggs in a cluster.
Gill to meet him to th e leeward of tbe
Beetles Hibernate.
G reat Totem Pole on tho 17th. l,e t us
The m onth o f J u ly was discovered
The b eetles live over w in ter in th e
put our house in order and pay up our
bv Ju liu s C easar about 700 B. C. Tn
ad u lt stage, h ib ern atin g in the ground.
subscription to th is pa|ier so wo eas
fa c t, it w a s n ’t a month It w a s n ’t even look the comet squarely in th e eye and
W hen the potatoes come up in the
a w eek, b u t you know M arch bud Ides
sq’rin g th e beetles emerge from th e soil
tell it to go to --------- , oh well, w h at'a
and Ju liu s C easar fin ally got one and
a n d feed upon th e young leaves and
tbe use.
N OTKl'H.
a fte r rolling th e Ide around aw hilo he
vines. T hey are often seen, however,
decided to call it Ju ly , but th e pioor
befo re th e p o tato es are even planted.
TOBACCO HABIT CURED.
dagoes n ev er got over feeling sore
A t th is tim e th e y fly about and m ate.
A rg eaite is a new preparation guar­
about him m aking so h o t a month, so
A fte r a few days th ey lay th e ir eggs,
anteed to stop C igarettes or ether
th e y assassin ated Ju liu s one time.
and in abont a week th e eggs h a trh out
form s of the tobacco habit. I t is a
Ju
liu
s
w
as
all
cut
up
about
it,
too.
He
in to tin y young plum p slugs which grow
Fig. 2.— P o tato tu b er moth. Larv­
preparation of silver n itrite and a »
an d develop fo r about th ree weeks, ae on tho left, cocoons in th e middle d id n ’t need to ta k e it so serious though, tiseptic, soothing ingredii nts in K t »
w hen th ey reach th e ir full size as lar and chrysabds on th e rig h t. Enlarged. fo r he w as w arned to bew are of B rutus tific com bination. S ilver n itrite has
and his b sn eh of sp ag lie'ti eaters, bn.
vae. T hey then go in to th e ground,
(A fte r Essig, C al.)
been used very successfully by the <Ire-
he continued to gobble his macaron» out
change to pupae and in about three
go n S ta te In d u strial Bcliool and by ju v ­
w eeks emerge as adult strip ed beetles. tubers, or only upon tb tu b ers wheB of an E tru scan pie pan and wipe bis
enile courts. T his preparation has laws
T hey soon m ate and a fte r a few days th ey are stored i th e b in s during th e* h an d s on h is boot tops. Rut, w hy weep
rendered more pleasant as well as mors
¡over th is sad event when we sta n d or
th e fem ale lay s th e second crops of eggs w inter.
efficacious by th e addition of certain
Burrowing
Through
the
Tubers.
w hich hatch out into a second genera
(the threshold of Ju ly and wipe our per
They burrow all through the tubers, sp irin g brow s w ith a red bandana and harm less, y e t potent, ingredients sug­
tio u of larv ae. A single fem ale may
gested by an em inent P ortland phyrt-
la y several hundred eggs. All stages rendering them u n fit fo r food and use­ kick th e d ust o ff our feet on th e m at
cian. Bend 50 cents te A rgenits f'om-
o f th e in sect may be found a t alm ost less as seed. In from four to six weeks o f T im e!
pany, 451 1-2 Morrison s trrs t, P ortland,
an y tim e lu rin g the sim m er. It is not th e larv ae become fu ll grow n, seek she)
O r J u ly firs t the brindle ;hirt w aist O regon, and fu ll treatm en t will ba
uncommon to fin d eggs, several d iffe r tered places, spin cocoons about them will be in lu ll bloom and the soft h eart
tiled.
ent sizes o i larv ae and ad u lt beetles all selves and tran sfo rm in to pupae. In th e ed young lad y of th e house w ill seek a
summer
th
is
pupal
stage
lasts
about
two
on the sam e p o tato vine a t the same
place to h a ig the hammock. T he moon
weeks and the ad u lt moth appears again will q u a rte r on the firs t and w aterm elon
time.
M ost o f th e in ju ry to th e vines is a. d lay s eggs fo r a second generation. will he halved on the 2nd, three quar
The S ilver N itra te preparation for a l
done by th e larvae, alth o lgh th e ad u lt The m oths live b u t a few days. By te rs will look like a tw o cen t pieee w ith forma of tobacco habit. An im provem ent on
that
used at InduntriaJ Rrhoola anti JnvcviiBa
beetles also feed upon the foliage more late fall the larv ae have developed into a hole ir t on the 3rd, an« most all of f oarta.
A t your drncciat, or tend 5 o < j fa*
or less. The firs t brood o f larv ae does th e pupal stage, in which s ta te they th e boys w ill be full on tbe F ourth, xod raff treatm ent. Poatpaid.
th e most dam age in tho eastern p art of often rem ain over w in ter; ad u lt m oths o
A B O EW TTN E C O . D E P T P.
th e fifth
tho
calaboose
will
W ashington, although th e second brood appearing i the storage b ins in late spew o u t all t h a t ’s l i f t over. On
is much more numerous, i uis is due w in ter or early spring. Tbe m oths are th e 17th Pe-aator Jones and A. W alter
to the fa c t th a t by th e tim e tb e second nig h t fliers, and if th e tu b ers are left L a ffe rty (A. W alter, did you get itf)
brood of larv ae appears in August th e exposed over nig h t when dug in th e fall
11 s ta rt th e fall canspaigB, an d Bill
p o tato vines have died from the d ry th e m oths tak e occasion to lay th eir H anley will sp it on his hands and sta rt
w eath er and th e tab o rs have gained eggs on them thus causing an in fest a rustling, w hich no doubt will brin g or
p ractically all of th eir grow th. Thus tion in th e tu b ers in storage. The pota heavy rains, th u n d er, lightning, hail, se
th ere is little p o tato foliage le ft for to tu b er moth is very d iffic u lt to con isinie shocks and a general cataclysm
th e larv ae to feed upon
T his is espe trol, as it is im pnssibl to reach the in th e neighborhood of Eugene and per
eially tru e o f those «arly v arieties of larv ae in th e ir mines in tb e stem s and haps " o u r G eorge’ ’ w ill be forced to
potatoes which reach m a tu rity in Ju ly tu b ers in the field. This m akes it see te a r the D em ocratie platform all to
Y O U C A N E A R N $ 5 0 (1(J P E R DA Y
In those d is tric t o f th e sta te w here the essary to proceed ag ain st them by other flinders, and then »at the flijd s rs .
k u - -*x»i
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with ibs
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“ n»sri«*« I n t a t t i SlanSard
vines keep fresh and green throughout methods, o f which several should be em I 'd ra th e r be a *»rtaav and work hard
* « l l b rillin e M achins
th e season tb e second brood o f larvae ployed for the best results.
all my life,
Other Methods.
w ill cause more dam age t h a j th e firs t
Than be a politician and undergo
M ethods of Control.
F irst. Only those potatoes should be
such strife.
The ease w ith which th is p ert is pois used for seed th a t are known to be ab I'd rather have a eottge, with vines U l - ^ ,.1 ( Ir.
■UMie. nig*. I S-M m C
•ccd is well know n to m any. There are svlutoly free from any signs of tbe pest.
about the door,
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