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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1954-07-01, Page 6Do you want to increase your Tyield of vegetables this year? hen learn to recognize and eon- , trol garden insects and diseases *rhich take a staggering bite out Of the national food basket each )rear. Here is a list of the most bO nmon varieties as described by C -I -L entomologists, Aphids: S m a 11, soft -bodied Bear -shaped insects commly ound on all forms Of vegeta- tion. They exist by sucking the plant juices, causing foliage to wilt, and stunting growth. They can be red, green, brown, black Or gray in color. Control—spray With solution of one tablespoon 40 per cent nicotine sulphate in' One gallon of soapy water; or dust with derris dust. * * Cabbage worm: soft - bodied chewing insects about one inch Iting and bright green in color. They do extensive damage to all vegetables of the cabbage family Including cauliflower, broccoli, kale, Brussels sprouts, turnips and radishes. Control— spray with solution of four tablespoons $0 per cent wettable methoxy- trhlor in one gallon of water; or dust with derris dust. * * Cucumber beetles: yellow with three black stripes along back or greenish yellow with 12 black spots. They can do much dam- age to cucurbits and legumes by chewing leaves and rind of fruit. They also transmit bacterial wilt and cucumber mosaic. Control —as for cabbage worm. * Cutworm: the variegated cut- worm is the most common cause of damage to newly set tomatoes, cabbage and newly sprouted corn. It works mostly by night, nutting Off the young plants near the ground level. By day it is usually found coiled near the newly cut plants. Control—broadcast the follow- ing bail evenly during a warm evening after setting out plants ser when required: mix five table- s scons of 50 per cent methoxy - or with one pound of bran, slowly add one and a half cups of water and half a cup of mol- asses. Stir until bait begins to Crumble. Flea Beetle:the most common lariety is black in color. It umps like a flea when disturb_ ad. It eats tiny holes in practic- ally all types of foliage and is Usually found early in the grow - Ung season. Control—as far cab- bage worm. Leafhopper: this is a tiny, wedge-shaped, light -green insect which causes plants to wilt by sucking their juices. Some var- ieties are responsible for Hop- perburn on potatoes; other dam- 9ge beets, tomatoes, rhubarb. Control --as *Jr sabbage worm. Colorado potato beetle: this is a large turtle -shaped, hard -shell- ed leaf -eating insect yellow in color with black stripes. In its pink, soft-shelled larval stage it it capable of doing great damage to potato crops if unchecked. ontrol—spray with four table- spoons of 50 per cent methoxy- chlor in one gallon of water or dust with combination fixed cop- per and DDT dust, about six tablespoons for 100 square feet. * * * Tomato hornworm: a frighten- ing caterpillar three to four inches long, green with whit* Oblique stripes and a hornlike projection at the rear. It else feeds on potatoes, egg plants and toltacco, Control — spray with solution Of four tablespoons of 50 per cent wettable DDT in one gallon of water. * Late blight of potatoes: a plant disease that frequently destroys a large proportion of the crop. It often appears in late summer following wet weather and can be identified in early stages by dark spots or blotches onthe margins of lower leaves. Con- trol—spray with solution of two tablespoons of tri -basic copper sulphate (Tri -Cop) in one gallon of water, or dust with a fixed copper -DDT combination (Dee- cop 3-7 dust.) Modern ti uette Q. l i'ho terminates the call in business telephoning, the person who calls or the person who is called? A. The person who puts the call. However, if the call is of social matters, and the Business of the person called is interfered with, ne may with perfect right terminate the call. Q. How should one point the prongs of the fork when cutting and plac ng food in the mouth? A. The prongs should point downward while cutting the food and upward when lifting the food to the mo eth. Q. Is it obligatory to reply to letters of condolence? A. Yes; send a brief note of thanks to everyone who has sent flowers or personal letters. Q. Is it good manners to use the handkerchief while at the dinner table? A, This is not so much a ques- tion of 'good manners" as of "necessity." When one absolute- ly has to use a handkerchief, one should try to use it as in- conspicuously and noiselessly as possible. Q. When a man L sitting at a cocktail bar, is it necessary that he tip the bar man? A. While not exactly necessary, it still seems to be expected i many places — especially when one's change is returned to one in a small tray. Q. Where should . host's wife sit when they are taking a vis- iting couple driving? A. She and the visiting wife should. sit together in the back seat. Q. If ,,ne is in dot bt as to whether an invitation can be ac- cepted, how should the acknow- ledgement be woded? A. The acknowledgement must state definitely whether the in- vitation is accepted or eegretted. It is imperative always that a decision be reached before an- swering. Q. If a bride displays all tier wedding gifts, should she lea se the cards attached to therm? A. This is entirely • optional. She must be careful, though, to have a complete identifica- tion of each gift before remov- ing any cards. Q. What would be the correct way for two unmarried sisters to register at a hotel. A. They should register: Miss Jane Willson, Miss Betty Wilson, Detroit, Mich.. Visitoss From Overseas — These young British farmers arrived in Montreal in the Cunard liner Ascania recently en route to Ont - aria vr'aere they are spending two months studying Canadian farming methods. Left to right are John Hidderly of Warwick- shire; Miss Daphne Yeates of Staffordshire; Miss Jean Davis of Radnorshire; and Roger D. Cox of Somerset. They are visiting Ontario under the auspices of the National Federation of Young Farmer's Clubs, Mr, Cox said they brought greetings from the young farmers of Britain and while studying in Canada they hope to explain the working of young farrntr's organizations in Britain, __....__.___,....„on:,.<.... na.:ro,.:,0x,0.::5•tr�0A5 fi tfw:a.. 804.0x3%• Mechanical 'Mama' — Nine mamaless pigs enthusiastically line up for makeshift rations on the Merton Elliott farm as nine-year-old Guy Elliott supervises the feeding. They are all that are left of a litter of 14. When the sow died, Elliott contrived this homemade "pigateria," using pop bottles. The surviving pigs are thriving on their artificial mama. (Exclusive NEA photo.) tA € "t° TAtil%10 oil !I Gordon Sh�itt� A wild -flower garden should be a conservation effort. Those who , make one by ignorantly rifling the woodlands of plants are not saving our precious native flora and preserving our woodlands. But there are some" wild flowers plentiful enough to justify our taking a few plants for a wild -flower gardens and there are cases where acquiring rare plants or propagating them from cuttings or seeds is a gen- uine aid to conservation. Edwin Francis Steffek, for- merly of the Massachusetts Hor- ticultural Society, and now asso- ciate editor of Popanlar: Garden ing, feels keenly on this subject.' ,As an active . contribution to the conservation of American wild flowers as well as to the enjoy rnent and worth -while efforts of home gardeners, he has written a book, "Wild Flowers and How to Grow Thein." Here is real help for the home gardener who has longed for a wild -flower garden but who valued our fast - disappearing wild flowers too much to run risks of destroying them. On Imaginary Walk There is much more to a wild- flower garden than choosing • a woody spot and bringing home plants every time one takes a walk or ride where native flow- ers still grow. Individual con versation, Mr. Steffek calls it, As good garden- ers we can make this contribu- tion to preserving our beautiful country—no matter where in the wprld we, live. First, he takes u, on an imaginary walk --through the country where (in America) grow goldenrod, milk wee d, asters, wild strawberry, pink ladyslipper; into woodlands and . boglands, along the shore, up the sides of old mountains. Before we start to grow wild flowers, we need to learn as much as we can about them, he advises. Learn which .may be picked and which not, and even how to pick the more common ones so as not to jeopardize their natural reproduction or exist - dice. Next, we should watch tor road construction and other wild -flower destroying projects, get permission, a n d remove plants to sanctuaries or to a properly prepared home plot to save them. Third, we should learn how the different plants propagate, 'and do what we can to help thein, '.Cake cuttings and root them. eegiu With Study If we own a piece of woodland in which wild flowers grow, we ought to fence out marauders and cattle to protect them, Mr. Steffek says. And of course we should be constantly on the alert to protect wild flowers from their worst enermy of all—fire. Our own wild -flower garden can begin anytime—even if we have no plot as yet. For It begins with learning as much as we can about the native flowers of our region, Indeed, a very pleasant "must." • He gives us able guidance. Notice the light each specific variety needs. Is it heavy or light? How is it at different sea- sons? What of the location—on a sunny slope, in an open spot, in deep shade, under shallow - rooted trees? Its new home in our garden must reproduce a plant's favorite conditions. Next, soil. Besides the make- up, texture, acidity, and amount of moisture, we must note the type of natural mulch, Most garden soils suffer for lack of humus, and ;rust be conditioned by 'spading in leafmold, peat - moss, sawdust or other mate- rials, with attention to acidity or otherwise, ,As needed. The time for moving plants is another thing for us "indi- vidual conservationists" to learn. In genera I, spring -blooming flowers move best in the autumn., and vice versa, but there are important exceptions. And there are other things to lepoww: for example, orchids like the pink ladyslipper should be set so the tip of the bud is not Ter an inch or so beneath the rf.zee, 9 a3ncl ' aterie"' wild 'flowers` should be set• in colonies, others apart. There are kinds, too, that can be moved almost any time if enough earth is taken up with them. Three Tables Included The first part of Mr. Steffek's book 'deals with these general platters, and is followed by three useful tables: I. Wild Flowers: Where to Find Them; II. Wild Flowers Which May Be Picked (freely or in modera- tion); III, Soil Acidity. The second part—which also, by the way, includes 50 delight- ful colorplates of flowers and plants—describes each group of wild flowers (as for example, the Bluebells) and tells where they grow, what they need, how they propagate, and how to have them in the home wild -flower garden. This section does not do our_ work for us, but is an au- thoritative and most • helpful guide in our own conservation efforts. . "We cannot halt the advance of our so-called civilization, but we can at least do something to stop the wholesale disappear- ance of the beautiful and often already rare native plants," Mr. Steffek urges. This book, which in addition to its practical in- formation has an atmosphere of reverence and gratitude that is good to experience, is his an- swer. Monel Metal Metals are seldom used in the pure state. Rather impurities are added to give a metal added strength or some other quality. These impure metals are called alloys. You probably know, for instance, that steel, an iron alloy, is tougher than pure iron. Many alloys are known by particular- names, articularnames, and one of these names is "Monet." No doubt you have seen seen this silvery alloy in restaurants, ice-cream parlors, kitchens and laundries. It re- sists corrosion (rusting), is very strong and- can . be wiped clean with a damp •cloth. Mone] metal contains some 68 per cent nickel, 29 per cent copper and the rest of . the alloy is made up of small amounts of iron, manganese, sili- con and carbon. When Monel metal is used for spring wire, it has more manganese, up to 2,4 per cent; and when it is used for castings, the silicon content may be increased up to 4 per cent, Slight variations in composition considerably affect the magnetic. properties, One Opinion About Fluoridation Are .the findings of the labora- tory subject to popular vote? The answer is yes when those findings are used to invoke the powers of government. The American Dental Society seems to have forgotten this point, however. In its journal the society protests what it calls the reinjection of the issue of fluori- dation of public water supplies "into the political arena." The journal explains that it is "a non- political issue which has been de- cided by more than 40 years of scientific research." But is it?' 'We agree that scientific eval- uations must be free of political meddling. But fluoridation is more than a laboratory matter. In the first place, there is no need .to treat the' water, since • those who desire fluorides can have them administered indi- vidually by dentists or can con- sume them in fluoridized table salt or fluoridized milk. Yet fluoridation as now practiced in- volves the use of police power to force individual citizens to submit . to a medical treatment which they may not want, and even though no public danger would attend their abstinence.. This is a political issue of fun- damental importance. The various measures to out- law fluoridation now •being .stud- ied in several state legislatures and . in Congress may have ob- jectionable features, such as the implication of improper inter- ference in local affairs. However, we have. not yet reached a stage w h e r e technical effectiveness transcends individual r ig h t s . When these are involved, what comes out of the laboratory is still subject to a vote.—From. the Christian Science Monitor. Notice on flower bed: "Please let the flowers die with their roots on." EI$DIYSCIJOQL, `gar N• LESSON tty Derr Ma coo' ?Warren, Lt, i) l) Jests, Our Example and Loral Luke 2:40.52. Memory Selection: Jesus in -- creased in wisdom and statures and and in favour with God and nn'an, Lake 2:52. We have only one glimpse of Jesus' from the time of his birth and infancy until his en- tering upon his ministry at thirty years of age. Jesus was now twelve years of age, the time when a Jewish boy became a son of the law, with the res- ponsibility , of a man. He went' with Joseph and his another to the Feast of the Passover at. Jersalem. It seems a -little strange that Joseph and Mary should go a whole day's journey on the return trip resting in the supposition that Jesus was in the company. However it is better understood when we con- sider that here would be a large company of relatives and neigh- bours travelling on• foot. It is assumed too that Jesus had never before thus stayed behind,. At night they missed him One may surmise that Mary didn't sleep much that night. Or did she pray earnestly about hien and then with the faith that he was safe in God's hands rest quiet- ly? Like good mothers she would certainly pray but I rather think that her rest was not without a touch of anxiety. That is in- dicated by her words to Jesus that they had sought him sor- rowing. Like other boys Jesus was curious. But his questions and • answers astonished the doctors of the law. Later they would say, "Never man spake as this man," Even at the age of twelve he had some conception of his task. He would not live for self but to perform his Father's business, But in obe- dience he went to Nazareth and was obedient to Joseph and Mary. He set an example as a child while he developed into manhood,. Some seriocly err in denying that Jesuasikeas the Son of God. • Oh the other . hand there is danger rof ` ijur so emphasizing His deity that we minimize his humanity. This scene of .. the twelve -year-old boy helps us to keep our view of Jesus in the proper perspective. He• was • human. He was God in the flesh. Where Flees Go Most flies live their lives in spring and summer; then die. 'Some hide in quiet places about the house, in outbuildings, in the fields. They do not feed. They simply lie dormant, sleeping as a squirrel in his nest sleeps the cold days away. But an unexpected warm day in winter comes. The fly feels the extra warmth, It wakes him, makes him hungry and sends hind forth to seek food. The warm day passes, and he may get back to safe hiding; but most likely the returning cold will kill him. Many flies are killed by a fungus that, floating in the air, settlear on their bodies and destroys them. Those we see dead on the wine dow sill have been killed in this way, Those that live through the winter lay eggs, and soon there are as many hies as ever. Kill- ing one fly in the spring means fewer in the suminer. THE MADONNA Three versions of the Blessed Virgin and the Child Jesus have been portrayed on stamps is- sued by the Saarbrucken, Ger- many, post office. They ares left, "The Madonna of Master Meyer of Basle," by Hans Hol- bein; left, below, "The Madonna Sxtina," by Raphael; and right, below, "Holy Virgin With Child Jesus Holding a Pear,".by Mb- recht Durer. They were issued to honor the Marian year.