CAPE yT-AY COUNTY TIMES. SEA ISLB Cil'Y, W- J-

SP8AV CONTROLS ENEMY OF MELON Is Soon as Aphis Makes Its Appearance Apply Solution of

Nicotine Sulphate.

INTEREST IN HONEY IS INCREASING FAST

What the American Red Cross Is Doing

In Some Sections Bee Keeping Is mn nEn vnoss i.,- oto the '!™

ha*.- In^pltml tanli*;. n>neie«i of «>«>odi>-

ss|il<-!i .-irr now 'wolnc mtvIct In Pntn- In ««i oTIht-. <t«* nursins ixixmm-l lin- be«i by »bf

It.nl •'nwc.

Receiving Much Attention.

MSECT DOES HARM QUICKLY

Extend on Worker* Now Stetiored In

Thirty-Nine State* —Many Request* for Information—Out-

look for 1918 Bright.

_ > ___ ^ iir-r .. ■ between .Unerlcan people and the Amorlenn Dreadnaucht*. It i» tb^ o® 0 ** agency throush which gift* from the l-voplc Can he made to the SJ«*T.

WATCH FOR LICE AND MITES Unload Paradtea Ar* Controlled The} Hsve Marked Effect on Number cf Egga Produced.

fPrejwrrd by t

flaet Sucks Juice* of Plant*. Causing Them to Wither and Die—Bert Results Are Secured by Employment of Power Spray. fPmarcd by thr Uoltrd States Department of Aarlculturr i Setrre louse* by the melon aphis, ar "melon louae." can tx' lanrely rertecrd and«In many cas-s presented By the use of control measures upon thr ttrrt api>earanee of the Insert. Spraylnc with nicotine sulphate, which ■o far bns glscn the best results, and aAhcr metliods of combating the pert an described In Farmers' Bulletin 014, Control of the Melon Aphis, by K. H. Chtttmdrn. Issued by the Called States department of agriculture. Kelt to the striped cucumber beetle ■be melon aphis la the most Important •oemrber Insect pert and probably the wat aertors enemy of meloos and re■rted crops In this country. T «MeUy. sucking the Juices of the gtants and cncslng them to wither and dbr. often before Insect Injury Is ausparted. Whole field* are destroyed in • few days. The melon aphis has more than forty ftnect enemies which hold It In check many regions much of the time, but autfOeial control becomes !mperatlTe : wbeweather conditions are unfmtormUp to Its parasites. How to Fight the Melon Aphis. The following directions for combatMg the pest are given In the bulletin: 1. Examine the melon or cucumber ■eld In several places from time to ftov In order thnt the melon nphls run) Mt cease serious damage before de-

tkrtkin.

2. When the nphls Is found, do not wJt to find out whether It U going to torrease. but tx-gln spgaylng at once. 5. Be sure to use the r.itrect torButn and apply II properly and thorMChiy. making frequent Inspections to ascertain that the undersides of the toavrs are well covered. 4. Bsc plenty of spray mixture—200 •afloes to the acre, if necessary—«nd rntfly at high pressure, about ISO Row ads If possible. IT the work Is undertaken In time. Oar bulletin points out. and directions

ailed State* Deportment of Agriculture.)

The Interest in Increasing the production of honey a* n war measure 1* country-wide and In some sections bee keeping l« receiving unprecedented attention. The Increase In Colorado this year will probably he 10 n I"‘r cent. It is said. In many localities there has I teen a marked Increase In winter protection. and the bees passed the cold season and were ready to begin work of gathering nectar as soon aa the

weather permitted.

The rolled State* department of agriculture now has 13 bee-extension workers who ore working In 38 states, and the request* from tboae who wish information and help on bee-keeping are coming In faster than the department and Its extension workers can take care of them. To meet thta demand for information, meeting* are being held In various bee-raising district*. particularly In the Southern state.. In which bee culture Is dla-

ri 11 1:KT» CROSS In- Instituted a i.'llini ■■antecB torvlrv Irark of the American lines. The ■unteen provoles coffee., wamlwlci:.-. und other tvfre hineuts to the tfop*.

THE BED CROSS I* enlisting more tlian one thousand volunteer mirse*

u month, and Is training them foe work in the field. It sends tbemto the army fully trained and equipped.

"!fo, I haven't done any

put I’m going to aoon. Voa Z been so dreadfully busy * ;i, — trio Ik service. One can't dj'n*— at once, can one? I shall uJJ knitting sorka. I .loo t ^ ■ pie waste time on scarf, tad » "

when socks are ao ir

TO HELP THE PEOPLE OF FRANCE AND BELGIUM.

THE BED CROSS has opened a acirutlflc campaign agnlnsty trench fever. *

<t The Red Cross Has Bought THE BET* CROSS ) . 1ms undertaken? To emserre the sick and woundto provide the <> e,l among Its defender*, entire supply of <i To conserve the healUi und «p«r-

(Prepared bv the rotted Btata* Depart ^ trent of Agr.ckuraj .

roultrj- raisers should be on the , -j (ball maka sock* with or

looko-it for lice and mite*, for they ] t0 p^ Bright colors aid the tu get binder than ever with the coming J gum i t would be a terrible i of warm weather. Unless they are j fcavc our soldiers barefoot w

THE RED CROSS i controlled at this scatoa they will ths women aren't aUve to the

have a marked effect on th*- number j ^ kmttlng enough stocks i ; of egg* produced by laying ben*, and i a little

PHE BED CROSS « will furnish tlie entire supply of altrc-oxlde for use In surgical operations. & THE RED CROSS 7 feeds nnd clothes vt entire popula- £ tlon* in time of ^ need. T nn: bed cross 4 I* caring for i ftfl.flOO < lilldrrn i In France. OO.OOU ? In Poland.

It of the troops.

To conserve the households which are maintaining the culture of the soil and the fabric of aelf-government in the

war zuoc.

T. r.inserva tne coming genera-

tion by Its backing of three -core children's colonic*.

To conaerve the children by

maintaining village* for several thousamT of these Uttle

n .'usee*.

To conserve the refugee* by health center* and tuberculo-

si- prevention.

To conaerve home and commu-

nity life.

I five base .hoapl- ? tal units tat 'be » navy— pbyrti ct*ti-. nuitosand

1 equipment.

i THE BED CROSS I will help the I families of our » enlistcd men to

maintain their

i standards of I health, education

, and Industry.

[ THE RED CROSS

wlU supply warm garments, k l t case*, necessities for the wounded.

y THE RED CROSS

will provide sanitary units to keep a sharp eye on the surrounding* of the cantonments so a* to ward off possible epidemic*.

HIE BED CROSS has .-fbllahed THE BED CROSS win supply °» r

movable factories for the manufacture of artificial Ice for our soldiers

during the summer month*.

Raise Bee* to Save Sugar.

rilE RED CROSS Is prejur.-d to care (or any American soldier who may return from the war a prey to tuber-

culo-1- or maimed or blind.

HIE RED CROSS will send food parcels to American prisoners la Oermany. Each parcel contain* meat.

tb« number of chicks raised. Poultry house* should be thoroughly cleaned. whitewashed, or sprayed with kerosene or kerosene emulsion at this season. The hens should also be provided with a good dust box. and Insect powder should be darted among their

feather*.

Mitt* usually stay in the crack* of the henhouse* and under the roorts In the daytime, where they lay their eggaAt night when the fowl* go to roost the mites come out of their hiding places, attach themselves to the fowls, and feed by sucking blood from the birds. To get rid cf them the house* should be cleaned nnd sprayed thoroughly. Including the oerts. the dropping boards, and roosts. The poc .ry house that la kept clean and has plenty of sunlight and ventilation Is usually free from mile*. Immediately after

cleaning the bouse should be white- 1 Something should be

washed or sprayed An effective white, on tu greater efforts. I thiai Ii wash I* made by Making one-half peck : have to do more apeaklag. of Ume In 20 gallons of water. Add ; just now It will be hard for t one pound of salt, previously dls- up any more time, became I a]

solved, and two quarts of crude car- lag golf li

bollc add. or one gallon of stock dip. "I don't know why yon i&odii and apply the mixture with a spray surprised. I might almov; say pump /r.r brush. Kerosene, crude oil. at the mere mention of golf, or some good preservative matufac- j know thnt the health of the tu'. tnred from coal tar. sprayed about the Large part of Its wealth. I

i ._ | _ Interior of the house, especially In the * patriotic duty to get plenty vrtil*he'provided'wlth*"comforts and I erarfcs and crevice*, is an effective Mr nnd exerdae.

i w**4*mn* IrUflnar vnlta»« If kerosene Is Wt* i^V..r*IneV

pleasure during convuleaceoce from

a axillary on *8wcUlng the Hock |. Ton sea, that's one of ny *, helping. I'm a voluntary the Red Cross auxiliaries. ] log to a surgical dressingterdoy on ‘Folding for Franct.' ] that I Inspired the workers ** seal, for when 1 had finirtiel ■_ one of the women said to don't you stay and help tu You have made as ail fed thr.» every worker we can get' I •*> J plain that other duties caUtd. “No. I haven't done inDd. i* ■ dressings yet. I find it mak. < r-] ous. Many people really hi. a gauae. I think they should l. a ting In their work. Hot. i would be If any of our bni ( J should suffer Just because ■ home don't realise the nerd fx j

lea

1 Kn

butter, sugar. Jam. coffee, tea. salt.

The extension worker* are

giving .Mention to preventing the

spread of brood disease*, especially ; rice >nd drlwl fnllt .

of American foul brood, brought on in : many case* by the failure of l>ee-keep- | era properly to diagnose the disease.

Illness.

THE RED CROSS is constructing a rhaln of recreation bnt* In conjunction with the base hospitals. T* onch hospital it sends each month 300 1>ook«. 400 magazines and 2,000 newspaper*.

means of killing mites. If kerosene is j “CardculngT Weil, of rvcmfl used it ir necessary to continue to <ioes get fresh air and exorrivf

The American fil'd Cross In more than a hundred ways is rendering service here and abroad that saves human live* nud maintains the fighting

The outlook for 1918 la bright ape- ! Kjilrit of our allies. The R.d Cross mn-t always be financially prepared to

rlallrts of the deportment believe. Fac- ' (lca i w | t |, Uie unexpected emergencies Arising from war conditions. In the*#

emergencies Immediate relief is the only effective relief.

lories making l>ee-keeper*' supplies have been running overtime during the , past winter nod are ready to supply j provided the pvsls can lx- transported. Utility Sweaters With Caps to Match There he* been an enormous Increase ; In the demand for literature on bee- j keeping. Including many calls for farm era' bulletins. The demand for bee* Is so great that It will probably ex- j cecd the supply, for In addition to those who wldi to embark In liec-keep- j Ing th—e u a desire on the part of the bee-keepers to enlarge their apiaries and Increase their output of j honey. ■ The exports of 1917 honey to Europe, osjx-eially to the United Kingdom, ex reeded by far those of any previous year. I Hiring the winter It was common for mure honey to leave for Europe In ten days than In any year pre

1914.

CONSERVE ALL GRAINS

(Prepared ti

ale* De-

rs of the men. aphis and obtaining pwrt yield. ■Decline Sulphate Spray Favored. l« a spray for the melon nphl- and N*T ptaul lice ntrotine sul|>liut<- thu* r ha* given the best riwult*. TliHo* ing formula is sold to combine ingredlrnl* III the proper pTopor- j sulphate. 40 per cent, fluid

laundry soap.

* the Foiled Pt it of Agrtruli ur* )

kt<M-k meti of thl* country 1 nfronted with r. situation ■ lib-led In history. The J unprereplmted demand for < grain* for human rnnnimptino J makes It Imperative that eucii ■ i prodart* tpe i oomrred to the nt- ] most and that only thoae feed* < u-.-l for Uve rtork which are J not ni-eded for human food. < It !• the doty of our stockmen ] In n»»l*t tn tl»c prurtslonlng of > i be great artnlcs engaged In ! military and Induatrin! puraults ' I—th In itil* country and abroad Tlic) ruu>t also preserve tbelr breeding nnlmal* In such a manner that their awfulnek* will be 1 Increased. Thl* will n-ce«ritate ! th- utilization of many farm ^ prndacta which in the |i*st have Imti •-ntlrely or partially vraxti-d.

Duiting LouM-Inferted Fowl.

; Ing and hoeing, but I das': tLU^ ! have the same effect on the [id that outdoor sports have. Iajji have-otiserved that f ket gardeners don’t have 'if d bright complexions and fm that golf nnd tennis playm u j However, I believe tborucj-ilj trtotlc gardens, nnd I shi!! ti them all I can by apeakltc. I IS ahaU call my Uttl# talk S 1 Safety.' Don't yon like that! tfl i be frightful If we don't hare totM I our allies Just because people ¥

I oat cep.

“Then there'* the prraemaf4

! tables and fruits.

“No. I don't do it myaeir. for If

stand the beat of a :

last year I had ray maid dot® deni of canning. As It happrt^j of the things she put up apsllet | is not clever at following vr.sa rectluns, aad I was not able t» the kitchen much myself. Q’*' _ fed that we made our sart

she wlU profit by 1»*

<*n account of the low spraying nn tore *f tire vine growth, a much morr •«ea distribution of the spray I* effect•d I# a power sprayer than by a bund

Soaps of tu-srly every kind are val TOWNS ASSIST FARM LABOR •eb/e as sprays for the control of th- i —- ■ mrtau «pbl* and olh -rs of It* klm' Businca# Men Should Aid Farmer* in Kagame ..-ip ■ Iiiulsloo. a rtandaM 1 Beeurtng Bumclrnt Help to Ha-, aenwdy for surklng Innerts snefi *-j vsst Product* piaft' lie#. :* regarded n* wcn.larv I

Tlie swedtiv. buvliig Inkplrvd all fort* of -wester oo*t» and »|e>rt co*t* for the benefit of (hose who like to ronibln# nmnrtiirM with uniformity la |dr»—. ha- Improved it* own •rlglnal i n.m option In the new model* now i lx-lii* manufsclured of awealcra pur# mid -Imj ie we dlacuver ganuenia more irtui nnd more cnreful'y planned than | in the I! me-honored old original Much I more bttenlloli I- given to the details flnlablng. and even the utllltv nmeat- - it make* a feature of color Any , ritimber of gay -Undo*, a- bright ns . held flowers, enliven outdoor baekMauy women knit tbelr owi, *weat- ' t« and »wc*tcr-co*t». bnt these hand- ! ci».V garments are few by • ompariann I - lib th-**-- knitted by mochl(i.-iv And ib-»lgnvr» of nisi blur knitted garments

white slripe* !* Its rollar and white and It

youthful.

if the *11 purer variety -uff* are afripea with * adorably trim and

Ultra Smart Room.

ultra Muart living room bu« ar extra long daveutiort. with lung, luom-

. IMiUter-shaped eof ohlotig npriglit back

pillow*, nv well a* the frame up holrttry, all dune In heavy brow; either end -if tilt* aland* s P taUe Tlv-ro are threv rba'ra. one biack lacquer, with an em broldered psni-l and seat and one wak franied armchair. upboUtcred Is tspeatrv The vither tiiriilalilng* lacquered chest, a window aenl framed |~>rtnut and voile • urtalni with trtug>-d latnbrequlna.

Waxing Linoleum.

After vanishing linoleum, which' will preserve if. try waxing It on toy ! of the varnlvli jurt s» you would pol Ish u hardwove] floor. Alx.ul once a week Wipe with clear wutcr and a .-lean «loth und nl-.ul ..nee U> twi j week* apply th.- flimr wn*. leaving It 1 to dry nlemi twenty inlnul-->. then pol ! Irti with a dry. •oft rtod.. The wav will bright, n the UnolettU and help U Women to Award Prntion*

throughont the warm westhcr. Th# effect of crude oil of wood preservative la innch more lasting. Tnssmnrh as lire spend a greater part of their time on th# fowls, th# most eff-ctlre treatment is that which U upplb'd directly to th# bird*. Tit# cleanliness of th# bouse, however, la of iqnnl Importance If the lice are to be gotten rid of entirely. The two tnmt prartlr-al method* < t fighting lire are dusting at tudag a paste or an ointment. iTovide a good dust bor cot*tiUnlns n mixture of road dust or wood aahrs and allow the he is tn dost themSelves. Dusting the hen* by hand is eff.silvr and i* especially n-commcnd-cd tor aettlng bens and fowls that *r# very ninth Infested with lice. A good homemade dart or Iraiae powder la mad.- by mixing together one and onehalf pint* of mw.line and one pint of crude carbolic arid with four quarts of plaster of Paris. Allow It to dry. cni-ti to a powder, and work it well into the feather* by hand. One of tlie mrrt effcctlre ointments used to destroy Pee U a mixture of equal parts of blue ointment wttn vaseline or lard. Mis these Ingredient* thoroughly nud apply n small portion (about the xlze Of s lx-*) to lb. to,j of the head, under the wings, sod around the veoL Note—Blur ointment abonld not be used on hatching hens and small

chicks.

VALUE OF BACK-YARD FLOCK Average Size Should Be at Least T#«i Han* to Produce 100 Dozen

Egg* a Year.

tPreparad by tlie railed Plate* Department of Agrtcuilur*.) Here tre aorar safe figure* shoot what can be ••*i>#cted of n buck-yard OncS:. Koih ben tn her pallet yest rt-oiili) pn-duce ten dazea egg*. Tlie iv.rage alxe of the 1-nek-yard floel

“1 suppose you're buying «« ■ stamps? I'm Intensely InW^ 1 their sale. It would be c . If the men. women nnd cl.:Wr<««l country did not rr*|>ood t > ^ the r.ivcrnmetit for fBmlv t" 1**J war. People should b.iy “No. I haven't bongb; ' ’ ^ limit myself yrt. ss.l b= vr : many expenses conneci.vl > ’ r "_ work. One la asked tn gi v ' ^ * dlrectlou*. and then, of about a|M«ktng *x I do ro - ' rvet clothes, and in bad v taxi fero* are really qo:t. 0 “I do wl»h yon would <■ v me speak on TUamplm: 1 ,L and ‘Rond# Arv Roinl. 1 w d® that if yon could hear r.tli'* * yon would feel that )‘>° w*® _ cry dollar jju can possibly ». Uncle hum. A woman t.*ld , ‘ l other day that after beontr ^ ^ economy ahe quit# under*'- " ■ very few people we;c b«> suite thl* season. She b« •' my u-»w broadcloth. *hlrl> " very handsome. I think ; that I had boon patriot!' tlon of a suit, for It 1* trio boy good matrinl. “ibrnirtlme* I am parted'l ' tlie numbers of thicket* ^ do nothing to b'4p • ln ^ Should thl-.tr people would b-*_ not to do thrir part in thl* struggle. Indeed. I am *° ^ ^ cised about the apathy »' “ I know, who neither knit. *• - food nor save for the n»si"n ^ getting up a little speech r*' 1 "; , for Klacker*.' I do hope J**

to boor IL"

Ag# and Youth- ^ Tb# older man who f ^ younger whom he h*» ,,n ? ^ * groeu him on the »tr- s ; Uonal person. And U»e J who. oa bring thu* rei» : greeted, feela ndthcr : . .

ten hen*. Thn* grstltode. is an ex. (Id produce In a year It*. 1 the deferratlal re*

" biclu at the ennserva- “* cent* a dozen, would Rm the loo duxen is

iportant that

OM-Fashloned Ides. rnrtii.m-d bb-a that round -uM hatch pullet*, and 1-. g or • rr- <orkvrv-u. |» cnuiriy

Use Her* ihin't brev*] from pallets I * can use hen* In -lend.

Is gratifying to th- • and the inti-n-rt ,l1 ' stimulating t«> the y.-v wrller In Youth* 1 think of each person - ns an IniUvIdoai- ho*' may be. to try to

ways he U Individual » the immiory with tb' !

rial oidlgations by Ulued ml.VHe ag* rt*' 1 should hsve acquired wisdom and of Intartrt -