Japanese Beetle Wages War in State of New Jersey

Since (he submission of the last report the area infested by this Insect has increased to 15.000 acres and now involves not only a portion of Burllm; ton County but a small urea in Cam den County adjacent to the old infested area of Burlington County. The average spread of this insect this year has no’ exceeded one and onehalf miles and the extreme spread has not exceeded three miles. Without doubt this apparent spread is in pa'i due to the discovery of infestation which had occurred the year previous, but which, owing to inadequate acoutinr m that year, had not been discovered. It is mainly due, we believe, to the natural movement of the insect on the wing. The farthest outposts of infestation are proba-ily the result of direct carriage of one or more specimens on clothing of persons, or in vehicles. It is worth while to point out that the actual damage done by this in*eet in the urea infested has been almost negligible and that *his con dftion probahly obtains because of the efficient supression work which has been carried out against it. The time has now arrived definitely to abandon s.ie idea of extermination and to devote all energy: (11 to bolding the insect within its present limits: (2) to the discovery of practical artificial means (or it* control: (3> to the study of natural enemies of this insect in Japan, its native home, with the view of importing such oi them as may be introduced with a profit into the area infested. The problem of holding the lnso' - ( where it can probably best be met: (1) b;. supression of the insect within the infested area by the destructlor of grubs and adults, thus reducing thnumber to a point where the demand for food will not cause natural distribution to occur; <2( by eliminating from the sides of the roads that pasthrough this- area or rendering distasteful u, all plants on which the insects normally fed and thus dimin ishing. if not entirely eliminating, th-* chances of their being caught up and carried by passing vehicles to points outside the infested area; (3) by destroying or rendering distasteful all of the food plants in a barrier band

at least one-half mile wide entirely surrounding the area, thus discouraging natural spread; (4) by strict and careful hand collection of all specimens on the outer edge of th-? infestation, thus reducing the nuir hers to a point where there will be little or no attempt to .-ross the barrier band; (5) by « , nf«.rcement of a strict quarantine on all crops grown within the area and marketed outside, thus eliminating, to the greatest possible extent, the chance for the carriage of thewe insects upin said crops to points outside of the a -ea; (6) thi-di.'-couragement by educat onal or any other meins that seem practical of the practice of removirg plant products in small quaniitlM. especially during the evening, from the Infested areas to points outside. The problem of diset vering satis faiyory artificial measure for its cot. trol can best be attacked by at. Intensive study of the Jai anese beetle laboratory of the effec's of various insecticidal substances anon the inThe problem of introd icing natural enemies can ber, be vltacked by studying the natural enemies of this Insect both here n its native home and thus find'.^g out the one-t that are most likely to be of “vice. This should be followed by the introauction of such species or parasitic and predacious enemies as seem likety to thrive in our climate and to devote their attention solely to the des.ruc tion of the Japanese beetle. A laboratory for the study of this insect ha.- l»-en established at ^innam in son. New Jersey, and this laboratory is supported by Federal and State funds. It is under the Bureau of Kntontology and the New Jersey State Department of Agriculture. The United States Government is expected to furnish during the coming year about $100,000. and the State about $15,000. In addition to these funds, it is expected that certain local, town ship and county funds will be appropriated for the purpose of roadsld'-clean-ups. Co-operating with tbU laboratory is a Fanners' Committee, composed of men who live In the district. appointed at a mass meeting he'd some months ago near Cinnamlnsot

New Jersey Experts Labor to Solve Potato Problems

Home Made Bordeaux Mixture Found to be Most Successful Spray Material

An Increase in the yield of poiatot* 8 * Te ® e * '

due to spraying may be the result of several factors, two of which are: 1— Control of fungous diseases. 2— Vine stimulation and Invigora

Uon.

The fungous diseases which can he controlled by spraying, an-1 studies on vine stimulation have shown that under some conditions it may become an important factor. Covering thete two phases of th. spraying problem, the New Jersey Arricultura! Experiment Station has tested Bordeaux mixture and sulfurarsenical dusts. In addition, several of the commercial Bordeaux pastes sold within the State have been used. The meagre tests of thtse material.-, have not furnished a great deal of data r.-giirding their relative merits. A safe rule to follow with respect to these materials is to adhere to the print<-d recommendations of the manu-

facturers.

Hotm^maae Bordeaux mixture has been the most popular spray material ia the big jxuato-growing sections of, the world ever sine- its efficiency in

the control of late blight

lished. Extensive spraying work in New York and New England nm demonstrated the advisability of ilt use. In Maine and Vermont the increase in yield due to spraying even in years when no biighu weie present, has been quite marked. In the ten years' spraying experiments by the New York Experiment Station, the average increase due to Bordeaux spraying at Geneva wa,- 97 5 boshei-

per acre for five to Hel-

per annum and 69 bushel- per arte fo’ but three sprayings. On I.rnx Island, where the conditions more nearly up proximate thtse of New Jersey, the juc.-ease in yield due to spraying was lint so large. An average annual in croase of 45.7 bushels per acre w«s brought about by five to seven spray*, and only 25 bushels per acre from throe applications of spray. These resalts need not necessarily apply :o New J.-raey conditions. On I-oug Island the spraying doc* not pay every year. From our limited experirtenta-

State it Is probable that

of Bordeaux mixture

have be.-n made by the Experiment Station The results have differed somewhat with the localities and wiui the variety of potatoes grown. In the years' work at Freehold, no creases outside of experimental e have been obtained by spraying "Giant'' potatoes. These experiments were conducted on one of the richest fields in that district, and high fertility and variety of the potatoes grown have been suggested a.-, probable causes for the failure to obtain t

terial increases in yield.

With Irish Cobbler potatoes the Bordaux spraying has given n promising results. As high as bushels per acre increase was noted in one experiment. Increased yield? have not been obtained in all cases, and with our meagre data and Incomplete knowledge of the influence of the character of the seed, of climate, i several other factors, it is not possible to predict a paying increase every year from Bordeaux spraying. The results of spraying second crop Irish Cobbler potatoes are much n promising. Early blight is quite com mon in tne-r late planted potato fields, end since Bord<-nux effectively con rols this fungus, we may expect a arser return from spraying here than m the early crop when- the disease

s absent.

i\»T the first crop iiota'oe*. the first application of Bordeaux spray should be made when the vines are 6 to f inches high. The treatment should be repeated every 10 to 14 days,

-avings I lime of application depending w

what upon weather conditions, large-! number of applications spray per season tested In the experimental wort, on first crop potatoes is

tioc in spray in

still prove a s period of

P Of about 100 c

and the test coating o itaimd with three t » A pressure of at least 100 pound/ t square Inch is highly uesirab'.e. Complete dir -etions for the preparain Of Bordeaux mixture are t-> bfound in Circular 4S of the New Jet sey Agricultural Experiment Station A detailed tv port of the dusting and spraying work of the Experiment tion is contained in the Annual reports for 1913. 1914. 1915 and 1916. and i

i- Circular 42.

The ugly kitchen is now a thing of the past in the ideal home—that Is the near-past, rather than the far-past for if we go back fur enough, my to our grandmother's or groat grand mother's time, we find much of quaint beauty and homeinoes to admire. Their kitchens, however, lacked conveniences. and often, too, important essentials, such as plenty of light. Usually they were too large, causing wasted energy In unnecessary steps, and useless space to be kept clean. But the snow-white whitewashed wails, and quaint cupboards, the ga/ pink geraniums in the windows, were all things to delight the eye. and cheer the spirit on to new endeavor.-. Then came the innovation of all sorts of conveniences, and in our enthusiasm. beauty and its psychological effect on housewife or servant wh« quite forgotten. Tne idea •eem-.t' that a kitchen must be hidious to be useful, that gay potted plants wen of place among such practie l efficiency and a pretty color acheiii.-

an idle foolish thought. The Turn of the Wheel

The turn of the wheel, however, has brought as It so often does <u the well-named "happy medium.” and are learning nowadays to combine utility and benuty In the ideal way. Utility, of course, speaks lor itself and has long been recognize] of primary importance in the mod i kitchen. And now beauty, having found its way into every other room in the home, has at Iasi been admitted, too. So we choose carefully an attractive color scheme for alls, woodwork, fl or covering and rockery, so that the whole effect is well blende-, and cheerful. We haw at least one potted flower In the window, and. yea. even a singing canary.

At HOME A Department /»r Iniustriaut Htuseu-ivtt

How the Groundhog Fooled the Crows On one occasion just about "groundhog day." which, as everybody know.-, falls early m February, an Illinois fanner heard a flock of crows making ;i great fuss in his field near woods. The farmer Investigated anl found the cause of their disturbance to be a ground-hog looking for sc thing to eat For some reason the crows resented the appearance of the little animal, and assailed him - every' side with beaks and claws. As good luck would have it the groundhog was near his hole, into which h * went in a hurry. His sudden disappearance caused surprise and consternation among the crows, and for a time they flew ! r.murid wildly. Then they held council with the result that t*c old crows flew to the top of a rail fence *n few feet away from the burrow, i sentinels, while the otheirs flew son distance oil. Ten minutes elapsed, and men the cround-hog reappeared. Instanfly the s -nUnels cawed the signal, and the main army came flying; but the animal was too quick and dodged into his

home.

The exasperated crows Immediately fell to work, and in the course uf 7 minutes plugged up the hole with din and stones. Then they indulged In t chorus of exultation, and were havinc joyous time when one old crow | » terrible caw of rage. He had discovered the ground hog sitting on a knoll 50 feet away, having emerged from the other end of his burrow. Then there was another council of war. and the farmer expected to s another attack, but it soon became e dent that the crows were disheartened and after a while they rose as i bird, and with a few faint-hearted caws, flew io the woods and disappeared. thus acknowledging that th? ground-hog was smarte than they.

Once we thought the kitchen nu. quite good enough for such flattennr attentions, but no*- we realize that it is really the very heart of the hone the place where its most Important business is carried on. and that whoever carries on this important busi ness (be she cook or wife) has a perfect right to the most happy int'.ueuces around her. Beauty in the kitchen is sure to make the work mon pleasant--less like drudgery—and indeed. can he a great help in making it is a real pleasure. And we all know t hat work that is a pleasure bids fair to be a succor«.

All of Shark Leather There are many Utile pocket pieces and ..ccessories of this comparatively .tew leather. The leather itself is Soft and flexible. the grain Is rough, and the color is x rich, dark brown. Ther are fashionable hand bag.-, handsome cigarette cases, match ci-scs and dressing cases, as well amany other small pieces. Some of the finer pieces are trimmed with gold, have gold corners or edges and are extremely good-lookinc.

A Good One on the Doctor

By R. H. Stearns They tell a good one on a Wash ingion doctor, who has a habit of In temipting his patients during their recital of their troubles by his ;noro or less querulous comment. One day a stranger consult *sl the physician, to whom he confided the information 'hat he did no* exact’r know what ailed him. Bei. g pretty well worn out however, he felt /ure he needed Urnunent of some sort "Same oil irouble!" exclaimed the me’teo. "N«. man can live cooped up n an ->ffice ull day. Now I myself i ould soon manage to get my sell into the debllit ed stale ■’herein you find yourself did i pursue the same tactics. What a man ne<-d is exercise. I le'.l you. Of course, if you want to lay over a desk or counter all day an l get no ozone Into your system, thou what need to reek relief. HU get you in no time. 1 can assure you of that." "1 " began the patient. "You must have fresh r.ir. man!" vociferated the doctor. 'Take long walks! Get plenty of good, wholesome air In your lungs! 1 could easily contrive to dose you with all manner of drugs and main you as a permanent patient. Incidentally con vindng you that I was » skillful physician. But 1 won't do it! All I have to say is. get out and walk. walk, walk!" "But. doctor ” the man tried to interrupt. ’Listen to me!" returned th? doc tor. iton't try to argue the qu stion* it's no use! What you need is at least one long walk a day—several would be better—to get your blood into circulation. Don't let your system rust That's the trouble wib you '“Hows I've had many such cases." "But my cailing *"— "Your calling! There it is! 1 expected that! 'My business'—they ail say it! Arrange your affairs so that >' r -a may walk more. S.art away a little before the usual time in the nvm-ning and fix tl o that you leave a little earlier in the afternoon By the way. «ba* is your busin.ssT" • I am a suburban postman."

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Points About Selecting Beef for Table

Have you wondered Just why sirloin steaks could be purchased from one market at 30 cen's while another deale. charged 50 cents for the same cut on that same day? Or why the rump toast you ordered last week was Juicy and tender while the one whicn you ordered yesterday was tough an.l stringy, although you paid the santf prie- per pound for both and pur chased them from the same dealer? The fact that sirloin steak? can be purchased at such variable prices on the same day does not necessarily mean that one dealer is underselling the other on the same article. The first may be sirloin cut from a cow or steer of common grade, while *Jte latter is from a cow or steer of good or choice grade. The two roasts no doubt varied Just as widely in grade. As a rule, a dealer habitually card *s the same grade of meat, that best suite. •> his clas-: of customers. However. when a dealer does carry more than on - grade of meat, he usually sells the same cuts from all grades at the same price. Until the public learns that grade as well as cut determines the quality of beef and should also determine the price, cut of low grade will be retailed at the same price with similar cuts of good or choice grade command, although the difference in wholesale price is sometimes as much as 7 or 8 cents per pound between medium grade and common meat. The housewife should know not only the cuts of meat but should learn to distinguish between these grades If she would select her meat wisely and economically. How to Tell the Grades Four grades, choice, good, medium, und common .which cover all dressed beef usually offered for sale to retail meat dealers, have been adopted by the Bureau of Markets. United Stall* Department of Agriculture. These grades are determined by the 'allowing points; 1. The color and texture of the lean meat; and the extent to which It i:> marbled with fat. 2. The thickness of meat coverinj the bone: that is the proportion o! meat to bone.

3. The amount and character of the outside fat and its general distributicn and color. 4. The amount of inside fat, such as kidney fat on the loin cut and the fa* on the inside of the ribs. Choice grade beef Is not at present found regularly in most markets, and the supply is limited. In it the characteristics of the good grade are a< *s centuated—pronounced marbling of fat. smooth, uniform outside coveting of clear white fat, and firm finite* tured flesh of light-red color. Good grade of beef has lean meat of light or medium-red color, of firm, even texture and a fairly regular distribution of fat through the lean, giving the meat a slightly marbled or mottled appearance. The fat is firm and usually a creamy white. The other covering of fat L smooth and firm and should be evenly distributed over the loins and ribs. Medium grade beef has meat uf coarse texture and dark color whicn is inclined to be flabby and watery. The fat is flabby and usually yellowish in color and is unevenly diatritviited. there being almost no Inside fat and a seamy and irregular outsidcovering. Common grade beef has a very higii percentage of bone to meat. The meat is extremely coarse in texture with no marbling of fat; is dark in color and very watery. The fat, which is very scanty, is usually of a pronounced yellow color. The cuts of good grade beef when compared with cuts of common grad-, ore much more palatable, but th 1 » is not all. A series of tests made in the experimental kitchen of the f)elartmem of Agriculture on the cooking quality of the different grades of beef shows that the shrinkage in cook-, ing is much greater for common grade/ watery meat than from good grade meat; also, the proportion of hone to meat is higher in the common grade, making the amount of cooked edible meat obtained from one pound as pur chased of common grade moat considerably lower than the amount of good grade me*, of similar cut.

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