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BETTER FRUIT 



Combine your 

 sprays. Lime-Sulphur, Ar- 

 senate of Lead andBordeaux 

 aredeath to Scale, Codling 

 Moth, and Fungus, but harm- 

 less to Aphis, Pear Psylla, 

 Leaf Hopper, Woolly Aphis, 

 Thrips and other soft-bodied, 

 sap-sucking insects that are destroy- 

 ing fruit and fruit profits. For these 

 pests spray with 



BlackLeaf40 



^0% Nicotine 



By using it with other sprays, you make one 

 spraying do the work of two, or even three. 



Experiment Stations and Agricultural Colleges recom- 

 mend combined sprays. A I- 

 Now is the time to spray. Do you realize that Aphis 

 is a positive menace to your orchard profits? Black Leaf 40 

 won't fail you. It's highly concentrated. Requires on\y 

 small quantity. Cost is low. Use it, and grow better fruit. 



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May 



ing biicteria, but the u.se of these 

 preparations is frequently unsatisfac- 

 tory, for the reason that the bacteria 

 are often no longer living, or at least 

 are not vigorous enough to bring about 

 the desired effect. To meet the needs 

 of Washington farmers, in this respect, 

 the Experiment Station had undertaken 

 to supply them with pure cultures of 

 the legume bacteria in such a condition 

 as to assure the maximum results. 



The preparation and shipment of 

 these cultures is carired on by the 

 Divi-sion of Bacteriology. The organ- 

 isms are cultivated in the bacterio- 

 logical laboratories upon suitable nutri- 

 ent substances, and when ready for 

 shipment are transferred to cans of 

 sterile sand. In this form the cultures 

 reach the farmer. All that is necessary 

 for use is to mix the moist sand with 

 the seed and to sow in the usual man- 

 ner. By this method both the seed and 

 the soil are inoculated. Since sunlight 

 soon kills the bacteria they .should not 

 be exposed any longer than necessary 

 while the seed is being sown. 



In order that the Experiment Station 

 may render its best service to the 

 farmers, and in order that farmers may 

 experience a minimum of dilliculty in 

 obtaining cultures, and at the same 

 time information and advice upon mat- 

 ters pertaining to crops, the Bacteri- 

 ology and Agronomy Divisions co-oper- 

 ate in the matter, and the cultures may 

 be obtained by application to the 

 agronomist. The charge is 25 cents for 

 each acre treated, this amount merely 

 covering the cost of preparation. 



It is very essential that cultures used 

 be fresh, and for this reason it is nec- 

 essary that they be freshly prepared in 

 each individual case. This means that 

 orders must be submitted as early as 

 possible and should reach the Experi- 

 ment Station at least two weeks before 

 the cultures arc needed for use. The 

 approximate date of sowing should be 

 designated in each order. This co- 

 operation on the part of the farmers 

 will be repaid by more prompt service, 

 and with more satisfactory results in 

 the field. 



Timely Hints for Home Gardener 



tiarden peas arc a favorite crop in 

 the home garden, and as they are not 

 easily injured by light frosts they may 

 be planted as soon as the soil can be 

 put in order in the spring, according to 

 the specialists of the United States De- 

 partment of Agriculture. By selecting 

 a nundier of varieties it is possible to 

 have a continuous supply of peas 

 throughout a large portion of the grow- 

 ing season. In order to accomplish this 

 plantings should be made every ten 

 days or two weeks until warm weather 

 coincs. The first plantings should be of 

 small-growing, <iuick-maturing varie- 

 ties, such as Alaska, First and Best, and 

 Ciradus. These kinds do not require 

 supports. They should be followed by 

 the large wrinkled type of peas, such as 

 ("hami)ion of l-^ngland, Telephone and 

 Prize Taker. These may be supported 

 on brush, on strings attached to stakes 

 driven in the ground, or on wire 

 netting. 



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