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BETTER FRUIT 



October 



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cent years has emphasized the demand 

 for nitrates, and the fact that the 

 Chilean beds of nitrates have been sur- 

 veyed and figures have been obtained 

 which make possible a fairly close esti- 

 mate of the amount of nitrate remain- 

 ing there, should stimulate the manu- 

 facture of nitrogenous substances suit- 

 able for fertilizer manufacture and 

 serve as a warning against undue 

 waste. 



Artificial nitrates have become com- 

 mercially im|)ortant to supply the de- 

 mand in this country, calcium cyana- 

 mide being perhaps the most nitro- 

 genous material manufactured for fer- 

 tilizer purposes. It is prepared from 

 calcium carbide and free nitrogen, the 

 latter being ijrepared fiom the atmos- 

 phere by the removal of oxygen. This 

 industry is considered to be as yet only 

 in its infancy, and with the increased 

 capacity of existing factories and ex- 

 tensions now under way should prove 

 an important factor in the present 

 source of nitrogenous fertilizers. 



Fall Plowing for Insect Pests 



Fall plowing is one of the most effec- 

 tive remedies known for insect pests. 

 It is, however, more of a preventive 

 than a cure, for the insects destroyed 

 by this method are, for the most part, 

 in a dormant or resting stage, doing 

 little or no damage, but getting ready 

 for the next season's depredations. 

 This remedy alone is not to be relied 

 upon for the complete eradication of 

 any insect, but as a supplementary 

 method of combat it is of considerable 

 value, and against some insects it is the 

 remedy of first importance. All of the 

 following insects, recognized as more 

 or less injurious to various crops in our 

 state, can be controlled to a consider- 

 able extent by fall plowing: 



Colorado Potato Beetle. This insect 

 is only too well known to people from 

 the Eastern and Middle states. It has 

 at last established itself in Washington. 

 The mature insect is a half-round 

 beetle about the size and shape of the 

 half of a garden pea, and has ten longi- 

 tudinal black stripes down its back. 

 The larval stage is a plump, slimy slug 

 found feeding on the potato leaves and 

 vines. The insects winter in the ground 

 and fall plowing will destroy many of 

 them, but as the summer treatment is so 

 effective, the practice of fall plowing is 

 rarly followed. 



Corn Ear Worm. This is the common 

 injurious worm found in ears of corn, 

 especially sweet corn, in all parts of 

 the country. When fully grown the 

 worms drop from the ear to the ground, 

 where they remain over winter just 

 beneath the surface. The very best 

 treatment for this pest is fall plowing, 

 which turns some of them to the sur- 

 face, where they are killed by exposure 

 to the weather, while others are turned 

 under and crushed. 



Cut Worms. These caterpillars are 

 more or less injurious to most all kinds 

 of garden, field and orchard crops. 

 They work mostly at night, and hide in 

 the soil during the day. They winter 



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