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THE INSECTICIDE SITUATION. 



II luiH bi'fu cmphaslzftl ilurliiR tlu- 

 la«l few yt'iirs moro I ban I'VtT bofori- 

 Ibat wi' buvo omi of two allornatlvos; 

 pitbor nnlictpatiun or consttTiiatlon. 

 Just as IbiTi" bas bi'i-n trouble witn 

 cOal. siiKur. Rralii and fertilizer, so we 

 cnn see that trouble in t;titlnK InsectI 

 cliles may be added to tbe list, for 

 there IB already a short ape In arscnle. 

 the basis of many of our Insecticides. 



The source of arsenic for Insecti- 

 cides is white arsenic, and arsenicus 

 oxide produced from the roasting of ar- 

 senical ores. Imports upon which we 

 have depended for a ureat deal of the 

 arsenical ores, has be<'n cut off. The 

 price of arsenic has consequently ■i'^- 

 en and there is a conseQuent rise In 

 the prices of most of the arsenical in- 

 secticides. The advance in the fall of 

 1917 was approximately ten per cent, 

 over the prices quoted in the early 

 summer and these prices seem to be 

 holding up to the present time. 



There Is a shortage of sulphur, as 

 well, owing to the lack of suitable 

 sources in this country, hence, thef. 

 has been a corresponding advance in 

 price of material for the making of 

 lime-sulphur solution. 



Tbe tobacco insecticides have re- 

 mained about the same since 1911, 

 and there Is no anticipation ot any 

 change in tbe near future. 



The Government will shortly fix the 

 price of insecticides. This will give 

 further stability to the price and 

 should ease the minds of buyers on 

 this point, although it seems that in 

 secticide companies have played fair 

 In this matter, moving up their prices 



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MANURE 



Cattle Manure 



PalTcrlspd 



Sheep Manure 



The Ronsts' standard ol uniform 

 high qualitT (or over tea years. 

 Speciiy : WIZARD BRAND in 

 your Supply House order, or write 

 Ul direct for prices and freight rates. 



THE PULVERIZED MANURE CO. 



NIKOTEEN 



For Spraying 



APHIS PUNK 



For Fumigating 

 A.>k Your Dealar hot It 



RICOTIME HPG. CO. 



IT LOUIS 



Tbe Floiiata Rail Aaaoclatioo rate of in- 

 ^arancc from Not. 1st, 1916 to Nov. 1st, 

 1917 will be twenty cents per hundred 

 square feet of sinicle thick elans and eight 

 cents per hundred square feet of dooble 

 tblok glass. For particulars, address. 

 JOHN O. ESLBB, See., Saddle BlTer, N. J 



II n i:ti c L LT U HI:; 



only In accordance with the rise In 

 the price of raw materials. 



The problem of transportation and 

 distribulion Is one of great impor- 

 tance and di'alers and growers will do 

 well to make early i)lans for another 

 year, ordering supplies well In ad- 

 vance of their need, particularly for 

 those Insecticides containing arsenic 

 which are sure to be needed for the 

 protection of staple crops. It is hoped 

 that organizations will co-operate to 

 the extent of buying carload lots from 

 the manufacturer since Ibis makes 

 for economy and quick delivery. 



Arsenal*! of lead powder can De 

 stored in any dry room Arsenate of 

 Lead pa.ste must be stored In a warm 

 room; most cellars are suitable. 



Growers should either make plans 

 for buying now, or find out the condi- 

 tion ot the market at an early date 

 from those from whom they are ac- 

 customed to buy. Dealers should an- 

 ticipate the demand instead of waiting 

 until the insects have taken more than 

 their usual ten per cent of the profits 

 before attempting to secure a supply 

 from the manufacturer. 



Let us not be caught next year as 

 many were caught last summer when 

 the potato plant lice increased in 

 number and did such destructive 

 work. Many dealers were unable to 

 supply the fanner's demands and few 

 farmers had a sufficient stock on 

 hand. It may be the potato beetle 

 next year, or it may be plant lice 

 again. Let us be a "move" ahead In- 

 stead of a "movie" behind. 



Gb»rge H. Lamson. 



Conn. Agri. Col. 



March 16, 1918 



A WAR GARDEN TALK 



"We must have three times as 

 many gardens this year as last," de- 

 clared Mrs. .John D. Mackay of Quincy, 

 chairman of the conservation commit- 

 tee of the Massachusetts Federation 

 of Women's Clubs, which opened a 

 conference at Horticultural Hall on 

 .lanuary 11. "We must make up a tre- 

 mendous shortage by what we raise, 

 and by what we can save." 



"Home gardens are a vital neces- 

 sity," said William N. Craig, superin- 

 tendent of the Faulkner farm, "but in 

 these so-called war gardens do not bar 

 flowers. Nothing is more helpful than 

 flowers to our invalided soldiers upon 

 their return from the battle front." He 

 recommended commencing work on 

 gardens as early as possible, scouted 

 the idea that it was more expensive to 

 buy seeds than the products, and 

 urged placing early orders for seeds, 

 as a scarcity might be experienced 

 owing to the stoppage of importation. 



In his talk he gave a, planting sched- 

 ule including lists and dates of the 

 better varieties of vegetables, and 

 warned against last year's mistake of 

 not planting sufficient quantities of 

 the so-called winter vegetables, con- 

 sisting of potatoes, carrots, beans, 

 sweet corn, squash and cabbage. The 

 ground should never be left vacant, 

 but as soon as one crop was up an 

 other should be put in. 



A practical demonstration of prun- 

 ing and grafting was given and ex- 

 plained by W. A. Miinson of the Wal- 

 pole Agricultural school. Harris A. 

 Reynolds of the Massachusetts For- 

 estry Association spoke on the "Pine 



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.^INSECTICIDE ^-».<. 



Bare joar plants and trees. Jast tba 

 thing for grceulinuae and outdoor uae, 

 Ilratroya Menly Kiig, Urown and Wblt* 

 Brale, Thrlpa, HimI Spider, Black and 

 <;rcen Fly, MUea, Anta, etr., without 

 Injury to nlunta iind without odor, 

 I'aed according to dlrecllon, our aland- 

 ord Inaectlclde will prevent ravage* on 

 your cropa hy Inacrta. 



Noo-polaonoua and barroleaa to user 

 and plant. treading Scedamen and 

 KInrlBta bare ujcd It with wonderful 

 rt'Hulta. 



Deatroya Lice In Poultry Houaea, 

 l*"li-as on Dnga «nd nil Dnmeatlc I'eta. 

 Kxc«'llent sa n wauli for dogs and other 

 animala. Ilcltcvoa rimnge. Dilute with 

 wnter .'U) to TiO parts. 



H Pint, sue.: rint, sn«. ; Quart, Mo.; 



H Callon, tl.SO; Gallon, $2.S0; 6 Oai- 



loB Can, tl0.90; lOtiallon Cbji, fZO.OO. 



Directions on package. 



LEMON OIL COMPANY 



DmL :. 421 W. liiiniton St. Mitlain. M. 



Ths BMOgnlsed •tsadai-a laaia«li«i«. 



A. apray remedy for greao, blaek, wblto ty, 

 thrlpa and aoft acale. 



Qnmrt, (I.OOi OallM, ttM. 



FUNCINE 



For mlldaw, mat and etbar bllgkU 

 In^ trwara, frolta and Tegatablaa. 

 Ooart, tl.OOi 0«lloB, ••.••. 



VERMINE 



Tor Ml worma, angle wormi imt 

 wormi working In tha lolL 



Ousrt, (1.00 1 OalloB, STO*. 



■OLD BT BUALMmm. 



A^phkie MaDufacturing Co. 



MADISON. N. J. 



Use N. A. C. Products for 

 more profltable results. Send 

 for prices on our complete 

 list of Fertilizers and Insecti- 

 cides. 



HOBTICCLTCBAL DEPT., 

 Harry A. Banyard, Mgr. 



NrTR\TE AGENCIES CO. 



106 Pearl St., New York 



Blister Rust" and explained the cam- 

 paign to save the white pine in Mas- 

 sachusetts. 



