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every ten days from May 15 until July 

 15; the last planting to be made with the 

 second early sorts, of the Stabler's Early 

 type. Lettuce can be sown as late as 

 September 1; radishes, September 10; 

 spinach for fall and spring use, September 

 1. Carrots and beets for winter can be 

 sown as late as July. 



ONION CUT WORMS. 



A publication of special interest to 

 growers of onions has just been issued by 

 the New York Agricultural Experiment 

 station (Geneva). This is Bulletin No. 

 120 which gives the details of a study of 

 onion cut worms and the results of tests 

 of methods of combating them. 



The ravages of these worms have caused 

 great alarm among the market gardeners 

 and onion growers of Southeastern New 

 York; for in 1895 they did much damage 

 and in 1896 seriously affected the yield of 

 nearly all vegetables in that section and 

 destroyed about 4-6 per cent, of the onion 

 crop. They are usually present in greater 

 or less numbers wherever succulent crops 

 are grown and their injuries are regarded 

 as a matter of course and are disregarded; 

 but such wholesale destruction called for 

 decided efforts toward their repression. 

 One of the station entomologists began 

 work in 1S95 to determine the life history 

 of the pests and to develop a successful 

 plan for checking their ravages. 



It was found that most of the damage 

 was done by the Dark-sided cutworm, 

 Carneades messoria, one of the climbing 

 cutworms. The bulletin discusses at some 

 length the obscure points in the life history 

 of the insect and locates quite definitely 

 each stage of development though there 

 still remains doubt as to some details. 



There is but one brood a year, the 

 young worms appearing in the spring 

 upon the grass and weeds which line the 

 fences and ditches and waste spots about 

 the fields. From these neglected or 

 uncultivated places the worms advance 

 to attack the young onions, and so spread 

 over the fields by degrees though often 

 quickly. An opportunity is thus given to 

 stay their progress by putting across 

 their line of march a barrier of poisoned 

 food; and this plan was successfully used 

 by the station. 



Spraying the young onions with a 

 poisoned resin lime mixture, sprinkling 

 the worms while at work with kerosene 

 emulsion, and the use of poisoned green 

 or moistened baits proved ineffectual or 

 had some serious objections; but the dry 

 bait of bran and middlings and Paris 

 green was easily applied by means of the 

 < mil in seed drill, was eaten readily by the 

 worms and was deadly in its effects. 



The bulletin gives illustrations of the 

 work of the worms upon different classes 

 of soils and in different parts of the fields, 

 discusses in a concise manner the various 

 experiments and gives careful directions 

 for preparation and distribution of the 

 poisoned food. 



Any one whose crops have suffered from 

 cutworms should apply to the station for 

 a copy of the bulletin, which will be fur- 

 nished without charge. 



When you write an 

 advertiser please state 

 that you saw the adv- 

 in Gardening. 



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