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University of California, College of Agriculture, Berkeley, California 

 Agricultural Experiment Station, E. J. Wickson, Director 



The Junior Agriculturist 



A LITTLE PAPER ISSUED TWICE A MONTH 

 FOR THE JUNIOR GARDENERS OF CALIFORNIA 



Vol. 1. 



Berkeley. California. October 30, liui 



No. 8 



Insect Pests 



BAAL w. RJBID, 



Um \ugele«. Twentieth »»ireei School 



:\ one who grows plants and 

 must liKht against the in- 



which destroy the plants. Boms 



i the leaves and some suck 



from the leaves. They also 



ipon the roots, and some bore Into 



,,.,i .»r bark. Poisonous gases are 

 used to kill all sorts of insects. For an 

 example, take the peach worm, which 

 injures tin- peaches in much the same 



s the codling moth does the 

 tpple. It attacks also apricots and 

 plums. In the fall the young worms 



mt.» the bark, choosing the 

 crotches where the new brandies join 

 i he older stems. The worm 11m 

 i.uirow with a tube «>f silk, which 

 sticks out. The tube is covered with 

 tiny crumbs of hark. Most of the in- 



can be cheeked by spraying with 

 lead arsenate or paris green. 



Mosquitoes 



Mii.mti-:n LBAHY, 

 oh tnsrtlcs Twentieth street le h ee l 



Our class thought It might be inter- 

 sting to write some letters telling of 

 ur agriculture studies. 1 have chosen 

 .. tell of the mosquitoes. 

 A single mosquito lays from 300 to 

 yga When she is ready to stop 

 tying them she makes a little raft. 

 turn from the egg into the larva, 

 hen into the pupa, which 

 igly looking creature; from this stage 

 oil is merely '•dirt" — dirt which can 

 -ass into a mosquito. There are 

 many fathers and mothers think 

 wo kinds of mo8quitos. one which 

 allies malaria and the one which does 



Plant Pests 



>! Mill Kl.l MP, 

 I .■» Ingeles. Twentieth Street School 



The foes of the plant may be dl 



ses — those which eat the 

 which may be poisoned by 

 Ing with parls green or lead 

 arsenate; those which suck the juice 

 killed by using a spray 

 uching: those whlcl 

 on t! ■ which may he killed by 



ned food left on the ground. 

 Butterflies and moths, though 

 help by carrying j •• harmful 



ay their eggs on the 

 plant, and the young caterpillars 

 on the lea 



-pliers eat the 

 and seed of plants, and so ruii. 

 plant. The beat kill goph. 



to put poison ■ and put 



may he killed by poisoned grit, 

 alfalfa. Alfalfa is beat, heoause it is 

 not eaten bj I 



The white By Is found on orang* 

 lemon trees and does a great d. 



Ige to them. one way I 



is to hurn the leaves to which 

 they have fastened, but a b< 



wash the | 

 in many places this has been don. 

 the fruit i Is much better 



a was a few | ears ago. 



Lady Birds 



iii:i.i:\i: i>\\ i*. 

 Lou ilagslfs Twaattetl siren lekssl 



As I live in a different part of the 

 «re d.. much of 



they are doing in ols of the 



north. As we study agriculture, ami 

 it is my favorite study. 1 take pleasure 

 In sending you a letter about m 

 vorite subject. "The Lady Birds." 



The lady bird was first brought to 

 this state from Australia It is the 

 greatest friend <>f man because it 

 on plant lice and the cottony cushion 

 scale. 



Sometimes we see soft wormiiK 

 that are feeding on plant 

 but at a 



worms feeding on plants. It Is the 

 larva of the lady bird, and later on It 

 turns into lady birds and files away. 



Growing Flowers 



(.i:m:mi:\i: mm \ v 



Lea \nKele*. Twentieth ■treet s.-hool, 



\ Btgfctl «.rnde 



My partner, G ise, and I 



a garden together which is 2o 

 long and U feet wide. The very first 

 to the garden we n 

 • ff our plou N*-xt we made our 

 paths. Then i and slm 



arden an- 1 I In%he 



middle of our plot we planted pai 

 in the form of a "G" as both our m 

 with a ■ • he edge <>■ 



path we transplanted a border of 

 and chickens. We then plante.i 

 rows of f. iots. We have quite 



*tlll In which to plant 

 ' . ■ 

 go out every day. and it is my turn to 

 go out tomorrow, we will plant some 

 flowers. Our garden will be all 

 flowers. 



