1900 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



107!) 



what about the agiicultural papers that printed the 

 advertising: and pocketed the proceeds^ They knew 

 from the first that the thing- was a humbug' 



It transpires that even some of the bee- 

 keepers and honey-men have got bitten by 

 this ridiculous fraud. I should suppose that 

 any man who had ever l)een on a farm would 

 know better than to he taken in by a state- 

 ment that potatoes can lie grown without 

 tops or green leaves. AVhy. they even had 

 the eheek to want us to accept an advertise- 

 ment of the thing in Gleanings. Did you 

 ever! 



sl'KAYING POTATOES FOK LATE BLIGHT AND 

 CONSEQUENT KOT. 



The following is just at hand from our 

 Ohio Experiment Station: 



The late blig'ht or rot fung-us of potatoes, Plnjtopli- 

 fhora. has appeared about Wooster, Ohio, following 

 the rainy weather. This same fungus appeared at 

 Wooster, August 1.5, 1904, and July 2,5, 1905; the fungus 

 has just been collected by the Botanist of the Ohio 

 Experiment Station, in abundance, in fields near the 

 Station, August 9, 1905. This late blight is liable to 

 be followed by rot. 



The late blight and rot may be prevented by thor- 

 ough spraying with Bordeaux mixture, made of 4 lbs. 

 blue vitriol and 4 to 5 lbs. of lime in .50 gallons of wa- 

 ter, if treatment is prompt. Such spraying should be 

 repeated at seven to eight day intervals till crop is 

 mature. Some growers gained one-third to one-half 

 increase of crop by spraying from this time forward, 

 in 1905. Such treatment is now again recommended. 



Inquiries and applications for bulletins, spray cal- 

 endar, etc., maybe addressed to the Ohio Experiment 

 Station, Wooster, Ohio. 



THE UNION BUGGY CO.. OF PONTIAC, MICHI- 

 GAN. 



We regret to be obliged to announce that 

 the above hrm has turned over its affairs to 

 Chester R. Freeman, trustee. The company 

 has written us, and we have also a letter 

 from Mr. Freeman, who states: 



Bear Sir: —I have this day accepted the trusteeship 

 of the Union Buggy Company, and they have turned 

 over to me all of their assets. As soon as I am able 

 to render a statement of the condition of the company 

 I will do so. In the mean time I shall continue to con- 

 duct the business for the benefit of the creditors. 



Chester R. Freeman. 



Pontiac, Mich., July 30. 



Now, this same buggy company gave us an 

 advertisement a year ago. They paid us 

 promptly for their advertising, and no com- 

 plaint was ever made concerning their meth- 

 od of doing business. Under the circum- 

 stances I think Ave were excusable for ac- 

 cepting their advertisement this season, even 

 though we found them quoted rather low as 

 a buggy factory. At the present writing, 

 only one complaint has reached us; but the 

 company has not sent the goods ordered nor 



returned the money sent for them. At pres- 

 ent they owe us $48 for advertising in April 

 and IMay this season. We hope no one will 

 send them any more money after receiving 

 this notice. 



JOSEPH HORNE CO. 



Pittsburgh, Pcnn. 



A Note to NcedlcworRcrs! 



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 under the supervision of a Jady who is known as 

 an authority on needlework in this country— a 

 graduate of a famous European Fancvwork 

 school. 



Consequently you can count upon our supplying 

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Ladies' Corset Covers, stamped for eyelet em- 

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Porch Cushion-covers and Pillow-top.s— tinted 

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