The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
. The Currant Aphid 
Wo have about two dozen currant 
bushes. In llie Spring we carefully 
pruned them and they grew well until the 
berries began to get ripe; then a little fly 
got on the bushes, and the leaves began 
to curl and crimp. On noticing this we 
pul on a poison dust, and tin: seemed to 
kill the flies; then a week or so later we 
picked an enormous crop of fruit. .lust 
lately every leaf has gone, and the bushes 
are leafless. Will you explain this situa¬ 
tion, and also a cure? The bushes have 
acted thus for several years, but small 
leaves appear in the Fall. In the Spring, 
when the Forestry Department was 
around looking for pjne rust, they said 
our bushes were the best that they had 
seen. We are about a half-mile from any 
pine trees. ix. j. p. 
Worcester. Mass. 
The currant bushes of II. J. P. have 
undoubtedly been very badly infested and 
injured for the past two cr three years 
by the currant aphid, a small, light-green 
plant louse that multiplies exceedingly 
fast and appears on the leaves in almost 
incredible numbers by .Tilly and August. 
The mother aphids lay their small, shin¬ 
ing, black eggs on the stems near the 
buds in the Fall. In the early Spring, as 
the buds begin to hurst, the eggs hatch 
and tile young lice crawl to the undersides 
of the leaves and feed by sucking out the 
juices with their sharp beaks. The leaves 
turn a dark pink, pucker and crimp, and 
when badly infested remain small and 
undersized. In had infestations the leaves 
fall off and the bushes present a sorry 
sight. It should be borne in mind that 
the lice live on the undersides of the 
leaves in pockets caused by the puckering 
and crimping of the leaves. In order 
then to hit them the material must be 
put on the lower surfaces of the leaves. 
II. ,T. P. says he put on poison dust. 
Poison, for example arsenate of lead, 
will not kill the lice, because they are 
sucking insects, and must he bit with 
something that will destroy them by com¬ 
ing in contact with the outside of the 
body. For this purpose tobacco (nico¬ 
tine) dust is very effective and satisfac¬ 
tory. The common strength nicotine 
dust is about a two per cent mixture, 
manufactured nowadays by reputable 
companies. The dust should he applied 
with a hand duster soon after the leaves 
begin to show nicely in the Spring and 
again a second time in about one week 
or 10 days. Two thorough applications, 
taking pains to direct the dust as much 
as possible on the undersides of the foli¬ 
age. ought to control this insect very sat¬ 
isfactorily. GLENN W. HERRICK. 
The Department of Agriculture at Colum¬ 
bia University, New York City 
Columbia University, in University Ex¬ 
tension. offers several courses in agricul¬ 
ture especially conducted to be of advan¬ 
tage to “dirt” farmers, orehsirdists and 
gardeners. This series of courses in agri¬ 
culture should be attractive to many per¬ 
sons of the metropolitan district of New 
York City. The instructors are able, re¬ 
liable. experienced men. with no ax t<> 
grind, save that of being helpful to people 
of the city, who, tied by business, cannot 
easily get away to State colleges of agri¬ 
culture, To help them the classes in 
field crops, soil management, farm man¬ 
agement. tree fruits, small fruits, land¬ 
scaping the home grounds, vegetable gar¬ 
dening. poultry, dairy, and swine raising 
are offered for the most part in the late 
afternoon and evening. Excursions to 
farms are planned as frequently as pos¬ 
sible for Saturdays and Saturday after¬ 
noons. Some courses are offered only in 
collaboration with Cornell University. 
These are short courses. 
The instructor in charge of the depart¬ 
ment. Prof. O. S. Morgan, says that if a 
student, will follow merely a singh- course 
throughout a college year in class-room, 
labora f ory and field, such a student will 
have his "eye teeth cut'’ so that he will 
know' what he wants when he goes out to 
locate a farm enterprise, and will know 
when he has fairly found what he is look¬ 
ing for. All farms “for sale” are good 
for something, if only f»r scenery, hut 
“get wisdom and get understanding” be¬ 
fore you hu.v. The courses are not merely 
for beginners. Several of the courses are 
such us will surely “brush up” even suc¬ 
cessful. practical farmers. The courses 
in crops, soil, management and horticul¬ 
ture are of this class. 
Parti mini's may he had from Prof. O. 
S. Morgan. Department of Agriculture of 
Columbia Fniversity, New York City. 
“I'M afraid, my friend.” said the lec¬ 
turer. interrupting his address to point 
an accusing finger at a little man who 
was yawning in a front seat, “that you 
are not following me closely.” ‘ I'm not 
a friend of yours." replied the little man, 
truculently, “and I’m not here to listen. 
I’m waiting to put out the lights and 
look up the hall.”—Birmingham Age- 
II mild. 
The 1923 Oakland is Indeed 
The Ideal Farm Car 
What other car, at anywhere near its 
price, even approximates the value of 
the New 1923 Series Oakland Six. 
Visit an Oakland salesroom and ex- 
amine its superior worth. Go over it 
point by point and your own sound, 
judgment will convince you that here 
is automobile value without equal. 
Note particularly its powerful, quiet, 
over-head valve, six cylinder engine, 
so good that we guarantee its perform - 
ance in writing for 15,000 miles. See 
the unusually roomy body; the deep- 
cushioned, genuine leather seats. 
Examine the sturdy chassis construc¬ 
tion— the deep frame, long buoyant 
springs, the size and strength of every 
moving part. 
Consider the many unusual refinements 
that make country driving safer and 
more pleasant—the new dimming 
device, mounted on the steering wheel 
and controlled by the thumb while 
driving; the improved carburetor with 
automatic heat control; the door¬ 
opening curtains; the cowl ventilator 
and many other similar features. 
These unusual features, coupled with 
the known high quality of its con¬ 
struction make this 1923 Oakland an 
ideal farm car—a car powerful enough 
to negotiate the roughest roads and the 
highest hills; sturdy enough to keep 
running year in and year out with a 
minimum of service attention; roomy 
enough for quick trips to market, 
loaded with grain or produce; econom¬ 
ical enough in first cost and in main¬ 
tenance to be practically indispensable. 
The more carefully you examine this 
New Oakland, the more certain you 
will be to buy it—not upon our word, 
but because of its own high quality, 
quality almost unbelievable in a car 
that is sold for only $99 5. 
Roadster, i Passenger - $975 
Touring Car, 5 Passenger 995 
Coupe, i Passenger - - $1185 
Coupe, 4 Passenger - - 1445 
Prices f. o. 6. at Factory 
Sport Car, 4 Passenger - $1165 
Sedan, 5 Passenger - - 15 It5 
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when 1 bought my 25 barrel ‘•Midget," and the 
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