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THE RURAL NEW-VORKER 
March 4,-. 
Bisulphide of Carbon for Grain. 
You once told of a substance which, 
when left in pans, on top of a bin of 
grain, kept away or killed any insect that 
might attack it. Will you tell its name 
once more? e. w. k. 
New York. 
It is bisulphide of carbon, a liquid 
which evaporates when exposed to the air. 
The fumes from it are heavier than air, 
so when put in a dish at the top of a 
grain bin and covered, these fumes sink 
down through the grain. They will kill 
all breathing insects. Put the grain in an 
air-tight bin or room. Place the bisul¬ 
phide in a dish at the top and cover it 
all over. That is all. Be sure not to 
breathe the fumes, or bring a flame near it. 
SOME BIG CARROTS. 
The carrots shown below were 
grown by F. E. Decker, of New Jersey. 
The variety is Burpee’s Long Belgian. 
One is 30 inches long and four others 
25 inches. Mr. Decker tells the follow¬ 
ing story about them: 
“The story of how the carrots were 
grown is a short one. They were planted 
about the usual time for planting car¬ 
rots. The soil is a deep sandy loam. I 
plowed seven furrows, and then put in 
hen manure mixed with the same soil 
they were planted in. I then covered it 
chards or other plantations, do not prune 
more than necessary, so as to distribute 
any injury that may be caused. On large 
trees no appreciable injury will be noted, 
but there may be a serious cutting of the 
crops borne on small shoots and branches. 
There is no way of poisoning the insects, 
for they do practically no feeding, and it 
is not in the least dangerous to handle 
them. All insectivorous birds feed freely 
on these cicadas and so does the ordinary 
farm poultry of all kinds. Sparrows take 
a malicious delight in tearing them to 
pieces, and little damage need be expected 
where these birds occur in large numbers. 
In addition to the above Prof. J. B. 
Smith writes: 
“I want especially to call attention to 
the last sentence in the next to the last 
paragraph, concerning sparrows. There is 
a large section of this State where these 
birds dominate, where no injury need be 
expected from the cicadas; but almost 
everywhere in the State, in the woodland 
and in the scrubland where these birds 
do not occur, a certain amount of pruning 
can be expected. I would not advise any¬ 
body to set out a young orchard next 
Spring near a piece of woodland or where 
woodland has been within 17 years. If for 
any reason the orchard must he set out, 
do not cut back. Leave everything on un¬ 
til after the insects have come and gone. 
In the same way I would not prune young 
trees too liberally early in the season. 
Wait until the last week in June and 
then cut off what is not needed. Serious 
injury to any hut very young trees need 
not be expected. Material injury to crops 
may be expected in apple and peach or¬ 
chards from the puncturing of bearing 
wood, in places where the insects arc due 
in large numbers.” 
SOME BIG CARROTS FROM JERSEY. 
with a furrow each way, and leveled it 
off. I then took the handle of my rake 
and drew it over each row, sowed the 
seed and covered it with the rake. When 
they were large enough I thinned them 
out. I went through them a few times 
during the Summer with the cultivator, 
and that is all the attention they got, as 
I had to spend most of my time in my 
tomatoes and peppers. I consider the 
carrot an easy crop to raise, aild a 
profitable one if properly cared for.” 
F. E. DECKER. 
THE 17-YEAR OLD LOCUSTS. 
There is to be a brood of this insect in 
New Jersey this year. From a circular 
issued by the New Jersey Experiment Sta¬ 
tion we take the following information : 
According to the records gathered in 
1894, the brood covers practically all of 
Bergen County, scattered areas in Passaic 
County, small areas near Iluntsburg and 
Papakating in Sussex County, practically 
all of Morris, Union, Essex and Hudson 
counties, a few areas in Mercer County, 
irregular areas all over Middlesex County, 
scattering points in the eastern part of 
Monmouth County, small patches in Ocean 
and Burlington counties, Pensaukeu and 
vicinity in Camden County, scattering sec¬ 
tions at the southwestern part of Glouces¬ 
ter and Salem counties, irregular areas 
throughout Atlantic and Cumberland 
counties, and all the wooded sections on 
the Cape May Peninsula. There is, there¬ 
fore, no county entirely free from the 
insects; but they do not approach the 
Delaware River closely except in Camden 
County, and, in a general way, may be 
said to be most abundant in the eastern 
half of the State. The insects will appear 
during the last days of May, 1911, and 
will continue throughout June; disappear¬ 
ing by the end of the month. The injury 
is done by the females in laying the eggs 
in twigs and small branches, making slits 
that do not heal. These result in the ulti¬ 
mate death beyond the point of injury of 
every punctured branch less than one-half 
an inch in diameter, and, where there are 
many punctures on the trunks of small 
trees or on branches up to three-quarter 
inch, these are apt to be seriously injured 
or killed. 
Farmers, fruit-growers and others who 
contemplate setting out trees or shrubs 
during the Fall of 1910 or Spring of 
1911, in the infested areas, are warned 
of the danger of injury from these cicadas. 
If trees or shrubs must be set, put out 
either very small trees and cut back se¬ 
verely, so as not to offer attractions to the 
Insects, or set large trees with many 
branches and cut back no more than abso¬ 
lutely necessary until after July 1, so as 
to offer the insects a chance to oviposit in 
wood that can be spared. Burn all the cut 
infested wood.' In established, young or¬ 
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if you do you will be interested in the following offer 
that we have made to the New England Corn Exposition 
The Coe-Mortimer Company 
OFFERS A 
GRAND PRIZE of $ 500 
FOR THE 
Most Profitable Acre of Field Corn Raised in 
New England During the Season of 1911 
The Plan of Competition is to he as follows: 
I. THIS OFFER IS TO BE OPEN TO ANY AND EVERY 
FARMER IN NEW ENGLAND WHO WISHES TO COMPETE. 
NO FARMER IS TO BE BARRED FOR ANY REASON. 
II. Records showing cost of labor, cost of seed, fertilizers, ma¬ 
nures and all costs, to be accurately kept under arrangements pre¬ 
scribed by the New England Corn Exposition, such arrangements to 
be reviewed and subject to approval by the following Experiment 
Station Directors before being adopted: 
Director H. J. Wheeler, Rhode Island Experiment Station. 
Director Wm. P. Brooks, Massachusetts Experiment Station. 
Director E. H. Jenkins, Connecticut Experiment Station. 
Director Joseph B. Hills, Vermont Experiment Station. 
Director Chas. B. Woods, Maine Experiment Station. 
Director J. C. Kendall, New Hampshire Experiment Station. 
The New England Corn Exposition and the above mentioned 
Experiment Station Directors shall decide on what moisture basis 
the corn shall be judged. 
III. Records of competitors shall be subject to the inspection 
and approval of these same Experiment Station Directors. 
IV. STABLE MANURE, FERTILIZERS OF ANY MAKE, 
FERTILIZER MATERIALS, ANY OF THEM OR ALL OF 
THEM, MAY BE USED IN RAISING CORN FOR THIS COM¬ 
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V. Flint Corn and Dent Corn to be judged alike on the basis 
of greatest net profit. 
VI. NO OFFICIAL OR STOCKHOLDER OF THE COE- 
MORTIMER COMPANY NOR OF ANY OTHER FERTILIZER 
COMPANY SHALL HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH PRE¬ 
SCRIBING THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR KEEPING THE COM¬ 
PETITORS’ RECORDS, OR WITH THE KEEPING OF SUCH 
RECORDS, OR WITH AWARDING THE PRIZE. All this work 
is to be done as described in paragraphs II and III. 
VII. The final award is to be approved by the Directors of the 
New England Experiment Stations mentioned in paragraph II. 
VIII. Two samples of the corn winning the prize are to be 
taken in a manner to be prescribed by the New England Corn Expo¬ 
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and one sample analyzed at the Maine Experiment Station. The food 
value of the prize crop shall he determined by averaging these two 
analyses. The Coe-Mortimer Company shall hear the expense of 
both analyses. 
REMEMBER, THIS OFFER IS OPEN TO EVERY AND ANY 
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AND YOU MAY USE ANY MAKE OF FERTILIZER THAT 
YOU PLEASE, OR NO FERTILIZER AT ALL IF YOU SEE FIT. 
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Our opinion that the use of our fertilizers will help you to win 
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made by THE COE-MORTIMER COMPANY’S customers at the 
New England Corn Exposition held at Worcester, Mass., November 
7th to 12th, 1910: 
THE COE-MORTIMER FIRST PRIZE, $50.00 for the best ten 
ears of Dent Corn was won by E. S. Fulton of Amherst, Mass. The 
same ten ears of corn also won the SWEEPSTAKES PRIZE for 
White Dent Corn over the whole Exposition. 
THE COE-MORTIMER SECOND PRIZE for best ten ears of 
Dent Corn was won by Edmund Mortimer of Grafton, Mass. 
THE COE-MORTIMER THIRD PRIZE for best ten ears of 
Dent Corn was won by C. C. Porter of Middleboro, Mass. 
THE COE-MORTIMER FIRST PRIZE OF $50.00 for best ten 
ears of eight-rowed Flint Corn was won by Messrs. Elliott & H. Ward 
Moore of Worcester, Mass., who also won the COE-MORTIMER 
FIRST PRIZE of $50.00 for the best ten ears of twelve-rowed Flint 
Corn. Messrs. Moore also won the following prizes at the Corn 
Exposition, all the corn being raised with COE-MORTIMER FER¬ 
TILIZERS: 
The ten ears of eight-rowed Flint that won the COE-MORTI¬ 
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State Class, Premium No. 51. 
Single ear samples, southern Zone Yellow Dent, first premium. 
Single ear samples, southern Zone White Dent, first premium. Twelve- 
rowed ^lint, second premium. Best ':en stalks SWEET CORN, 
FIRS' PRIZE, AND ALSO SWEEPSTAKES. 
>HE COE-MORTIMER SECOND PRIZE for eight-rowed Flint 
Corn was won by Fred L. Chamberlain of Worcester, Mass. 
THE COE-MORTIMER THIRD PRIZE for best ten ears of 
eight-rowed Flint Corn was won by Edmund Mortimer of Grafton, 
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THE COE-MORTIMER SECOND PRIZE for best ten ears of 
twelve-rowed Flint Corn was won by A. J. Guptill of Berwick, Me. 
THE COE-MORTIMER THIRD PRIZE for best ten ears of 
twelve-rowed Flint Corn was won by R. G. Bigelow of Skowhegan, 
Me., who also won THE COE-MORTIMER FIRST PRIZE for the 
best bushel of corn at the Central Maine State Fair held at Water- 
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