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Power to speed over the steepest hills — to pull 
through the most difficult roads* Endurance that 
gives dependable, trouble-free performance and long 
life. Economy—the greatest in any automobile engine. 
These are outstanding characteristics of Chevrolet’s 
famous valve-in-head motor. 
The Chevrolet power plant includes a modern 3- 
speed sliding-gear transmission with hand lever, 
Remy electric starter, generator and ignition—water 
pump to insure perfect cooling, and oil pump for 
efficient lubrication. The fuel is fed by a modern 
vacuum feed system. 
This is the type of construction found on cars far 
above Chevrolet in price and it is a fair indication of 
the quality to be found in a Chevrolet car throughout* 
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Division of Qeneral Motors Corporation 
Largest Producer Lowest Priced Quality Cars 
Superior Roadster $495 
Superior Touring » 510 
Superior Utility Coupe 640 
Superior Coach - - 695 
Superior 4-Passenger Coupe 725 
Superior Sedan - - 795 
Superior Commercial Chassis 410 
Utility Express Truck Chassis 550 
Prices f. o. b. Flint, Michigan 
for Economical Transportation 
PRICES OF DE LUXE MODELS 
De Luxe Touring . $640 
De Luxe Coupe . 775 
De Luxe Sedan . 940 
Prices f. o. b. Flint, Michigan 
Apple Borers 
I have an apple tree that has some 
kind of a rot, or is being eaten b,y worms. 
I find a little hole four inches from the 
ground that goes to the center of the tree, 
then toward the root.. The cavity is an 
inch below the ground and pretty near 
to the core. Do you think I can save 
this tree? c. J. c. 
Probably the trouble referred to is 
caused by the round-headed apple tree 
borer. The best way to check it is to 
dig the borers out with a sharp chisel. In 
doing so something of a wound will be 
made but this may be helped to heal over 
by coating it with a little gas tar or 
similar antiseptic healing material. Per¬ 
haps a simpler method in this particular 
case would be to squirt a teaspoon of 
carbon bisulphide into the hole in the 
tree and then plug the opening with soft 
clay or a chew of gum. If C. J. C. will 
refer to the July 12th number of The 
P- N.-Y. he will find a more extended 
discussion of this borer on page 9S4 
with further suggestions for control. 
GLENN W. HERRICK. 
Exterminating Mole 
Crickets 
What is the best way to exterminate 
mole crickets? i. s. A. 
Bucharest, Rumania. 
It will probably never be possible to 
completely exterminate any insect pest, 
but it is quite possible to reduce the num¬ 
bers of an insect so that its ravages may 
be satisfactorily checked. Although mole 
crickets are not common in the United 
States, and are therefore not important 
pests here, yet one species, Scapteriseus 
didactylus, which has been introduced 
into our Southern States from the West 
Indies, is proving a serious enemy of 
truck crops, and in some instances of 
pastures and lawns. 
Poison bait has proved to be the most 
effective material for fighting this mole 
cricket. A bait made of 1 lb. of Paris 
green, 25 lbs. of wheat bran and three 
finely chopped oranges or lemons should 
prove attractive to the crickets. The 
bran and Paris green are thoroughly 
mixed while dry, and then moistened with 
water until the bran sticks well together. 
The finely chopped fruits may then be 
added, with a little molasses to sweeten 
the mixture. This bait may be placed in 
handfuls near the plants being damaged, 
or it may be scattered more or less broad¬ 
cast over the infested area. The method 
of distribution should be suited to the 
conditions of infestation. In the South¬ 
ern States cottonseed meal has been used 
with success, instead of wheat bran. 
In Georgia, the eggs of the mole crick¬ 
et are laid in the ground between the mid¬ 
dle of April and the middle of June, and 
one of the most effective means of con¬ 
trol has been to plow the infested area 
two or three times between these dates. 
, GLENN W. HERRICK. 
Bronze Birch Borer 
W have a very large and beautiful sil¬ 
ver birch tree on our front lawn. It has 
started to lose its foliage at the top, and I 
notice that almost all white birch trees 
start to die this way. We are very much 
worried, and any advice you can offer 
will be greatly appreciated. R. M. P. 
The bronze birch borer is responsible 
for the death of many fine white birches. 
The destruction is especially frightful be¬ 
cause the trees destroyed are frequently 
single specimens on estates or in parks, 
valued for their beauty and their general 
effect in a landscape scheme. The insect 
emerges as a beetle in May or June, and 
lays eggs in crevices of the bark. These 
eggs hatch and the larvse work in the tree 
and emerge as beetles the following 
Spring. The tree dies from the top down, 
gradually deteriorating until it finally 
dies in a year or two. Reddish or rusty 
brown spots are conspicuous on the white 
bark of the tree, and ridges develop over 
the burrows. Cutting with a knife will 
reveal the burrow's. 
Trees that are so badly infested as to 
show dead tops should be cut down and 
burned before the beetles emerge in May. 
Tree specialists recommend making the 
destruction of badly infested trees a com¬ 
munity measure, so as to lessen the pos¬ 
sible spread to neighboring trees. 
H, B. T. 
‘‘This radio is a wonderful means of 
reaching the public.” “It has its disad¬ 
vantages,” commented Senator Sorghum. 
“If you happen to say something you 
want to take back next day, there isn’t a 
chance to come Jut and say the interview 
was garbled.”—Washington Star. 
