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Wireworms;  Raspberry  Cane-borer 
1.  What  is  the  best  way  to  rid  my  land 
of  wireworms?  It  seems  to  be  full  of 
them.  They  get  into  every  root.  crop,  that 
I  grow,  especially  the  potatoes,  which 
were  bored  so  badly  by  them  that  we 
could  not  use  them.  2.  What  was  the 
trouble  with  one  of  my  black  raspberry 
bushes?  It  seemed  to  start  to  wither 
from  the  bottom  up.  I  thought  perhaps 
it  was  diseased  at  the  root,  so  dug  it  up, 
but  the  roots  seemed  to  me  to  be  all  right, 
but  I  burned  it  anyway,  as  the  safest 
thing  to  do.  Would  also  like  to  know 
what  causes  the  new  shoots  of  red  rasp¬ 
berries  to  die  off  about  4  in.  from  the 
tips?  There  seems  to  he  a  ring  formed 
around  the  stem  where  it  dies  off 
New  York.  r.  w.  ii. 
1.  Probably  wireworms  are  among  the 
most  difficult  of  insects  to  control  satis¬ 
factorily.  They  live  in  the  ground  and 
cannot  be  reached  with  spraying  ma¬ 
terials,  and  cannot  be  trapped.  Normally 
they  feed  on  the  roots  of  grasses  and  at¬ 
tack  cereal  crops,  such  as  corn,’  wheat 
and  oats,  and  also  certain  root  crops, 
such  as  potatoes,  carrots  and  beets,  es¬ 
pecially  when  these  crops  are  planted  on 
sod  land.  In  general,  certain  cultural 
methods  have  to  be  followed  to  fight  wire- 
worms  successfully.  Where  wireworms 
are  abundant  sod  land  intended  for  corn 
or  potatoes  the  following  year  should  be 
plowed  immediately  after  the  first  cutting 
of  hay,  usually  early  in  July,  and  then 
disk-harrowed  occasionally  during  the 
remainder  of  the  Summer.  Such  a  pro¬ 
cedure  tends  to  destroy  the  wireworms 
in  the  soil.  A  regular  three-year  or  four- 
year  rotation  of  crops  whereby  the  fields 
do  not  remain  several  years  in  grass  crops 
is  of  great  benefit  in  preventing  the  rav¬ 
ages  of  wireworms. 
2.  The  raspberries  of  R.  W.  II.  are 
undoubtedly  injured  every  year  by  the 
raspberry  cane  borer.  The  female  beetles 
appear  in  May  and  June,  and  each  one 
goes  to  the  new  and  tender  growth  of  a 
cane  and  a  few  inches  from  the  tip  she 
makes  two  ring-like  girdles  around  the 
cane  about  one-half  inch  apart.  About 
half  way  between  these  girdles  she  inserts 
a  long,  white  egg  in  the  pith  of  the  cane. 
As  a  result  of  the  girdling  the  tip  of  the 
cane  with  its  leaves  wilts  and  falls  over. 
The  egg  hatches  and’ the  grub  bores  down 
the  cane,  but  does  not  reach  the  base  un¬ 
til  the  second  season.  At  this  time  the 
whole  cane  dies.  The  insect  is  easily 
controlled  by  simply  watching  the  plants 
in  the  Spring  and  pinching  off  the  wilted 
tops  2  or  3  in.  below  the  point  at  which 
the  canes  were  girdled.  The  grubs  that 
batch  from  the  eggs  will  die  in  the  por¬ 
tion  which  has  been  pinched  off. 
GLENN  W.  HERRICK. 
“The  U.  S.  Mail 
must  be  delivered  on  time” 
Even  a  rural  mail  carrier  can 
sometimes  learn  new  points  about  his  Ford 
FROM  PENNSYLVANIA  comes  this  Ford  experi¬ 
ence.  A  rural  mail  carrier  near  Reading  uses  a 
Ford  to  deliver  his  mail.  The  engine  consumed 
a  quart  of  oil  about  every  75  miles. 
He  was  finally  induced  to  try  Gargoyle  Mobiloil  “  E.” 
After  a  fair  test  he  discovered  that  he  could  average 
about  200  miles  per  quart.  Today  he  says  that  he  would 
not  think  of  using  another  oil — not  alone  because  of  its 
economy,  but  because  of  better  all-round  results. 
He  sums  up  his  partiality  for  “  E  ”  in  a  single  sentence 
by  saying  “The  LI.  S.  Mail  must  be  delivered  on  time.” 
*  *  * 
Every  mechanical  factor  and  operating  requirement  of 
your  Ford  engine  calls  for  oil  of  the  body,  character  and 
quality  of  Gargoyle  Mobiloil  “  E.”  No  heavier  or  lighter 
oil  can  give  you  such  protection  or  such  economy. 
Cultivation  of  Strawberries 
I  have  half  an  acre  of  strawberries 
which  bore  last  year  for  the  first  time. 
W  ould  it  be  advisable  after  the  last  culti¬ 
vation  to  cover  the  ground  between  the 
rows  with  sawdust  to  hold  the  moisture 
and  to  keep  the  berries  clean?  I  also 
have  half  an  acre  of  red  raspberries  on 
1  ery  rich  soil,  set  two  years  this  coming 
Sprmg  I  have  kept  the  ground  clean, 
but  they  have  come  up  all  over  the 
ground,  and  it  resembles  the  “deep  tan¬ 
gled  wild  wood.”  Some  plants  are  10  ft 
high  How  and  when  should  I  trim 
them.'1  How  thick  in  the  row  should 
they  stand?  They  were  set  7  ft.  apart 
and  4  ft.  in  the  row.  p  r  f 
Ravena,  N.  Y. 
Sawdust  has  been  used  with  which  to 
mulch  strawberries  for  the  specific  pur¬ 
poses  you  have  suggested,  but  with  no 
great  degree  of  success.  Sawdust  gives 
an  acid  reaction  and,  further,  mats  down 
so  tightly  that  the  strawberry  roots  lack 
proper  aeration.  Straw  is  much  better. 
lied  raspberries  are  the  finest  to  work 
with  of  any  of  the  brambles,  and  the 
easiest  pruned.  In  the  Fall  the  old  canes 
should  be  cut  out,  for  the  next  season’s 
fruit  is  borne  on  the  new  shoots  that  grew 
that  season.  The  new  shoots  sucker 
from  the  roots  and  will  eventually  pro¬ 
duce  a  solid  row  of  plants.  The  rows 
should  not  he  over  1%  to  2  ft.  wide,  and 
the  shoots  should  average  about  6  in. 
apart,  so  that  any  suckers  between  the 
rows  should  be  removed  and  those  in  the 
row  should  be  thinned  out.  This  may  be 
done  either  in  the  Fall  when  the  old 
canes  are  removed  or  in  the  Spring.  The 
shoots  remaining  should  be  headed  back 
to  about  3  ft.  before  growth  starts  in  the 
Spring.  H,  B<  Xt 
If  you,  too,  appreciate  increased  freedom  from  tinker¬ 
ing  and  carbon,  Gargoyle  Mobiloil  “E”  will  appeal  to 
you  just  as  it  does  to  experienced  Ford  owners  the  world 
over. 
When  changing  to  Gargoyle  Mobiloil  “E”  do  not 
flush  the  engine  with  kerosene.  A  part  of  the  kerosene 
will  remain  in  the  splash  troughs  and  tend  to  impair  the 
lubricating  qualities  of  the  new  oil. 
Drain  off  the  old  oil  after  the  engine  has  been  running 
and  is  hot. 
In  the  differential  of  your  Ford  use  Gargoyle  Mobiloil 
“CC”  or  Mobilubricant  as  specified  by  the  Chart  of 
Recommendations. 
Tractor  Lubrication 
The  correct  engine  lubricant  for  the 
FORDSON  TRACTOR  is  Gargoyle 
Mobiloil  “BB”  in  summer  and  Gargoyle 
Mobiloil  “A”  in  winter.  The  correct  oil 
for  all  other  tractors  is  specified  in  our 
Chart.  Ask  for  it  at  your  dealer’s. 
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