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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
onous iiatui’e of the juatcrial, precludes its use in prac¬ 
tice. 
“Wlien kerosene emulsion is applied to the soil it dis¬ 
integrates into its component parts; the tirst inch of sur¬ 
face soil retains the soap and some of the kerosene con¬ 
tent; (he first 4 in. of the soil retain almost all the re¬ 
mainder of the kerosene. Kerosene emulsion, therefore, 
does not kill the a])hids in the lower soil h'vels and the 
cost of preparing the ([uantity necessary for soil treat¬ 
ment renders it of little value. The application of this 
material to a})ple roots, in the author’s ex])erience, results 
in severe injury to the tree. 
“Dee]) planting will not prevent woolly ai)his infesta¬ 
tion and results in the death of many trees so })lanted, due 
apj)arently to the inability of the root systems to function 
j)roi)crly under these conditions.”— Experiment Station 
Itecord. 
A (lOOD SUDdKSTION 
In a statement w hich will be mailed to holders of reg¬ 
istered Liberty Bonds, together with their interest checks, 
Carter Glass, Secretary of the Treasuiy, pays high tri¬ 
bute to the 20,000,000 Americans wiio so patriotically as¬ 
sisted in w inning the war by i)urchasing War Saving 
Stamps and Liberty Bonds. Mr. Glass urges that the 
interest on the Liberty Bonds be converted into War Sav¬ 
ings Stamps, w bicb ])ay 4 per cent interest, compounded 
quarterly. Secretary Glass’s statement follow^s: 
“The United States apj)reciates your unselfish j)atriot- 
ism in lending the money wdiich helped win the war. 
Upwards of 20,000,000 Amei'icans shared this honor, and 
are receiving during 1919 more than '‘|>700,000,000 inter¬ 
est. 
“Both good citizenship and your owm profit will be 
served by fbe reinvestment of your share of tins great 
sum in War Saving Stamps. Tbe Government will be 
saved this immediate outlay in cash. You will profit by 
tbe quick reinvestment of your earnings, wliicb is tbe 
bigb road to })rosperity and comfort.” 
(Signed) Carter Glass,, Secretary of the Treasury. 
CLNSUS OF AGBIGULTUBE 
A tentative schedule has been ])rinted under date of 
March 28th for the United States Census of Agriculture. 
This is merely to thoroughly try out tbe form and data 
to be collected before issuing tbe |)erfected forms. It is 
a very simple schedule and easily fdled in. 
Of course, a census of orchard fruits is called for, get¬ 
ting data as to the nundjer of trees and total (}uantity in 
bushels harvested, the same of subtropical fruits, nuts 
and small fruits, grapes and grape products. 
The only data required from nurserymen is the num¬ 
ber of acres used for grow ing trees, plants, and vines, 
and the amount received from tbe sales of nursery ])ro- 
ducts during 1919. 
BOBERS 
.Vccoi'ding to reports frotn tbe U. S. Department of 
.Agriculture, borers arc not so liable to attack trees that 
are growing in thickets or close togetbei'. Tbe denser 
the underbrush about tbe trunks of tbe trees, the less 
damage is done. Trees growing from twm to three feet 
apart are seldom injured, while nearby isolated trees 
w^ere riddled. 
All ti •ees and all parts of the trees are not subject in 
the same degree to attack by the borer. Rough bark 
provides crevices in w hich the borers deposit their eggs. 
Young trees less than one and one-half to two inches at 
the base, are not attacked unless tbe bark is rough. On 
younger trees tbe borers are found at tbe base and near 
rough crotches. Trees with trunks more than 5 or 6 
inches in diameter rarely contain the insects. On such 
trees the larger branches frequently are infested; but 
such injury is seldom common enough to do much harm. 
Chicago, Ill., May 10, 1919. 
Mr. J. R. Mayhew, President, 
American Association of Nurserymen, 
Waxahachie, Texas. 
All arrangements made for your convention this year. 
We w ill guarantee that you are taken as good care of as 
last year and will endeavor to do better for you. We 
have booked you for the large hall at entrance of eleva¬ 
tors. Know you will be pleased with the manner in 
which we ai'e going to look after you. 
J. 0. Conway^ 
Hutchinson Hotel 
- Sherman Company. 
GOOD EXPERIENCE 
The past s})ring nurserymen did a maximum amount 
of business with a minimum amount of help. It cer¬ 
tainly w as a strenuous time. 
It should prove a valuable exi)erience to guide him in 
ada})ting his equipment and organization to conditions 
w hen things get more nearly normal. 
He know s now,just what he can get along w ith at a 
push. _ 
Dear Sirs:— 
As I am now leaving towm for my country residence, 
I shall be glad if you will henceforth mail your highly 
valued publication to my countiy address as below. 
I w ill take this opportunity to go on record by telling 
you that I regard The National Nurseryman as an in¬ 
structive trade journal second to none on tbe American 
continent. 
Yours sincerely, 
Martin Kroec.er, 
Frmtland Nurseries, 
Remo, B. C., Canada. 
QUARANTINE 37 
Tbe time is past to discuss the wisdom or foolishness 
of Quarantine 37. It is now a law of the land, and how"- 
ever much the country may suffer under its working. 
The only thing to do is to make the best of it. However 
ill advised it may be, and unsuccessful in accomplishing 
the purpose it was ostensibly put in operation for. It 
w ill undoubtedly force the nurseryman and florist to 
develop the resources of the countiy. 
The nurserymen, florists and horticulturists of the 
countiy have lieen poor guardians of their craft to have 
allowed the control of their own business to pass out of 
their own hands. 
