reserve the right to furnish the makings. We still can’t see 75c per 
We have heard indirectly that the Tyler Hill kid had planned on rais- 
ing pigs, feeding them discarded bulbs, but' decided this helpmate after 
riding that big- horse, would be of no help in catching any pigs get- 
ing through the fence. We suggest a smaller horse as being less de- 
forming. 
Hopkins almost called the turn right in wondering if our machine 
ever saw a Glad field. We only used it to make certain our ‘patent’ 
was workable and then dismantled for future use since we had no thrip 
in any of our large plantings. 
In our original Trial Garden plot, Glads for better than twenty years, 
we had thrip, either caused by: failure to do a thorough clean up job 
or because our dip was not 100% in killing thrip; on those bulbs not 
being handled, from.harvest time, by us. 1948 - 1944 winter was very 
very mild. Our cutting program called for work late in the afternoon 
just when we should have had overhead sprinklers going. Sprinkling 
while still hot, provided it is continued until evening, will not harm 
your spikes but will keep the thrip down to a minimum or less. With 
time available, the standard Tartar Emetic spray is the most efficient. 
Some of the following will be our guess and some definite knowledge. 
We will try to keep things straight. 
As soon as we dig our bulbs, we hit them with 60 pounds water 
pressure and clean them thoroughly. This washes off any fungus not 
already at work (guessing). No signs of any fungus disease have been 
noted on the bulbs in storage, which was not evident at cleaning time. 
It is usually advised to dry the bulbs as rapidly as possible, since the 
fungus is dormant when dry. However we sprinkle a portion of our 
bulbs occassionally so that they do not dry so hard that cleaning in- 
jures the hands. 
After two weeks of cleaned storage at 70 to 80 and higher, we cover 
them with naphthalene flakes. In spite of all cautions to the contrary, 
we cannot find harm in direct contact of the flakes with the bulbs. 
After several weeks of warm storage, flakes should be shaken 
thoroughly and the bulbs placed in cold storage. The above is no guess. 
The following is no guess. Varieties used White Gold, Peggy Lou, 
Coral Queen, Christable and Picardy. Rows over 300 feet long which 
should be enough bulbs to indicate results rather well. Dips used were 
Cresol Compound (USPX1), BiChloride of Mercury, and unadulterated 
water. One row of each variety was planted immediately. The balance 
was dried on screen bottom trays for two weeks without being wash- 
