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Saturday, April 23, 1910. APHIS AND LADY BOGS Pests Not Exterminated by Bug* May Be Destroyed by Emulsion Sprays. There is somewhat of a misconcep tion In the minds of many of the ranches of tho valley regarding the lady hug beetle and its effect upon the aphia, says W. K. Packard. The Stain Horticultural Board has collect ed millions of these Insects in the Northern counties of this State, and has sent some 13,000,000 to this valloy with the hopes of introducing them in sufficient numbers so that thoy may propagate here and Increase enough so that in a short time they would control tho aphis. Tho num ber imported, although large, can not begin to affect the aphis already here. These may increase sufficiently to be of, value in the year to come, for there is no doubt but the lady bug beetle is a bad enemy to the aphis. Probably a good many of 'the lady bugs j imported will die before 1 breed ing, because of the sudden change in climate, and only those hardy enough to stand the change will thrive propagate and gradually increase. At present however, a rancher who has melons, any garden stuff, or oruauieu tal plants should not depend upon the lady bugs, if he wants to save his present crop. There are other insects besides the lady bug, such as certain syrphia fly, lava, and aphis lion or larvae of lace wing and hemerobius flies, which live on the aphis. The fly parasites can be found clinging to the stems of the plants in any part of the valley. The remarkable fecundity of the aphis, however seems to insure them against extermination by these insect ene mies, for although vast numbers may be killed, so many are hatched that they still thrive. , Slight changes In temperature or humidity may cause the aphis to disappear although the effect. does not always seem to be the same. Ordinarily the females lay eggs, which sometime hatch before leaving the body of the mother and which develop to maturity in about a fortnight and are then ready to continue egg laying. Some of these are winged, and some are not, the condition of food, temperature and general development seeming to de termine this. The winged forms may fly away and cause a sudden disap pearance of the pest. In the fall the female lays one fertilized egg which remains over winter. Many species will start on one kind of plant, and then develope a winged generation which appears in the air in great numbers and flies to other host plants, from which they may re turn in ! the fall to the original host to lay the fertilized eggs for next year's crops. The apple aphis, for example, may appear ,on trees in the spring, migrate to grasses in the sum mer, and return to the apples in autumn. A similar migration is prob ably such as happened here last year, when the valley aphis disappeared. It is quite likely that this will be repeated this year with the aphis now found on the melons. Whether this will happen or not, spraying for the aphis now found on the melons and garden truck, is the only safe way to insure a crop. These soft iJwdled insects are very ■ sensitive to •the right spray, which can therefore be applied in rather dilute form. Bpraylng is always more or less ex pensive, but with a valuable crop it most certainly pays. It ; would be no fair test to put one man to thirty or forty acres, as Is often done. The work must be done thoroughly to get any results of value. One man to ten or fifteen acres will have his hands full. The plants should be sprayed over several times until; the aphis disappear. Badly in fested vines should be burned and the ground around sprayed and tramped to kill any young that may be found ,; there. A five gallon spray pump that can be carried on the back is a good kind, as it give 3 a constant pressure and throws the Bpray in a fine mist, which reaches to the more hidden parts of the leaves. A right angle nozzle saould be used, as it can be held so that the spray will reach under parts of the leaves. gf The aphis are killed by contact pVprayß, not by poison. Their soft bodies are easily burned or the in sect smothered. Sulphur, lime or ashes, which some are using here, does no good. Kerosene" emulsion does good work, but a perfect emulsion Is hard to make and if the oil separ ates it will bum the leaves. The oil rises to the surface and when the spray in the tank gets low the purer kerosene which comes out will kill the plantß. A prepared emulßlon is sold by all large seed companies la Ix>s Angeles, but the same trouble la encountered there. The hard water of the valley 1b what causes the trou ble. Soft water makes perfect emul sions. If oare is taken however, in mixing to get as perfect an emulsion as pob- Blblo and in spraying to stop before (the purer \ kerosene, . some of which Is almost euro* to rUe to the top, is .reached, good results can be obtained. It costH less than tobacco «pr»y and is more effective than the soap solu tion. The following are the sprays rec* otnmended: Tobacco sprny, four pounds of tobacco to 60 gallons of water. The tobacco should be put in cans containing water enough to sonk it thoroughly. This Is boiled for two hours until all the Rtrength of the tobacco Is boiled out. The solu tion is then drained through a per forated pan, and the solution can be diluted to 50 or CO gallons, which un der ordinary conditions, should be sufficient to cover 10 acres for one spraying if plants are not too lorge. Tobacco can be secured for 47 cents a pound. Soap Solution: Soap one pound, and water ten to twelve gal lons. If noft soap is used one quart of the soft Roap equals one; fourth pound of hard soap. Emulsion: (Hard to prepare well) Soap one-half pound, kerosene one gallon, and water 20 to 25 gallons, dissolve soap in one gallon of hot wa ter, add one gallon of kerosene, when the water Is still boiling hot, and stir thoroughly with the spray pump by turning nozzle back into the mixture, and dilute to 20 or 25 gallons. Pure kerosene must not touch plants. BREAD FROM COTTON SEED New Flour Tested in Texas and De clared to be Better Than Wheat Flour. The demand for cotton seed flour is spreading so rapidly that the manu facturers of cotton seed products in Texas and other Southern States are preparing to supply the new food pro duct on a large scale. Cotton seed flour is no more than very choice cotton seed meal finely ground and carefully bolted, and there are no secrets or mysteries either in its manufacture or use. In breads re quiring to be kneaded, the cotton seed flour, being practically without gluten, a sufficient quantity of wheat flour, say 30 to 40 per cent., will have to be added to make the dough stick together. In breads, cakes and pud dings, where the dough is poured and not kneaded, the cotton seed flour should be used alone. Anything that can be made of wheat flour can be made better of cotton seed flour or its mixture. Cotton seed flour contains 54 per cent, of protein and 7.17 per cent, of fat. It contains practically no starch. It is claimed by dietic authorities who have been conducting experiments with the new flour recently that its high protein and fat and absence of starch makes it a valuable remedy in many diabetic diseases and gastric disturbances. The statement is made that cotton seed flour has a nutritive value more than three times that of wheat flour, nearly three times that of lean round of beef as bought in the markets and from three to thirty times that of many of the best known and moat frequently used articles of food. The flavor of the bread made from the new flour is very appetizing. EGGS ARE PLENTIFUL " Never before have eggs, home pro duced, been so plentiful in Imperial Valley. The Valley Department Store besides using a large quantity of eggs to supply town customers, is send ing out from twenty-flve to thirty cases per week to the Los Angeles and Arizona markets. Bach case holds thirty dozen eggs. NOTICE Notice is hereby given that all cot- ton seed for Imperial Valley must be consigned to the County Board of Horticulture at El Centro, there to be examined, treated and held, until they are satisfied that the seed contains no Insect infection. This notice is given under the State quarantine order of April 23, 1908. W. E. WILSIE, County Horticultural Commissioner. Public Administrator's Report To the Honorable Franklin J. Cole, Judge of the Probate Department of tlie Superior Court of the County of Imperial; State of California: E. E. Forrester, Public Administrator of eaid County, respectfully makes this return of all Estates of Decedents which have come into his hands for the term commencing January Ist, 1909, and ending January Ist, 1910; including all Estates not heretofore finally reported on by him, in pursuance of the "provisions of Section 1736 of the Code of Civil Procedure..-' M I Date ot I Approximate Money which SSKfSfi^ Feesand \ ' TfflESfS* Property exclu- Dlstribute4 to ne^ of kiu or ,„„„«„, MAMTraownierißninMTP Value of haa come into illness, debts and Expenses Administrator sive of money to devisees, or turned ot«t . Issuance of NAMES OP DECEDENTS BBtateß(}far Administrator's family allowance Paldby inclusive of in hands of to general Administrators an« L * tow aaaseertained Hands $ $*&*&„ Atatal-trrtor gSyTSLrer Administrator !_ In Caßh | In Property 14 I Feb. 26, 1908 I Win. Brandt I SSIUS j 330S 136^00 H 72L86 j j ——————— 37 Nov. 20, 1908 D.P.Duncan 366.50 366.50 141.60 79.30 . 84.15 33 Dec. x 7,1908, 1908 J. J. Teller 1,151.44 1,046.44 . 220.75 52.66 369.67 105 00 61 June 4, 1909 Andruw Oartho 3,601.35 601.36 -».,. 61.50 539.85 3,000.00 4 Oct. 12,1907 David Stocker 395.25 395.25 . 99.15 148.60 55 Jan. 18. 1910 |C. Goodwin | 275.00 | 255,00 | | 159.00 | BTATB OF CALIFORNIA ) .^" COUNTY OP IMPERIAL ) ..:>,. EL BL Forrester, being first duly sworn, deposes and Bays: , '•'» * .''>' That he is the Public Administrator ot Imperial County, State of California; that the foregoing is a full, true and correct return of all the Estates of Decedents which have come Into his hands, which have not heretofore been finally reported upon by him;; that said, return cpntaiuß a true statement ot the value of each estate, and the money which has come into hia bauds from each estate, what he has done with it, the amount of his fees, the expense incurred therein, "and the balance, if any, in each Buch case remaining in hla hands; that he is not and was not at any time interested in the expenditures ot any kind made on account of any estate which be haa administered or'w>hioh he has in course ot administration; nor to he associated la business or otherwise with anyone who Is so intereated, \ H. a FORRBSTBR. \ Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 18th day of March, A. D. 1910. t ' ',".'• '''/ V • ; _'...;. up, 8. i BLDBB. County. Qlm# > „»■** t . .... • ' l ; ■ ••••> ' ■ '•■,)»« nv. It MVHKKTT IVmutv \ " • ' ■ \ •''',■ > '. ■■ OILING EBPEE MAIN LINE During the past week a work train has been oiling the main line road bed of the Southern Pacific from Yu ma to Imperial Junction, The oil is spread by a sprinkler attached to a tank car and about twelve miles of road per day can be treated. The load of one of the largest oil cars, from 12,000 to 13,000 gallons, Is re quired to oil three miles of track. HOW TO OBTAIN CREDIT Merchants obtain and build up their credit: — Ist. By giving satisfactory references »fl to character responsibility, etc., to* gether with a statement of their resources and liabilities. 2nd. By using credit privileges con servatively. 3rd. By meeting all obligations prompt ly and regularly. ALL MERCHANTS are anxious for business with customers who can and will comply with similar credit require ments. '•:•••■ YOU CAN ESTABLISH OR STRENG THEN YOUR CREDIT ANYWHERES IN THE VALLEY by applying to the secre tary of the Business Men's Protective Association, he will gladly assist you in any way possible. A thorough knowledge of conditions Is a safe guard to the consumer as well as to the merchant. Deceit and lack of knowledge lead to distrust — and distrust to disaster. If you want credit anywhere in the val ley consult W. R. STBVBNBON, Bec'y. Imperial, Calif. Serial No. 04885 Contest No. 1182 CCNTEBT NOTICE Department of the Interior, United States Land Office, Los Angeles, California, March 2, i9lO. A sufficient contest affidavit having been mod in this office by Joseph j. Chappell, contestant, against Desert Land Entry I No. 4054, Serial No. 04885. made Septem- ber 20, 1907, for, NE. quarter Section 10, Township 16 S., Range 11 E. S. B. M., by Jacob It. Armljo, Contestee, In which it is alleged that said Jacob R. Armijo has failed to reclaim said land; that he has not spent *i an acre during the first and second years of said entry in the neces- sary reclamation of said land, and no an- nual proofs have been filed in this office. Said parties are hereby notified to appear, respond, and offer evidence touching said allegation a^ 10 o'clock a. m. on May 10, 1910, before the Register and Receiver at the United States Land Office in Los An- geles, Cal. . J ■•''.'■- The said contestant having, in a prop- er affidavit, filed March 2, 1910, set forth facts which show that after due dili- gence personal service of this notice can not be made, it Is hereby ordered and directed that such notice be given by due and proper publication. Record address of entryman — 428 Mans- field Street, Los Angeles, California. FRANK BUREN. Register. O. R. W. ROBINSON, l-4t Receiver. NOTICE A large quantity of lady birds are now ready for shipment into the val- ley. These lady birds are to destroy the cabbage and melon aphis that are so prevalent here. Growers who are members of As- sociations will be supplied through their several Associations, but grow- ers who are not connected with an association will be supplied by making application to the office of the Horti- culture Commissioner, El Centro, Cal., or they may apply direct to the State Insectary', Sacramento, Cal. The applications to this office should be in at once, as shipments will begin to arrive soon,, and will have to be distributed. No grower should fail to put in an application, for there is a good sup- ply to distribute. 48-tf W. E. WILSIE, Horticulture Commissioner. GREATER EL CENTRO. New city map for real estate, in- surance, general business, etc. Scale, 1 inch— so feet. Price — Book, 16 inches by 20 inches, white paper and colored, $10. Blue- print, 16 inches by 20 inches, $6. Wall map, 4 feet by 8 feet, on cloth with colors, $12. Single sheet, 16 inches by 20 inches, white with colors, $1. Blue print 60c. Sold by El Centro News Co. and O. R. Miller, at postoffice. H. A. F. THENBERG, Postoffice Box 272. IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS NOTICE , For the protection of the public health and to prevent possible nres, notice Is hereby given to all property owners and the occupants of all lot., within the city of El Oentro to clean up and remove or destroy all litter, trash, papers and . waste material on their premises within ten days from dale hereof under penalty of the law| W. D. GIBSON, Health Officer of the City of E Centro. Dated September 18, 1909. WARNING All property owners are warned to clean their property at once of John- son Grass, Wild Morning Glory, Cock- le Durr, Wild Asparagus, Wild Sun Flower, as the same is declared a public nuisance, and injurious to the agricultural and horticultural Inter- ests of the county. .• . FRANCIS HEINY WM. ALLEN; ' W. E. WILSIE; Board of Horticultural Commissioners. 12-tf NOTICE TO BEE-KEEPERS. Owing to the reports of the appear- ance of European and American foul- brood in bee colonies of adjacent counties, It has been decided that all bee colonies shipped into Imperial crunty must be inspected at Imperial Junction by the Imperial County Bee Inspector. 49-tf A. F. WAGNER, Bee Inspector for Imperial County NOTICE OF THE SALE OF SCHOOL BONDS FOR THE McCABE, FORMERLY ADAIR, SCHOOL DISTRICT Notice is hereby given that the Treas- urer of Imperial County, California, will receive sealed bids until 2 o'clock p. m. of the 7th day of May, 1910, at his office in the Court House of Imperial County, California, at El Centro, California, for tne purchase of the following described school bonds of the Mcuabe, formerly Adalr, School District, duly and regularly Issued by the Board of Supervisors on the r,th day of April, 1910. Bond No. 1. For *'our Hundred Dol- lars, to run live years, due and payable on the sth day of April, 1915, with six per cent, interest from date of issue, payable seml-annually. Bond No. 2. For Four Hundred Dol- lars, to run six years, due and payable on the sth day of April, 1916, with six per cent, interest from date of issue, payable semi-annually. Bond No. 3. For Four Hundred Dol- lars, to run seven years, due and payable on tlie sth day of April, 1917, with six per cent, interest from date of Issue, payable semi-annually. Bond No. 4. For Four Hundred Dol- lars, to run eight years, due and payable on the sth day of April, 1918, with six per cent, interest from date of issue, payable seml-annually. Bond No. 5. For Four Hundred Dol- lars, to run nine years, due and payable on the sth day of April, 1919, with six per cent, interest from date of issue, puyable semi-annually. Bond No. 6. For Four Hundred Dol- lars, to run ten years, due and payable on the sth day of April, 1920, with six per cent, interest from date of issue, payable semi-annually. Bond No. 7. For Four Hundred Dol- lars to run eleven years, due and payable on the sth day of April, 1921, with six per ' cent, interest from date of Issue, payable semi-annually. Bond No. 8. For Four Hundred Dol- lars, to run twelve years, due and payable on the sth day of April, 1922, with six per cent. Interest, from date of issue, payable semi-annually. Bond No. 9. For Four Hundred Dollars, to run thirteen years, due and payable on the sth day of April, 1923,- with six per .cent, interest from date of issue, payable semi-annually. '■-■-■ .'.-'. Bond No. 10. For Four Hundred Dollars, to run fourteen years, due and payable on the sth day. of April. 1924, with six per cent. Interest from date of issue, payable seml-annually. Said bonds shall be sold to tlie highest ■ bidder or bidders therefor for not less than par. AH bid's shall be for the pur- chase .of said bonds as soon as they shall be ready for delivery. Each bid shall be accompanied by a check,- certified by a responsible bank, for five per cent, of par value of bonds, .payable to the County treasurer of Imperial .County, California, as an assurance that ' the bidder will take so. much of the bonds as he shall bid for, and will pay the price therefor should they be awarded to him. Upon delivery of and payment for said bonds to the amount awarded to such bidder | his certified check or checks will be re- , turned to the bidder. I By order of the Board of Supervisors lof Imperial County. I PAUL BOMAN. l-5t County Treasurer. Keep Cool BY THE USE OF V ELECTRIC FANS We have them foir cash or on easy monthly installments. Try one. HOLTON POWER COMPANY, J. W. COLSON __— — ___ A. L. BLIBS WRITE TO BLISS & COLSON, The Real Estate Men FOR FREE LITERATURE EL CENTRO, ___ — — _— CALIFORNIA Breeders, Take Notice! Black Mealy Nose Jack known as BON will make the season of 1910 as follows: John G. Beekler's ranch In No. 6, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. El Centro from Saturday until Monday afternoon.' Imperial Monday afternoon and Tuesday. Terms: season $12.50 cash; to in- sure, $18, $5 down with return privilege. Call on E. G. Irwin at the hi Centro Market. Correct Methods Over 6000 cars handled successfully by us during the season 1909, demonstrates that our System of ;£e.lting is based on correct methods. Sales Consumated\F:o. B. — In Transit — Delivered. . ". \, '■, We are in constant touch with every carlot buyer of fruit and produce in the United States and .'Canada. ASSOCIATION AND * I .'.V, CARLOT SHIPPERS Get in Touch With Us Regarding Your 1910 Business CRUTGHFIELD & WOOLFOLK Executive Offices: Pittsburgh. Branches: Chicago, New York, Washington, Cincinnati, Jacksonville." . * * * * * * * ********** 5 J.L. TRAVERS 1 * ::::::::::::::::::::::::^::::::~~^iz~::::::x: ■-; - $ * PIONEER CONTRACTOR *; £ AND BUILDER.,. . ? * Superintended and .erected *' * many of El Centro's most to- *» £ portant buildings. .... A * Estimates Furnished. * 7