THE MUKLUK TRAIL
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Class B—For vehicles carrying five
passengers or less, $100 annually;;
over five passengers and. up to and
ihcluding seven* $125.; over seven pas
sengers but leas than 15, $175*
Class. C—Up ta 7,000 pounds gross
load, $100? oven 7,, 000, pounds asd up*
to 10,000 pounds, gross- load. $150;
oats listed under Class B hut regu
larly or occasionally- carrying mer
chandise or freight would*, be re
quired to pay the minimum fee for
Glass B and in. addition $100.
The proposed rates, as has been
said, were drawn up by the former
administration and are understood to.
Be in the process of revision by the
present Secretary. What direction
and what extent that revision will,
take has, not been ascertained. It is
understood,. however, that the license
fees would be applicable no matter
whether a vehicle used the highway
for a short or a long distance.
The Navy Department has felt
obliged to* decline the invitation ex
tended by Alaska communities for
the fleet, ta, be stationed part of the
year in. northern waters. Writing to
idle Delegate, Admiral William V.
Pratt, acting chief of. naval opera
tions. said in part
“It is not practioable under present
conditions of stringent economy to
plan anx< enlargement of this north
western cruise (from Puget Sound)*.
- “You. will, doubtless understand also
that in keeping with the basic policy
of .doing nil,possible to train the Beet
for war it ia necessary to maintain
the ships, throughout most of each
year at a base from, which they, can
curry out* with,, as little interruption
as possible, their assigned training
activities.
"f assure you that the Navy De
partment appreciates thfe interest of
the people of Alaska in the. national
defense* and I regret very much that
under regulations now existing it is
not. practicable to predict any forth*
coming visit of the fleet to Alaskan
waters.*
In graduation exercises to take
place at Annapolis this week one
Alaska boy will receive his commis
sion. He is James Climie of Anchor
age, son of Mr. and Mrs. James
Climie af that city. Jim is graduat
ing No_ 1ft Ora. a. class of 435, a very
enviable standing. He is to be coin
missioae da second lieutenant in the
Marine Corps. Mr. and Mrs. Climie
havo come from Anchorage for the
colorful exercises.
Charles W. Preston, son of Mr. and
Mrs. George Preston of Fairbanks,
has been a visitor in Washington and
Annapolis for the last few days. He
will return soon to South Bend, Ind.,
where next Sunday he will be gradu
ated from Notre Dame. Charles and
Midshipman Henry Miller then will
motor ta Seattle en route to Fair
banks.
A FEW POINTERS ON CON
TROL OF ROOT MAGGOTS
(By Rbs» L. Sheeiy„ Assistant Di
rector m£ Agriculture.)./
Okie of the principal pests which
we have to fight in our gardens in
Alaskai is the root maggot, which
is the larvae of a small fly about one
fourth o fan inch long, or about the
size of the common house fly. Almost
every garden in Alaska has some of
these peats to contend with. Where
new, ground ia broken up for gardens
in isolated districts, one may get by
for several years before it becomes
necessary ta use treatment to control
them. They are present all along the
North. Pacific coast of the United
States. Gardeners in western Wash
ington have to combat them in order
to raise marketable vegetables which
are attacked by them.
Crops which are most damaged by
these pests axe the cauliflower, cab
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huge, rutabaga, turnip, radish, and :
occasionally onion and beet. Where }
cabbages and cauliflower are planted
together, the cauliflower suffers most. '
Some varieties of turnips are more.
resistant than others. The Petroski.
seems to be the. most nearly maggot-; 1
proof. I 1
There are several species of this .j
fly. Those in which we are most in- ]
terested arc the cabbage maggot, and ;
the onion maggot. The latter is not.
nearly* so troublesome as the former..
These flies are similar in appearance, :
being of a light-grey color with black
stripes above and between the wings.
The adult female deposits: the eggs
on tth estem of, .the. plant near the
surface of the. ground or sometimes
on the ground near the stalk. Each
mass of eggs contains from twenty
to fifty eggs and can be seen as a.
whitish mass. The yQung maggots
immediatey craw down the stak and.
start feeding and burrowing into the
tender root tissues. From the date
of incubation until the adult maggot
appears takes from four to seven
weeks, depending largely upon the.
weather conditions. In Alaska there
are at least two broods..:each . year.
The pupa is the stage in which.the
fly spends the winter.
When once thl spest has appeared -
there seems to be little chance of
eradicating .. it. . Some preventative !
measures, however, will .reduce the, if,,
your garden is isolated from other
gardens and fieds.
Cean culture will help keep down ,
the number.,.
Destruction of all plants, in the falLJ.
by burning or burying will help; ,
Fall spading or plowing, with eare-j
to bury all trash, is a good practice.!
11 these measures are of little help |
if yjiur neighbors do nothing in. the j
way of control., |
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In some places the beds are covered.!
with a screen. -This is effective, if thaJ»
screen is. tight,, but very expensive.;
Also the screen gets dirty .and ex-j
eludes a large portion of the sunlights]
Buhach liberally .plpced around the!
stock of the plant will protect it. Thik‘'
method is too expensive for ■ gopd
sized gardens. Its chief recommend
ation is that.it is easily .obtaineiLand
applied. .
The method .recommended b.yO the
Alaska Agricultural College is that
of using corrosive sublimate (mer-r
curaic chloride). A ruling w of . tha
Alaska Game Commission makes. > it
unlawful for a trapper to have cor
rosive sublimate, .along with many
other poisons,, in his possession. This,
however,, neede not-worry a.-farmer,,
as it applies only to licensed trappers.
It is very effective, easily applied and
perhaps the most effective of all the
remedies. .
Corrosive sublimate is in the form
of a white crystalline powder. It may
be purchsed at .almost any drug store,
pfr it may be purchased from a seed
pouse.
) To prepare tht solution dissolve one
ounce in a very small amount of very
hot water. (Caution: Use wood,
stoneware or gists vessels only.)
After it is thoroughly dissolved dilute
with ten gallons of cold water—never
| less than eight; then apply this solu
; tion at the rat eof about one-half tea*
cupful to each cauliflower or cabbage
Lplant. Care must be taken that the
t solution run down, along the root and
not away from the plant. This will
.not injure the plant, but the maggot
^feeding on the tissue will be killed.
jjtVith rutabagas, radish or turnip? use
can with a spout or small pitcher
and pour the solution along the row.
.Hold the pitcher close to the ground
*jso that the solution will not wet the
^foliage nor run away from the roots.
if Usually twd applications are neces
sary with the root crops, and occa
sionally three. It is necessary to ex
amine the plants to determine the
‘number of applications needed.
Treat the plants first when they
are about three inches high, before
the roots start to swell. Apply the
second .treatment seven to ten days
ater. If the maggots show up later,
; ve another treatment.
Treat cabbage and cauliflower one
vcck after, transplanting, and again
t waek-t®. ten. days later. If the flies
r worms raanst'he found after care
ul. observation; withhold any treat
nent until hey pu in tbeir appaar
ince. Do not wait, however, until the
ilants are damaged before starting
he treatments.
Caution: Corrosive sublimate is a
iolent..poison, Handle it with ex
treme care. Keep the solution cov
ered at al! times «r in a closed con
tainer and away from children and
livestock. The solution will not lose
its strength standing between treat
ments. It is saferl to mix up only
the amount needed or used each time.
Antidote: Induce vomiting. Give
white of eggs or milk.
Plants treated as prescribed are
perfectly safe to use for table use.
Always wash roots or pare before
eating. __
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