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Late Blight

Start spraying tomatoes to control late blight.

That’s the advice from S. B. Fenne, plant disease specialist at V.P.I., who says the blight new is on the Eastern Shore, and may appear at any time in other parts of the state.

Except for high daily temperatures, weather conditions for the past week have been ideal for late blight spread.

Insoluble copper, as a spray or as a dust, is the recommended control material. It is available from most farm supply stores. Directions for mixing usually are found on the container. Use two pounds of actual copper to each 100 gals, of spray. If a dust is preferred, a 7% readymixed material is best. However, as 6% copper dust may be usded.

A new chemical, zin^eb, sold under the trade names of Dithane Z-78 and Parzate, also is effective in the control of tomato late blight.

Spray thoroughly, covering every leaf and fruit on both top and bottom sides. Repeat applications about once a week, and after rains.

Animals Killed On

Virginia Highways

Some 22,730 dumb animals were killed on Virginia’s highways and buried by maintenance forces of the State Highway department during the six-month period which ended June 1, the road agency reported this week.

The figure includes 5,818 cats, 4,709 dogs, 5,388 rabbits, 5,572 miscePaneous animals (opossums, groundhogs, deer, etc.) and 2,106 skunks.

The total does not include pets killed on the highways and removed by their owners,. the department said. In this connection, a spokeman pointed out that it’s the owner’s responsibility to remove his dead animals from the highway, a penalty for failure to do so is provided in the 1950 Code of Virginia, Section 33-294.

The six-month tabulation of animals buried by highway forces was initiated in December as part of a maintenance cost study.

The over-all burial cost to the State was estimated at $22,730 or one dollar per animal, based on the average time and travel distance required to bury each animal.