Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-09-09
Eron, the, Southern Agrieulturist.
EFFECTS OF .LlsE ON THE BUG AND
CATERPILLAR.

EFFECTS OF .LlME ON THE BUG AND
CATERPILLAR.
Mr.. Edito1.-SOme information ia.e'y
acquired, may prove valuable TO the plan
lers, and consequently beneficial 10 Inc
whole country. Mr.. William Bell,
very respectable planter on Cooper River
informs me, las year when The bugs were
desuoying~all the crops on that river
both of high and low lands-the Rev. Dr'
Bachman asked him for some OF the bugs
TO try experiments with. As they were
very plenty, Dr.. Bachman was soon sup
piled. He Grsl tried spirits Of turpen'lne
ou them, without the smallest effect; next,
a solution Of corrosive sublitnate. equally
without effect he then sprinkled them with
lime, and the bugs were killed ilnmedi'
ately. While this was fresh iu MIR. Bells
recollection, he weut up 10 his plaulation
in the next steamer, and in the passage up,
told Governor Bennett of the experiments.
They both concluded to try The lime as;iar
as possible, the crops being in desperate
situation. MIR. Bell applied limoto about
80 acres Of rice, and Mr.. Bennett to lar
ger field. and both 10 their high land crops.
Both of these gentlemen were perfectly
satisfied, that The lime had been very ben-
fetal hy killing the bugs, aud both made
much better crops than their neighbors-
ascribing their success 10 the use OF the
time Mr.. Bell also applied it this year
to corner of his rice field which was not
well covered with water, and consequently
attacked by the bug. 1t was again COM
ple'ely successful the bugs were killed; !;
the rice recovered its verdue, and is now
in ear. Mr.. John Ravenel was complain
ing list year of the bugs having attacked
his oats, as we'll as tho resi- Of The CROP
Mr.. Bell recommended tho lime, Mr.. Raw
enel applied it, killed the bugs, and saved
bis crop.
Alr. WinLorn Lawron, on james Island,
was saying, that he never had seen finer
fields of Cotton than his were, until The
worm took il about the 10Th ull. That
the destruction was now great. he would
freely bargain with any person that would
undertake to feed and clotho his negroes,
aud lake all the cotton tina, coul be gath
cred from his whole plantation. lie had
been previously estimatu. the sales Of
his fne sea island cotton 10 afford him
from $1,000 10 $4,000. In the course OF
conversation. asked Mr.. Eawton if he
had manured his cotton, and with what
manure! lie said that he had manurcd
highly with the best stable manure from
Charleston. theu asked him if he had
lnanured all alike, had he made M addi-
lion 10 this stable manure -? He said yes,
to one part Of .fetd he had also applied
lime. and By The By, this is The only part
not attacked By The 'curm or caterpillar.
We sincerely hope, that this exemption
may continue in whole, or ip part all the
resi- of The. season. We sincerely hope,
that other planters WIN have lined their
cotton, may be equally exempl and will.
Ing 10 rcporltlheir success. We sincerely
hope, that others may yet save their cot
ton crops. from the destructive caterpillar,
by top-drcssng of!ime, as The Cooper
River planters saved their highland and
rice crops from the bug. lss.s.
Note -We.havc read inthe public prints
| of the ruined state Of the cotton crop, in
various paris Of Texas. Louisiana, Flori,
da, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia, as
well as on the Sea islands, and other parts
of this State, which will, no doubt, ma
lie tally iuju!e aud diminish the crop of
1916 Indeed, the heavy rains Of August,
in this State. will certainly lessen the
crop.-Editor.