Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-06-14
A O Z I(E u 4 T u 3 a 4 =
Ihe Army Worm.
(From the Schuyler Citizen.y

How TO DRIVE 1HEM Orr Nr
EIuOr In order TO count-ract The
ravages Of this "devourer,'I tool, =
piece of broom twine of suficIert
length, and my son and | each mounted
a horse. Fastening one end TO the COL
lar OF the harness-keeping the length
of the cord apart and keeping tie hor.
ses IN the turrows-we thus drew the
corr across the wheat and in this wav
shook the worms to the ground. Now
at 10 4. M, | can scarcely see one
where there was hundred this morn.
ing. 1intend to peat The operation
three times day at least. Farmers
Try i. CT RAMSEY
RuShville. June 4th, 1861.
(From the Champaign Gazette)
The ARMY WoRM-We have been
recetiy advised of the presence IN our
nIghborhood, of the army worm, now
50 destructive 10 the small grains and
grasses ia The southern counties of this
State. 1t is feared by some of our
farmers that, coming in SO long before
harvest, II will prove very destructive.
The only remedy we have heard suc-
geSIed, Is TO cut a deep ditch across
their path, into which they will fall.and.
from inability 10 ascend the opposite
bank Will remain there and perish.
tFrom the Carlinvine Free Democrat
Our exchanges in all the counties
about here speak of the sudden appear
ance of the army worm, and the injury
being done to the crops and we are
told 10y farmers from all parts of this
county that the destructive reptile Is
ravaging the meadows and entering the
wheat and corn fields, terrible as an
army with banners. An exchange
says that these worms come every IA
years, and that they all the time travel
IN the same direction. We are inform
ed that good remedy is to dig deep
ditch ahead OF them or around them,
say five SIX inches deep. The side OF
the ditch next 10 the worms S ould be
dug square down, and on the opposite
side II should be somewhat rounding or
scoop fashioned. II is SAID they cannot
get over such ditch "a this. Then
turn a drove of hogs into the field, and
they will never stop eating till they
have devoured the last worm. The
worms will not hurt the hog on the
contrary we are informed they will fat
t,l on them-indeed become fat enough
for pork IN a very short time. We
would recommend our farmers that
are bothered with these worms, 10 trv
Ills p Ian to get rid of them. 1t is sim
pie and Inexpensive.
There is considerable difference OF
opinion among the farmers us TO the
amount Of damage the worms are ike
ly TO do to the wheat where it is well
advanced. Some think that where the
grain is headed the loss of the blades
will not effect the ripening Of the grain.
while others entertain different opin-
ion. It IS surprising that the habits
and nature of The "auimal'' is not bet
ter understood.
(From the Hannibal Afo.) Regis:erl
The army spirit, now rife throughout
The land, seems to have extended even
10 the insect world. We received a
call yesterday, from John w. Rollins.
Esq, brother TO Major Rollins, aud oae
Of the most eXtensjv, farmers Of Boone
county, and were Informed that the ar
my worm has invaded the western part
Of that county, and made sad havoc
with the crops IN the neichLorhool Of
TnraII'S Prairie. They have complete
Iy swept his biue grass pastures, mead
ows, and oats. nd corn-ieIds. as if by
fire and sword. though they had not
reached his uheat-delds when he left
home They had also invaded Howard
comfy, near the line and were doing
serious damage there, causing some Of
thc farmers 10 plow up and replant their
corn. Their course Is from South to
North.
we have heard no complaint Of these
pests 10 northern Missouri, only in
Pike county We learn from the
Louisiana papers thar they have swept
every ,hing before them south Of that
place and IN Spencer township ard in
The neighborhood Of Paynesvile.-
Wheat. however. that IS we'll advanced,
has no, been injured but that which is
! backward and blue grass and timothy
suffer severely. Il is said the army