Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-09-11
3gritultural.
Cabbage Worms.
a. SUPPOSED FINAL REMEDY

4 correspondent o. the U-.ce q. l.J H-r-
aid writes
Perhaps there is uo horticultural tYrj.
which 50 deeply interest. the farmer anil
gardener 10 Central New } srk, 10 This m..
ment. as tic threatened ID n9r certain .I.-
structiou Of The entire crop ei cl1ha-es ny
what are callel .cthbage worms WHICH are
the larvae pf small white butterfly. known
to eutomolJ ti~Js as the i,elfS l1nt IHY."
who desire more minute description IT tI.-
insect and IL caterpillar are referred q d
Annual Report Dt the Commissions ot a 81
riculture Tor $50 pages : and ~.
About she time, or very soon a.1ec Z
y rutc v0u Ou thc ~th inst. announcing -..
fact that bad discovered A0w tJ Ef.I c.#
baee worms without hurting the ca a--.,
7 also discovered that the parent a-e..- b.
great numbers were busy every Sunny hour
deUositiug their eggs upon tle cl.t -.~ ail.-
turnius also (IEcse eggs area aat Htlt '-e
size oi a mustard seed. ol q light ve.iawl-a
color. and a. seen with "a strong lens. tEe Il
inglv beautiful Trey are generally iali
upou the under De 81 the leave, w4.ra Pc
few dav-, this hot weather, they hates .at
tiny creatures 50 small 80 % require b..
scanning to be noticed. they sire a&t.r.r
the color of the cabbage Leaf They ~
rapidly and soon find their w y INTO t.-
heart of the cabbage where tH.v IeFal -.
the cabbages are utterly ruiHel W laF1are-.J
| found To my surprise, alter r. satl Isl et-
terminating. BY my mctlJj. ey.rE WORN.
uerccptibe on my cab5aEcs. that "lt.-l tRH
DAVIS thereafter another hungry brood sou.
succeed TIC sau 1htcred, ana cas- Fl would
be necessary To fight it ont 9n cHa- I'ae-
and that 10 was going e ke nj ala. f.
So. after becoming reluctantly .ii.s..
that ali remedies designed .Illsg t5 El-- tle
worms OF 10 prevent them -r.m caaI.- t-.
plant. must pc more on loss q ..s.urt -l ..-
as the eggs are thus being laid and at..e4
upon 1t, I at once gave nE whole a--eu,.
to a more careful studv % tile habits 81 -.a
butterfly ~ experimenting constantly wig"
smoke and numerous punzcuJ a3Yr- ....
Of them very rcpulsiye. as musk, l.a..u
camphOr, spirits o. ammynit. Kerosene.
ether. spirits Jt turpcntine, asl.nts.if. 81 ..-
hoping thereby, pcrchancc, g keep r.1 .t.-
terlles from lighting on the caJaa-eS -t le-
post their eggs. But all in vain. Iaag
paid no attention to these oi3r- and keep
LAYING eggs which were daily AMI arlr.y
hatched as above stated Having received
numerous letters from gentlemen % t.e
Northern and Central cJuutis-, asking f.r
information respecting my method q a.a
cabbage worms. Will here describe H..r,
giving my last. and as | believe. perfect p. lu-
edv, which I have Just discovered. VIZ. A..
prevent the butterfly from i-alu- ~
cabbages, and, therefore, from laying a.r
eggs on them. This done, and W the nH-
merous cabbage worm eWedles lre ME- once
superseded and TINS excellent ve5. table j.
redeemed.
q The fluid l have used or killing
worms. and with much effect, saved my eth-
bages, (hardly worth saving, except I. eA-
pertinent upOn.) Is simply rain water Haa--
ed to 1870 with a small handful # sr't q
every gallon Of water, and aPpl- u wilma
sprinkling pot after sundJwc. Iu bot taF
weather, and at any hour If the d3T wien
cool and cloudy. Pour on while you ean
count twelve rapidly, then stop. APP II -aa
worms IN sight are not all killed and swept
- peIl nell out of the cabbage, repeat t.-
application Wash out the cabbage often
with water slightly sailed and heated 81
only 100 But 80 = is the lowest temper
AZURE at which water will kali worms, and
also the highest degLCe that can be safety
used, aud that only a. above described Cab
bages viii bear a dash If water at lot
and even higher, but Dot continuous
stream.
1t is impossible to hit or kiln all the
worms IN a cabbage at one tiue, especially
when the heads have begun u form and the
worms are concealed and shielded within tile
cooled leaves. But they can be routed and
killed with salt water thus heated and APP
piled far better than with any III the pow
ders yet proposed and beside, il leaves the
cabbage inside clean, whereas moss other
remedies only add filth t. the oTdurc 81 the
worms in them
8 | will say, however, that in large cab
bage fields my remedy would require 81
much water and labor to apply it, tuat some
equally efficient remedy Git such he po~sIH.c)
requiring less work would, perhaps be pref
cradle. But in small yards with only from
fftv to a hundred cabbages this method for
cheapness, convenience and efficiency, is un-
equaIled. Perhaps others NAV think differ
entity. Now, having vanly tried all kn5wn
remedies, and having thus discovered the
prolific character of the white butterfly 10
the persistent and rapid production oil her
voracious progeny from June till stopped hy
autumna irOsrs and there being to-day
myriads of eggs on the cabbages yet To g
Matched IN spite of worm remedies, ava con-
strained and entitled to assert that 1t VIII
not be worth while after this year To dab
bic with remedies aimed only at the worms
while the adult insect is lett free to deposit
her eggs on the cabbages. 1t is comparable
with locking a stable after the horse is stol
en-
"A remedy, then, which will keep the
butterfly off the cabbages surely strikes t
the root of the evil, or entirely removes the
cause of il. Such a remedy / have found ,
and it will be verified and enjoyed by all WHO
shall next season. soon after tran>plant.u-
their cabbages and before the butterfly Ne-
gins her work, simply spread cheap course
white netting over the clbbages, foot
above them and coming to the ground 0n ail
sides. The butterfly viii light upon but
never pass through it. The same net VIII
last several years. All are cordially invited
to try it next year, and all who raise clb5l-
ges will from necessity do so. ! say n5thiu.
now about fee. II allowable, permit
me to close this long letter with a little
pleasantly. Ii . he who causes two blades
of grass to grow where only one grew 81
fore is a benefactor of mankind. what IS bro
who discovers and informs the suffering
public how millions of cabbages may -four
Ish where none could be raised before?