The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-08-09
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TIE COTTON CATERPILLAR. .EFFKCruAn.
1Y F1ANKED-THE RESULTS no LONGER
DOUBTFUL The Tallahassee Floridian
contains the details of some experiments
recently made in that vicinity with g
mixture Of Paris green and -four to de-
stroy the cotton caterpillar, and which
proved entirely successful. The infor-
nation is contained in q letter from
Messrs. Earle & Perkins, of that city,
who, one day last week, visited the Lake
plantation of Mr.. Henry Winthrop, of
Leon County, and witnessed the appli-
cation OF the mixture to q cut OF five
acres. The compound was one pound
OF Paris green to twenty-four pounds of
flour, and the result is stated as follows:
At the time OF the experiment, the en-:
tire cut had caterpillar in all stages. The
application was made on the centre
rows, by busting the poison over the
top of the plant with common sitter.
In twenty four hours not a live caterpil-
lar Was to be seen. We examined tho
cut carefully; the top leaves were crispcd;
the stock and remaining leaves looking
as fresh and vigorous as if the prepara-
ton had not been applied. On por-
ton Of the leaves we found quite num-
ber of dead worms, but none living, al
signs of poison. Two foet from this
stalk, and where the poison had not
been applied, we found stalk contain.
ing about fifteen catcrpillnrs, green and
black, busy eating the cotton; SO numc
rous were they, that we counted five
| worms on one lenf. We werc told by
the manager that where tho poison hud
been applied, number of the worms
had died, falling to the ground, and
| were eaten by the chickens, yet the
chickens still live on. We examined the
cut who're the poison had been applied,
and could find no worms, which demon
strates to our satisfaction that even if
they do not eat the poison. the prepara-
tion being distasteful. the worms de.
sert tho plant nnl seek more healthy
quarters.
4 PRECIPITATION Of one pound Of Paris
green and twenty-four pounds Of -four
was made and busted in our presence
over the cotton containing the worms.
lu fifteen seconds, one caterpillar leapod
| from the stock nnd was eaten by the
chickens, others crawled to the main
body of the plant, working their way to
the ground, while others remained in
sluggish condition, q sample of which
we brought to our office, and in short
| etaC{ tAlo ICSt was tlCtu I'D l4CCsOI
| We have since been told bJ parties who
visited this cotton in the afternoon that
no sign of caterpillar could be seen, yet
the application hnd only heen made that
morning. We visited shis cut the next
afternoon, in company with DR.. A. Il.
Hawkins, ~. Il. Wilson, Geo. Lewis,
Chas. G. Pearce, Mr.. Winthrop, Mr..
Page and q colored man from Mr..
Pearce's place, and examined tho cut,
and after diligent search, not O worm
could be found. Mr.. Pearce noticed
live worms on stalk that had not re.
ceived the application, aud dead ones on
the next row where it had been applied.
All Of tho parties left fully convinced
that it was complete success. Wedues-
day the first application was made, and
on Friday night this cut was visited
with very heavy ruin, and still the
poison remained on the plant, the flour
making paste which is difficult to wash
OFT. Mr.. Pope, one of Mr.. T. r. Cot
tens managers, who has been expert
menting, reports that after tho poison
had been applied, the worms il the
next twentyfour hours deserted this
cut, and none conld be found. Mr..
Isler, his other manager, visited this
cotton, and reports about as Mr.. Pope.
He also stated that this cotton had put
on new growth, showing the poison
did not effect the plant. Mr.. Rufus
Tucker, practical planter, also tried
the poison, and says it 'is compelete
success. He had worms in cut, made
the application. and next day could find
no live worms, dead ones appearing on
the ground and stalk.
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