Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1873-06-21
FIELD AND GARDEN
.ewHAr Ais MY cURRANr BUSHES ?"

sswHAT Ais MY cURRANT BUSHES Z"
This question has-been asked by very
many persons within the past fortnight, |
as they have seen the leaves disappear |
ing more or less rapidly by the ravages |
of little worm or catapillar that was |
not observed until the mischief had |
progressed too far for it to be easily ar
rested.
This Currdnt Worm as it is called, is
one of the several insect pests that have
come in to this region within few
years past. IL is supposed to have been
imported from Europe and has been
travelling eastward from the Atlantic
States about as rapidly as the Colorado
beetle has come from the West. The
perfect insect is fly, somewhat resemb-
ling wasp, but not so slender; it ap-
pears rs soon as the current leaves ap-
pear in spring, and lays its eggs on the
under side of the leaves. These soon
hatch and form worms or caterpiilars
of greenish color, having twenty legs,
a black head and black spots on the
side. When fully grown the worms are
about three fourth of an inch long.
They are very voracious, and if numer-
ous will strip whole row of current
bushes of their foliage in two or three
davs.
After feeding for two or three weeks
the worms burrow in the ground and
pass into the pupa state from which
they again emerge and produce second
crop of worms the latter part of summer,
and these again change into the perfect
insect which this time lays its eggs in
autumn on the twigs of the bushes
where they remain till the following
spring.
The REMEDIEs-for this insect, are,
first, destroying the first crop of worms
by hand. If they are not very numer-
!. ous, this is but little work--a practiced
eye will easily discover them. The
second remedy is. dusting the leaves
with hellebore powder. This article is
poisonous to insects both from contact
with their bodies, and when eaten by
them; but is not very poisonous or dan
gerous to persons. The remedy is
somewhat expensive, however when
there are MANY bushes to be busted
over, and it has to be applied several
times. Paris Green, either in water OF
powder, as usued for potatoe bugs Is
cheaper and more effective, but not safe
if the fruit on the bushes is likely to be
used for food-as little of the poison
will adhere to it. After the fruit has
been picked we would recommend the
use of Paris green for the destruction o.
the late crop of worms. The loss of thu
current crop is quite calamity to mos
families, when other summer fruits arr
scarce, and it is worth while to tak'
some pains to ward off this destructiv,
insect.
There are several other kinds o
worms which sometimes do considera
BILE mischief to the leaves of curran
bushes but they are not nearly so injur
ions as the preceding.
SOWING CORN FOR FODDER.
Several correspondents of the n. Y
Tribune give the results of their expert
ence i'm the culture and use of corn fod
der for milch cows. They agree that il
pays we'll if rightly managed; and a.
the crop can be sown quite late even t,
1st of July, it is still in time for thos'
who have vacant land. Gan old Dairy
man. gives the following advice OH thi
subject:
Select piece of dry, rich land. 1t i
great mistake to sow OH moist, swampy
land, though occasionally such may
grow fair crop, but if the season is al
wet, labor will be thrown away. Next
do not SOW broadcast, but in rows 81.
to feet apart, and the amount sowi
should be three bushels to the acre.
it is sown late, an early variety is to b.
selected. So soon as the corn is abOv
ground, run through the rows with
shovel plow, or 4 cultiyator is best, III
and back, and repeat this process thre
times, keeping down all weeds. 1t viii
be a good plan to go through with no
to straighten up the corn. and pull sucl
weeds as cultivation has not removed
When the corn IL beginning to ear, it i
to be cut and tied standing in small
shocks, so that it may cure thoroughly
and when cured it is to be hauled in o
stacked, with vacant space or well il
the center Of the stack to prevent mould
ing. 1t is always best to get it unde
shelter, providing the weather is spcl
as to cure it completely. The creates
drawback to raising fodder-corn is TIL
difficulty Of curing it, even in Climate
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