Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-05-22

From all appearances the farmer and fruit
grower win have to contend the coming season
with an unusual number Of noxious insecs. 1t
is, therefore, necessary to take immediate steps
duce several broods in the season, multiplying
by the thousand fold, making all work I'm ex-
Of the adage 80 stitch in time saves nine, !" only
reading instead OF nine, nine hundred. In the
first place, every one has noticed the vast num-
beIs Of cIt-woIm in the ground, both in sod
away by pungent mixtures, do incalculable in
jury to the corn crop. Indeed, I find them very
troublesome IN the vineyard and In the young
with salt / have found thirty in a space not
larger than my hand. There are many devices
for securing the corn against its attacks, and
these should be hunted up, and the best adopted.
Rolling the seed in coal tar "a very little) may
keep them OFF; punching holes in the ground be-
side the corn-hills, and the use of some yery
odorous and odious superphosphate may repel
tnem. salt 1s very useful in repelling this and
other insects, but must be applied sparingly,
and In connection with lime or plaster. 1t is an
error to suppose that salt is sure death to corn.
10 certain extent it IL beneficial, but too
much Of it will kill the plant. Perhaps the
surest way to get rid of the cut worm is TO
gather them by hand and feed to the chickens,
thus (fguratively) killing two birds with one
stone See how many you can get i'm half an
hour, and you can tell how much il will paw to
give boys for their collection. If boy earns
fifty cents and collects five hundred cut-worms
will have done better.
Another destructive insects l. the tent-caterpil-
lar, which mOlests the apple and kindred trees.
Ihey are already producing their second
DrOods. Every worm -nc IT in valuable tree or
worthless should be at once DESTROYED. Cut off
and burn, or If on large limb crush out or
burn thoroughly (Which is difficulty with torch.
had just heard of starving them out by throw
ing SAND on the webs. but l should prefer some
surer method.
The curculios are another great nuisance but
L can not yet see whether they promise to be
more plentiful this summer than usual or not.
Study up the different methods of warfare and
adopt the simplest. Some strong, bad smelling
application is useful, as the Turk" has deli
taking care of.
The "Trip, a small fly that infests the grape
vines, threatens to do us great injury. Take
care of them, for they are more dangerous than
many vineyards in the west. Try soap suds
showering, sulphur, torches, carbOlic applca-
tions and report progress, as no successful meth
DDS for Kidding the vine of this pest are yet pop
ularly known.
The blister fly. or potato beetle, was plentiful
whisps and stamp them out.
In his warfare against these pests man should
seek other aids than his own hands or ingenious
methods and cOntrivances can give. The birds
will do far more work than he in saving his
crops Protect the birds If you ,could ertern.inats
The insects. l would even spare the crows, tar
ring the corn to prevent them from german
dizi,g, but letting them come to feed upon the
cut worm, caterpillars and chinch bugs that
silently and in cOncealment work more ruin
than can all the genus cdroas. In conclusion
remember, as some fruit grower has before re-
marked, as eternal vigilance is the price of lib
erty, so is it also the price of fruit.