The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-01-29

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merous and complete statements. vi
these. one hundred reported that no ex-
Deriments with Paris green, or arsenical
preparations, had been tried: many were
from counties in which little cotton Is
ever grown. and other were from counties
where the worms have never appeared.
/. Effcacv Of Paris green. -Of the
seventy returns reporting actual expert
ments a large proportion, at least four
fifths Of all, declare the success, either full
or partial, Of the application of mixtures
Of Paris green or other arsenIcal con-
pounds, when they are properly appli-
ed. Some are content with the simple dec
laration that it Is an efieciual remedy.
Where it Is most generally used 1t Is most
approved. In New Iberia, La, where ma
chine that will powder - to Is acres per
day Is in use, it Is said that fifty planters
it successful. In Wilkinson
Miss. where simple compound OF Paris
green and -four was used, oneapphcatloh
Of Paris green in solutionrcsulted III ten ad-
ditional bales IN field o. 80 acres, over
the rate Of production in other fields where
none was used. 4 similar result Is re-
ported from Montgomery, Texas, by the
use Of Paris green mixed with lime Or
MASTER. or even tine sand, where = :; neigh
Dor has already picked ten bales oI 30o
pounds each from - acres, while Ire-d-
men on the same farm lost their whole
crop by refusing To Use il. The CORES
pondent in Worth County, ca, declares
it twas death to everything that eats the
leaves that have been sprinkled- Some
Correspondents enjoin the necessity OF re-
pcated applications to meet the appear
ance Of successive brOod5 Of worms, as
enough are left after the most careful
application to perpetuate "the noxious
race. In some cases, caution Is suggested
not to make the application after the bolls
are open. lest it becomes . dangerous to
pickers and ginners." In the cases OF
failure mentioned there appears no evil
dence that the application was properly
and persistently made, and with pure
article Of Paris green In some cases
where it killed both worms and plants, 1t
is very evident that the proportion Of
Paris green was too large or applied too
heavily.
CoNCI.UsIoN.-Fr the answers to
the various questions above quoted, the
following is d summary Of the conclu
sions
The use Of Paris green, when pure and
unadulterated, mixed with flour in the
proportion of 1 part Of Paris green to %
to 80 parts Of -four, is Of utility, and in
many cases has saved the crop; that in
many instances where the Paris green has
failed it has been attributed to improper
use, or using "A spurious article. Paris
green or arsenic, also used with water and
sprnkled over the plants, has been used
with good effect, but to be OF any avail
the water must be well mixed up and
stirred at the time of using it, as the Paris
green or arsenic Is only partially soluble in
water, and requires to be thoroughly
disseminated throughout the water, to be
deposited as a slight coating of poisonous
powder on the leaves to be of any avail.
When Paris green or arsenlcal compounds
are used, great care must be taken
not to make the mixture TOO strong, or
they will kill or injure the leaves and
plants. When used as powder busted
over the plants, the plants must be wet in
order to make the powder adhere to the
leaves Rains will wash the mixture
away from the leaves, and it will have to
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glutinous or sticky substance may be
used with the Paris green and flour in or
der to cause 1t TO adhere to the leaves,
but it is not necessary. Sour or spoiled
flour will answer as well as the best; plas-
ter, ashes, and even dust have, in some
cases, been substituted for the flour,
but has not answered the purpose as well
as -four. Applying the Paris green on the
first appearance of the caterpillars Is rec
omended and as soon as possible after the
second crop OF worms appears on the plants
also. No notice has been taken of patent
insect destroYers, as the patentees claim
a private and exclusive right to use them.
Only very few cases Of injury to man
or beast have been observed, and even
some of those cases are not well substan-
tiated by proof. 1t, however, would be
well to caution persons using the poison
to be on the windward side when busting
or showering 1t on the plants, and not to
let stock in to feed upon the foliage.
The prejudice of the negroes against
using Paris green is now partially re-
moved. The application Of Paris green not
strong enough to injure the cotton will
kill the beggar slice weed in the rows.
One or twoo thetayoraoie accounts of the
success of Paris green IN certain localities
must be considered, however, as occur
ring in the same neighborhoods where
the worms mysteriously disappeared in
fields teibtom the aid of the /
poison. Fires are said by some planters
to be of use III attracting and DESTROYING /
the moth or miller, ana by others to be +
injurious, AS attracting moths from neigh 7
boring plantations; and ii has been OBJ 7
served that the cotton has been very
much attacked immediately around such
Tres atterward, as il the moths had been
attracted by the fire and deposited their
eggs In the vicinity Torches are of no
avail unless generally used by all the
planters IN meigh9Orhood, except when
placed over pans or dishes containing
ome adhesive substance, and into which
hey fall. Great complaints have been
made by planter, about the indiScriminate
destruction OF Insectivorous birds, which
'ught to be protected by law, as they are
Exceedingly useful IN DESTROYING the cot
on-caterpillar. Some planters used salt
water IN rhe proportion OF Gill to a buck
ttul. and thought they experienced ben
hcIal results from its use, while Others
'loughed between the rows with pine
rush fastened to the single-tree in order
o sweep oft the caterpillafs from the plants
nto the ground, where they are either {
uried under the earth or scorched to ]
cath before tney they are able to reas- I
end the plants kerosene-oil. cresylo /
pap, and other preparations have been
sed, but to no great extent. though with {
ONE bcneticiai results turkeys driven
ito the field, 'n size ~, ot The tolae- j
0 worms in Ma.s laad aaa Virginia, viii
llckly extirmInate many OF the cater '
lllars, and have been highly spoken of t
y three of our correspondents. Town I
nd GLOVER, in Monthly Report of De e
,a-f,,,e,,y rf1 .