Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-06-23

magnificent leaves of "Glesnerp mr.
Peunsylyania Seed. leaf" There l.
therefore, no remedy for it. The farmer
or his boys and girls, must 90 10 work
with their fingers, and though the
worm Is repulsiye in appearance he il
harmless aud may be pulled off with
iihPunity and killed. From the hour
lhs hA"k moth lays her eggs until the
crop u cut down the duty of hunting
1h' removing the worms must be regu.
i'' anu nnremltting. Every three dayg
nv '"' often 10 go over the field, and
thite tlfhes "A week would be better
/ stu. Especially Is this the case with
the grower oi seedleaf tobacco IN.
Faius oi hb product depends aifuost
exclusively upon its fitness for a;,..
wrappers. When full Of hole !, /. -.
less Tor this purpose. The ffeer M hola.
his crop - the higher the prics /, ,r;iI
/ command. 1t is doubly irnportsn, g.
bun, therefore, TO get it to market /,
the best possible condition. U.svv
rains sometimes wash off few e,ss
and destroy them, but this il only III.
Hing aid. Late and early, in sunsbipa
and rain, he must be in search of ,hs
/ destroyer. No after process il SO irnport.
ant as this because, if his crop il badly
worm eaten, no atter-care can make
good the damage. When hunted for al
short intervals the worms are more easily
found, a. they do not leave the place
where they begin operations for several
days and may therefore be looked for
where they have frat eaten A hole
through the leaf Later they change
Their position frequently and must be
searched for over the plant. Iu inhab.
ITS are also Of Importance. In hot
weather it feeds chiefly in the morning
while II Is cool, whereas in cool or
cloudy weather it feeds during the
"armest part Of the day, and j. there.
fore more readily discovered in the
afternoon. Worming should be done
with much care. worm or two over.
looked on plant may effect its destruc.
ton before you come around again. Be
sure therefore that your work is thor.
ouRh. This Is the only real safe guard.
Some seasons they are far more nuner.
Gus than others, owing no doubt To
more favorable conditions encountered
during the previous season. Tobacco
that l. mature or nearly 20 suffers less
from the rayages of the tobacco worms
than that which "a younger the leaves
oi the latter being more tender and
succuient, prove more attractive.
DESTRUCTION Br POISON.
We have not alluded to a custom
which has prevailed 10 u very moderate
extent among some growers. Of using
Paris green as an agent TO destroy to.
bacco worms. The tobacco leaf j. nor.
Gus and gummy and capable of absorb.
ing the polsons thrown upon it, These
would undoubtedly be retained in the
Leaf 10 some extent, enough. perhaps.
10 render the tobacco harmful to those
who used it. For this reason we con.
denim the use of Paris green for this pur.
/ p"te IA the strongest terms. and hope
The custom OF using it will be entirely
Discontinued. South Carolina planters
have been in the habit. we understand.
oi applying weak solution Of blue
viiroi to the plants, which is said to be
very eihcaciOus IN The destruction of
th" worm
IN addition to the tobacco worms,
the grasshoppers do good deal of in.
Jury during some seasons. Luckily for
the tobacco farmer, this is not often.
because for this plague there Is absolute.
ly no remedy. Their numbers are so
great and their work 50 expeditions
that when they come along they do
their evil work before remedy could
be applied. For some wears the dam.
age done by these pests IN Pennsylva.
MA has been comparatively small, and
I they are not much dreaded by our to-
( bacco growers.
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