The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1881-05-28

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The "Lobdon pgple last ycaf
Measrs. Cole a Coz u Memphis
had II and We presume will have
u again H. value clearly ettab.
liehed, In Use will undoubtedly
prove q great blessing 70 cotton
growers.
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May jrd, 1891 !
10 Me Eiiio, NJ toiioni
By your courtesy | will answer.
through your columns, numerous
letters asking my opinion as to the
best poison for destruction of the
cotton worm, and the most APP
proved method Of applying the
same. All ! can venture to offer
are my best settled convictions,
and such as have controlled me in
the management of my own plant
ing interests hitherto.
Arsenic Is known 10 be the base
o fall the compounds that are at this
time in general use, and nearly al
have proved more or less efficient
as insecticides, while now il is
more a question Of price and sim
plicity Of application, which may
be advantagcously discussed. Ev-
cry intelligent planter knows that
genuine Paris green may be APP
rlied in suspension or in powder,
thoroughly mixed in flour, plaster,
wood ashes, cotton-sced meal or
other like material harmless TO the
plant, with a small portion Of rosin,
dex,rine or gum arabic, used for
adhesive purposes, but the high
commercial value OF the green
places it entirely beyond the reach
Of planters Of moderate means.
The efficacy of the "Cotton-
Worm Destroyer is too well
known, and my approval too often
given to the public, to need any
further Endorsement on my part,
but il Is understood that the owners
of the patent decline to have it
manufactured in the future, and it
may soon be, il il is not already,
off the market. The arsenic Of
commerce has been extensively
used among the large planters, but
they have each season to test its
strength, adjust the quantity and
vary the method of application,
with uncertain results. In the
hands Of those who have not mas
tered these points il is an unsafe
reliance, and may damage or kill
the plant at the same time that il
destroys the worms.
Last year Professor Riley adj
vised me to try "London purple"
on my own plantation, which |
did, with the most satisfactory re-
suits, when the state of the weather
would admit Of any efrcctual ap-
plicaton. All my ncighbors who
used It had a like experience. 1t
was apprehended before il had
been used upon fields with open
cotton that the purple color might
tinge or impair the brightness Of
the fibre, and this led me to ask
about Il, and | received a dispatch
from Professor Riley, who assured
me there was no danger. Al
though extensively used on the
plantations around Eagle Lake, |
heard no complaint on that score,
but a very general approval of
London purple" as harmless to
the plant and destructive Of the
worm, when not washed oil by the
heavy rains. The same objections
would weigh with equal strength
against the use Of ''paris green"
both as to the fear OF d~iscoloration
and the effect upon the worms.
The same form Of application may
be used with the '%'purpls" as with
the ''green,' both being insoluble
In water.
There = various inventions for
spraying the liquid p~oisons, the
advantages lying in the superior.
ity Of the distributing nozzles. I
have always used the fountain
pump, but an old and esteemed
friend Of mine, Jackson Warner,
Of Austin. as also Mr.. Binkley, Of
Columbus, have both patented
atomiscrs Cor horse or hand use.
that have been tried and approved.
and i may be only a question Of
cost ID the selection. I would adj
vlse an parties who have faith in
their Inventions, or who expect 10
prollt By their sale. to make In
nt publication In your paper Of
mr1l1a and cost Of each. el..