The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-07-28
CHE gupiah Signal,
Hazlchurst, July 2sth, 1882.
The Cotton Worm.
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ouk bicos os"PAo tASN~t
very thought that it may come md
bring ruin TO our planters and dire
disaster to ev,ry interest in the
whole cotton region makes us shud.
der with terror at the spectacle il
would present. A destruction OF the
cotton crop this year. aud partition
larry 60 in these parishes and coun-
tics along the Mississippi river
which wero submerged by the late
disastrous Cvei n,w, would be more
terrible than tho n rod mas been-it
would bo utter ruin. j, is now gen.
orally ccrcedtd that tho worm can
DO destroyed, or at least so greatly
checked in its operations Us to DO al
most harmless hy the uso Of poison,
and it behooves our planters to pre-
pare themselves, for its coming and
be really to destroy it upon its very
first appearance. Goleral action
upon the part Of all will OF course
have the effect Of making the destruc
ton and result in greater good, aud
il does Sc en- to us that it would be
almost criminal in any planter to
fail to do lis part in this matter.
There is but little time to discuss
the diff lent modes OF destroying the
worms, aud we should not lose a
moment in doing so. We oil know
that it must be dono by poisoning
the plan. so that when tn, worm
commences its depredations it will
he killed. and many different ways
Of doing this has been tried. Let
each planter select that plan which
in his judgment will TO the most ef-
feciual, and try it. 10 This way we
will soon DO able TO find out which is
the best.
Tue G neral G. ,vernment, through
Professor q. V Riley. Chief Of the
United States chronological Com
mission. has been experimenting up
on this matter, and the result is said
10 be highly satisfactory, Ia q cor
respondepce with NJ sSrs Shattuck &
H,ffmap. OF New Otleaus, upon this
subject. the Professor gives a brief
statement of his experiments, which
We copy from a circular letter issued
Ivy them to their customers aud pub
li,h herewith for the benefit of the
planters in the parish Of Eas. Carroll
as follows;
Tue only desirable poisons. that
will DO obtainablc in great quaint.
ties by the planters, are the various
arsenical preparations. and foremost
among these are Paris green and
London purplo.
BY the ordinary method Of sprink-
ling poison from water-ports or in
broadcast sprays from barrel pumps,
about forty gallons of water contain
ing one pound of Paris green or two
fifIhs If pound OF London purple,
kept well mixed by stirring or shak-
ing, nay be applied to the acre.
When q bellows antomizer is used to
diiuss it more finely and more thor
oushly, which is much preferable.
less than half quantity Of poison and
water 20 the acre will give equally
good results. In sitting on dry
poison by such siiters as are usually
employed, one pound Of tho Paris
green to Is pounds OF such mixture
OF fiou. and ashes. or one pound Of
London purple to 45 pounds Of such
mixture are proper proportions to
Use. The Il ar is adhesive, holding
tho poison fast to the leaves, and
coating the particles Of poison so
that they cpme less in contact with
tho surface Of the plant, and hence
it helps to prevent their caustic ac-
tior, or burning Of the leaves. The
Gshcs have a still greater ameliora-
tive effect in preventing tho caustic,
and on this account it is we'll to use
about one .hird ashes to two thirds
Il ,ur to form The mixture. Wdh this
preparation the poison cannot be too
thoroughly mixed. Batter devices
for miugling these homcgeneously
with each other are still to be sought
The best, now easily prepared by
the planter, consists Of barrel with
number Of reds put through end
wise. and a greater number Of large
spikes driven through its sides to
project far into the cavity.
Toe substance to be mixed arc
put into the barrel through large
hole. which is then closed. while the
barrol is hung upon an axis and ro-
tsitd for two or three hours.
1t should be added that in scas
The poisors recommended are in any
instance not obtainable. the pure