The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-08-20
wceviis fu Corn.

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wceviis I'm Corn.
The time will soon be at hand TO gather
TIE great corn crop OF the south, ana dOuol-
less some farmers are now. or soon VIII oe.
building new barns to hold the crop IL
IS we'll enough TO have plenty or corn.
hut because a man has plenty anu 10
sn,r-'' 4. no reason why he should not
take care % IT. In the south or at least
scu.h OF about the parallel or . desEe
the annual loss Of corn which results from
the ,rpredstiOnS OF insects. especially the
sl-c-Iiec black and red weeVsls. j. very
great We have often wished TO have data
on which 20 base Il calculation OF the value
Of The annual loss du- 10 these insects
il must b. enormous. When living on orr
farm IN southwest Georgia We had ample
experimental knowledge OF this source OF
los. .snd destruction. In the spring anu
summer OF each year the stored corn III
The crib appeared 10 have lost a. least one
fourth and. doubtless. in some cases. one
half it, value Every farmer IN the sGIt
states knows what We are tdlkih1 ABOUT,
and has feIt the loss himself. IL would
probably not\he far from the truth TO say
tlat corn mat has BEEN kept in the Rb
until sprln--Ap the section referred To-
VII hav, been Managed TO an extent equiv
client 10 70 Per AenI OF the whole crop har-
vested
- a matter ot\fact, there are three diff
iuto a sort % partnership. or a.liince-oiieh-
sivs. In the bllsnc.A ~ Destroying corn Cor
other -sraInl- To an Nrdil-ry observer their
habits are very sini[r. each commencing
operation before the cAFn = gathered from
tie field anu conJlnUins untI corn comes
uzafa.- oT until all j. ENnc- They are; CD
TIE an.,rusnois grlIn md\h tGelech.a cere-
HgIclIai which attacks b0tA wheat snd corn'
a Np.I AZ other gr4ins. Ne female moth
LAYS i-s esgs al th- base \ the grain oi
p 80
IL. h1-cneI out la-y. i.nmAiiateiy Sor-s
Iut1 the grain In short tNae. varying
acc1rIin. 10 temperature. TIA larva be-
comes suii =rcyE. bor.- : rvuuiNlole IN the
top or Tie grliu AMI changes .ntONth- pUpS'
auI tui- IL = f.E day. emcr--- Though the
hole - a perfect winged moth. n which
form a. does To harm. except - ny eggs
for another sssu-Eation- ~ TIE blscI\w eevis
(l,aIsudrL oTyZael = th- same ~ the\ rice
veeNiI.' the w-l!-knoEn black rascal \wiyh
= long snoEt- This Is a true beetle AMI n,l
4 moth. bat IL has wings. IL commenced 81
the nsls also. bEt does is principal wdNa
IL the crib. Ii + destructive In every shaAv
q las ,tcyesa pmcnt. but in rs perfect fOI,nA
- Ne So IL among the corn, Il i most de
Etructive ~ The ri grain beetle IiylNa-
n csssla-l = what i commonly caieI
IT, rod wecvu." a rather fat. light yell
los. '-lu-'' about - long - the black
waevil- There are other insccts THAI DAM
He- corn IN ~ crib. but The above three
Tor rame.iirE: Several OF the various rem
eI.e. that have been popularity known are
I.-vs- or les effective. bat the most eif-c-
tive Is the us- II carbon bi-suiphli-. or
Es-suluhll- - carbon This remedy VAS first
ess--e-tcI bv Br. e.. =. Riley and has been
thoroughly tested at tho MI-sis-lpp. cXps-
t.1.-s station and results reported 10y Pro
f.-Sssr IL - Weed. ia Bulletin No Il, to
Whica tL.. article IS indebted FOR most Of
IT. facts
a,
Hluid ~ a vc-y penetrating and most dis
gushing cdor. ana th- vSpor IS highly in
Iau1n1Sls and e-plosive, 80 that care must
b used 10 have no fire about where IL Is
EXPOSED. The essential point In its use is TO
rave the corn or other grain TO be treated
In a tight lin. or crib Corn should Oe
hlslcI. or 'shucked," rs We say In the
south. bat by usius a larger quantity the
remedy may b. successfully applied 60 corn
f. thc shueK. Make hole one or TWO
TT deep in the center OF The ma-- OF
corn. in which place ball .: cotton. or q
large sponge. saturated with the liquid.
Hul throw the corn back Perhaps the hest
wy would be ss follows: when the crib,
or hin is about half flied place a large
ball II Gotten rags, or sponge. about the
center 81 the surface. Suspend above Il a
Yiece II iron pipe. CT hollow cane. so that
tine pipe viii extend % the upper surface
@ tre mass when the crib Is fun. Pour a
pound or two OF the bi-sulphjie into the
PIE. and close I'D the crib tight II is said
trat II the cTib he . tight one. ole ounce
a ns-SuIpni5e To- each los pounds 81 grain.
or ono pound TO each ton. VIII be SUN
C5eHt- So for a crih boiling 1.,.rJ bushels oi
corn about thirty-fve o. forty pounds Of
the UQuid viii De required. n the crib IS
n. ti-hc a small quarantine bin OF box
T.ray De built. holding one ~ twO hundred
bushels. or less. IN which the corn may
h placed as hauled from t1c field. and i'm
YasIiatciv treated. Twenty-fnur hours g. a
sufficient time. The O'ior soon passes away
end no harm i done the grain. whether
corn. wheat or rice. Large mill houses
have been entirely rid OF insects by rlac-
Ing the liquid about on each floor in open
dishes nuS closing Up every door and win
Cow for thirtv-six hours
The carbon bj-SGlphiNe l. sold $50 we are
Informed by the bulletin by Edward T.
Taylor. chemist. Cleveland, a.. at ffty
pounds for - We viii add that the rem
ely Is equally applicable 10 wheat, bean.
Peas and ali grains. and for all insects that
infect them. 4 teaspoOnrul or less, in a
gallon jar OF beans or garden peas will
eTectually destroy every insect that may bs
in the jar. Remember that the vessel must
be reasonably close. 50 that the vaDOI
cannot escape before it has done its work
II. j. KEDDINg..