New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-07-25
POISONING .CHINCH BUGS,
Prof. Lugger Replies to the Redwood Fails
Experimenters.

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Experimenters.
New Ulm, Mimi, July 2O.-To the
Editor: Permit me to reply to special
dated July II from Redwood Falls and
printed IN your widely distributed pa
per. 1t has been the aim to keep the
fact that our state had chinch bugs in
alarming numbers as quiet as possible.
and consequently no articles have been
published in the dailies of St. Paul and
Minneapolis. Only such information
has been printed in local papers as was
absol ltely necessary to carry on the work
of Infection or to advise use of other
remedies. But with each box of diseased
bugs a printed instruction with my sig
nature has been sent, of which this is a
copy: H.. ...~
est. Anthony Park, Mimi, Dear Sir:
In order to keep up our supply of 1nfec-
ted bugs, we must require that each per-
son sending for the infection send us live
bugs from the field. These should be
put into tin box { a baking powder box
is excellent for this pu1pose) without
soil, and with supply Of green wheat
or corn. The box should have tight
fitting cover and no holes need be made.
We have found from experience that
buge reach us IN the best condition W hen
sent in this way. ...,s=
"Upon receipt of infected bugs from
the station a shallow box about 18xs4x6
inches, with tight JOINTS and lid, should
be provided. Sprinkle the whole inside
of the box with water and put in enough
green wheat or corn to cover the bot
tom. Now put into this box which has
been prepared the infected bugs (wheth-
er dead or alive), scattering them over
the bottom, and put in the box with
them large quantity of live bugs from
the field. A pint would not be TOO
many for box of the size suggested. A
smaller box may be used for smaller
quantity of bugs. After the bugs have
remained in the box for two days re-
move half Of them, alive and dead, and
scatter them over that part of the field
where the bugs are thickcst; at the same
time replenish the infection box with
more bugs from the field. Continue to
scatter bugs from the Infection box over
the field at intervals Of two days until it
is seen that the bugs are dying rapidly
all over the field. Keep Che box moist
by repeated sprinkling and change the
green food as often as it loses its fresh
ness. '@.
"Careful attention to these directions
will often insure success where careless
use of the infection would fail. Make
daily notes on the appearance of the
bugs IN the infection box and in the field
and of the weather while the field infec-
ton is in progress. Note carefully the
chinch bug conditions in neighborine
fields. Keep u list of farmers who get
infected bugs from your farm. These
notes may be of much value IN our fu-
ture dealings with this insect.
''Save quantity of fungus covered
and non.fungus-covered dead bugs in a
tin box for use the following year. Put
the infection box away for future use
"Should the first lot of infected bugs
from the station seem to tail in their
purpose send without delay for new
supply.
"There is but little use in trying to do
anything with the infection until the
outdoor temperature reaches 70 deg.
Fahrenheit
There are two possible explanations
why the disease did not appear in theso-
called test experiments made Dy Rev. ].
Sinclair and August Knipple. retired
farmer.
First The diseased material received
from Capt. w. Lewis, but originally
from New Ulm, may not have been good.
This is possible, but not probable, as the
disease works well in the infection boxes
not alone il, New Ulm. but wherever
such boxes are in operation and where
instructions have been followed. Over
200 boxes are now in operation, and as
far as known all give satisfaction. OF,
course an infection bcx that has been in
use for some time gives better results
than new or fresh one, as can readily.
be understood BY those that have even a
slight knowledge Of such matters, but
which the shove gentlemen evidently do
not possess. #, however, tie material