The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-12-13

TO be the same. Tho spring cankcr
worm Is the more common. Early in
the spring. as soon as the snow Is clear
from the ground. or even before. the
perfect moths emerge from under the
ground where they passed the winter
IN the pupa state. and the winFloss fe-
males crawl up the trunks Of the trees.
/ while the males rs about and pair with
them on the trunks or branches. after
/ which the eggs are laid In clusters In
I the croviccs Of the bark. without any
| regularity or order In their arrange
ment, sometimes to the number Of a
/ hundred.
They next descend to the ground and
burrow to the depth Of three inches or
| moro. whom they spin n fragile cocoon
OF dull ycllowish silk. within which
I they transform to pupnc. and remain In
/ thls state until the following spring
I Nhen tho moths emerge. ascend the
trees aud lay their eggs for another
| generation. Some Of the individuals.
/ however. emerge In the fall and lay
their eggs but those DO not hatch I'll
the following spring. Tho wlngless fo-
male Is OF pale ash color. and the
male "a of the same color. with q pale
broken band across the fore wings.
near the outer margin. and three inter-
/ fupted brownish lines between that and
the base. The hind wings are Of very
pale ash color or very light gray. with
a darker dot near the middle.
The fall cankor worm emerged from
thc ground late In the fall. after the
leaves have fallen from the trees aud
me irosts have destroyed all the ten
der plants. The females climb the trees
attended by the males. who hover
around on the wing. After the mating
OF the moths the females lay their eggs
side by sidc. In regular masses. often
"a many NJ 100 together. In an exposed
situation on the twigs or branches Of
the trees. Sometimes the females.
through mistake. crawl mp the side OF a
building and deposit their cluster OF
eggs on the exposed surface.
After they have done feeding they de-
sccnd from the trees and hurrow into
the ground. where they pass their
transformatlon8. and the moths emerge
late In the fail. The female OF this
species IL wingloss. about thrco-tenths
OF an inch long, and OF a pale gray or
ash color The males have well dovel.
oped wings. which expand nearly an
Inch and n half, and are OF the same
color as the female The fore wings
have two rather Irregular whitlsh
bands across them, and the hind wings
have blacliish dot on the middle and
a more or less distinct whltlsh band
outside OF H..
AZ the females are wlugloss and pass
their transformations underground. and
nre Obliged to crawl up the trunks OF
the trces TO deposit their eggs. one prc-
caution Is to prevent their ascent by
putting bands OF heavy paper around
tho trunks, painting them with some
sticky preparation, as printers ink. or
tar softenod with oil.
Another method Is to nut n tran Of
zinc or tin around the trunks of Tho
trees, over which they cannot nosa
Care must DO taken that the trap or ma
per ITS tightly TO the tree. that Mother
the female moth nor tho newly Matched
larvae can ma passage beneath. Still
another remedy H. 10 shower tho treeq
win paris green In water about Tho
time the eggs have hatched In the
spring
Potato scab,-Dr, Byron Halsttd. OF
the New Jersey experiment station. IA
one Of the most careful obseryers ana
workers. The Rural New Yorker
gives the following motto In regard 10
some OF his recent work: DIR. unlsted
OF New Jersey had a very interesting
exhibit OF potatoes at the Trenton
fair. Tho object was to show tho ~. |
feet OF flowers OF sulphur in checking
or reducing potato scab. The results !
were striking. Where the seed was
rolled In sulphur. and quantity Of
tho substance was scattered I'm tba
drills, the potatoes were remarknbIv
free and clean. Where sulphur wns |
moi used they were badly scabbed. DIR.
lialsted obtained much tho same re- |
suits with sulphur In preventing
sweet potato rot. The II. N. Y. tried |
sulphur carefully years ago and found |
that It largely prevented scab and kept |
wire worms In check.
Tho Corn Crlb-A corn crib shouId
be rooted and sided on the north and
west sides. II exposed as tightly as n |
crib for small grain. This Is true. be. |
cause leakage Injuries ear corn as wen
as small grain though the damage be |
not 30 great II is true. because drly-
Ing storms viii force snow nearly to the |
center OF the crib, and then when melt. /
Ing causes more or less damage II is |
easy TO reduce the selling price or feed |
ing value Of corn two cents the bushel |
and two cents the bushol Is the whole |
cost OF cribblng corn, saying nothing 1
about the use OF the cribs In subse- I
quent years.-Rural Life.
Too Cheap Potatoes.-A commercial
friend living In Ames, Iowa. reports
that at Holstein and other points I'm |
North Iowa he found the people loading |
potatoes on the ears at cents per
bushol. This is a ruinous price. They |
are worth FAR more for feeding. II |
pitted, ms noticed In this department a |