The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-09

ton be made one mikat suppose them
70 De the same. The spring sanker
worm - the more common Early In
The spring. al soon a. the snow Ia clear
rom the grdund. or even before, the
perfect motht emerge from under the
ground wherf they passed the winter
IN tho pupa gate, and the wingless fe-
males crawl NJ the trunks Of the trees.
while the NAL s ny about and pair with
them on the trunks or branches. after
which the eggs are laid in clusters In
inc creviees u the bark. without any
regularity or order IL their arrange
ment' sometihes 10 the number Of a
hundred.
Ihey next descend 10 the ground and
9hrrow TO the depth OF three inches or
more when they spin a fragile cocoon
.ot dull yelloNish silk. within which
they transform to pupae. and remain In
THIS state until the following spring.
when the moths emerge. ascend the
trees and lay their eggs for another
generation. Some or the individuals.
however emerge In the fall and lay
lhelr eggs. but these do not hatch tin
the Following spring. The wingless fe-
male Il OF pale ash color. and the
male Is OF the same color. with a pale
broken band across the fore wings.
near the outer margin. and three inter
rupted brownlsh lines between that and
the base. The hind wings arc Of a very
pale ash color or very light gray. with
a darker dot near the middle
The fall canker worm emerges from
the ground late 10 the fall. after the
leaves have fallen from the trees and
the frosls have destroyed all the ten
der plants. The females climb the trees
attended by the males. who hover
around Oh the WING. After the mating
OF the moths the females lay their eggs
side by side, In regular masses. often
a. many as 100 together. In an exposed
situation on the tEigs or branches Of
the trees. Sometimes the females
through mistake. crawl up the side OF q
building and deposit their cluster Of
eggs on the exposed surface.
After they have done feeding thew de.
scend from the tees and burrow into
the ground. where they pass thelt
transformations, Ind the moths emerge
late Ia the fall The female OF this
species is wing'c,s. about three-tenths
Of an inch long. and OF a pale gray or
ash color The males have well deyel.
oped wings. which expand nearly an
inch ana a hall. and are OF the same
color as the iem4le. The fore wings
pave Two rather irregular whitish
bands across them and the h!nd wings
have a blaokish d on tho middle and
more or less dstinct whltlsh band
outside OF d.
~ the females 10 wlnRless ana pass
their tranoformatlops underground and
arc Obliged 10 crayl up the trunks Of
the trees 20 dcposltthelr exrs one nrc.
caution h 10 preylnt their ascent by
putting bands OF heavy paesr a-sau5
the trunks. palniilg them with some
Sticky preparation. M printers ink o.
tar sottencd with al.
Another method Il 10 pu, q tran q,
zlnc or tin around the trunks Of me
trees. over which they cannot mass
Care must BE- takcnthat the tran ~ "a.
per its tightly 10 tlr tree. thai Bel,bcr
tho female moth nor tho neUiv b.,eholi
larvae can and a passage beneath SIN
another remedy 81 b shower the trco,
with paris green il water about an,
time the eggs hap batehed An m.
spring - Wv
Potato scab.-Dr byron Halsted q,
The New Jersey experiment station 4,
one Of the most carful Observer ana
workeis The Rual New Yorke,
gives The following aote In regard 70
some 81 his recent York: DR.. Hals,es
Of New Jersey had very in,erestins
exhibit OF potatoes At the Trenton
fair The object wa, 20 show the a.
feet Of lowers Of sulphur In checkins
or reducing potato icab. The resnlts
we're striking. Wh,re TIE seed ma,
rolled In sulphur. a,d A ouantItv =,
TIE substance was scattered IN ths
drills, the potatoes we're remarkahI,
free and clean. whre sulphur "a.
not used they were badly seabhs8 M
Halsted obtained mu,h the 90. -
suits with sulphur in preven,,r.
sweet potato rot TIL r n v ,y,e5
su'pnu. carefully yeals ago and found
that Il largely prevented seab and Ven,
wire worms In check
The Germ Crlb.--A torn cr,A .A,,,,
be rooted and sided a. thu ror,h 800
west sides. 10 exposed. A ,,eh,lv a. !
crib for small grain. ihls n ,,,,, -
cause leakage Injuries ar corn a. -
as snail grain though tho damssN ~
not 20 great Il IA tri, her,nse 49,.
ing storm will force srbw peav,v 90 ~.
center OF he crib. and lhen ~ ~, - 49,
Ing causes more or led dsrossc !, !,
Easy - 'eonoe the seiliq 3 price or feed.
ing value Of corn two clnts tho h,sh.,
and two cents the bas4 N h ,ba -.
cost or cripbing corn, having ne,hinc
auou. 'ue use Of the fibs In subse
-, r ,,f io'".Oes'-i A commercial
. .'vuu ',1"e IN Aues Iowa, reports
- -. ~ -, ~ ''v'u anu olher pOlnta IN
Nuleu lo"a " 'Ouhu the people loading
potatoes on 'he cars az cents pei
bushel Tbs Is a ruinoua prlee rbo,