The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1897-05-13


to have spent in 1896 $1,000. using this
remedy against the curculio, but. he
saved his crop and was well repaid for
his expenditure Pad or muff1e the in.
strument with which you strike the
tree to produce the ''jarring," that the
bark may not be bruised or knocked
of.-State Agricultural Department.
The Granary Weevli.
QUESTION. do weevils get into
corn, and how does the "bisulphide of
carbon" which you recommend. de.
stroy them?
ANswER.-The common granary wee.
vii, so destructive to corn and other
grains in warm ATTITUDES, is wingless
insect, which may be found in our
fields, woods or barns. They can only
survive the cold winters of more north.
ern ATTITUDES in the shelter afforded by
barns and other buildings. and in such
sections are consequently few in num-
Der and do but little damage. In this
state. and especially in the southern
portion, they easily. survive the mild
winters, and sometimes do great injury
to the corn crop even before it is housed,
though the chief damage is done after
the crop is gathered. They work in the
following manuers The female Weevil
bores very small. hole into the9 grain
Of corn opd ,7anooit~ III oro;, o,., - Axx,o
and sometimes three eggs. These eggs
SOON hatch Into little larvae, that eat
out the soft heart of the grain, and in O
few weeks develop into full grown
beeeles. which then cut their way out
OF the Eernel Tn which they have been
confined. The females among them
quickly commence their egg laying in
the uniuJured kernels. and thus genera
sion after generation lis produced in one
season. Tho grown weevils feed Aldis-
'crimiuatehy on the hard as we'll as the
soft Farts Of the grain. When verysnu.
merous, tho corn is rendered unfit for
food for either man or beast To de-
strey this pest is not impossible, though
many farmers take that view. AS soon
as your'oorn is housed, place ON top of
tho pile, lin shallow vessels, such as soup
pilates. or small tin pans, bisulphide of
carbon, at the'rate of ~ to 2 pounds to
every le0 bushels of corn. This quickly
waporixes. and the vapor being heavier
than the air, descends and penetrates
into every portion of the pile of corn,
killing all insects with which it comes
an contact, as we'll as rats and mice.
Such|Of the weevils as escape the first
application, by reason of being buried
in the interior of the grains of corn, can
be killed by a second application, fol-
lowing lin four weeks after the first.
The'closer the crib the more effectually
will thework be done. Always remem-
ber that the bisnlphide of carbon is o
deadly poison and rery infiammable.
and no;fire. not even lighted pipe or
cigar should be taken near il. This
danger ends wnen all odor of the vapor
has passed away, say in two or three
days at utmost. The use of this remedy
does mot injure the grain, either for
food or seed purposes if used as recon.
mended; if used in larger quantities the
gain is liable to injury as seed. I
would be pleased if some of our South
Georgia farmers would give this remedy
a fair trial and report the results to this
department Agricultural De.
partMent.
Pea Vine Hay.
QUESTION me how to save pea
vine hay. Can stack it in the field
and leave it until wanted for use? DO
chufas injure land? What would be a
good fertilizer for them?
ANSWER vines can be stacked
in the field and left there until wanted
for use, and this can be done easily and
cheaply and with absolute success in
the following manner: Cat three forked