Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-01-01

1Es esE- In MARY
Aaan n ID especially injurious 10 stored !
ws1sszrt. azzd VERY Gf1en SO Injuries the
sssssA rliar 70 ~ anfr 1cr plznring.. Corn
cunning n'am rlls S5Hrh. especially tbs
Mac variety Is apt 70 be fnli Of these
lnseeiz- hsneurly = manufacturer G.
mummy ID Baltimore told me they had
& miieh ur5ubis frBm This insect in their
csrn- An exporter af grain also told
NE they bad % be On the constant
InDiicnr for this reat IN every cargo OF
esrn or wileau received from the South
Lat rzll add winter, while attending
the various farmers institutes IN the
dsnerEnr counties, almost invariably
TINS pest came ~ for discussion Il
Was Originally imported from Europe
BY the early settlers Of Virginia In
their supplies of wheat brought from
the old country. Once established on
American sciI- Il has spread tar and
wide throughout the United States,
Texas. perhaps. suffering more than
any ether srzue frum its ravages. Much
unnecessary loss Is incurred each sea-
son simply from . lack Of information
concerning IT'S habits and remedies
for It's destruction Il is not difficult
Co detect the presence Of this insect
ia wheat and corn In store. The grain
10 Eight and very often peppered full OF
lrrle round holes about the size OF
pfn,s head. The interior Of the grain
having been eaten Gut By the young OF
the moth. Very often the attack Is so
had that nothing but an empty hull Is
left The parent insect responsible
Cor rl1ts destruction IS a small gray
moth, resembling clothes moth. and
measures enIy about half an inch with
It's wings spread It has q sattny lus-
ter, and It's hind wings are deeply
fr1n2sd- The eggs are deposited upon
the gin beth IN the field and in the
: CANARY. Usually about week passes
before the egg matches. The young
, worm Immediately eats It's way into
: the kernel, where Il feeds about three
I weeks before maturity Is reached It
then transforms TO q pupa, from which
the aduIr moth energies little later.
Tr passes the winter ID barns gran
aries. atorehouses, etc, and when es-
/. eahEaEed in an elevator or granary
VIII breed generation after generation
: Soon after harvest the moth flies out
from the zrznartes to the fields and
: deposits her eggs upon wheat still In
!, shock or stack The IaTva passes
! through the rhresher In the grain un-
! hart, and Is carried back 60 the gran
arg, etc It Is plain from these facts
that if arzraries are kept free from
. tais pest the shocks VIII not become
, Infested tn the fields II an individual
farmer. however, takes the trouble TO
asstnfeet hiS grznary, his wheat shocks
VIII be infested from moths coming
from the storehoEses Of his neighbors,
provided be does not thresh very soon
!. after harvest or before the eggs hatch
!. snd the larvae penetrate the grain.
know there "a more or less difficulty In
gssffne thresher az the proper time,
and where the wheat must be left in
the feIds the farmer should disinfecf
hfs erzrary scor after the wheat f
: stored This insect has several nat
urzI enemies. and have bred several
small winged parasites from IL. No
6oabG these agents keep II In check
TO a limited extent; but we must look
to other sources for more Efficient rem
edfes. The most satisfactory remedy
now known IL from the fumes of BIZ
suIphfde OF carbon This chemical is
q very fnfiammabIe, volatile, foul
smelling liquid, az clear as water, with
a vapor so much heavier than air IL
will penetrate every possible crack and
ereviee in q stoFehouse or bin 1t can
Be thrown directly upon the grain
without inturfng its vitality or its edi-
Bile qualities. Many persons hesitate
abogf using this bisgIphfde of carbon
for fear Of IRE or injury to the grain.
I have never heard of case where a
Ere was caused by the use of this sub
stance. or where grain was injured.
where IL was used cautiously. Gun
powder. gasoline. kerosene, etc, are
dangerously explosive when earegessIy
handled. and so Is bfsulphide Of car
bon. This latter is not explosive in
the same senze as gunpowder: but, like
gasoline and kerosene, its fumes must
be mechanically mixed with the air be-
fore IL will cause an explosion. There
ia no danger whatever IL used properly.
One pound Of bisulphide of carbon to
every one hundred bushels Of grain is
all that is necessary for the destruction
Of insects. II il best to place the ma
tsrial in shallow dishes or pans upon
the grain. and then close the bin tight
" for at least twenty-four hours. Many
persons make a mistake by not using
enough Of the substance, and then say
&c Ia Of no account. IL is an easy mat
ter to estimate the number OF bushels
Of grain In any enclosure, and then II
is not a difficult task to calculate how
many pounds Of bisulphide should be
applied. II Il Is desired 10 fumigate
empty bins. etc. one pound of the
chemical should be used for every 1000
cubic feet OF air space. BisuIphide of
carbon Is not expensive, and can be
bought In twenty-five and fifty-pound
cans nj ten ccats per pound, or IN less
quantities at little more per pound.
While in Dorchester county few
weeks ago I was told that many per-
sons In that section covered the bot