The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-29
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srp fmi am receiving
w'. ~ 4. tobacco fr row cutting tim
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q ~ ,.,ias an article nlense Newr,
psssya VI I d as the Information
r'' s'II ii i only be valuable 10 NO 70
f'I' W. I our STATE. but 70 w.; ,e
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v 4 W an. yours very ,, .,u,
..rts Cut worm are
h s' " ihrsss o. Swan. sets,a, lns
s.,Iirt g Us SPECIES u moths.
KS dilels ,osateo, are very slIl,
,si1ls y sSV ,nally vf tnein nave
z'0', re llaany' thes sfoup.
|s.xs g sga with dark stilpes
! til WI ypslylD, IS the mus
<sy lsal vs's, 70 tuba-cU ~ tns
7, Il aces mol sV n'tiek1 SUI n
'''u, 4 iopaceo, put at.a'" onions,
nl y peaas, turnips' o
10 oln, norted TO be the woIss
Z lsrsspsIfy panic "a wtcl eat worms.
Pr , ~ become unus .lsin,
sel l. ns.sSe ana this present
Il tt'suaassd as one oil the mos
\ cclsa ~, worms, grub worms
90 q ~ Gus destructive 10 tue
y II j MS state 'sps''"''
!, worm causes serious
ID tn s e ~ and chewing llto the
flilht ~ rsnsplanted plunts' 50
n n wind. break on ana .,naa ~ -
X ns xorm is net conilheo 70
y laf sp' Mi occur IN greater OF
~ ~, s,ii,a u any locality.
~ ID s, may be made con-
''s sskIis AID life of cut worms I.nn
S,uosIted by the temaie sova
iI. s, from the pupa sta .,'s
i1ss'sa oxn on the stems Of the
[;sx ios Sv the Young larvae de-
(. , ~ 81 plants. They grow con- ,ina
i M caterpillars. The larnn ,,
~ ~ Ann, ~ probably becomes fuli
W ' XII During the latter part
Wy 's" arc exceeding voraclous
/ \ r 81 occasion considerable u'"
!, -;,.,rs larvae Agrotis ypsilon
sA q, \, ,' s,rious sizes from early iali
n.y. .e y md il seems probable that
sel Nh regularity as to the time
". ~, Y M adults. Many cut WORMS
|e,,p ass he winter either as 'd'N'e
4 !, worm when fully grown IS
nv eos "a MALI long, with stout
s,ss rs general color Is OF a
III M a dull gray. varying W
b,ss Tia head is darker than rhe
YIN a.,ss- above than below. The
B \ Y s,,Sibjss are black Just be-
w an thA first segment OF Inc
4 !, .bisld cf dark brown in color
IN, M dorsal surface of TINS seq
|,S AZ, \ much variation in marking
n, tssre arc two pale lines extend
X, XII III ars eight small black spots.
M Al breathing pores. A few mars
|Sss,d over the body, arising mainly
1. III Of brown spots
TREATMENT.
4, 4, rost satisfactory treatment Tor
b. y, II n iob,cco fields is in the uso OF
IN neal poisoned with Paris green;
vMsd very successful TOBACCO
l 4 I,mps. Fla. states that he has
n Eltlssstul in Keeping cut worms In
,ris uie,
IN ,sould be prepared bv thoroughly
p,rs lFspn win bran or corn meal
N. Il one pound of Paris green 10
n 10 ssysuty-hye pounds o. bran or
al b 1 small teaspoonful to a quart
M ,rst before a lnantity is to DE
! 1ould be moistened with water.
Y rIih molasses.
"A mi Of the poison should be strewn
sth rsvly set plant or a teaspoon
X i, ito or three places near two OF
It'd. The cut worms gem to prefei
1 10 tobscco, OF which they are mod
'ni 49,
i Do seed beds are badly infested with
ms this poisoned bran or corn meaI
Y drilled along In various parts o.
Ware Il will be really accessible,
! This poisoned mixture should b'
around the plants every third Of
az to keen It most appet!zing fol
re Great care must he taken that II
IsEsihle to fowls or stock. | am now
l turing this month of Nav agaips
= I'D other larvae. as well as grass
VI dies in the seed beds very sue
J dug.shot, a dry powder with which
ssAt dust the plants and ground witt
lcEisf gun,
ll.itco grower should walk alonI
y Il bis tobacco fields at least ever
z mid day and in small patche
'lI snd examine the plaut stand ant
Tie cut worm II the poison is no
Alsfe tobacco plant has been de
i,elnsr should be replantsd at once
I'D cover the same aud place tn
riiure around, otherwise you ca
y 4 sand OF plants In your fields
Y. contrary large. unified spaces t
Dan aud worked without return TO
y 'peties Of grasshoppers are iniuri
'sNitcc. also the bud worm. the hor
isfacc worm. the suck fly and tn
IN, and lastly, when tobacco i
a'd and cased, follows the clgarett
iupears that from human liz
W smallest OF insect life all seer
lIaas 10 ret a chew OF that preciou
rtsu as q solution or with ilou
s'sr the plants about three time
" isason until about two weeks bt
,psF use one pound of Paris gree
nlons Ct water to be kent we
7 ese round OF Paris green to fit
q lour for last busting. II man
,'n' are TO be oontended with Gurin
3'ls llrrt busting NAV be made wit
" q Paris green 10 twenty five
X ss1 \, Of hour it S better to be
% tnau too strong.
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