The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-01

pIVou early Ill the SeaEon 'N HIst
Green cabbage Worms The mar - -,
be well sprayed with arseneta ~ tiiT apo snonld
rounds In nifty gallons OF water as Two Two
a. ser ont INTO the field and well st,r,s Sn
,a,iny lug hs should be kept up until the pla ~
ngin heaulng There Is positively mo 4 ~" W
ger from this method previous n M h aas'
ing OF the cabbage. After thar fine :. ne ,,,
~ wen 10 use kerosene emulsion ar Nc,
pages. N previous
1ut Worms..These can be largely nre.
vented by the liberal use Of a tor dtessg, ,v
OF tobacco dust and stems esnacioiir 70 "as
tho same time the cabbage is Sant y l. az
SPRAYED with nrsenate Of lead while yonnr
l LG make a,..o dou9ly sure; use the poisoned
pace them along the plants. Keeping t6em
covered ana moist. Fresh haits sh,SsNi ha
furnished ms soon as the old ones hecoma
too dry or uninvitlng 'NNVNe
CUCUMBERS. CANTALoUpEs
AND WATERMELoNS.
Melon Louse.--The most serious r,cra..
to melon crops is what has come 10 no
popularity called ''honey dew" This ia
produced by species OF louise found on
the plants. 1t is the same snecles as AZ.
lacks cotton 30 seriously some season,
but Is different from the louise ON
cabbage and similar crops. II the melon
grower Will observe his vines carefun,, he
will find scattering lice, green bodied. here
/
the leaves on some of tha plants. These
begin the deposition and Development Of
living young at an astonishing rate. and
soon there will be leaves here and there
winch VIII curl downwards. AT last closing
and leaving only a small opening Withii
VIII be found a mass Of living lice. They
! eject the peculiar LIQUID substance cnlIeI
honey dew from honey tubes nj tho
| posterior and dorsa end Of the abdomen
Melon fields should he carefully inspected
each week, In order that the first colonies
| which begin breeding may be destroyed
ana their further spread at least DELAYED
| III these first colonies here and there. be
| Systematically destroyed the crop viii he
| nlhde ana gathered In many sections of the
melon district before the pest becomes
! numerous enough to ruin the plants Ii is
important also, not to plant cotton near
| melon fields, and it Is even more important
not to plant melons on lands which were
| In cotton tho season before Neither is II
| advisable TO plant melons twice in success
sion, especially II the lice appeared picnh-
fully on this crop the previous year. To
| make the most successful fight against
the melon louise. 1t will be necessary to
educate the growers to the Importance Of
| beginning the campaign very eary As to
remedial measures. the first important
| step Is to have used tobacco dust freely
IN the hills at planting time, ANA to have
| plenty OF 1t as top dressing around the
| plants, and under the vines
In the Becville district the melon lice
have been found as early as the middle
or April, and that is the time the first
| fight should be made. once the infcStation
| has reached the honey dew" stage mile
! need be done except to repent OF the folly
| or putting things off too long Melon
| growers should provide themselves Win a
hundred or more small fumigatug hoods
THESE can be used from year to year aud
! also to. destroy the first colonies of lice
/ developing on cabbage or other crops. In
| fact, they will be found to be the most
| uSetul thing on the promises before the
hrst season Is over. They are easily made
| as follows Take 3-16 inch spring steel or
/ brass wires and form hoop about two feet
| IN diameter. Then make another and cut I'm
! TWO halves Fastcn the ends of these to
the hoop so that they may cross at right
/ angles over the center and form the hood
over which the canvas is to be stretched
This should be heavy oiled or turrnd dancs-
| tic which Will make it close and nir-tight
! little TO one side of the center from the
! top cut and sew in d large button hole
/ as 1t were, and to the inner edge sew In
a bag of mosquito bar containing n canSid-
erabie wad of loose cotton, or old rags.
/ PROVIDE suitable plug to close the button
/ hole tightly. When prepared. and the TOW
/ scattering lice have made their appearance.
| place these hoods over the plants and pour
! In a tablespoonful of carbon bi'ulphla
| through the hutton hole and close tghily
! OF course, earth should he rakcd around
! the lower edge of the hood, so MS TO make
the edge tight Allow these hoods to 10
| main over the plauts about an hour. Every
! louise within the enclosure win he killed
/ and If done systematically for the entire
| held early In the season, there need be NO
J fear Of loss of the crop If the pest should
/ spread later from cotton and cndangcr Inc
| crop, another treatment should be given.
In fact, second treatment should be
| given whenever 1t is found that colonies
| are again being formed. The objection so
! often raised against this method that the
! vines are too targets not valid. for tho
| reason that il is then also too late and the
! treatment should he given before they are
| too large. The advantage Of great num-
| Der of hoods is that one workman can be
! kept busy resettlng and thereby cover q
considerable acreage each day. He should
/ have as many hoods as he can set in an
/ hour
Adjoining or nearby cotton fields should
! be closely watched, and with the FIRST APP
! pcarnnce of the lice on this crop, II should
! be well sprayed with kerosene emulsion
| at the rate of one gallon to ten of water.
| during the period when the winged gen,
| Grafton Is produced, and the general spread
| takes place, the treatment should be made
! twice week. This method will hill
millions Of the lice which might otherwise
| escape and migrate to the melon vines. The
! Importance Of prompt, early and deter
mined action can not be too strongly urged.
| SPRAY ONIONS
| WITH KEROSENE
| Thrips.-This pest has been menace 20
the crop at several points along the coast
| where the crop is extensively grown. II
is small, delicate, straw olorcd insect,
/ anu IL louHu ny tue lupuSdHuS "H lle
! plants. The crop should he Thoroughly
| sprayed with Kerosene emulsion, one gallon
| TO ten of water, and the operation repeat
| ed within a few days If any live specimens
| are found 10 have escaped the first treat
| ment A general precaution Is not to plant
TIE crop twice on the same land in sue
| ccssion.
| MICH POISON FOR
| IRISH POTATO BUGS.
! Colorado Potato Beetles and Spanish Fly
| These beetles need a great deal OF poison,
and in fact so much that it is not pos''i-
| BILE to apply this old remedy with perfect
success in sufficient strength, without serl-
! ously injuring the crop. Hence arsenate
/ of lead is par excellence the remedy Tor
| the above named pests. Use i've pounds
| arsenate of lead to fifty gallons OF water;
spray as soon as any beetles appear ana
! at Intervals OF two weeks for about three
| applications. At least one application
should be made about the time the plants
( are full grown so that there may be no I'M
/ sprayed new growth. Spraying need not
he repeated after each rain as Is necessary
| II Paris green be used
| ROASTING EAR WORM ~
| pEYOURS TOMATOES.
1t Ia necessary to protect this crop from
the attack OF the cotton boil worm, or
more properly speaking the roasting ear