The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-04-08
APRIL II Is COCOON DAY
City Council Has Set Apart April IL
to Make War on the Cocoons
and Destroy Them.

III hNSAIoS IIiSiii.
To the Public: ;
Once more the question of pests
upon the trees has been before the
city council and some definite plans
are made to begin active work to OK
terminate these enemies OF tree life.
Since an appeal was made through
the columns of this paper, a great
many citizens have examined thc
trees upon their ots and destroyed
the cocoons. But a great many trees
have ben untouched and the possibil-
ity of much damage remains.
The council has ordered it's COM
mittee on parks and public grounds
to begin at once the fight against the
pests upon the trees in said grounds.
In these places men are going to
work to examine every tree and shrub.
1t is going to be no longer possible
for the citizens living near tire parks
to fail to clean off their own trees on
the ground that it will do no 5000
because The city property near by con-
tains pests enough 10 ruin half the
trees in the city. Moreover the board
Of education is going to be requested
to begin an active campaign on their
property; and the county commits
sioners will be requested TO carefully
look after tie court house property.
With the trees on the above mon
toned properties carefully examined
it Will remain for the individual citi-
zen TO do his duty and look after his
own. In fact it Would be a good
thing if your enterprising ~neighbor
could be persuaded to keep YOU mind
full of your unfinished task in respect
to these pests. This matter is once
more urged upon the citizens be-
cause it is apparent that many do not
realize the number of these cocoons
on the shrubs and trees: nor do they
seem to appreciate what it would
mean if nothing is lone to protect
the trees. If there is any s%hrubbery
about your house, any vines of any
kind, examine them closely and the
writer is positive that You will be
surprised at the number OF these &C.
: coons existing. 'Tis true that many
of those larvae are dead and many
of the cocoons contain the larya of :
parasite; but after all is said that
a can be said by the Indifferent the
e fact romans that enough pests, able
I to destroy, arc left To kin the tree
{ life of Mitchell.
Now is the time to get Co work
: The leaves Will be out in a few weeks
q When such q time comes no one cal
e sec the coon and it Will he allow
. ed to develop and begin its destruc
i've work. \ few COCOON left may b
e sufficient to destroy the shruhhers OF
an entire lot.
One citizen suggests that We EN-
is ploy boys, and perhaps offer prizes
to have these cocoons picked. Tha
plan was discussed but not though
ID advisable on the ground hat man
people would object to boys comm
De upon their property, because the boy
h. in his eagerness to get the pest woul
IN destroy the shrub,-tear it down i
j. fact. And there will be no need c
~ ~ such action, if there is a unified e
i'd fort on the part Of all good citizens
O. April II has been named as a da
when all cocovns should be Destroyer
OF if they have not been before that da,
Now let every citizen take interest
this matter and a list the city counc
in protecting the beauty of Mitchell
- Several citizens have expressed then
selves through the columns of IL
NJ Daily. Surely expression begets j
tie terest in this matter among other pc
he
ng pie. 1t is hoped there are othe
10 10 who will add their word of encou
he agement to this little warfare al
he thus keep up the interest until su
cess is assured, in fact actually re
lized.
Clarion D. Hardy.