The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-06-10
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Several Pennsylvania farmers have
recently written 70 State Zoologist
Surface. Harrisburg. stating that cot
WORMS aTe unusually bad this year
and besseehInE hin for : recommen-
dalton Of reliable remedy. A Dau-
phIn county farmer writes that A
nelEhbor ct to quarts Of cut worms
from around Ii sweet potato vines
and wants u know how 10 destroy
them.
In his reply Prof. Surface said:
Evidence comes from different
parts Of tn STATE that these pasts are
unusually numerous md destructive
TIL. yaaT Ths proper course would
have been 10 have destroyed them BY
blowing lhs ground early IN the fall
and cnltlFaIlnz i b deep narrowing
With : sprIuE-IooIha1 harrow until
IL rs 20 frozen - 70 prevent further
cultivation. Then commence Guilt
Walton - early - possible in the
Spring. Tha I'll pIoxInz and late
and early cultivation helps 10 destroy
these psHIz a eel % HlreHorms,
root lice. zHIz. HabH0rmz and other
pests which zTa liable 70 attack crops
following freshly pIoHed sod.
AA8==#ZA# IL AZ@H HZHnAAHH IaAE the
eutNofmz aTs noH present In unusu.
HllT destructive numuarH and must be
treated There I No easY method Of
destroying InHsela n the ground. but
entzoTmH en- - killed If one IL will
Ing 70 20 - lHs trouble Of following
directions carefully.
The pin i n poison them By the
use Of zEeeI and poisoned bran. The
method i u add one part of Paris
green. b weight. 70 thirty or forty
parts Of bTan. sir IhIa together. while
yet dr.. aHa then mixing II with water
that haa ben aReotsned b. the aadl-
ton OF strong 81 eoafHe moiasaea. The
older and stronger the molaaaea. 10
give i od0H. The better i viii be- The
bran should b molHtausd With this
aRHeIensa RHIHT until L Il made Into
; damp mHsz. ut Eat enough 10 stay
IN liIIle hsauH. : very small pinch
Of l1IH PLACED = III IaHs Of each gar
den plant Il protect i xIIi be effect
ual. Tie ct HoTInH I'll eat Il ia
preference - he plant
To protect corn i i advisable to
drop > pinch u Ihe corn row each
step 81 to aaH0aH IHs field. so that
The cut worm I'll fnd thls and eat Il
and It the corn remain would advise
even pulling 7 on before the crop APP
pears above IL ground. This viii BE-
better. TN . - II. worms early,
than IT IHa1n remain until after the
corn i one. 9uI d. i i much bet
ter 70 pnI oHI lie poison bran In the
evening while i i damp. or on a
damp ~. - IhaI Il I'll not BE- dry
when IhHHa=n pet como forth at night
10 seek theIF Iaoa. Il vii BE- found
b. Ihem int about ~ readily II Il
Il slightly covered With earth and for
thia reason.If i should become neces-
HafY u protect domestic fowls from II,
one could cover i With loose earth
IT the tine IF application.
IT i m opinion IhaI II would be
efficient !. 1Ton Ihs poison bran IN
The roHH 81 EaTn N he field and cover
II lightly xIIn Iu0Hs earth b. means
Of euifixaInF drawn b horse. Lit
lie nlnehea Of bran could be dropped
n rapidly - , mn would walk
along nd HTon eaTn. which would be
nearly = IL p : horse could walk.
md h trouble aud expense Of pro-
teeIInE he ET0H y this means would
not be EHasI n comparison With the
value oI tn HHouI which might not
otherwise b obtained.
IN gardens md other small plots
L i good uIHn 10 n shingles, small
boards 81 IL stones over the poison,
when It i pnI ont This viii not
only protect InRIa and birds. which
would otherwise IHke Il. but will fuTn-
iBh hiding places fof ent worms where
thex I'll ind e0neHaIment such as
tae. Ike. and i the same time will
| find The faIaI bait.
Trees. vines and bushes will be pro-
teeIed from The climbing cut worms
| By putting little poisoned bran at
the baae Of each n = evening. Rain
should not wash i b ore the worms
ahaIi find i L this should occur
renew the application