The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1911-08-04
Press Circular From the Farm.
ers' Institute Department of
Mississippi A. g. M. Col
lege. July 81, 1911.
How to Fight the Cotton Worm

We have received cotton worm,
during TIA. past few DAYS from
any sections of Mississippi. in
clnding NoxHh.c. CiaN. LowBies.
and Monroe Counties la the east
cln and Claiborne ami l.eflore
IN the western half of the state.
The Indications are that they will
be much more numerous during
the next month II will pay al
~ - every on. 10 be an the .louk
oEt for them and 20 be- prepar-
ed 10 fight thrm. However. il
may net be wire 10 20 10 tou
much eXperse ~ IL ~ possible
that the WORMS will be destroy
eel by their natural parasites and
instead o. becoming more NAM
eroits, iheA may entirely dlsap.
pear. We have found thpa some
of the worms that have already
been sent f. us have been paras
iti,cd. II i to be hoped that nll
these parasites will increase 80
rapidly that the worm, viii be
'Xtcrninai,d ,rry soCn.
Powd, red arscnate ot load S
the best rmdt or ia coti worm
II Is applt 4 Ia he snmc manner
a. l'ails a. ttn MIS- Formerly us
III. II j. uu,icd ml the plants hN
I m.n mXa mule from sacks. az
scnateG al each nd Z a poe
aboaii as long ~ the rows are
,ie The sacks are madc ot two
nickre.s = 81 chrr>r cloth. C'b
~ Oznabnrg was otmerlN us
ed for Paris gre n blrt the cheese
cloth seems - b. moie sItisfac
tory. The Tole should be strip
Of oak. or other sirong wood "A
bout one hId half by two in
eh s AM aS long as the rows are
wide. \ ONE inch hole is bored
,bDui five in hes fCtm Zach nd
4 sick is fastened at "ich eath
end of the pole, the cdg of the
ops nlng Of th sack ar tucked 10
the narrow sides Of the pelr The
.seks are fillod by poul 'ug the
poison through n funnel n -
| ed ia the holes through the pol
above te sacks
The poison in distributed by
q man riding cn mule carry ing
"A pole with the sacks attached
at each end The ccntfdl part Of
| he pole reFs ON the saddle aud
the sacks ot pCts n hang over
| he rows OF cotton lhe mule ~
thea rs.ldrp IN u trod down the
rows AMI the motion causes the
powd acd poison to be- shaken,
jli AND quite evenly disirlbnt
'd over the plants. The amount
| II Powdered arsenal 'of loeld to
Dc used 10 the acre depends up
~ the size of the plant anl tn
care with which thp work iS don,
From two to three pounds will
| pIol ably be- fAlnd 10 be most
satisfactory although from !
to 1 porhis per Htre may be ~
eel. depending upon conditions.
| We n.Klsp that pverA one has,
he polls and sacks made as soon
o.. the firt worm apIrais. II
IWill Also pay TO keep small sup
IpiN Of powdered arsunatr of Head
on hand. If arraBg monts can
not be- made for this subsi lnc,
| 20 br supplied immediately When
| It's needed. EvcrA one should b,
lptcIdr,d 10 order u large sup
lplN ~ the poison 10 cover ia
entire cotton crop ii necessary
| The worms work VERY rapidly
and thrfr rs NOT irmr 10 br wa ?
ed after they ouec apIelr l'
they can GO great deal a. dam
age in very short time. II 4
ram come, just after ,h' poIsof
Is applied aud wa ,hes il of o
the plants. augthrr distiug vii
be- necessary. otherwise only on
busting viii do for each crop
Dr generation 0f worms.
II is "A useless waste OF tam,
lndpoi-on to apply the poison
when M is nlt ACTUALLY ne, del
Many people make this mistake
| during every cotton worm scire
il is useless to ppit,n a who'll
plantation ~ thr w. rms are con
J fined 10 ANAL pat ia or two.
Address communications con
cerning insects 80 the Eni molo
gist. Agricultural CDl'epe. NJ