Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-08-03
HOW TO FIGHT THE
COTTON WORM.

We have received cotton worms
during the past few days from many
sections Of Mississippi, inclndinR
Noxubee, Clay, Lowndes, and Mon
roe Counties in the eastern and
Claiborne and LeaIlore in the west
ern hall Of the state. The indications
are that they viii be much more num-
erous during the next month. It viii
pay everyone to be on the outlook Tor
them and 10 be prepared 20 fight them.
Howevere, it may not be wise 70 90
to too much expense as it is possible
that the worms will be destroyed By
tn eir notural psrssites and instead Of
becoming more numerous, they mag
entirely disappear W. have ioua1
that some Of the worms will be eX-
terminsted very soon.
Powdered usensta Of lead is the
best remedy Tor the cotton worm. 4
is applied in the same manner os
Paris greco was Eoimely used 1t rs
| busted on the plants by nan on
| mule from sacks fastened al each end
1 Of a pole about as long as the rows
is vide. The sacks are made Of two
4 th;ckpesses Of caeese-cloth ("3 OF
i Oznabu1g" was formerly used Tor
Il Paris green but the cheese-cloth
II seems to ba more satisfactory The
n pole should be a strip Of oak or
other strong wood, about one aud 3
i half by two inches end as iosg as the
rows are wide. A one inch hole is
bored about i've inches from each
ii end. A sack is fastened at each enc
NJ OF the pole, the edges OF the openins
II Of the sack ere tackled 10 the mario"
II sides OF The pole. The sacks ar'
III filed by pouring the poison through
Il funnel inserted in he hoies through
4 the pole above the sacks.
y The polsoo IS distributed BY maj
. rtdlns on a mule carrying a. pole wit
4 thc sacks sttached q: each end. In
csatraI part Of tie pole rests on in
saddle and the sacks OF poison han
II over the rows OF cotton. The mul
II IS then ridden 10 3 rot do vn the row
and the motion causes the powdere
poison 10 be shaked out and quit
evenly distributed over the pant
The amount Of Powdered arsenate
\ lead to be used TO the acre depend
upon the size Of the plaats and tn
care with which the work is dom
From two to three pounds will prot
sblv be found to be most ssistactor
II although from / IL to- pounds p'
III acre may be used, depending upc
conditions.
j4I Powdered sFsenate ol lead ms
q be purchased, depending upon tt
Il quanity, at from 19 cents to rs cen
per pound. Many firms manutactu
this substance. The GraselIi Chen
cal Company located both at Ne
Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham
Alabama can probably supply it mo
conveniently than any other hrm tn
we have been able to hear Of.
Where Paris green is on hand tt
substance will be satisfactory +
Paris green should always be mix
with at least ten times as much Ho
or other powdery substance. Ho
ever, experiments have shown tt
Paris green Injuries the cotton pl'
and that cotton will not produce
AsII heavily where it has been us'
54il Powdered arsenate Of lead can
used at any strength. 1t will not
lure the plants at all. The ch
thing to be remembered is that
powder should be evenly distribut
over the plants. The arsenate Y
be applied most satisfactorily with
mixing it with any other substance.
We aovise that everyone have
poles and sacks made as soon as
FIRST worms appear. 1t will also
to keep small supply Of powde
ersenate of lead on hand it arrau
ments cannot be made for this S
oo stance 10 be supplied immedia
when ii is needed. Everyone she