Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-07-27

and to adverse weather conditions IL
one Of the best remedies known.
Poisoning the plants when the first
generation appears upon the cotton is
effective. This can be done as outlined
for the leaf worm, and two applica-
lions should be sufficient. The first
should be applied when the first eggs
are found to be Matching, and the Sec !
ond should be made about week /
later.
A few acres of cowpeas and June /,
corn planted about the first OF June
will serve excellently as a trap CROP
The moths will prefer these hosts to
the cotton, and will therefore oviposit
upon them.
As Is the case with numerous other
insects attacking cotton, early plant
ing and quick fruiting induced by the
application of fertilizers are two fac
tors which tend to materially lessen
the damage by this pest.
This year has been record-breaker
for cotton insects in Texas. We had
great many complaints OF cut-worms
cutting off young cotton Just above
the ground. Cut-worms are hard Gus
toners to deal with, and a large num-
Der OF species are represented In this
state.
One of the most practical methods
| of combating these insects 10 TO dis
tribute punches of poisoned grass or
clover through the cotton field at about
the time when the young cotton plants
are breaking soil This grass or clover
can be poisoned by first spraying q
patch with paris green or arsenate OF
lead. then cutting 1t and distributing
1t as above suggested. Care should De
exercised, however, to see that TINS
poisoned material does not come into
contact with the young cotton hsen'
lin such case burning Is very likely
to result.
Who here, especially this season,
has not experienced the annoyance
and loss entailed by grasshoppef
outbreak. Usually we have the great
'lubber" grasshoppers, and their de-
lstructiveness Is too well known 10 you
gentlemen for me to dwell upon that
phase of the subject.
In almost every instance we can
trace an outbreak to some adjoining
grass or stubble field where the hop
pers hatch out by the thousands and
then begin their destructive march,
!, hop or flight, just as you please AND
|, II Is by taking advantage OF this above
mentioned fact that We are able 70
J control them and to reduce their dam
age to minimum.
} AS soon as their approach Is no
: tictd poisoned lines should be pre-
pared before their advance. One very
+ effective poison for this is cheap mo-
: Ilasses and white arsenic mixed In pro
portions of about six gallons OF the
former to one pound of the latter. Az
= thew advance they eat this with fata
I results. It should be distributed II
t small streams along the edge OF tnt
cotton fields so that the hoppers VIII
: encounter it as they enter II the!
; have already entered, then 1t shoult
a be distributed ahead OF them.
C One word, however, about thi'
: method of poisoning. There Is
l. chance of bees partaking OF 1t II there
e is no honey flow on In that particuia
S section. This would be, of course, un
n desirable; 1t is unfortunate IL, to nell
y himself the cotton planter poisons IN
= other fellows bees. Perhaps, after al
d what is commonly called "criddle mix
e ture, would be the best recommends
n ton to make.
l. This "criddle mixture" is prepare
S as follows: Mix together thorough
!. one part paris green, forty parts Tres
r horse manure and two parts OF salt D
IS measure. Add enough water to max
e the mass soft but not sloppy. Distrii
d ute in small bits, but literally, abou
G in the field and particularly along tn
1t sides of the field adjoining pasture Q
l. fields Lying out" This mixture Is SAL
to be most effective while Wet pt
1t will continue to destroy the grasshol
sr pers for few weeks after put OF
st even after having been washed NOR
e or less by rains.
When using the poisoned molasse
ID or the criddle mixture the usual pr
II cautions must be taken to avoid I'd
le accidental poisoning OF children
e. stock.
10 Again we have a destructive cotto
lie insect that heretofore has not pee
e. particularly harmful, not enough so
or demand much attention; but TINS yea
lie come reports that tenebrinid
e. "barking" the cotton after 1t Is up an
III growing well, and investigation peal
ee out the veracity OF these report
s. These small black and sometime
is bronze beetles are generally concedt
to be scavengers. living in dead
'e diving wood and alternating about u
err base of fruit and other trees.
n Until the time, money ana assis
Id ance necessary for study OF III
ne nest are forthcoming we shall nave
ar content ourselves with the knowled'
In that the spraying of cotton with airs
by nate of lead when these beetles
abundant will serve to check their I'd
al ages. ,,,,,
ae The boil weevil we have alwa
en- with us. so to speak, but the prev
IT. lence of hot, dry summers ana U
he usually cold winters has suppress
Oh this insect to such an extent WIN
ay the last few years that 1t Is little ie
at Suffice it to say that the weeVii
lily no longer a mysteyr; that methoas
n, control have been evolved, adopu
ic- and successfully practiced. IL Is mex
yo less and tiresome as well 10 ow'
as unon the factors that bring ape
ce weeyil control. They are many;
en- one of them will suffice. we ma
S. early planting of quick maturing '
rieties; intense cultivation TO s.i
M ulate rapid fruiting; fertilising, :,
as force the plant; destruction OF ian