Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1912-08-08
HOW TO FIGHT THE
SOUTHERN GRASS WORM
rrsss Circular Fran Niszsslppt Axrs
saieurai Expernens Station, Z. 4
Lloyd. DIRECTOR.
syR " HARMED


the worst pest they have ever known
Firss reports Of the worms came from
sinug the Gulf cuast- Since then thew
have spr~ad over most Of the cuunsies
Of south Mississippi the Delta. ami TO
soms extent 20 all sections OF the state
Certain districts have not been damaged
at al While N ether places hundreds Of
srrss ct ccrn- zrass and othrr crup-
have been totally destroyed In some
Instances iehfs have been rpplaate,I
thrs times. ant the crup entirely de-
struyed by these pests.
About June f5eh se found That the
Parasites and other enemies OF the
worms were DESTROYING MANY Of them
N the Southern counties. We are very
glad 70 BE- able To report now that IN
sons sections Of South Missis-5ppt ths
worms have nPpsrentlv disappeared l.
II 20 De hnp-,i chat rlieir enemies naw
have the WORMS N esGtrol 80 rhas thsv
vii nut appsar N injurious numbers
sgzin .his ysar. We are also hopeful
taat these enemies Of the worms VIII
follow them - other ssctIous and so1u
have them under euntroL
Methods af Fighnng.
Moving Crups.-Whers the worms ap-
pear m 1elals Of johnson <-As-. Alfalfa
or other hay erup-. IN large numbers
ne moving machines should DE- used AZ
ance- II the nav is cut il soSu beeumss
dry ami fist1steful TO the v1rns. In
this vav many farmers saved their hay
crops in the pra4ris section Of the state
IN August 1907
Poisoning g-Poisoning 10 rather un-
satisfactory s1r th--s y-rrns unlss- e l.
done vhile thew Ire verv small. Corn.
-speriaIiv. should b wa.,he,t carefully.
ant Il snail white spots sr- <ssn On th-
issv-s IL - quite likely That the little
worms VII De found eating on one sid.
~ the leaf The small worms ars whi.s
and are only found BY ca-pfuI .sarvhing
Where thev can b. found n numbers +
VII paw % poison them st ance. They
esn b. very rsaaiIlv poisouesI whil,.
Young. but it seems % take considerable
7oi-ou TO kilf them after shev ar nr4riv
<ruwa- Poisoning Is therefore sf -ame-
v1ss doubtful vaIue when the worms
have reached an inch N length Ar-enate
n leaf ami paris green Ar the poisuns
that VII give the mass satisfactory re-
suits II spray pumps arr available 4
Egtlii sprlv . best This can D. male
II one pound Of the passg sr$enats ~
lead 20 tvenetv-fve gallons of sS-er or
Gns pound Of paris green and two poInris
Of lime To enc hundred gallons OF vate-e.
Dis-aiving a pound u ordinary laun,irv
soap 20 each twentv-ivs gallons VIII
make the poison stick 20 the leave.
murh better
Dry Puisonfng-E spray pumps ara
not available the frv po6sons win IN
about IL well These can De applied BY
dust guns or by the pole Iaf sack meth
ad Powdered Ir<enate Of lead may be
applied pure Paris green should be
mi1sd with lime or four 50 n to get it
mere evsnsEy distributed over the plants.
r. IS best % mix one pound Of paris
green with fifteen or twenty pounds Of
Ems or -four. II the paris green could
b. distributed evenly over the plants 81
a. not to get II too thick is would nes
- necessary TO mix Il with anything
else. but if too thick Z 3 very likely -
burn the foliaw- Some plants eaH
stand uurh more than others. Corn =
damaged more easily thAs euttsa. The
poxiers VIII stick Bstetsr q aPplied in
the morning while the d-~ y 10 tie
plants Applications must b. rsszzs~ss
frequently diIriHg rainy spslls.
R1lling-Nany Of the worms eAa be
killed hy rolling the aelis WITH a heavy
ruller. where the roller sAa D. appuesL
Piowiny Furruxs-ia easss where the
worms appear 70 De- confined u c-rr1ln
fields and IL Is desirable 20 Keep them
from spreading into adjoining fields.
deep furruws or ditches mas be plowed
around the fields with the vertical sisis
axav from the worms A shsy eongre-
gate IN these bitches they can be killed
hy dragging logs through the tIrr0xs.
n the dltches can be partially filed with
water " ars filed BY rams a snait
quantity Of Kerosene or other oil should
De added TO form a thin seum over the
TOP. This vii prove fatal 20 the worms.
Sometimes several flIrruws can De
pluxed Around a isld 80 that the worms
that manage TO erus- the arss may get
caught N the others
Hand Picking.-Ws have scene q mum
Der of small felix's Of eutt0n. corn. ami
cane that were saved by SIMPLY going
aver them every day or rwo and pirSing
of and DESTROYING all the warns. Where
there are ehiIsren 10 m this. it VIII IN
SiGuhts-ilv pay On a small farm. TiHs
NAV DE- saved by carrying 4 arg- open
vessel with a small amount Of OIL and
water m IL The worms are shaken
from the plants INTO tins vessel ami the
oil VIII xiii them
Live Stock--Whsr. large numbers Of
cattle or other I've stock are present,
thew NAV be turned into badly infested
febis and hy eating and t-1mp6Bg WI
kilI many Of thu worms We know sf
instances where tins has recently been
used IN this state Where poultry can
be turned into gardens or ether small
areas they eat the worms very gresdilv
Jar-ing-We have found a number Of
farmers who have fastened pieees OF
brush 10 the harness or sEngtetree whils
euIrixatirg the srups 50 taat the worms
wouhI be knocked On ami COVERED Tins
does some good hut probably most or
the worms get back to the plant
Pisoning Ditch Banks. Ierraees ana
Fence Raxs.-As the moths Of these IN
sects prefer grass IN whb,h to deposit
their e,egs, the worms are often discnv-
cred IN such places If crops are plant
ell nearby it Is absolutely necessary thas
the worms be destroyed Any method
that VIII kill them can be used. but pos