The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-06-18


gin To make when the plant is about
20 days old. but this time can be
shortened by the use OF fertilizer
consisting q small amount OF nj
trogen and larger amount OF acid
phosphate and the squares will come
still more quickly II the seed Is plant
ed In hot weather. From the first
appearance OF the squares TO the
bloom. Il is about u days. and the
boil viii open a. days or more after
the bloom appears. depending on the
weather. The weeyil makes his ap
pearance about the time when the
squares. ordinarily. would set. and ar
ter his appearance the race begins
II the land is warm, qulck'makine,
well cultivated and well fertilized
the plant an early, quickfruiting, pro
Inc variety and the crop cultivated
until the bolls begin 70 open. then
the cotton wins with a big lead;
the land Is slow and cloddy and but
little or no fertilizer used, and n The
seed is late variety and the cultiva
tion has been slow and deep. and
the weather rainy. the boil weeuls
viii first destroy the squares and
then the bolls. Trying 70 poison boil
weevis Is Ike an effort at sweeping
back the ocean with a broom, and
they will not be led from the cotton
TO any other crop. The victory lies
in heatinne them out with an early
crop
Insects of less importance are, the
cowpea pod. best fought by early
planting. after fertilIzine with cotton
seed meal. the cotton caterpillar
which can be poisoned with Paris
green: and the red spider. 'or rust
mite. when the affected plants ana
others near them can be pulled up
ana burned u the trouble is d'scov
cred early and the aneced field deep
ly plowed as soon as possible after
picbing
Although the poisoning %, woevls
is expensive. Il can be done 20 some
extent The quickest way is 90 ride
mule between the rows. with "a
stick across his back q each end
90 which Is hung wei pierced bag
OF arsenate of lead so that the powder
YIN mn upon the dewy squares and
vouag hollis. When the squares have
been destroyed By the weevils and
fan upon the ground. they should be
gathered and burned before the wee.
wills get out 10 attack other squares
and bolls The crop should not boz
laid by but should be cultivated an
M the bolls have begun 20 open. and
the old stalks and leaves and pieces
Of bark and al weeds near at hand
should be gathered and burned. ana
the ground plowed deeply and plant
ed 10 "A winter cover crop.
With reference 10 corn. the follow
Ing Is quoted from the Henry ENsll
Farm Book:
Corn has number Of enemies
the bud-worms are the grubs Of the
i2.spotted lady-bug, and they bore
into into the central part OF the
plants that are from 10 l2 inches
high and kill them. There Is no d.
rect remedy. The main reliance Is
to plant the corn very late, ~ the
grubs will have passed this stage
or plant very early. Also. the fields
many OF the young plants are being
injured BY the budworms. Il Is some
times considered an advantage 20 bar
OF the corn rows and thus warm
the soil.
There are many kinds OF cut
worms and they are worse where clio
yer. weeds or other rank vegetation
has grown the year before. IL is
sometimes recommended that cut
worms be poisoned Just before the
time Of planting corn by scattering
over the field compound of one
pound OF Paris green 10 one bushel
Of wheat bran. thoroughly mixed and
moistened with sufficient water. TO
which has been added one quart Of
molasses.
THE corn ear-worm Is the same as
the cotton boil worm. II is the grub
of a large grayishbrown moth which.
especially in the latter part of the
day may be seen flying in numbers
over the fields OF corn. cotton and
cowpeas The eggs are placed on the
silks. leaves or other parts of the
corn plant. After Matching the young
worms find their way into the tip Of
the ear and destroy the tip grains,
admitting rain to tse ear and II Is
ease for the weeyiis TO get in. Late
fall or winter blowing will break up
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