The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-09-01
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EXPERT GIVES ADVICE
TO ANDERSON FARMERS
TELLS THEM OF COTTON
CATERPILLAR
HERE YESTERDAY
Assistant EntomOiogist of Glenn
SON Paid Visit to County To Aid
the Planters Here
YESTERDAY

Answering a request for advice.
made by J. w. Rothrock. farm demon
strator for Anderson county, the as
sistant cntomologist from Clemson
| College came TO Anderson yesterday
and spent ho day here, inspecting a
number of the farms I'm the county
where the cotton caterpillar has been
| found. Prof. w, A. Thomas, who is
assistant to Prof. A. f. Conradi, WAS
sent to Anderson and he gave the
farmers many valuable suggestions as
to how to stamp out the caterpillar.
Accompanied by Mr.. Rothrock,
Frof. Thomas visited a number OF
farms yesterday. among these being
the plantations of Bert McCulley. J.
]. Martin. John T. Bolt and Fred +.
Martin. On his visit to the first two
farms named. Prof Thomas found but
few of the caterpillars but at the last
two he found that the situation was
serious.
MIR. Rothrock said that from what
he can see. the caterpillars are stick
ing TO the rain belt or that section of
| the county where rain has fallen the
| most during the last few weeks. So
far as he knows the caterpillars have
not touched the sections where it has
been hot and dry.
SO interested are the people of An
derson in this question that yesterday
dozens of telephone calls were receiv-
ed in this city from farmers in all
sections of the county, wanting to
know what the expert from Clemson
College had advised in the way of
| frnof mi
swer to this question, said that Prof.
Conradi devised splendid system and
he gave II to a reporter for The In
telligencer in the shape of Questions
| and answers. The method follows:
i /. What is the cotton caterpillar?
An insect having TO life history
stages (a) eggs laid the food
plants; OBJ caterpillar resembling
corn ear worms, which hatch from
| tnese eggs; lc) pupa; when the cat
erpiilar becomes full grown it either
folds leaf over itself or suspends
itself by silhen thread from brahch
and changes to the resting or pupa;
-td) moth, which comes from the puma.
| T.. Why called the cotton army
worm?
because. when the acaterpillars are
abundant they travel In droves, and
this suggests the name.t
3. What are its food plants?
| Cotton il the normal food plant aud
nothing elce will be molested IL an
abundant supply of tender cotton can
| he obtained. ~
.. IS serious damage over large
| areas expected this season?
No. In many fields the parasites
| OF this Insect are very abundant, hav-
ing been bred by the common grass
army wo-In, In sections where para
sites arc very abundant. they should
control any outbreak. OF the cotton
army WORM.
.. When first seen, what should be
done:
Kill the worms as far as practicable
by ono or mere OF the methods sug-
gested below, or others that tho sit-
uation may suggest.
6. when confined to field of Cot
ton can they be prevented from
spreading:
Yes. You can plow a deep furrow
around tho field apS when the worms
pile up In the fijrrow, drag log
through 1t, I,oison this adjoining mar
gins nf. the cotton fields. If a road
Tor driveway separates the infested
from the threatened crop use drag
1 In killing caterpillars when crossing.
-, When crn9 is generally In
tested. what car be done?
| Dust roison.
| s. What are the poisons?
Arsenate of lead, paris green and
lIondon purple are the best Ia order
!. : named -SA
.. How muck poison Is used per
lacre? ~
[ About two pounds. Less for very
young cotton and two and one .jIalf to
fhree pounds for cotton more than 8
Lfeet high.
10. How Is powdered arsenate OF
1 Head prepared for Msef S. 5,
f It Is ready Tor use Wian purchased.
liz: How tB Paris green prepared? |?
s. BY mixing It equal parts. with afr
ifsIaked lime,
81 ffsf:s How Ii London purple prc-
IFarei IS : RS. IS. M &; Z; ;s; -. ss,i ~
d Same as Paris gFosn. II is not
recommended except In extreme erner-
gcncies - <
Iss 13s. Is .tAefS danger OF burning TO-
tiiege and insifing nlants?
Afsenate OF fekd doessnot burn. Pa
'ris Ereen apd London pDfE.e may burn
lBnoTe or 1esA, aEyor6ly. Tharefcte pow.
deEed araenhte Of lead Is emphats<
scAiiy rcconirpended.
~: What p a nfEeticsi way 0f ap-
fplying the poison =, &, = a.
On small Sseas, dust Il through q
ehedsescinth bag, attached to the end
iof q ettck. Il. ~ ~ s':S -
70; wat IS Lac most nsssctIcai way
Epf busting. large afeaa s,s 3e
Two eaclks ana i pole carried on
horseback. Z ,f y