The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-07-30
ARMY WORM IS GREAT
ING HAVOC IN GARRETT
Great Destruction To Crops Being
Wrought BY This Pest.

In almost every section of Garrett
county the army worm has made its
appearance in countless numbers, it's
first appearance in the county reported
in Oakland being upon the farm of Mr..
Abel Dewitt near Deer Park where his
tielde were devastated to such extent
that to save adjacent fields in which his
crop of corn is growing, he set fire to
his grass and allowed it to burn over
about five acres. This remedy, though
seemingly drastic and most expensive,
in way saved his corn from complete
destruction but the worm is still at work,
though IN lesser number on his farm.
Other farmers located near Mr..
DeWitt's place are more or less dam
aged. In the Bittinger and McHenry
and Accident sections of the county,
much damage has also resulted, while
in the vicinity of Oakland and the Park,
nearly every farmer has suffered more
or less loss by reason of the visit of this
most destructive pest, which did 50
much damage about Is years ago.
Sunday gentleman driving in the
neighborhood of Kease's mill saw a
large number of army worms on the
move. He made three hundred steps
across the width of the moving army,
The width of that army was 900 feet,
tho laputh ba did acnarta;n
A number Of farmers in the vicinity
of Oakland, Monday began cutting
their oats so as to save them from the
ravages of the army worm Henry
Smouse had three reapers at work.
Near Mountain Lake Park, the farms
of Messrs. Orendorf, Bttinger, Riley,
William and Mcclellan Friend and
Simon Baker were visited by the worm
1t is said they ate up ten acres of grow
ing crops for Mr. Baker. Several of
the farmers cut their oats although not
quite ready for harvesting.
A bulletin, published by the Depart
ment of Agriculture IN Washington
mailed to the Republican with the re-
quest that it be given publicity, may
give our farmer friends some informa-
ton that will be useful in coping with
this pest. the Department S bulletin be-
ing as follows:
There is a general outbreak of the
army worm throughout the Northern
States east of the Rocky Mountains.
They are emerging from eggs laid by
moths that apparently swarmed from
the southwest. Normally they feed by
night and hide by day, not being gen
orally noticed, but when their food
supply falls short they start to travel
and feed both by night and day.
If the worms have not yet attacked
field, the most practical way to keep
/ them out is to pillow furrow in front of
them, throwing the furrow in the
direction toward which they are travel
ing. When the furrow is full of worms
they may be killed either by dragging a
log back and forth in the furrow or by
destroying them in holes previously
dug at intervals of twenty feet in the
bottom of the furrow. Kerosene
poured on them in the holes will de-
stroY them.
If the worms are already in the
field. the following will attract them
NJ Oh 10
spread about:
One pound Paris green (poisonous),
Fifty pounds of wheat bran,
Juice of half a dozen oranges.
Bring this mixture to stiff dough
by the use of dilute molasses, and scat
ter it among the worms. Great care
should be taken to keep this dough
from children or domestic animals.