Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-05-03

sermon ndEu 10 UellcfS AZ
FIRST, but It is nevertheless strictly
true, for the cinch bug is pro-German
In our present war, the Hessian ny Is
etill Hessian, and the army worm Is
an ally of the German army Our
duty OF helping to feed our fighting
friends being paramount, that Of pro-
tecting and defending the food sup
plies we produce is as essential as
their production.
As matter of fact, mourning the ex-
pense Of producing crops and then LETT
ting them fall prey to our insect en-
emies IL worse than not producing
them Ut all. and the official entomolo-
gists of the different states are being
mObilized for special service in crop
protection. These men are but hand
fut, however-not enough for an eff
ffent patrol-and so they are calling
upon The people for such assistance
os they can easily give by keeping
watch for the common enemy and re-
porting the first traces of his appear
ance in numbers sufficient TO threat
80 serious injury
What these field insects are capable
Of in the way of crop destruction is
fnirly well known, and what the farm
er may do for the protection of his
crops can best be intrusted to the
hands of various state entomoIogists,
whose business 1t is by bomb. gas and
other means to kill these allies of the
foe.
Consider two fields of corn, both ly-
Ing next to heavily infested fields of
wheat. One is protected by a circle
of oil about its borders. The other
is unprotected. The unprotected corn
Is entered by the insects without hind
rance as the ripening of the wheat
depriyes them of food, and large part
of the corn is destroyed. as shown by
The part of the field laid bare next to
the wheat. In the other field not hill
of corn Is hurt. The road oil poured
upon the ground In line between
1t and the infested wheat catches the
bugs which seek to pass.
Millions Lost in Small Area.
BY a somewhat general use of such
methods and similar materials in
twenty-five southwestern counties Of
: Il middle Western state where, during
cinch bug uprising last summer.
more than 1900 miles of barrier were
laid down between corn and infested
wheat, $f000000 worth of corn was
saved from destruction at a total cost
10 the owners of less than $780, and
OF some $4,000 TO the state. On the
other hand, wheat, oats and corn
worth ut least $13,000,O0o more were
lost during the same period Tor lack Of
sufficiently general and thoroughgoing
action.
owing TO consequent scarcity Of
feed many farmers were unable 10
keep up their stock, and In four in
Vested counties, selected as samnle
district for study in comparison with
another group of counties not infested
the number of dairy cows fell off In
four years IA per cent; beef cattle.
2A.5 per cent: hogs, 10 per cent: and
horses, y per cent The total sum
ot this reduction in numbers OF fine
i've stock of the four sample counties
que solely to the presence of the cineh
bug, was Sl,O53,31s. Trade, banking.
education. professional incomes and
every kind of business and civic inter-
est naturally suffered from this sfao.
gering blow to the agriculture Of the
region.
Greatest Damage to Corn.
The cinch bug does greatest damage
10 corn The adult or full-grown bug
Is black and about one-eighth OF an