The Tupelo journal., 1918-02-22
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: HOME ECONOMIC DEPT. :
TURN REACHES INTO MONEY
Miss Lena Bolt, Ag't.
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TURN REACHES INTO MONEY
In planning for the "Rat and
Roach campaign, which is on from
the 18th to 2Sth | came across some
interesting information. 1t is found
in the following article by Mr.. Dud-
ley topp, of Tupelo:
Catching reaches is only a side line,
or hobby with me, however, some peo-
pie have never heard of, or dreamed
of, such a thing as a pesky roach be-
ing turned into ''cold cash." Reaches
have always been considered a regular
nuisance, and | admit they are when
running about the house; but why let
them run about the house, when they
are so easy to kill or furthermore,
so easy to catch and to turn into
cash money. l have sold near $275
worth of reaches in the last three
years. In the spring and summer of
1915 / sold $35, in 1916 $40 worth,
and last year I sold nearly 5000
worth.
| sold them at $3.50 per thousand
in Tupelo, $3.50 per thousand when
L shipped them. / have shipped to
various parts Of Mississippi, Alaba-
ma and Tennessee. | lost sale of at
least $4,000 by not having enough to
eli ouIox, With 1act uoop Hold
known about shipping reaches could
have sold a great many more in 1915
and 1916. However, | did not know
anything about shipping them as | do
now, and so caught thousands and
thousands in 1915 and 1916 that /
could not sell. l made good use of
them, however, by bringing them
home and feeding them to my hens
and young chickens. You have never
seer such hustling and scratching as
they do when after reaches, and there
is nothing any better for laying hens
or young chickens than reaches.
They are we'll worth the trouble it
takes to catch them just for chicken
feed, however, that was not the main
object in catching them. All the
reaches that l sold were used for fish
bait. There is nothing that attracks
the attention of a fish like a big fat
roach.
You can catch them in traps alive
CT exterminate them by using poi
SONS. The best place to set roach
traps in houses is to put them in clos
cts, on shelves, or on the kitchen
floor. Be sure that you do not leave
any table scraps, bread crumbs, SUI
gar, or meal, on the floor, or shelves,
where the reaches can get it, or else
they will eat all they want there and
not go in the traps. Bait your traps
with meal or banana Feelings. Bana-
ma Feelings make the best bait of any
thing I have used. They will certain
ly draw the reaches to your traps if
there is any in the house. | catch
nearly all of my reaches in banana
IOOIios WIlCIC WC ilPCi IN Il
When we heat the rooms l can catch
them in the very coolest weather.
They always use in rooms that are
warm. They are easier to catch in
stores than in dwelling houses, where
they have brick walls to hide in. One
boy and myself caught $500 reaches
NTH ~ honIc IN nirht That
same night I caught 200 in traps,
making a total Of 2,700 in one night,
which netted me over $500.
For catching them in traps, you can
either make your w traps or buy
regular roach traps. | made my own
traps from cigar boxes. l cut a hole
in each end of the box about inch
in diameter. Take a piece of screen
wire about A inches long and 3 inches
wide, and roll it in the shape of a
funnel; making the large end to fit
in the hole in the end of the box,
small end should be about 1-2 inch
across Let the small end Of wire
funnel be about half way between the
top and bottom of box. If a roach
once gets in he will lever get out.
If you do not have time to look
after catching them in traps they may
easily be exterminated by sprinkling
insect powder about the kitchen and
closets. The best way for killing
them with insect powder is to scrub
the kitchen (they seem to ON out
after water) then sprinkle the powder
about tables, doors, on shelves and in
closets. This will certainly do the
Wrok.
S.
Piles Cured in 6 to II Days
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