Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-07-15

worms. As they congregate in these
bitches they can be killed by dragging
logs through the burrows. If the
bitches can be partially filled with
water or are filled by rains, a small
quantity of kerosene or other oil
should be added to form thin scum
over the top. This will prove fatal to
the worms. Sometimes several fur
rows can be plowed around field so
that the worms that manage to cross
the first may get caught in the others.
Poisoned Bran Bait. Where an
area in grass has been about eaten
up by worms, the assumption of the
army habit and also pupation and the
emergence of the moths as parents
of another generation can be prevent
ed, to very great extent, by the use
Of the poisoned bait, which the worms
will eat readily where fresh green
grass OF corn is not about them. The
bait is composed as follows:
Wheat bran. so pounds; Paris green
or white arsenic, l pound, or powder
ed arsenate of lead, 2 pounds; low
grade molasses, or "Blackstrap," 2
gallons. The bran and insecticide
are first mixed together dry. the mo-
lasses is then added, and the whole
mass is thoroughly combined. In To-
cations where the mixture dries out
quickly, salt at the rate of 5 pounds
to SO pounds of bran tends to keep
the bait in moist condition and
renders it more effective. In some
cases the addition of six finely chop
ped lemons or oranges to the mixture
has been found to be advantageous.
The bait is usually scattered broad
cast over the infested fields.
1t has been used with success in
cases where the worms were observ-
ed to be present in fields where the
corn was planted but not yet up.
Poisoning Corn Plants. Poisoning
is rather unsatisfactory for these
worms unless it is done while they
are very small. Corn, especially,
should be watched carefully and if
small white spots are seen on the
leaves, it is quite likely that the little
worms will be found eating on one
side of the leaf. The small worms
are white and are only found by care
full searching. Where at all numerous
it will pay to poison them at once.
They can be very readily poisoned
while young, but it seems to take
considerable poison to kill them after
they are nearly grown. Poisoning is
therefore of somewhat doubtful value
when the wo;ms have reached an incl
in length. Arsenate Of lead and Paris
green are the poisons that will give
the most satisfactory results. If
spray pumps are available liquid
spray is best. This can be made OF
one pound of the paste arsenate OF
lead TO Is gallons Of water, or /
pound Of Paris green and 2 pound
of Hme to 100 gallons of water. Dis
solving pound Of ordinary laundry
soap to each Is gallons will make the
vaison stick to the leaves much bet
fer 1t is important that the mixture
'be stirred we'll before each portion is
taken out and that only enough. for
one days use be mixed up at time.
Dry Poisoning or busting. Dusting
has the advantage that there is no
extra weight Of water to be carried
about the fields and that sacks Of
dust guns are usually more easily Sc
cured than spray pumps. Powdered
arsenate of lead may be applied pure,
if put on lightly enough, but to Sc
cure better and more even distribu-
ton mixture with three or four
times its weight of air-slacked lime
is suggested. Paris green is much
more apt to burn the plants and
should be mixed with Is or even 20
times it's weight of flour or air.
Stacked lime so as to get it On the
plants more thinly. The powders will
stick better if applied in the morn
ing while the dew is on the plants.