The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-07-29

THE ARMY WORM.

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Information card No. 2, THE Ar
my Worm,' is the title of a brie
timely publication issued by the en-
tomology division of the extension
service of Clemson college to NEE
the need for the army worm out
break.
Specific instructions are given a.
follows: esFor army worm on for
age crops and grasses make and ap
ply poison bran mixture as directed
below:
Bran .... ---- 80 pounds
~ Arsenate of lead or
senate of lime or
Paris green ---- ---- pound
Oranges or lemons - pounds
Cheap syrup or mo-
lasses 49, . - 2 quarts
Water 2 gallons
'sMix the dry bran and the poison
in wash tub. Add the syrup. ChoI
the oranges or lemons finely and add
the juice, pulp and all. Then add
the water and stir to idampen ii
thoroughly. Then add as much wa
ter as may be necessary to make il
a moist, crumbly mass that will SOW
easily. (Usually one gallon Of wa
ter is required.) While fresh the
wet fruity mash is very attractive
but when dry or stale it is not eaten
This mixture is applied late in the
evening or very early in the morn
ing. It should not be sown just be-
fore a shower as the rain may wash
the poison from the bran fakes. Lit
tie of the mixture is eaten after the
first day and a second application
may be necessary.
"The above formula will SOW ten
to fifteen acres. Neither domestic
animals or birds can get enough OF
the poison to injure them il sown
as directed. Never place In heaps or
scatter thickly. Keep out Of reach
of domestic animals and children.
After cotton and corn has become
infested dust the plants with arsen-
ate of lead or arsenate Of lime using
about two pounds Of the poison per
acre LESS for very young plants and
two and one-half to three pounds for
cotton over three feet. Arsenate of
lead or arsenate of lime are ready
for use when purchased, but may be
diluted by mixing with airslaked lime
equal parts. Instead of pole and bag
the hand or traction 'duster may be
used.
Applying the poison to small areas
the most practical method is to dust
it through cheese cloth bag attach
ed to the end of stick. On large
areas the better method of application
would be. to use two sacks and pole
carried on horse back. This is made
as follows:
S take strip Of wood three inch
es wide, one inch thick and one foot
longer than width of rows. Six inch
es from each end bore hole one
inch in diameter. Make two sacks
of eight ounce duck six inches deep
and twenty inches long and about
the width of the strip of wood. The
open sides are tackled to the ends of
the strip (called pole) and these can
be filed with poison through the au-
ger hole in the ends of the pole. A
funnel can be used to advantage.
Zone man can poison about twenty
acres per day with the bag and pole
and mule method. All 1--we STOCK
should be kept out of the poisoned
field for at least three weeks Or until
one or two heavy rains. Muzzle the
mule while applying the poison. Do
not inhale the dust.
To Prevent Worms from Spreading.
~ .sPlow a deep furrow around the
field and when the worms pile up in
the furrow drag a log through it.
Poison the adjoining margins Or corn
and cotton fields. Craze the infested
area heavily. If ground is level use
heavy roller. If a road or driveway
separates the infested field from the
threatened crop, use drag in killing
the caterpilIars when crossing. Cut
and cure the infested grass or hay
if far enough, advanced and plow and
plant to another crop"