Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-10-19

Whedt Dran pounds So
Paris green or crude arsenic. pounds 2
Blackstrap molasses ............qu quarts 2
w alter ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. quarts to 4
or more as needed
Mix thoroughly together in dry
state the poison and the bran. then
add the diluted molasses and stir Wig
orously until thoroughly mixed.
! Distribute this bait over the infest-
ed field broadcast. taking care to
sprinkle it sparingly around each hill.
In case bran cannot be readily oh
tanned middlings or alfalfa meal may
be successfully substituted
Where bran and other filters for poi
Soned bats are prohibitively expen-
sive or difficult to obtain in sufficient
quantities, they may be diluted with
equal parts of fresh hardwood saw
dust. The formula for poisoned bait
prepared in this manner is as follows:
Paris green or white arsenic. pounds 2
Fresh hardwood sawdust..... pounds p
neat pfah pounds 20
NloiAsseS ''.'....'..'.'..........- quarts
water OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. quarts to s
or mora as needed.
This mixture is not quite so eff
cient as the poisoned bait containing
the entire amount of bran, but 1t has
shown good results and may be used
to advantage when necessary. Pine
saWdust should not be used. as this
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Where only small quantity of poi
soned bait is required the following
formula will be found most conven-
tent:
White arsenic or paris green. pound Il
Dry bran ..........................p peck
MolaSSeS Observation-Disclosures. pint
water ...-........--.....- quarts to 4
or more as needed
1t is often advantageous to allow
the mash thus obtained TO stand for
several hours before using it, as this
seems to result in greater effective
ness.
In fields known to be infested the
distribution of this bait should be
started as soon as the corn begins TO
appear. above the ground. so that the
cutworm may be eliminated as quickly
as possible and the injured hills
promptly replanted.
promptly replanted. During the
warmer spring months cutwormS do
most of their feeding at night and bur
MI thn coil tn 10 81
inch or two during the day, so thai
the bait will usually be more effective
if applied during the late afternoon or
early evening hours.
Caution.-POisOned bats should be
distributed thinly. Prevent domestic
animals. including fowls. from eating
If. Arsenic and paris green are poi
sOnous to animals.
Protective Barriers and TRAPPING.
Frequently cutworns migrate to
lands and in such cases the crops can
be protected by running ii narrow
band Of the poisoned bait around the
edge of the field or along the side
nearest the source of infeStatiOn. This
form of infestation most frequently
occurs in the semiarid states of. the
West and Northwest. Where cut
worms occur in hordes moving to-
gether in one direction they NAV he
trapped by the following method.
which often is used in army-worm con
troll: A furrOw or ditch Gig. 81 is
plowed or dug completely around the
infested area. In attempting to cross
such bitches the worms fall into them
and can easily be destroyed by crush
ing them with log dragged back and
forth through the ditch or furrow. If
shallow post holes are sunk in the
bottom of the ditch at intervals of
about twenty feet, the worms will
crawl along the ditch bottoms and fall
into the holes. where they may be de-
stroyed by crushing or other means.
Il the subsoiI be "f such nature that
water penetrates IL but slowly, the
post holes may be partially filled with
water, on the top of which a layer
of crude oil or petroleum may he
poured. Upon falling into such holes
the worms are almost Immediately de-
stroyed without further action on the
part of the farmer.