South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-07-15

prevalent IN this
- -, section Of n
~ - state. this year,
- that % behooves
- every farmer 70
g 3, s - keep daily
watch for any
thinS IN the In
- I-1S-1.leS-1 sect line that
.noy ravage h.s crops They come
from nowhere I'm particular with
lentning-uke rspidity and can
shortly cause havoc that would do
credit 90 a tornado
To corn and grains the chinch
bug has damaged Indiana crops TO
the extent Of 50 600 900 in the past
three years
Chinch Bug Busy
Fortunately for the northern In
diana counties the chinch bug has
confined his most diligent efforts TO
the central and southern section Of
the state. This year. however. he
has crawled and flown further north
and crops IN this vicinity should be
closely watched for his appearance.
The chinch bug is usually found
fret in wheat. but leaves about
threshiIg time for the more sue
cUient feed 10 be found upon ripen-
ing corn.
It is comm only supposed that the
food plants OF the chinch bug are
only wheat and corn There are
a number Of other plants on which
the. chlnch bug feeds Some OF
ESQ are wild grasses such as bunch
grass foxtail orabgrass. cheat and
ssch cultivated plants as timothy.
barley oats, rye millet. sorghum,
hroom corn Eaffir corn
The most effective control is
barrier. consisting or a plOwed fur
row 10 be thrown away from the
small grain field and toward the
field 10 be protected This fuwow
should be esmoOthed off and post
holes made i'm the bottom Of the fur
low al intervals or % 10 30 feet The
rim OF the post holes should be cut
so as 20 produce a fupnel-like ef-
feet and the slOping sides sprinkled
Wiz fine road dust TO make a more
cffective trap in which TO catch the
bugs
A creosote line is then placed
aong the brow Of the ridge. To
apply the creosote bucket Is useH
ir which a hole The size Of an eight
Kenny nail has been made near the
bottom. and the bucket is carried
along at an ordinary walking pace.
which will permit a stream 20 pass
cut sufficient 90 make an effective
barrier line. Creosote sinks into the
ground and acts entirely as a repel-
lant 10 Is important that the line
5e along the brow of the hill
Where coal tar can be obtained
at or cents a gallon II can be
used IN place OF the creosote, al
though 10 Ia not quite as effective
and. much more must be used 70
make a satisfactor barrier II the
lergs have entered the corn II - I'm
pCrtant 70 put M a barrier to pre-
vent further migration into the
cornfield. and AZ the same time 20
Stray the infested cornfields so that
the bugs viii not mature and Fly
into the corn 10 lay eggs FOR a sec
ond generation. An effective spray
for the chlnch bugs IS whale of
soap and nicotine sulphate. using
one pound Of soap. preferably whale
or fish of soap. 20 5 or s gallons OF
water. 20 which Is added ounce
~ nicotine suiphate
Garden products also have many
enemies in the inseCr world and
each day IS not too often 20 go ovN
the plants carefully for any evidence
Of their appearance
Many persons think a few bugs
more or less viii not do much dam
age. but the few car multiply 50
rapidly as 20 destroy . whole sum
mer's work In a few hours
Potatoes this year especially
hose from uncertIfled seed are bad
lv affected by bugs and Ieaf-hop-
neg The leaf hopper Is an insect
- small es TO go easily unnotced
bug some potato authorities claim
The leaf-hopper does more damage
than the well-known potato bug To
fiud him. one must carefully and pa
tiently examine The underdeath o.,
severa leaves There may be only
one found otter examining several
plants a. frs, II - about the size
ola pin head and so nearly matches
the under side OF potato leaf as
20 be Amos. Invisible IL is knowr
as sucking insect not large
enough 90 have well developed teeth
end sucks many small holes in the
leaves unit e finally destroys prac-
tioally. al the leaves Tobacco dus,
is fts worst enemy which should be
applied with a dus. spray
Beets are fortunately not pala-
tabie 20 many insects r ister beetles
however. find them luscious feeding
Bordeaux mixture. 0rsenate Of lead
or Paris green spell their doom Il
applied literally
The same Ingredients are EFT
Gent destroyers OF cabbage worms
ss1uash bugs and most other small
insects
The county Peeufs office has q
fuuy supply OF 2 ale,ins on variou:
diseases % plants end the insect.
that are liable % lnfest them 4
perusal az one % these booklets WI
Sc found very profitable 20 anyone
who wishes 20 keep their farms. ~
home gardens clear ~ destructive
pests.
NOPE. NEVER DID
a man may be- sorry he becam.
q farmer. or a LAWYER. OF a mcr
chant Ha may be sorry he 90