The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-02

material CD Flowing under clearly.
CD Burning completely.
Each field presents a separate prob
lem. In any case the cleanup method
adopted will vary according to the
farming practice used. The important
thing to remember is that all corn
remnants must be disposed of before
The corn borer changes to the moth,
or flying stage.
Clean Up by May 1.
For the sake of safety the cleanup
should be completed by May l of each
year. In fields which cannot be plowed
or otherwise handled effectively in the
spring, special effort should be made
to dispose of all corn remnants during
the fall In case the corn is to be cut,
it should be cqI as low and as early
as possible. Special low-cutting at
tachments for corn binders may be
purchased for this purpose If corn is
to be cut by hand, a short-handled
heavy hoe should be used because this
permits low cutting without undue
exertion. In case infested cornstalks
are fed direct to live stock without
previous cutting or shredding, The I'M
eaten parts should be destroyed unless
trampled deeply into manure. In
creased use of the silo and husker-
shredder machines is recommended
If blowing is to be effective in de-
stroying the corn borer all thrash must
be turned under completely so that
plowed-under material may not be
dragged to the soil surface by later
cultivation before the moths emerge.
Clean blowing deprives borers of their
natural shelter when they crawl to
the soil surface after being plowed
under. Average blowing methods must
be improved sufficiently to insure that
all cornstalks and trash are turned
under completely. Neither depth Of
blowing nor time of blowing is i'm
portant for corn-borer control II a
clean job is done and material is not
afterward dragged to the soil surface.
In case the available blowing equip
ment will not handle standing corn
stalks or high stubble, they should be
cut or broken off at the ground level,
raked both ways Of the field intoe
windrows, and burned This reduces
the bulk of the material 10 such an ex-
tent that the remaining parts can then
be plowed under Clearly. Breaking or
cutting off standing cornstalks at the
ground level, followed by clean raking
into windrows or piles, and clean
burning are very effective methods.
They may be made more effective if
the remaining trash is plowed under
clearly. Before June ! of each year
burn all cornstalks that have been used
for building shelters for live stock, for
matching, and for windbreaks, and
similar purposes. This should also in
clude surplus stalks stored for fodder
and all stalks in and around barnyards
and feed lots.
Keep all portions of corncobs out OF
shelled corn intended for shipping to
points outside the infested areas. Corn
from badly infested fields should be
shelled not later than June ! of each
year and the cobs burned Ear corn
from such fields should be kept in
tight compartment or covered by fne-
mesh wire screen TO prevent the es-
cape of the emerging moths. Disking
cornstalks or high-cut stubble is an
Objectionable practice in infested fields,
because it leaves abundant shelter for
borers- Poisons, trap lights, attrac-
tive bats CT pasturing infested corn
fields have not been effective in con-
trolling the borer and are not recon-
mended.
Control Of the corn borer depends
upon communicative effort The corn
growers must help one another Corn
borer moths fly from field to field Com
pulsory cleanup laws are necessary 20
secure the full cooperation of all
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