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

borers in 1927 as in 1926, this is only
one-sixth of the normal increase in
the number of borers in the infested
area that is shown in the estimate of
four times as many in 1926 as in 1926.
The significance Of this is shown in
the remainder of Secretary Jardine's
statement which reads as follows:
The reduction of the rate of increase
in the number Of borers this year indi-
Gates the effectiveness of the control
measures employed in the recent spring
campaign, but these results also show
most emphalicaIly that the borer is a
real menace. The departments opinion
continues to be that the spread of the
borer to the entire corn belt is inevi-
table, and thai it is q situation to which
the farmers, the state departments of
agriculture and the state agricultural
colleges must adjust their plans.
At the same time the control meas
ures used in the spring were sufficient
ly effective to lead the department 10
believe that serious commercial dam
age to the nations two-billion-dollar
corn crop can be avoided to a consider
able extent. The results Of the 1927
campaign are due in a large measure
to the cooperation given by farmers
in the infested area in carrying out the
cleanup measures recommended. The
continuation Of such concerted and
vigorous action by all farmers in the
area in putting effective control meas
ures into practice is the only immedi-
ate way in which commercial damage
can be prevented
These measures include the destruc-
ton of all cornstalks, remnants of
stalks, and corncobs in the fields or
near the premises, before the emer-
gence of the corn borer moth. Efec-
tive methods of holding down the in
crease in the number of corn borers
must be adopted into the farming
practice generally or serious readjust-
ment of the present system of farm
ing in the corn belt area will become
necessary, as has already occurred in
Canada since 1923.
The joint spring campaign of the
federal and state forces having demon
strated the effectiveness of the control
measures used in slowing down the in
crease of the number of borers, it IS
assumed that adequate control meas
urers will be continued by the states
affected. The department will continue
to cooperate with the states in scout
ing to determine infeslation, the main
tenance of guarantees and in provid-
ing for necessary research and educa-
tional work insofar as the regular
appropriations of the department for
the purpose are available.
New Bulletin Out.
In furtherance of its Control the
Corn Borer" campaign, the Agricul-
tural department has recently issued
bulletin for farmers on the subject
Of THE European Corn Borer-Its
Present Status and Methods of Con-
troll which contains the following ad-
vice on how each can do his share to
help thwart the assassin Of the corn
field:
The main effect at control of the corn
borer in the Middle West should be
directed toward the disposal of corn
1 refuse.
1arge-stemmed weeds or grasses
1 growing in or along the edges of badly
/ infested cornfelds must also be de-
| stroyed Infested plants may be dis
posed of through any one of the fol-
lowing methods or by combination Of
such methods: Cd Feeding to live
stock direct from the field. or as silage.
or as finely cut or finely shredded