Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 150, Decatur, Adams County, 25 June 1937 — Page 5

INSECTS

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■H Green cabbage worms, so common on cabbage and cauliflower, are and growing stage of the white cabbage butterfly, a constant of gardens during the summer mouths Early treatment with poison will readily prevent injury. Too often gardeners wait the worms have caused couspicious damage before applying con- , materials. Under these conditions, control is difficult and not always , ||

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iBBB Large green tomato worms, commonly ctlbd horn worms. oat the, of tomatoes and tobacco, and fr» <immily also eat into the green fruits as shown in the illustration. Besides the larva or worm the illustration shows the brown, cigar-shaped pupa in its earthen' and the adult “humming bird” or hawk moth, which one sot's comflying about petunias and similar flowers at dusk. In the lower corner is a worm covered with cocoons, an insect parasit which kills worms. Tomato worms are effectively controlled, say Purdue specialists, by or dusting with arsenate of lead Usually in the home garden, the worms is su. ; iejent.

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I FARM LOANS| HE r » „ vtors Part payment requir- ■ || Loans at "„‘ ts Xy be made on interest pay■E ing date. Amortized plan 1-5 of loan ■| Loans at 5% payable in 26 rs - and these part payments HI may be repaid in any y comnlissio n charge. HI may be made on any da<.e. I The Sutdes-Edwards Co 8 Decatur, Indiana t Niblick Store Bldg.

DECATUR DAILY, DEMOCRAT THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1937.

MAY BE CONTROLLED NOW

INFORMATION IS RECEIVED FROM DAVIS ON WORMS . I’urdue Expert Says Army Worms, Grasshoppers Are Here Additional information from Prof. J. J. Davis, head of the entomology department of Purdue University, was received here today hy L. E. Archbold, county agricultural agent, which may be of interest to Adams county farmers in controlling the spread of army worms and i|rasshop | pers, which are proving a serious threat to crops in many parts of Indiana. Already army worms have been reported in counties as far north as Jasper county, Informed Professor Davis, and within the next week the pests are expected to cover the remaining northern portion of the state. O course, in many counties, it was pointed out, infestations of the worms are spotted and the immediate problem is to prevent their spread to new and uninfested areas. Outbreaks of grasshoppers have for the most part been spotted and confined to counties along the western border of the state, although farmers are asked to be on the outlook for any serious developments or invasions. Masses of small white cocoons may be noticed upon close inspection of army worms, and are often taken to be eggs of the pests, | Professor Davis stated, but in re- ; ality, the white cocoons later dei velop into insects, which are nat--1 ural enemies of army worms. Both army worms and grasshoppers may readily be controlled by use of poison bran bait, which is I prepared by thoroughly mixing one I pound of Paris green, crude arsenlic or sodium arsenite with 25 pounds of bran. In another container dilute two quarts of cane or feeding molasses with two or three gallons of water, and then mix the solution with the poisoned bran. The prepared bait should be damp so as to mold in the hand, but should not be soppy. This bait ! should be broadcasted in the in- ; tested areas at the rate of 10 to I 12 pounds per acre. If the worms I have started to migrate, a furrow i should be plowed in front of the I migrating worms and a little poisi on bran sprinkled in furrow each day as long as migration continues. Where they are scattered in I a grain or field, the bait should be broadcasted over the entire area and this can best be done about mid-afternoon o rsliortly thereari ter. On cloudy days, broadcasting I of bait may be done any time. o HORSEJENSE Only fat lambs top the market. ; Usually the most desirable weight I is from 70 to 90 or 95 pounds. It is | better to rush the lambs to the I market before hot weather. There’s no question but what ; lambs infested with ticks should :be dipped. And if proper equip- | inent is not available, the lambs I may be dipped in a barrel. Any 1 standard stock dip may be used. Almost a half million tons of | liming materials were spread on , Indiana farm land in 1936, which i is almost double the amount used j in the preceding year. Good equipment makes a good farmer better, but knowing howto use that equipment and to keep it in A-l condition makes him still better. Many a farmer's loss on hogs has been turned into profits, not by waving the magic wand, but. by getting the little pigs out onto clean pasture away from disease germs. Purdue University specialists claim that bloat may be avoided among cattle on spring pasture by heavy feeding of dry roughage before turning the animals on pas ture, by keeping plenty of salt and fresh water before them at all j times, and by leaving the cows on pasture continuously unless their milk tastes of off-flavors. A teaspoonful of formaldehyde —■——■—' WANTED Rags, Magazines, Newspapers, Scrap Iron, Old Auto Radiators, Batteries, Copper, Brass, Aluminum, and all grades oi scrap metals. We buy hides, wool, sheep pelts, the year round. The Maier Hide & Fur Co. 710 W. Monroe st. Phone 442

LIKE TAXES, THEY EAT WHILE YOU SLEEP

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i Colorado Potato Beetle The oval, black and yellow j striped Colorado beetles and their • brick-red slug-like larvae are fam- - 11 iliar to all country potato graden--1 j ers. Both larvae and beetles injure f ' potatoes by defloliating potatoo' .' plants. Fortunately, these insects I are easily controlled by timely ’ spraying or by dusting with arsen--1 ate of load, say I’urdue extension 1 entomologists. ’ in a teacup of milk and water , sweetened with sugar makes a , good fly trap. Place the liquid in shallow containers about the house. I Further information on any of the foregoing topics may be obtained by writing to the Department of Agricultural Extension, ’ Purdue University, Lafayette, Ind. o Vitamin “A” Needed By Young Chickens ' If satisfactory growth of chicks 1 and the high production of hatch- ’' able eggs from hens are expected, . : the poultry ration must contain ’ j vitamin A in sufficient quantities ito produce these results, accord- ’ I ing to P. R. Record of the Ohio I Agricultural Experiment Station. ' 1 The chick and hen can use vita- : min A from cod-liver oil or caroIttene from feed ingredients of the ' ■ ration, such as alfalfa, with equal ’ satisfaction. 1 i The most common sources of ' i vitamin A available for poultry ’ use are the green grass of the ’ range, alfalfa, yellow corn, and por tent fish oils. A ration which con- ! j tains 40 per cent or more of yell- ’ ■ ow corn, 5 per cent of high-quality 1 | alfalfa meal, and % per cent or ' i more of fish oil potent in vitamin 1 A will meet the requirements of ! i birds kept in confinement. If the I birds have access to a sufficient I I green range, the yellow corn in the ration and the green grass will • supply an abundance of this factor _o New Corn Crop Will Decide Hog Markets — , Hog prospects for this summer depend largely upon the new corn : crop. If corn prospects continue fav- [ orable, the Bureau of Agricultural Economics said today, hog slaughter from June through Sep-1 tember probably will be consider ably smaller than in the corres ponding period last year. An aver- ; age corn crop will make possible 1 the holding of hogs for finishing \ to heavier weights and the reten-1 tion of sows for increasing produc-; tion. “The decrease in slaughter this summer will be about offset by l the larger storage stocks of hog products on hand at the beginning of June than a year earlier, but i consumer demand for hog pro- ( ducts. . . probably will be more i favorable than it was last sum mer," the Bureau stated in its current hog situation report.

Notice To FARMERS i BE PREPARED TO HARVEST j DOWN GRAIN THIS YEAR. Come In and See VN hat \\ e Have To Pick Vp That Down Grain. McCormick-Deering Store DECATUR • INDIANA I —

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Striped Melon Beetle The most destructive of all insects attacking melons and cucumbers Is the black and yellow striped melon beetle. Not only does the beetle damage plants by feeding but in addition they carry the wilt disease organism and their larvae feed on the roots of the plants. The most effective and practical control is dusting the plants with a mixture of one pound of powdered calcium arsenate and 9 pounds of gypsum or land plaster, according to I’urdue specialists. The first application should be made when the plants first appear above ground or as soon as first beetles arc noticed, and the treatment repeated every week for four or five weeks.

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I "These locust trees, unlike most i plants, surely grow well in gullies, considering the fact that they have . nothing but sub-soil to grow on. I . don't know of anything else that , will stop washing in gullies as well [ as locust and at the same time grow a good crop of fence posts [ within a few years." Dusts Or Liquids Are Recommended Poisons may be applied as dusts or liquids, state Purdue specialists, ' but in either case additional materials are recommended to increase adherence to the waxy cabbage foliage. For a dust, a mixture recommended is made by mixing thoroughly one part of calcium or lead arsenate, one part of dusting sulphur and four parts of hydrated lime. For the liquid appliecations, use nine level teaspoonfuls of lead arsenate to a gallon of water in which lias been dissolved a ' cubic inch of soap. If treatments ' must be made shortly before cab- . bargee are harvested, a pyrethrum, I derris, or rotenone dust or spray !is recommended. o Lamb Prices Will Be Lower Is Prediction The prospect of a further de- \ dine in prices of lambs as marki etings increase this summer was reported today by the Bureau of ■ Agricultural Economics. The marketing of early lambs j was delayed by unfavorable weather and feeding conditions. As marketings of these lambs ijr'.ease and the movement of late lambs I gets under way, there may be a | larger than usual increase in sup-1 plies during late summer and early fall. Prospects for the late lamb i crop were said to be favorable in most areas. i Prices of spring lambs were

— 1 Cutworms Rightly Named Cutworms should not be confused with white grubs, which are 1 the larvae of beetles ami live underground. cutting off plant roots. Cutworms cut of! plants near the surface of the gronud. The life cycle is well shown in the accompanying illustration. The moth, which flocks to bright lights in late summer is shown at point | (a). The eggs (b) are laid on grass-1 es and weeds; the larva (c), wintering over as a half grown individual, is ready to feed on plants with the first warm days of spring. During the day the larva (d) remains concealed under clods of earth and when full grown, about the beginning of warm weather, the larva (e) enters the soil and pupates (f). Good control, say I’urdue specialists, can be obtained by broadcasting poison bran bait. In the ( case of transplanted plants, such as tomatoes and cabbages, a cylinder of paper around the stem of the plant protecting it an inch ahove and an inch below the snrLface, is a good protection. rather irregular tn Nay and ear-1 ly June, the Bureau says in its j “Sheep and Lamb Situation" re-j port. After declining during late April and early May, prices advanced to the highest level thus far this season during the third week of May. A decline in late May was followed by some recovery in early June, but prices again declined about mid-June. o Speed In Detaching Is Highly Desired iTrnana, 111.. June 23 — Ability ] to attach and detach quickly the t implements used with general pur-[ pose tractors has become an im- ■ portant factor in low cost, efficient operation, particularly for thel small farmer whose work progresses rapidly from one generation to j another it was pointed out here today as sessions of the 31st an-1

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Aphids, "Ant Cows" Aphids, plant lice, or "ant cows ", as they are called because they are attended by ants which relish the sweet “honeydew" given off, are among the commonest insects that feed on plants. In spite of the fact that they are softbodled and easily destroyed by such common contact sprays as nicotine, pyrethrum and derris, they are among our more important pests, explain I’urdue entomologists. This is due to the tad that they reproduce so rapidly that they often become abundant and destructive without warning. Further they may curl leaves within , which they are hard to rea< h. The black nasturtium aphid, shown in the illustration, is one of the com , mon garden species. Almost every , flower or vegetable garden plant, tree and shrub are subject to aphjid attacks. I nual meeting of the American Soj eiety of Agricultural Engineers 'this week at the College of AgriI culture, University of Illinois. ■ , Q Bordeaux Mixture Is Benefit To Potatoes Farmers are often able to Increase their profits on late potatoes from $lO to S3O an acre if a regular schedule of spraying with Bordeux mixture is followed, according to George E. Gould of the Purdue University Agricultural Experiment Station. This is espe- ! daily true in northern Indiana where damage from the potato leaf ' hopper is often severe. Not only | does Bordeux spray check this insect and the hopperburn caused i by it, but it also aids in the con--1 trol of other insects, checks cerI tain plant diseases and stimulates the plants to make more vigorous , I growth.

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HUGE “TAX" IS LEVIED HERE BY I INSECT HORDES , Farmers Advised To Begin Attack Early Against Pests No government ever levied as I high a tax as Inseds collect annually from farmers and gardeners qf the World. Considered by many authorities as the greatest enemy to mankind, insects have only | been effectively controlled in reI cent years through scientific dis- | coveries of the habits and life of j the pests. I The amount of damage done by I insects amounts to from fractions ! of ofie per cent in the best truck I patches to 100 per cent in "epldem- . its" such as grasshopper plagues , in the West. While theoretically possible to ! eliminate harmful inseds 100 per cent, the expanse In any large plot l of ground would be prohibitive. I Through the use of modern know- | lodge, It Is economical to eliminate a large part of the damage. For specific instances of insect control the best plan is to contact 1 County Agent L. E. Archbold or 1 Purdue University. Thousands of special bulletins are available from I Purdue University, other state exI pertinent station and the U. S. department of agriculture, once the I Insects have been identified. Most important in the control of insects is early identification and attack upon them. In some condi- ! lions community efforts must be 1 pooled, in others state and even national groups must combine to { fight them. o Berber Active at 98 Burlington. Vt. (UP.) — Abial R. Anthony, 98, still an active barber after 80 yearw of wielding scissors an ( | razor, works eight or ninehours daily in his little shop. But despite his labors and his age, he never fails to go to church from three to five times each weeko _— trade In a Good Town — Decatur ♦ ♦ TODAYS COMMON ERROR | | Never say. "Ain't that just | I | like a man? say, "Isn't that j | | just like a man?" » •