Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 44, Number 216, 23 June 1919 — Page 2

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, MONDAY, JUNE 23, 1919.

WORM DAMAGES CROPS IN MANY, WESTERN STATES

United States Agriculturists Give Description and Directions for Control. . ; ' "The army worm has cut a wide swath this year. Besides Indiana, Texas, Illinois and other. Western and mid-western states have suffered from its invasion. United States Department of Agriculture entomologists urge farmers in all states east of the Rocky Mountains to remain on the witch for the pest until cool weather comes next autumn. ,There are usually three generations of., caterpillars the form in which the pest greatly damages crops by feeding upon them in a year, but seldom or never are there two successive outr breaks in. any one locality.' The insects usually appear In the fields very suddenly, and it seems certain that the moths the parents of the caterpillars

at times fly in great numbers for many miles, and alight in a body to deposit their eggs at. some place favorable to the development of their offspring. Thi fact accounts for the appearance of the army worm in regions far removed from any known source of Infestation. V How to Identify Worm. The full-grown army worm is a nearly naked, smooth, striped caterpillar, about 1 inches long. Its general color is usually greenish, and the stripes, one along each side .and a broad one down the center of the back, are dark and often nearly black. The stripe along the back usually has a fine, lighkcolored broken stripe run' ning down it3 center. The color of the body between the dark stripes varies from greenish to reddish brown. The head is greenish brown, speckled with black. ?When an army of these worms is at -work in a field," says one of the publications of the Department of Agriculture, which are not given to exaggeration or to seeking after 4 melodramatic effects, "the champing of their jaws is plainly to be heard as they greedily devour every blade in eight. In this stage the army worm frequently consumes all of the food supply near the place where it has developed from the egg. When such is the case the caterpillars mass together and crawl away in a body in search of other food. It is this habit which has gained for the insect the popular name of 'army worm. " The worm injures crops In but one way by eating away all the tender portions of the leaves, the immature

seeds, and sprouts, and when numer

ous it may even devour the plants down to the very ground. The greed and capacity for food of the full-grown caterpillars are almost unbelievable. The pupa takes no food. The moth

subsists principally upon the nectar gathered from flowers. Killing Worms in Furrows. It is the massing together of the caterpillars which gives to the farmer the chance of destroying them in great numbers. Furrows or ditches are plowed or dug completely around the infested area, or directly across the path of the advancing horde. In at-

Here is Worm Enemy of Crops Which Has Appeared in Wayne and Nearby Counties

OILING OF STREETS

WILL START SOON

Oiling of streets of the city will be started as soon as the weather permits. City Engineer Del Davis announced today. The oil recently ordered by the city, ha3 been delivered, and -will be placed on the streets as soon as they are dry enough. The work of oiling the city streets will be done by the city this year, and by more care being taken in the ap

plying of the oil, and the cleaning of

streets, the city engineer expects to

save much money for the city, by preventing the necessity of tearing up the

streets every year. "Although under the new plan the city is paying for a part of the oil. I believe there will be a great saving in the long run. In that we are planning to re-surface the streets and then binding them with oil, instead of going to all the expense of tearing them up completely," . Davis said today. Before, the oil can be placed on the streets, they must first be absolutely dry, and afterwards swept and scraped. If properly cared for before being oiled, the streets will not need attention for the rest of the season, he said.

AIDS IN SEARCH OF BOMB TERRORISTS

The Army Worm and some of its insect enemies. Parent or moth, upper right-hand corner; full-grown Larva, lower left-hand corner; eggs on plant stems; pupa in soil, lower right-hand corner; other insects are beetles and wasps, parasites of Army Worm. ,

tempting to cross such ditches the worms fall into them, and can easily be destroyed by crushing them with a log dragged back and forth through the ditch or furrow. If shallow post holes are' dug 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 destroyed by crushing or other means. If the subsoil is of such a nature that water penetrates it but slowly, the post holes may be partially filled with water, with a layer of coal oil or petroleum on the top of it The oil kills the worms immediately. Other Control Measures. Watchfulness and quick action on the part of farmers are essential in all the control measures, which include, in addition to the ditching method, the following : In case of a general invasion, give the ground a light cultivation, if possible, after the caterpillars have gone into the ground to change to the next stage, the pupa. This , will kill many of the pupae. Spray Infested grass, or other vegetation not intended - for forage purposes with a mixture of 1 pound of Paris green to 60 gallons of water. Do not use the sprayed grass or vegetation for forage.

Spray growing grasses and other forage crops intended for use at a considerably later date with a solution of 1 pound of arsenate of lead (powderform) in 50 gallons of water, or 2' pounds of arsenate of lead (paste form, in 50 gallons of water; or 1 pound of Paris green and 2 pounds of freshly slaked lime in 50 gallons of water. Scatter poisoned bait broadcast over infested fields. Take 50 pounds of

bran and mix thoroughly with it eithtii

1 pound of Paris green or crude arsenic, then add 2 gallons of low-grade molasses diluted with from 3 to 4 gallons-of water, and 6 finely chopped lemons. Do not pasture stock in fields where the grass or other crops have been sprayed with a poison mixture until after heavy rains have fallen, and not before three weeks after the application of the insecticides.

IN CHARGE OF C. E. RALLY

Miss Lillian Hayes, general secretary of the Young Friends board of

the Five Years Meeting, will have

charge of the Friends denominational

rally to be held in connection with the

Christian Endeavor Union, in Fort Wayne, June 26.

Waterloo, Ind.

Oliver Fiant and family were entertained at the home of Mrs. Martha Hart and DeUa Fiant Sunday Homer Callaway and family spent Sunday with Abe Troxell and wife near Connersville. . . .Mrs. J. E. Caldwell and son were entertained at the home of John Beck and family of Centerville yesterday. . . .Ralph Farr and wife and Ora Fiant and wife spent Monday evening with F. R. Caldwell and wife..,. Mrs. Edward Sherry and daughter, Pearl, spent Friday at the home of J. T. Lyons and family. ...Mrs. Estella Henry and sons James and Leo, spent Wednesday with relatives in Dayton, O. .. .Ralph Farr and wife were guests of Vernon Henry and wife Sunday afternoon. . . .Miss Mildred Lyons of Robinson chapel and Miss Mary Lurring, Roy Campbell and Denver Cbefield of Richmond motored to Dayton unday and were guests of Miss Mary Noble.

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September. The picnic that is usually given will not be held this year.

BECK TO LOGAN SPORT.

Postmaster C B. Beck went to Logansport Monday on business.

Dr. Charles E. Munroe. The work of Charles E. Munroe, explosives expert in the U. S. bureau of mines, is expected to be one of the most valuable aids in discoverinjr the bomb terrorists.

SEMANS PRESIDENT

OF CITY MINISTERS

R. L. Semans, pastor of the First

M. E. church, was made president of the Ministerial association, at the last meeting of the year, Monday morning. Shelby C Lee, pastor of the First Baptist church, was elected vice-president, and Rev. Andrew F. Mitchell, pastor of South Eighth street Friends, secretary and treasurer. The old officers were Rev. J. S. Hill, pastor of Reid Memorial church, president; Rev. A. F. Mitchell, vice-president, and Rev. F. A. Dressel, secretary and treasurer. Reports of the officers were given Monday morning. These were fragmentary as reports have been given at Intervals during the year. The report

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