. The book of corn; a complete treatise upon the culture, marketing and uses of maize in America and elsewhere, for farmers, dealers, manufacturers and others--a comprehensive manual upon the production, sale, use and commerce of the world's greatest crop . ot be recoveredby them, and thus left to perish. (4) Takingaccount of the early hatching of the eggs in spring,several days, as a rule, before the usual time forplanting corn, and the dependence of the younglice for food at that time on sprouting weeds in thefield, especially smartweed and pigeon grass, theground should be handled in such a
. The book of corn; a complete treatise upon the culture, marketing and uses of maize in America and elsewhere, for farmers, dealers, manufacturers and others--a comprehensive manual upon the production, sale, use and commerce of the world's greatest crop . ot be recoveredby them, and thus left to perish. (4) Takingaccount of the early hatching of the eggs in spring,several days, as a rule, before the usual time forplanting corn, and the dependence of the younglice for food at that time on sprouting weeds in thefield, especially smartweed and pigeon grass, theground should be handled in such a manner that thereshall be no sufficient start of vegetation to keep thelice alive. Delay somewhat, A necessary, the plantingof the field to corn. There can be no doubt that a 2J6 THF BOOK OF CORN judicious rotation of crops has the effect at least todiminish injury by the corn plant louse by distributingits attack. Many observations show that wheat andoats and the smaller grass-like plants in general arecommonly soon deserted by such corn root lice ascommence to breed on them. IN THE BIX AND GRANARY The grain moth is perhaps the most destructiveenemy to stored corn south of the wheat growing ravages are most marked in Texas. It attacks all. Fig 75—The Grain Moth a, larva; b, pupa; c, adult moth; dy wings showing marking; e, egg—muchenlarged; ft grain of corn, snowing larva at work (after Riley) stored cereal products, but corn and wheat are theprincipal grains affected. Its presence in corn canbe easily detected. The corn is light and is pepperedfull of little round holes about half the size of apins head. The parent insect is a small gray moth, resem-bling a clothes moth, and measures only about halfan inch with its wings spread. The moth lays itseggs only upon hard grain. They are deposited inthe field, granary, warehouse, mill or elevator. Theeggs hatch in about a week and the young worms CORN PESTS AND DISEASES 277 work their way into the grain. They feed for
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