. The A B C of corn culture. Corn. Fig. 46—Cut Worm. a, larva; b, moth. The greatest damage done by the cut worm is on the first-sod coin, especially where the field has been down to meadow or pasture for a number of yeais. Remedy is late fall plowing; shorter rotation, using clover and leaving down but one or two Fig. 47—Stalk Borer. a, adult; b, larva; c, larva in oat stalk; d. pupa. Sometimes called the "heart worm," be- cause it eats into the center of young corn plants, frequently destroying the plant. The damage is generally mostly confined to the two or three outside r
. The A B C of corn culture. Corn. Fig. 46—Cut Worm. a, larva; b, moth. The greatest damage done by the cut worm is on the first-sod coin, especially where the field has been down to meadow or pasture for a number of yeais. Remedy is late fall plowing; shorter rotation, using clover and leaving down but one or two Fig. 47—Stalk Borer. a, adult; b, larva; c, larva in oat stalk; d. pupa. Sometimes called the "heart worm," be- cause it eats into the center of young corn plants, frequently destroying the plant. The damage is generally mostly confined to the two or three outside rows next to the hedge rows or meadows. It often injures oats, the heads turning yellow prematurelv, due to worms working up and down through the stalks, eating through the joints. other roots-will have a dark appearance and, when split open, show the burrows of the worm, although the worm may have left the root some time before. Fourth: The falling down of the corn during the latter part of July and Au- gust, especially in the spot most affected and after a rain followed by a wind; later the stalks will curve upward, giving a sled-run- ner or rainbow appearance to the stalks. Fifth: Ease with which the stalks may be lifted out of the ground, even with one hand. It will require con- siderable effort to pull up a healthy hill of corn with both hands. Sixth: The firing of the corn during the dry weather of July and August. Seventh: The large num- ber of stalks in the field with no ears and with very poor ones. Eighth: The presence in the corn field, especially in the silks at the tips of the ears, during August and September, of a large num- ber of small green beetles, about twice as large as the head of a pin. They are most numerous during Au- —48-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Holden,
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