. 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 . Corn. 268 THE BOOK OF CORN finely dusted on both sides. If necessary make several parallel furrows in the same manner. The bugs tumble in them and are unable to crawl out on account of the dust crumbling under their feet. If the sun is hot the bulk of the pests are destroyed; but in cool weather it may be necessary to drag the log back an
. 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 . Corn. 268 THE BOOK OF CORN finely dusted on both sides. If necessary make several parallel furrows in the same manner. The bugs tumble in them and are unable to crawl out on account of the dust crumbling under their feet. If the sun is hot the bulk of the pests are destroyed; but in cool weather it may be necessary to drag the log back and forth several times during the day to destroy them. â â â â *⢠'fWj a . j. â \ "/> ^\ -I. mm Fig 73âYarious Stages of the Chinch Bug (After Johnson) When the ground is too wet to make furrows, gas or coal tar can be used. It should be poured in a continuous stream on the ground, forming a band about half an inch or more in width. The bugs will crawl up to this line, but will not cross it. They will run in either direction along the line, and can be trapped by digging post holes every few rods. Care must be taken to see that no rubbish, not even a straw. 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 Myrick, Herbert, b. 1860. New York ; Chicago : Orange Judd Company
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