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IMPR ESSING /"". Secretary of Navy Denby went t nevertheless, his stop in Japan d islanders. Il;s great size was mad through the palace grounds with Ad TIME TO FIGHT THE ," COTiON LEAF WORM (By 13. B. Coad.) During the last week of July the Delta Laboratory began to receive scattered reports of the cotton leaf worm or, as it is sometime called, the cotton army worm (Alabama argil lacea Hubn.) from the states of Lou isiana and Texas. These reports have increased rapidly until it is now ob vious that we may expect very serious trouble from this pest in the next few weeks. This species does not overwinter in the United States. It is a native of tropical America and, as the adult moth is a very powerful flier, it migrates into the United States whenever it reaches a degree of great abundance in its native home. Normally the first generation produc ed by the migrating moths in the United States is limited to the south western costal regions of the Gulf of Mexico, and is not sufficiently abun dant to do serious damage. The progeny of this generation move northward and eastward, and, as a rule, by the third generation, the en tire cotton belt is infested. Gen erally these generations are fairly well defined. The present infesta tion, however, is very peculiar in that the first generation has spread over a remarkably large territoy and in un usual abundance. Repots to (late show the state of Louisiana to be complete ly infested, and the majority of Tex as is liken ise. At least the southern half of Arkansas is now infested, aid a scattering infetation occurs prac tically all over the tate of Mississippi. In addition, scattering reports have been secured from southwestern Tennessee and wvestern Alabama. Throughout much of this territory the worms have already reached defoliat ing abundance and are seriously in jur-ing the cotton in local spots, which is very unurual for the first genera tion and indlicates an abnormally Rheumati ,11 hlow g16rious you will fof, mnother, wyhen your rheumat iam is all gone. 106tn 0 00 do it, It wil build you up, tool I READY FOR THE JAPS the Orient on a peaceful mission, id not fail to impress the little e more conspicuous as he walked miral Urui. His wife is with hint, heavy infestation in the next genern tion, which may be expected to start to develop, within the next ten days. In addition an examination of a ma ;ori ty o* fiel..le showy :A remarkable variation in the size of the worms, the same field often yielding all stages from newly hatched worms to fully matured ones which have webbed up. Thia seems to indicate a continual immigration of moths and the prob ability of more or less continuous damage of a rapidly increasing nature, rather than distinct gendrations as has usually been the case in the past. Possibility of Damage The question of just how much dam age these worms can do is a very im portant one in determining on control measures. At some points the cotton crop is already so mature that the worms can do little or no harm, but this area is very limited. The ma jority of the territory where the worms are now present in defoliat ing abundance is still susceptible to seious injury. Of course, the heaviest invasion will not develop for some two weeks yet, and there will be much more cotton which will be beyond dam age at that time. However, there will still be an enormous amount of cotton which can be seriously injured by the worms even after the first of Septem ber, owing to the fact that so much of the cotton crop is from one to three weeks late in maturity. The question of whether or not to attempt to con trol the worms is going to be an in dividual one for each grower to de cide. Many fields are already so thoroughly infested with weevils that defoliation by the worms can do no harm, and many more fields will reach this condition within the next two weeks. Before deciding on whether or not to poison the worms the grow er should examine his fields diosely and note especially the condition of the boils. If there are many bolls present less than two-thirdls grown and still uninfested with weevils, and ethe worms start operations in threat oening numbers, it will generally pay sm ,at 6O .5. Thoroughly Ride the Body of Rheumatism impurities. Slomebocly's mother is sufferIng to' Ighti The scourgo of rhoumatluu as wreeked her body; limping and uiffering, bent forward, she sees but he common ground, but her aged art still belongs to the stars: Doee mybody care? 8.8.8. is one of the rentest blood-puriflers known, and it telps build more blood cells, Its med. eina! ingredients are purely vegeta >to. It never disarranges the stomach. t is, in fact, a splendid tonic, a blood nlaker,. a blood enricher. It banishes heumatismn from joints, muscles and he entiro body. It buildsa firm flesh. t is what somebody's mother needs onighti Mother, if you can not g ut to get a bottle of H. S. S. yourself, urely somebody In your family will. somebody, get a bottle of 8. S. S. now: set somebody~s mother begin to feel oyful again tonight. Maybo, maybe t's your mother: 8. S. 13. is sold at ii drug stores. in two 51zes. The Irger size is the more economicaL, THE.JUDGES Youthful calf-club and pig-chib nemnbers are already grooming heir pets for fall judging. Betty 'ompton, howevr, entecrs her >Iack-faced sheep. to' poison them; Of course; ri'er}' a field is completely infested by: wee., vils' and practically al Id the younger bolls punctured, defoliation by worms is really more of a benefit than a harm, but it shoud be reiembered that defoliation by worms forces pre mature openilg of many bolls and, furthermore, discolors - much of the cotton in the districts wlpich have been receiving an excessive rainfall, there is now a considerable amount. of boll rot, 'and under such conditions it is often better to permit the worms to defoliate the plants, allowing the sunshine to penetrate to the lower bolls and thus stop, this rotting. On account of the unusually threat ening nature of this invaison, every one should watch his -cotton crop very closely for the first apeparance of the worms, and whenever they are found in threatening numbers in a field, where conditions will justify poison ing, control should be started imme diately rather than waiting a few (lays, when much of the cotton will be stripped, making it much more diffi cult to poison the worms. Judging from present prospects, worms' will probably be found in serious numbers all over the cotton belt within the next two or three weeks, and- a tre mendous acreage will still be suscep tible to serious damage at that time. Poisons to Use for Worm Control The leaf worm is very susceptible to control by the use of . arsenical poisons, but the unfortunate feature of the situation is the fact that the unprecedented demand for calcium arsenate for controlling the boll wee vil this year has not only consumed the stock of this chemical but has also enormously reduced the supplies of other arsenicals. We have just com pleted a canvass of stocks of chemi cals which can be used for leaf worm control, and find an alarming short age. Considering every chemical which can be used, there is probably not to exceed three mililon pounds available, and this will be far short of the amount.needed if the present indicated infestation develops. A comparatively smal lamount of this material is availablt in the South now, but manufacturers have been notified of the emergency and the majosity of stocks are already rolling southward. In the early days Paris green was first adopted as a means of leaf worm control. This gave very satisfactory control, but always produced more or less burning of the cotton plant, t which was undesirable though not nearly as serious as the leaf worm damage. Later, when powdered lead arsenate was developed, it was very largely adopted for the same purpose with very satisfactory results. It1 (lid not burn the cotton plants in the slightest and stuck to the plants bet ter than Paris green, but unfortunate ly was not as poisonous to the worms. In the past few years calcium arsen ate has been used very extensively for worm control, with very satisfac tory results. It is not injurious to the rotton plant and is very nearly as poisonous to the worms as Paris green and much more o than lead ar senate. In addition, however, there are a large variety of other arseni cals which can be used for leaf worm control with satisfactory results. These includle such as zlhc arsenite;' magnesium arsenate, London purple and 'numerous other trade mixtures of arsenicals. In view of the present shortage, it is going to be necesasry and advisabel for the farmer to take practically any one of these which can be secured, andl any of them will ac complish satisfactory leaf worm con trol. The only arsenicals wvhich should be avoidled are the highly so luble ones, such as sodlium andl potas sium arsenate and arsenite, which are very injurious to the plants. The fol lowing outline covers the manner in which these materials should be used: Calci~n'arsernate should be appined at the rate o fabout three to four poundls Per acre, either straight or diluted wvith one part of lime. Lead arsenate should be applied without dilution at the rate of four to five pounds per acre. Paris green should always be mix ed in the followving proportions:1 part Paris green, 1 part flour, and from I to 5 parts of lime. 'The flour will make the mixture stick to the plant and tho lime will redluce the chance of .plant injury. The mixture sho~uld b~e used at such a rate that about twov 'poundls of Paris green per amcre will he applied. I.Ond(oni purple should be usedl in the amel4( manner as Paris green. Magnesium arsenate shouldl he us ed straight or mixed with 1 part of G. C. COOPER, Licensed Optomeferist EYES' Carefully Examined, Glasses Fitted, Uroken Lenses Duplicated. Satisfaction Guaranteed. SUMlTER, S. C. dime, at' tie rate I'd about' b 'pounds of "poison pef- acre. Zino arsenite 'should be tlped with 1 part of lime and applied 'at the rate of. about four pounds, per acre of the poison. The other miscellaneous arsenicals generally con tain some soluble ar senic, and 'it is better to use..them with the addition of one or two parts of lime, as a safeguard against plant injury. Methods of Aploying Poisons The-old standard method for treat ing the cotton leaf worm is the "bag and -pole" with. which .overyone is familiar, and this, is still good when ever other equipnent is not available. Practically all of these chemicals can be applied with the bag and pole, but it should be/ remembered ' that such chemicals as lead arsenate, calcium ar senate, etc., are of a-more sticky na ture'than Paris green, and consequent ly the bags for applying these should be niade of cloth Qf it 'ioe' open weave than those used' for Paris green. In addition, any standard cot ton dusting dachine ordinarily used for boll weevil control can be used for the leaf worm also. In some districts supplies of liquid sprayers are avail able, and the majority of these chemi cals can be applied in the spray form with very good . success. Whenever possible, dusting should be done when the air is calm and the plant, are moist, but in case of absolute emer gency fairly satisfactooy sesults can be secured by dusting throughout the day, especially if dusting machinery s available for use rather than the, bag and, pole. The present outbreak of the leaf vorm is in some localities complicat d by an outbreak of tie fall army vorm or grass worm (Laphygma rugiperda). The presence of the lat er worm can usually ge noted by the act that it has a tendency to bore nto bolls and squares, eating a large bole through the outside and then )ractically hollowihg out the interior. This worm is not quite as susceptible o poisoning us the leaf worm, but )resent reports innicate that the pois ming being odne for leaf worn con rol i also accomplishing a fair de ;ree of success in controlling the crass worm. .'his laboratory is attempting to laintain as close a check as possible m supplies or arsehicals, and this in >frmation will be kept up to date. )wing to the shortage of such ma erials, anyone planning to poison the vorm is advised to locate supplies just is soon as possible after the need is wident, and when unable to locate my nearby stocks this laboratory will )c glad to assist in any way possible n advising of the nearest source of upply. Furthermore, this informa ion can frequently be secured from rour State Entomologist. DISGUISING JOINT AND CRACK FILLERS IN CONCRETE ROADS Unsightly black lines, sometimes agged and irregular, which mar the ppearance of practically all concrete CYPRESS ~ SASH DOORS BLINDS MOULDINGS AND MILL WORK The Ba Capital. Surplus at T. M. MOUZON. Casi " , 1 STT was back in automobile w Bicycle Tube way Today the G S --like the autom ter every year. If you: want pi Tube in compet tube-no matter ' or name. G & J Tubes h better service. PLOWDEN M( Prices on 0 ,i Passenger Car are not subject to war-tax, ti roads and 'which are duo to the natu ral color of materials used to fill joints and cracks, will be' avoided by the use of a material for the purpose leveloped in the laboratories of the Bureau of Public Roads, United States Department of Agriculture, if tests by actual use prove as success ful as expected. This material has he same color us concrete, and when to fill cracks and joints the surface has' the appearance of a continuous and unbroken slab to the casual ob 3erver. No particular advantage over other food materials is claimed for the pre paration other than its coloy, and it is probable that the cost will be somewhat higher but not prohibitive. For several ceeks a section of road with expansion joints filled with this material has been under observation, and the results are entirely satisfac tory, but a longer test will be neces sary before it can be recomm'ended for general use. TO for I asist tion succ< Iden frier> assu: whei FIRST NATIOl W. C. DAVIS, Pr A. C. BRADHAM~ J. T. STUKES, Ce nkof M Id Profits. 1 ISEPH SPROTT, Presidei djer. . .JAMES M. SI the- days before the hen the first G & J 3 made. .JAutomobi e Tube ile itself-gets bet oof try out a G & ition with any other ) what the class, price elp your casings give )TOR COMPANY i'ires and Tubes, effective May 8th,, te war-tax having been included. The mixture . consists of approxi mately 12 parts rosin, 1 part crude rubber, with sufficient barium sulphate to give the desired color. In prepara tion the rubber is dissolved in gaso line, and the rosin is then mixed in with an application of heat, the col oring material being added as re quired. Any desired consistency can. be obtained by varying the propor tions. A material with remarkable ad hesive properties is produced and which can be heated so that it will. flow into the cracks and joints. SUCCESS WITH ONIONS Clemson College, Aug. 15.-A good example of success in a small way with special crops is reported by the Extension horticulturists from Edgefield, S. C., where H. M. Mc Laurin planted onions and made 115 bushels per acre, for which he re ceived $1.40 to $1.50, per bushel. Subscribe to The Times YOUR BANK .he fullest measure of ance when accommoda is necessary to your iss. bification with a strong, dly bank is your best cance of tangible aid i needed. VTAL BANK esident. , Vice-President. shier. , eN anning 20, 000.00 0i, 000.00 it. *ROTT, Asat. Cnahier.