Show the apple worm J i VALUABLE hints FOR FOB ITS DES 1 CITY crry feb 24 1874 editor proud provi nim tim times fl I 1 have noticed in the deseret NEWS thelast the past winter several treaties written upon the Co codling moth bloth or appie apple p tile tiie borm yorm so destructive upon 0 the ae apples and pears of provo and salt lake city lat last la t summer and fall but no very tery practical remedies recommended for their destruction truc tion or methods to be adopted to curtail their power destroy the moth and the apples are arc safe pare I 1 have llave ca caged ed the moth and larva put them through their various changes changes from the egg to the full grown miller by this process I 1 find that the matured crops are produced from june jun e to october and when frost sets in the moth begins begin sto to die dle offard the chrysalis that remains on account of cold and wet at this season of the year begins ts to hunt WInter quarters any auy place that will shelter and servo serve them to weave the last cocoon for the season where they remain until the next spring when they commence to change into moth again utah is one of the most prolific CO countries in ig the world for the increase and spread of moth rooth of all kinds A warm dry climate just suits the breeding of these moths moth at least seventy five per cent greater than in cold wet countries where the rain min descends in heavy torrents through the moth season washing the eggs from tin tilt trees and destroying the M mote moth and chr ehr yali sall to a very great extent the millers canno while they are aro cold and wet they will harbor in the grass grabs under clots blots of earth b boards gr A the bark a rk of trees and any other place of shelter where they can bo be found in great numbers until tho the atmosphere warms them up again this Th ismay may last in wet countries for tor many days and many my may be destroyed by a diligent search at these times time the natural spread of this moth from orchard to ortI dorthard ward fard is ii about or 63 03 yards during the summer in the spring of 1870 in june they were first discovered in the orchard of nii all lewis near the Provo Woollen mills in this city supposed to have been brought there from the east in ili old bee hives that were shipped the winter previous by ivi INI D roberts and placed in this orchard for cultivation by mr this is very reasonable as the moth and larva will harb harbor oriu orlu in the backs hacks of old boxes a and nd live all winter yet a large ma them perish peris h with the tire cold examine the fences pig pens hen honse all such places place at this date and find many can cau be fou found nd in a dor dormant magit mafit state how to get rid of these pests of tho the orchard brebard is the all important question to be considered tf if they feed don on apples and pears ag as altheir their only food and cannot propagate without as some writers assert and they are not extended further than the orchards they may be greatly curtailed how this is I 1 cannot say I 1 think the bee moth the wool moth and many other kinds of moths lived and rid prospered in utah before bees or wool were imported to this country but be this as it may it is is not my object at present I 1 believe man holds the controlling power over every beast of the tile field and everything that lizcth upon nall nali all ali the nace face of theearta the earth and when lie he gains the necessary experience all things are subject to his command ily by the help of the lord j I 1 in the fl finst first rit place every person having bearing apple appie trees must unite in adopting tile the following rules or some rome other that isbester is better when gardening time cornes corner tox examine amine the fences thoroughly every piece of bark and splint cracks in ili beards under the bottom botto rn rails ralls of picket fences and every other place where the tho moth have sheltered for the past winter do this in every orchard d and be sure they are all destroyed st then rake and burn all the trash that can be found upon the lot swi sow a little wheat around the fences and over all the lot turn out the tile chick chickens eris erix and they will work the ground overa over a fiarn number of times and destroy all the vermin that maltis remaina re in the rubbish the trees of every kind must now bs be examined reexamined and take off all the loose lark hark this is very essential oid old eold buildings cellars out houses house pens of animals beo bee hives straw and hay stacks and uld rid all trash and combustibles of every description must be thoroughly renovated ploughing sloughing hing or digging up the ground will help to destroy many A thorough cultivation orchard keeping down weed saud cleaning out trash watering and stirring up the ground often orten are very necessary as a rem remedy dy grass and clover are great places C of shelter for moths from the li liht light ht and heat of the sun when wo vc think we have destroyed the tile last ono one of these pests the month of June juno will VIII still show another crop to war wan against this is the season for the great battle between the moths and the orchard men now is the time to bring I 1 overy every available force into action and if this season passes unheeded the apples are again destroyed destroy edwith with a large increase of the moths the apple moth ascends from its harbor into the trees ht at sunset and continues to deposit its eggs on the leaves stems apples or any part of the tree it may come coma in contact i with but most generally generall yAt at the top until the night air and dampness gathers too heavy for it to work j long then it returns to find a harbor against the sun and light of day it seeks the darkest place it can nind find T the he apple moths are like all moths they do their work in the dark because their deeds are evil the rhe apple moth is a small grayish h light bufi buff moth wings spreading a little at the ends ibre it resembles many other moth in size and color also the larva I 1 is 9 very much like the breeds of other othen ot hermoth moth but atit it is no moie mole nor less than the old eastern apple worth worm brought to this country by the same means that it first emigrated from europe to the united states tn in some old box in paints or some romo like liko means of conveyance and it will continue to spread to all the settlements in utah that cultivate the apple or pear many are waiting to see the moths die off on this wo we shall never see entirely there is no winter so cold but what some will bo be left for seed many brany remedies if persevered in may bo be applied which will lessen the numbers of the moths so th thab that atgood good crops crop of appe apples appes 3 may be produced for winter use let every one be prepared with a good stiff polo with a fork at the end examine well the apples at the tho blossom end and if they look black and worm eaten eaton take the tile polo and fork them oss off and bury them under the ground this will destroy thousands of the insects at tilis this crisis or of the tho worm get a few barr barrels elsor or boxes with heads out ink them in the ground eight or ten inches so that the wind cannot blow them over then standard in the centre contre on the length of the barrel on this nail a small piece alece of mard ward on the top on which place an oil lamp or a light made from grease in an old plate line the barrei barrel with tar this light will at trac trae taI tal all ali kinds of insects that flyat fayat night D agh t foil r of these barrels or boxes to half an trees will be sufficient 1 e persevere with this method a few days dass and you will begin to see the good effect at the tile bottom of the barrels the goldfinch butterflies the largo large bat moth flies of various kinds and every insect that is ig attracted by a light in the tile dark will be found with their wings and antlers anglers off from the effect of the tar this is one of the best remedies that I 1 ca can n recommend I 1 if f a continued emmott is is persevered in I 1 think it will destroy over half the apple moth at the same time small tires fires built in different parts of the orel ard pine gum gurn knots are very good goldah aho o pinewood pine wood dipped in pine tar by this means thou thousands sands sunds of the moth will be attracted by the large blaze produce dand throw themselves into the fire and burn to death fill large washtub rf t with water puta piece of light board on the top on which place a piece of candle or a rag dipped in grease light up early in tile the evening and in irr the morning you may count your hundreds of insects drowned in the water take an old cloth sufficiently large to reach around the trees tie tic the top tight to the tree forming at the bottom of the cloth a shape dikea like ilke a large funnel 6 afa gfa rn lamp shade let the funnel extend within two feet of the ground place a small hoop in the bottom end to hold it out then smear the funnel all around with tar on the inside the moths will use this as a harbor and destroy themselves with the tar if any one knows knovs how to make sulphur candles these may be used with great success success by running them under the trees at early candle light saturate rags in melted brimstone fastened in sticks split at the end three or four feet long at grey light in the evening light your torch ruti run under each tree for a few seconds until you you get over the orchard do this three or four nights in succession and the moths will leate leave the trees until it rains or the night dews wash the smell of the sulphur from the leaves and branches of the trees suction pumps are very good to drench the trees at the time the mill miller er ascends they will not disturb the trees again that night this must be done early in the evening as the moth finishes its work by nine or ten at night gather all ali aletho tho the old rag ings 0 woolen is best tie them th em around the trunks of every kind of tree in the orchard and main branches every three or four days open them kill hill all the larva you find and then place them back for another haul alternately do this through the moth season many of the worms fall from the trees after they leave the apple to find a suitable place to wind vind themselves up they keep to the trunks of all kinds of trees or posts buildings under boards wood piles brush heaps small bushes amongst large vegetables or in any conceivable place that will suit their purpose the folds of cloths claths are favorite places with tho tha worms to build their cocoons gather all the apples that fall eve every ry day and destroy them while the they aro are immature when fit fib for use yd destroy es troy every worm that thit may be found if these operations are perseveringly carried earned into affect by the united efm eff the orchard men iuen of this city I 1 feel confident there will be but few of these pests of the orchard to winter over compared with the tile past fall I 1 would also recommends that tilo tiie society of this county in their list of premiums premium si offer a liberal reward to the person who will produce the best essay upon the subject of the apple moth also reward liberally the individuals first second and third who shall produce the greatest proofs of the number of pounds of the appie apple moth and worms destroyed this season if these moths are left to increase idour orchards wo we might as well cut down the trees and plant the ground with something else I 1 think I 1 can safely say there were not one hun huni i dred bushels of apples gathered in this city last fall that were not eaten by the worms except about two hundred and fifty bushels raised on my ray farm half a mile from the city which place the moths moth shad had just US t reached when the apples were rip riv ripe 0 i respectfully yours ac A jel JEI SCOTT t ravo times NEW 10 CENT crix r CURRENCY NOTE SERIES OP 1874 this note is a trifle larger than that of the tile last series tho the size being three and a quarter inches in length and two inches wide and instead of the large red seal aaros across its face it has lias the small seal of the treasury encircled with lathe work in green green on the lower portion of ori the note the ril rii e portrait engraved in vignette form of win M meredith secretary of the treasury during the administration of president taylor appears on the left end of the note at the left of the portrait enclosed enclose din in a panel is the white face roman cap lettering fractional currency at the lower and upper end of this panel is the monogram 1 U US S 11 and in the corners forming for the orders borders of the note are the tile figures 1110 10 41 9 P r v ten elaborately ornamented with scrolls fcc rolls on the right of the portrait is a large counter of geometrical lathe work on the face of which is the figure the word cents engraved in a black letter across its face over the counter Is the title united united states ruled face faco curved the note hiso also eonta conta contains lius ilag the signatures of the trea treal i surer of the united states and register of the treasury and are at the bottom nearer to the right side the reverse of this note has the usual legend engraved upon it and is printed in green the localized blue blu e appearing on the left end of the back instead of on the face as heretofore the engraving of the fifth serial note or series of 1874 as a specimen of artistic skill is far superior to any ten cent fractional cur eur currency roncy note heretofore issued the back of the note is printed by the tho columbian bank note company of this city washington star peb feb 21 |