Show poison bran mash bet best to control cutworms Cut worms polson poison bran mash Is the most effective control tor for an outbreak of cut worms this mash is ninde made by stirring together three gallons of water two quarts of blackstrap or other cheap molasses mola aises find and one pint of 40 per cent sodium solution if the sodium Is not available obe pound of t the crystal can be used this should be stirred together thoroughly and then mixed with 25 23 pounds of baan bran this mixture should be scattered over infested fields at dusk lit at the rate of about eight to ten pounds an acre the greasy cutworms cut worms which may be found on overflow areas do not respond to the alie folsoi bran treatment very successfully the best control for this pest Is late planting of corn or the substitution of othea crops uch such as soy beans millet or sudan grass according to W P flint illinois state entomologist |