1905.] DISCUSSION. 197 



no detriment, but with a new crop on the land, unless it is at- 

 tended to properly, I believe it is a great detriment. 



Mr. Andross. I think I can give a little practical in- 

 stance about the way this works. A few years ago I took an 

 acre in a field and ploughed it just as the crop was off and 

 planted it. The next spring the crop was up about that high. 

 I never ploughed only that first time, but my next neighbor 

 said he should be all eaten up with cut worms. He had kept 

 his land entirely free. He ploughs his land so as to kill the 

 weeds. I never saw those worms on my acre. 



Another time I took an acre, a little like that, but it was 

 meadow land, where we usually raise two or three acres of 

 corn. When the time for cultivation came that was covered 

 with water. A freshet came up and stayed on it several weeks, 

 so that it was the 7th of June before I got through putting 

 in the plow. That land was just as smooth as could be. I 

 planted that piece to sweet corn, a piece, mind you, which had 

 been kept perfectly neat and clean. I planted that with sweet 

 corn, replanted it, and finally gave it up on account of the cut 

 worms. 



Prof. Britton. Mr. President, I would like to inquire why 

 the tobacco grower doesn't poison the cut worms. 



Mr. Andross. Very few of them know of that process, 

 although it is used by some. 



Prof. Britton. Another thing: as I understand, they 

 never use any poison upon their tobacco plants. 



A Member. I never, or at least very seldom, have seen 

 that done. 



Prof. Britton. In Kentucky poison is used upon the to- 

 bacco plants. It is a good way of protecting the young plants. 

 If you do not wish to use Paris green you can use lead, which 

 would stay on a much longer time. If you will make a strong 

 bran mash, with a little poison in it, we can get rid of a large 

 proportion of the cut worms. This should be put on the field 

 a few days before the plants are set, perhaps a week before. 



