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CABBAGE 



The 



Imported 



Cabbage 



'Bxifterfly 



is the p arent of the 

 COMMONrn 

 CABBAGED * 

 "WOI^M 



young ofaMoth 



The variegated 

 cutworm 

 which feed* in 

 thebaeof 



SSSf* 



The but- 

 terflies lay 

 their e??s mostly 

 on under sides of 

 afhe cabbage leaves. 

 The youn? worms 



hatch from them in. \y The looper worm spins i 

 4 to 8 days , feed on the cocoon in whi ch it changes 

 leaves and reach matur- to a pupa before trans- 

 ity in 10 to H- days . Then forming to the moth, 



each attaches itself iy 

 a thread around the body to a leaf, 

 stalk , fence post.or any other support.and. transforms to a 

 pupa called a chrysalis. From this the butterfly emerges 

 in from7tol2 days. In northern States there may be three 

 generations during the season and in southern States five 

 or Six. The last chrysalides formed in fall remainthus over 

 winter on dead stalks and produce butterflies the fol- 

 lowing spring-. 



SPRAY 



\^vith an 



ARSENICAL 



in soapy water 



To make 50 gallons of s pray dissolve 4 liiof laun- 



of cabbage dry soap orpther good soap in several gallons of water by boil- 

 worm jjxg Ado this to enough water tomake SOgallons.Thenatir 

 in the anemcal ( 1 H Ibs.of povvdered arsenate of lead or 3 Ibs.of paste 

 form, or other arsenicals according todirections on pckage).Tte 

 soap is to make the liquid adhere bttter to the smooth leaves. 



To make one gallon of spray use Vt oz of powdered arsenate 

 of lead,or 1 oz. of paste form, and an inch cube of soap. 



DUSTING may be substituted f or sprayin?. using! part of 

 powdered arsenical with4 parts of air-slaked lime. Jn. small sa? 

 dens the mixture may be shaken on the plants from a cheesecloth 

 baj Apply thinly while the dew is on the leaves. 



Since the cabbage head grows frominsidetne plant 

 there is no danger from poisoning.lf outer leaves are re- 

 moved before cook in? spraying is safe to within three 



Result at end of seas on from severe weeksof harvest. If spraying is begun early in these* 



'omlate broods 



NOT SPRAYED 



infestation. JVbte undeveloped head 



son there will be little damaje from late broods orwrms. 



FIG. 273. Bureau of Entomology (U. S. Dept. of Agr.) chart showing 

 cabbage worms. 



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