COTTON 185 
threatening the crop, some heroic treatment is neces- 
sary. This seems to be found in the use of 
Paris green sprinkled on the cotton plant. 
A rather ingenious method is in vogue for doing 
this work: two sacks, made of heavy cloth, 10 
inches long and 4 inches wide, with both ends sewed, 
are tacked to the ends of a strip of wood 14 inches 
by 2 inches and 5 feet long. ‘The open sides of the 
bags are tacked to each of the sides of the strip of 
wood. A hole is now made in the end of the strip, 
and through this Paris green is poured by means of 
a funnel, ‘and distributed by riding on horseback 
between the cotton rows, dusting “two rows at a 
time. A slight jarring of ‘the wood strip will cause 
the poison to pass through the sacks to the cotton 
plants below. With such equipment one man and 
one horse will dust from 15 to 20 acres daily. 
IlI_—THE cOTTON BOLL WORM 
You have very likely seen this insect in some of 
its forms; maybe not in connection with cotton, 
for it is known in many parts of the world, but per- 
haps feeding on some plant such as corn, peas, 
beans, pumpkins, or squash. Its food range does 
not stop even here, but includes even the tobacco 
plant, and its fastidious palate often selects many 
of the garden plants such as the geranium and 
gladiolus, and even wild plants also. 
THE CYCLE OF ITS LIFE 
The egg is usually laid on the underside of the 
cotton leaf, but is often seen on other parts as well. 
You will recognize it byits whitish color, although 
inclined to a yellowish tint, is nearly round in shape, 
