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II rORTA”T
Homemakers please remomber
that Tuesday, i--ay 27 i3 tho day
for making curtains for the Lounge,
CUT' /CRMS
Several reports have come to
the extension office that cutworms
arc beginning to work on the gar
dens, states Tharold Rice, Agricul
tural Extension Agent. These costs
destroy the crops by eating*
through the atoms lust abevo the
ground.
out worms arc smooth, soft
bodicd, ^rcasy appcoring worms
which curl up when disturbed.
They arc streaked or mottled with
Gray or dirty yellow. The adults
are common mottled pray and brown
illcrs which arc oft -n found
flying around at night, There
are four sta.0es in the life cycle
of the cutworm: adult, egg, larva,
and pupa.
The larvae, or wo rms, feed
beneath the surface of the ground
on the roots and stems of plants.
Occasionally they come to the sur
face and attack the stem above
tnc ground. They arc somewhat
difficu.lt to control because they
come to the surface only during
the night or the darkest part of
the day. The most effective method
of control has been to scatter a
poison bran bait on the ground
late in the day or v,ry early in
the '"orning. for a garden, use:
lqt. of bran
1 heaping teaspoonful of white
j arsenic or iaris green.
toacupful of molasses
If qt3 of water
hi;: the water, arsenic, and
molass.s together. Add the bran
to this mixture, stirring the
mixture as th. bran is added.
CAUTION: This is poisonous to
all animals, including birds or
c. ickons, so msj car.- whore it is
scattered and do n t l^ave it
around the house in pans or dishes.
4-H IIAUDI CRAFT club musts
Tho Mountain View 4-H Handi
craft Club net at the hone of
Allen Linn on Tuesday evening at
8:00 o'clock. "^hc meeting was*
called to order by the President,
Liner Sexton, and the election of
Donnie Irwin as Secretary was
conducted, ^llon then gave a
demonstration on tho use of tho
crosscut saw, wood chisel, and
hammer, showing the differences
between a rip and a crosscut saw,
how to hold the wood chisel to
get the desired results, and the
care of tools to keep them from
rusting, ^ennio Irwin gave a
well-organized demonstration on
the sharpening of a wood chisel,
stressing the importance of the
angle at which the chisel i3
held, and the use of both the
rough and the smooth side of a
whetstone. Both of the local
leaders, Francis Henry and Mrs.
Dinkol, and the Extension Agent
were present to help the boys with
project information.
The ■' Our Gang1' boys 1 4-H
club of Spruce Grovo met Saturday
oftornoon, May 17, at the -illiam
Bouwons homo and reorgan!rod for
the If41 club year. The following
officers were elected:
ires. George Bouwons
■V.-irus, Dickie Caulkins
Soc.-Troa. Duane Huntley
Reporter Wayne Bouwons
Joe Shcoly was chosen as
leader for the group. Harold Rice,
.’xtens ion Agcnt, met with the
boys and explained projocts,camps,
and program material which the
clubs will be using during this
year. After the adjournment of
the meeting, lunch was served by
I--.r3. Bouwons.
The next meting will be held
lat Duane Huntley's homo n .ext Wed
nesday, hay 20, at 7:00 P„ .
Wayne Bouwons
Club Reporter.