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BARKBEETLES AS THE DESTROYERS OF TEX. FORESTS ARE NEEDED NOW SUBSTATION NO. 5 College Station, exas, Sund ~ THE DAILY BULLETIN ay, February 15, 1920. Number 118 = | OF AGRICULTURE - RETURNED FROM Enormous Damage Done by These In- | Professor M. L. Hayes Addresses Ag- | Where He Went for Investigations sects in the United States Every Year. Lenthall Wyman, Assistant Pro- fessor of Forestry lectured to the Entomological Seminar Friday after- noon on the subject of, ‘“Barkbeetles Infecting Texas Forest Trees.” “The bark beetles are closely re- lated to the weevils and so-called snout beetles, belonging to the fam- ily Ipedae which includes over 50 generations in North America alone. “Dr. Hopkins has estimated that the amount of damage done to coni- ferous forest trees in the United States by barkbeetles has averaged 20 million dollars for the past 50 years. Often large stands of pines are killed by these barkbeetles and many of the tracts of dead trees at- atack spruce They pine, inroads. such sults of their only conifers and fir. “There are 24 species of barkbeet- les all of which, with one exception as southern yellow pines of the eastern part of the State. o detail. “The adult southern pine beetle is a stout, cylindric snout beetle, dark brown to black in color, with punc- tures on the wong covers. It aver- ages about 3 millimeters in length. The larva is white and legless, both larva and pupa being approximately the same size as the adult. “There are five or six overlapping broods, with some activity going on iod of heaviest damage occuring in July and September. “The adult beetles attack prefer- able green healthy pine trees and make a winding egg gallery in the cambium, depositing eggs alternately along the sides. The larvae bore out gradually working out into the middle layers of the bark where they pupate and emerge to attack other trees. “The first evidences of attack are the appearance of pitch tubes at the entrance holes. Within a few weeks the foilage fades and the bark be- tomes loose. The wood of inset kil- led trees is later attacked by the blue fungus, “Barbeetles are held under con- trol to some extent by natural agen- tes. Certain predaceous beetles feed on them and woodpeckers are of Immense value in keeping down an tpidemic. Weather conditions and fungus diseases contribute their checking influences also. “Artificial control measures con- Sst of cutting the infested trees, throughout the year but with the per- | tributed to fire damage are the re-| | will not only have to be a success-| ricultural Assembly on This Subject. In his address to the Agricultural | Assembly for Sophomores and Fresh- men, Friday afternoon, Prof. M. I Hayes gave a concise outline of the [history of Agricultural Education do land its development and broad ap-| | plication in Texas. Prof. Hayes discussed the growth | of the Smith-Hughes Work and its | application through the Federal | Board, the Supervisors, Teacher- trainers and School teachers. “Not only is there a growing de- mand for practical agricultural teachers in the rural communities, but ‘Technical Agriculturists’ who can train and supervise secondary school-teachers are needed. The Ag- ricultural teacher of the small town ful instructor in the class room, but he must be a good demonstrator. In (handling the school land, the home Only one of these | man the southern pine beetle, Dendroctonus | hooded American. frontalis, Zimm, will be considered in| school teacher, a farmer, a busi- | projects and the boys’ contests there ’ | is constant association with the com- are indigenous to North America. Of | munity and at times a teacher may these there are nine which occur in |p. cajjed out to diagnose some hog Texas, seven in the Rocky Mountain | jiseases, especially if trees of West Texas and two in the |j5cks a county agent. the district “To succeed in such conditions 2 must be an all-round red- He is not simply | ness man, an animal specialist, or a at right angles to the egg gallery | trip will play at horticulturist. He is a combination of all. And he obtains valuable ex- perience that fits him for almost any other undertaking that he may choose.” EE ..—_.P- UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS BAND WILL PLAY AT C. 1. A.. MARCH 25 Austin.—March 25 has been defi- nitely set as the date for the concert of the University of Texas Premier Band to be given in Denton, it is an- nounced. The band will leave Austin March 21, giving concerts at Belton, Waco, Corsicana and Dallas before arriving in Denton and on the return Fort Worth and Cleburne. The band making the tour will consist of thirty-five pieces chosen from a personnel of fifty musicians. A program of concert music, vaude- ville and minstrelsy is being ar- ranged and present indications are that it will prove successful. The concert at Denton will be giv- en in the auditorium of the College of Industrial Arts under the auspices of a student organization. peeling and burning the bark before the emergence of the beetles. Prompt burning of brush and tops after log- ging operations will get rid of large numbers and if water is available they may be disposed of by floating the logs for several days.” Into Some Cotton Breeding Work. | | Dr. |of the Experiment Station has just | returned from a trip to Substation | No. 5 at Temple, Texas, where he is conducting some cotton breeding | work in co-operation with Mr. D. T. | Killough superintendent of that sub- | station. The work there is progress- ing in a very satisfactory manner. | Belton cotton which was originated [by the Temple station and distrib- uted last year and the year before to a few farmers in the vicinity of Temple and Belton, is becoming an important variety in Bell County. Several farmers will use it for their whole crop this year. | breeding work on the substation is conducted largely with this variety to make it stable and still better adapted to the region. Dr. Humbert reports that the sub- station superintendent and the coun- ty agent of Bell county, Chauncey Merwin, are working together in the best possible manner. A number of strong agricultural clubs have been organized by Mr. Merwin, and these clubs hold their meetings in the substation auditori- nm. The members of the hog clubs, the Apiary club, the Better Staple Cotton Club and others are thus brought into close touch with the Experiment Station and its work. the Belton cotton into the hands of the best farmers. Being located midway between Temple and Belton on the interurban and the paved pike, the substation is easily accessible to both of these progressive towns and their sur- rounding farming populations. E. P. Humbert, Plant Breeder | The cotton | Mr. Merwin has also aided in puttin | MANY TEACHERS |DR.E.P.HUMBERT JUNIOR SOCIAL IN THE SUCCESS OF THE SEASON Large Number of Bryan Girls was More Than Equalled by Cadets | Who Attended. Not only to the band, the punch, the Junior Committee and the man- agement of M. A. Miller and the | chaperones, Prof. and Mrs. M. L. | Hayes, but to Bryan's group of | charming young ladies is due the suc- cess of the Junior reception in the Y.M.C.A. Friday evening. Responding to the energetic work of the Committee composed of Messrs. Warden, Mathews, Kirkland, Livingston, Evans, and Sherrill, about seventy of the bashful Juniors put on their white collars and pol- (ished shoes and went after their | “dates” and as a result a charming (array of young ladies was present. Following registration and tag- | ging, an old time double circle was | formed, the men and ladies walking in opposite directions to march time. When the music stopped everyone turned to his partner and was intro- duced. After the introductions were completed there followed several contests and games. The fact that there were more girls than boys ad- ded zest to the occasion, and upheld | the saying that one Bryan girl can entertain two A. and M. boys. The following young ladies were present: Missess Eugene Edge, Nan- nie Waldrop, Della Lawrence, Francis van Randt, Mildred Newton, Martha Goodwin, Nova Lovell, Anna Carroll, | Maud Bookout, Lily Davidson, Kitty Hogue, Jewel Hogue, Tyra Morgan, Lois Pipkin, Avil Reese, Emma Mae Robertson, Susie Sanders, = Lucile Young, Lillian Barron, Gracie More- head, Gene Love, Hattie Edge, Jessie Dyerlo, Althea Edge, Ruth’ Boat- wright, Ethel Eden, Leta Rodgers, Mary Goldsmith, Lois Martin and J. K. Lyon. TODAY HAS BEEN SELECTED FOR TAKING THE RELIGIOUS CENSUS Every Campus Resident Should Be at Home Between 1:00 and 2:00. church preferences of all residents of this information. This information is with those collecting the data. siding on the Campus who may be ov F. C. Bolton.” This is a copy of the Church Member._.._.__._..__.__._ Where is Membership ? Church Preferred? EY) SAE SRN REE LI 1 he CE No. aay Street or Route Business Address... _ _ too noo Age. ..cniiius Birthday... io..c..... President W. B. Bizzell authorized Professor F. C. Bolton to make the following statement to the campus residents: “In carrying out plans for religious work on the Campus the churches of Bryan are very anxious to take a religious census, in order to learn the the Campus. “Sunday February 15th, between the hours of 1:00 and 2:00 p. m. has been decided upon as the time during which you will be called upon for intended solely for making a religious determination of resident preference, and I bespeak your hearty cooperation “A copy of the card to be used is printed below and any person re- erlooked today is requested to fill out one of these blanks for each member of his household and mail to Professor card to be used: ———————————— —————————————————— —————
