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
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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.”
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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
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Church Preferred?
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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:
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