FARM & GARDEN. THE OX WARELE FLY.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 3546, 13 July 1905, Page 4

FARM & GARDEN.

THE OX WARELE FLY.

Best and Most Cf.lclcat Way to Oct nid VZ the I’cat Is to Deal m. y *;.<? The warble or swelling on the back of cattle is caused by the larva of a fly which attaches its eggs to the hair on the legs, flanks and neck of the animal,, These hatch and the larvae establish thermo .■ t nmi. i iho .■1.,',. m v.-. w mi cit’ ' ' hey to y 1 blc. . -v, v. ; h 1: '■ ih(‘. grub leaves tho warble, to the eTfv.r.m ...... iq under ■•"tt-

SECTION OF W venter J ’ ! ter, sue!) as a piece of board, log, He, mu! here transforms into the fly or adult stage. Tin re ■.-.adifference of opinion as to i u», vuo grub gets under the rjr.'n. Rome entomologists claim that into the stomach by the' animals licking themselves, hatch thei i\ rVlici'ing to the walls, then the- •grniy-;; ...ladimHy.-wci'k their way toward ..tile JtirfaCe, w here (hey remain until -fully grown. Othcrr 1 d ) that the eggs hatch wiiere they are 1 aid and the young larvae bury themselves at once

DIFPBHE.VT STAG PS OP PUPA AND ADUJ/' PLY. under the skin. Whatever method is employed :lie results are the .same. 'The ben way xc get rid'of the pest is to kill Ih" maggot. This may be done by sqiirr.-.iiar them out. Place- the thumbs coat , Le 1., ...• of the swelling and pres, u mly ;i dl the grub is forced out. ' } 'u j>( • ..ij, the attacks of the fly in rummer, a mixture of four ounces fli.\,-ers of , ibnhur. cue gill of spirits of (.•■;• will . urn.-t of train oil rubbed au'g (he spine, loins and ribs is useful. Train oil can be used alone. As the fly does not move about from place to place freely, its eradication on individual farms depends almost core, lotely upon the owner.— Orange Judd Farmer.

EARLY CULTIVATION.

It Menus Nuch Hnrsl Work, But It I* Work T.’tut Pny« tor Itself More Than Twice Over, With all cultivated crops it is the early cultivation that is the most important. The weeds are easiest killed when they first make their appearance above ground, and if the weeds can be kept down and the soil in good tilth until the plants get well started to growing it is much easier to maintain a good growth. One decided advantage in having the,soil well prepared when the seed is planted is that it will be possible to begin the cultivation earlier. In most eases when the cultivation is commenced in good season in the garden a sharp steel rake or prong hoe, and, in the field, a good smoothing harrow will be found the bes 1 and most economical implements. Properly used, they will destroy the woods that may have started I p and a* the same time will fine the ;■;!! and keep it in a good tilth. With all crops the cost-of cultivating is quite r.n limn, and when the condition of the soil will admit using them in no way can the weeds be killed out so effectur.’ly and the soil be so thoroughly fined as when these implements ere used. Then the cultivator can be used, taking pains to work as close to- the plants ns possible. There is no advantage in working the soil deep. Thoroughly stir the surface, and a better growth can be secured than by stirring deep, while shallow - cultivation is easier on man and team.

Under ordinary conditions one good harrowing and three good cultivations should be given within the first six weeks of plant growth. Once the plants get well started to growing, it is comparatively easy to keep them growing. —St. Louis Republic.

FACTS FOR FARMERS.

Situate «yo.ur buildings on an eminence. and never in a hollow. The m:\n'Wjio lets his work drive him, if he can help it, is a slave. Have the courage to thin your fruit. You will lose nothing 1 , but will gain. Do you knew where things needed in sprung work are? .It wilt save you time to 11 ml out now.

A smoking manure pile means loss of ammonia. Open up the pile, or better cart it to the land. Don’t cultivate any more land than 1 you absolutely have to, which means better cultivation and less land. Make a study of what will be best for the road before you try to improve it. Sometimes one of the worst things is to build a road iip in the center. In tots with Irish potatoes, deep planting with level culture yielded 254 pushcls per ac ; ’ ” 1! ow planting with hill cult,.., .. .mid of 224 bushels.

So long as sawdust remains on top of the: ground it is all right as a mulch for strawberries, biif if it gets into the ground it may spur and be injurious.— Western •' i • . ■ •

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ENGLISHMEN OF NOtS.

Viscount MountmorfM Is & bona fide English nobleman who works hard for a living. Born very poor —thepourejt in the kingdom, indeed-—he has worked at several trades and was once a newaboy. Gen. French has proved to be the most successful of all the English cii vision commanders in South Airica for he no; only has made no mistakene effective work fr .iug of hi* campaign .0 eastern Transvaal. Recently, on his ninety-first birthday, Rev. John Spurgeon, father of the famous Charles Spurgeon, nrt. ' ’ er, -the foundation 5u...: ... .... Son " o-.d Baptist chu-iv ; , 0 Congreg.: ■ i oldest .. . nation, • y rarely "tai uKrnfitr- vMhout one or mere ■' t 1: : ' ■>e; di'ii;. Inch he is -=. ibv at- . .is old jovu dog always him to bis office, waiting pain m!. : him until the day’s work was. and if was time for the hom< •’ •« great smoke r. since his succc.it • ■ arder than ever. > aud kaiser of Gerrna n tiny want to please him, send 5 ■ . ecia! brands of cigars and ci;. : mm*. ,nd the king in return to those august personage* his own favorite Grands.

ADVICE TO YOUNG MOTHERS.

Dont’ feed the babj with a spoon. The proper food for babies is mothers’ milk. Fresh air is the breath of Ate in a ■ ' nostrils. ~ the baby clean and it will ' ■ ■ heat better. - ! k the nipple in the baby’> <u • ry time it cries. 11c memher, the baby needs a drink of w.-li 7- as much as you do. Vt the baby sleep in the s.'itu -l> with any other rc'cm. Lu.. , the baby witn patent nm, mi;.- '"nt if rick call n doctor. baby is be twee. a.y.< .1 six mouths, pnu ore ib; ts age. f n ecl the baby; there 5* y I "t : : • i be chewed. ns on bottle for f-'-tF-.g r-r nipple and no tube, and keep - ui.tle and nipple clean by boiling and scrubbing. If the breast milk gives out or for any •••vison other means of feeding been; eessary, get the best milk you c:i • ■■'•‘ord, and make it as nearly like mot: ers’ milk as possible.

ALL ENGLISH.

There are almost 120,000 free muou registered under the great lodge of England. They belong to 2,320 lodge*. The average weight of an English bo* - of tea is 67 pounds; of a man of 30, 150 pounds; of a man of CO, 168 pounds. England has 91 joint stock banks, wi;h 3,J branches; Scotland ten, with 1,019 branches; Ireland nine, with SIS branches. Norwegian shipping comes first of foreign nation* in British port*. She clears 0,000,000 tons a year, against 4,0()0,o:h' ,’rom Germany. Two '..ms of beet are equal in feeding viui.c to four tons of hay, but its cult; ...•:■■( has proved too expensive to be !■■:.!! able to English fnrm.'i Th, ; age British resident >•». i.- i a yen post 54 letters, uiin can;.- , i: ook packets and cu ' ■ four newspapers and about tw- wheels. Although the value of the late marquis of Bute's property exceeded $25,000,000, the amount on which inheritance duty could be levied waa only $4,840,000. The tax was $392,000.

GOSSIP OP THE STAG*

Sarah Bernhardt has such a horror of fires that everything she wear* on the stage is made of fireproof materials.

Mine. Odilon (Countess Rakollski), the most famous of German actresses, plays only for love of her art, being many times over a millionaire. In Austrian theaters no one is permitted to appear on the stage in a uniform bearing any resemblance to those used in the army of that country.

Emma Calve said in a recent interview in Paris that she had now only one ambition, and that wa* to become an actress. “I have made a success as a grand opera singer,” she is reported as saying. “I am rich, too. But what I now want to be able to do is to move people by acting ns I have already done by my singing.”

IN OUR OWN COUNTRY.

The maker* of fire engine* hare formed a combination, with a capital Of $9,000,000. The Chinese population of the United States is decreasing and the Japanese population is increasing. A writer in the Public Library Bulletin says that the first free public library ever established was that of Petersboro, N. H., in 1799. According to Bridge Comml**ioner sbea’s report New York owns 76 bridges, costing $24,792,510, not counting 439 structures of a bridge-like

character that are described a* part*' of the highways, and not counting laveral bridge* in the course of ** ei*r-rsl t I'