The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1874-07-18
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/ frequent Interruptions 10 short turns
/ may bo shown in The following ealcu'
| lniions, In Geld of 225 feet long
1 five and a half hours out Of ten
are usel In rodirecting The plow
with a length Of 57j feet, four honrs
are sufficient for the purpose; and
when the plow can proceed without
interruption for 500 feet, only one
and a half hours Of the daily work.
log time arc consumed. - Rural Reg
istcr.
Ctr WoRNs.-The New York
Times says: We have succeeded IN
greatly reducing the number OF this
pest by enticing q flock OF poultry
into the 6old while it was being
plowed. The fowls follow ed tho
plow closely, picking up every cut
worm exposed, and searching every
furrow for more. There is no other
way of riddng the fields OF these
: vermin but by encouraging their nat
; ural enemies. These are crows az "a
bIackbirds which devour the grubs,
: and skunks and moles which devour
&. both the grubs and the beetles, OF
( which they are the larvae. While
t these creatures are killed or driven
off, we shall suffer from the depreda-
= tions of tho young corn by the cut
a worms to some extent, the seed
y should be rolled in common pine tai
t. and then dried iu plaster before it Il
y sown.
II SMUT IN WuEAT.-Is produced bI
= similar fungus, similar in its DO
:, tanical characters, in its results, ant
a this wheat smut fungus is much bet
If ter known. 1t is proved that thl
p gains access to tho plant through tn
NJ seed. The spores are sticky an
:, :, adhere to the sound grain at haryes
X or thrashing, and are sown with tn
seed wheat. As the new wheat plan
a. grows, the fungus develops in du
a time with it, ripening its spores q
al harvest. The spores may be kille(
- - and the crop saved by soaking tn
ar seek wheat in strong brine, Or in
es weak solution of su!phate of coppc
le commonly known as the blue vitrlo
lis or blue stone. The proportions use
are two to five ounces of the crystal
On per bushel of wheat 1t would /
W, we'll to try the same remedies vii
ch corn. | haze seen this reccmmende
ng lut | have no information whatev'
OF as to the results. Corn smut
rarely abundant enough to serious
affect the crop, and is principal
We dreaded because it is poisonous
h the cattle.-Prof. Brewer.
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