Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-12-26

To Illustrate One of the first reapers
owned IN this vicinity was in use after
other farmers, who did otbuy as soon.
with less acres to cut each year, had
Worn out their second ones. lit merely
belonged to man who would make
things work, and continued to do good
work with 1t until extras" to replace
the parts worn out could no longer be
obtained. The same individual con-
structed Il horse fork before patented
ones We're known. 1t was merely n
large fork made 10y blacksmith, with
n lifting rope attached near the fork,
and cord attached near the end of the
handle. In his hands this rude nipple
ment was very effective until better
ones could be obtained | have known
machines sold for mere tritle to do
better work IN new hands than the new
ones purchased to take their places.
The fault lies not so much liz the
amount of farm machinery made, AS in
the manner in which it is used. While
1t is always the reverse of economy To
buy what is not actually needed, this is
especially true of expensive machinery.
1t Is difficult to tell which error is
oltenest committed, buying too largely
OF implements, or getting along, after II
fashion, without such MS are really
necessary to profitable farming.-H,Gs-
bmndmuR.
TIE SHEEP TICK. The address of
Prof. c. Thomas before the Illinois
Wool Growers Association, on the sub
ject of sheep Insects contains the
following about sheep ticks The
sheep tick = (Meophdgus own,ti.) not
outstanding its name, is not Il tick in
true sense, but wingless fly and be-
longs to the same order ipterd-to
which the BOTTLES belong, but to n
different and very similar family, which
entomologsts have named Hppoborcida
These insects are distinguished by their
iiattened and somewhat horny bodies,
the horizontal, ilattencd head, which is
received into the front part of the
| thOraN, and the rudlmentary antemp
Some OF them possess wings, but others
have these members ahorted, or are en-
| urely without them, m in the ease of
the sheep tick. The front part Of the
body of this species is unusually small;
the head IT somewhat wider than the
thorax, which is very narrow; the
mouth or prohoscis is rs long as the
head; the limbs are short and thick.
and the abdomen, which is broad and
hairy, is not divided into rings rs that
Of the flies usually is" 1t is of n pale
reddish color; the abdomen is lighter
with an irregular white line along each
side and a red spot on the back.
The mode of reproduction in these
flies is very singular an unusual They
produce neither eggs nor larva; the
egg-product or tube has an enlarge
ment which produces n milk-hke Sc
cretion for the nourishment Of the larvae
or young maggot; the egg--for they
usually give birth to but one or two
young-passes from the ovary to this
enlargement and matches into a larvae,
which is nourishcd there during this
/ stage OF Its existence upon the milk like
fluid before alluded to, until it passes
into the pupa or chrysalis state, lat
which time it leaves the body Of the
parent. Instead, therefore, of produc,
ing eggs or larvae they produce pupa.
! Therefore, strange as it may seem, we
see in this very low type of animal life
somewhat close imitation of the
method ofreproduction observed in the
higher animals.
The remedies for this pest may be
placed under two heads, as follows
1st. A change of situation similar TO
that recommended in the case of the
bottly.
I'd. Measures for removing the ticks.
SO far as the latter are concerned, !
suppose that the wool growers present
are doubtless familiar with the rem edies
suggested 10y Randall, Yobatt, Clark,
and other writer's, which consist in dip
ping in decoctions Of tobacco, arsenic
solution, application of mercurial ONT
ment, etc. 70 these | have nothing to
add, as these, if properly followed, will
suffice TO eradicate them. As the only
cure after they are on the sheep con
sists III Graduating the insect, this must
be left TO the ingenuity and practical
knowledge of the shepherd | have
seen it stated somewhere that kerosene
may be used with success, but | am not
sufficiently acquainted with sheep to
tell to what extent such remedies may
be applied with safety.
Miserable mani" she cries, in an
excess Of emotion, would YOU 90 forth
n t,yl,4 aud L., L,,,,,bt IL, 800 III