The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-05

inns year Just as soon az the vaccine FOR
the purpose can be- obtained. In Madison
parish alone 900 mules are reported to
have died. and IN many cases all the stock
on planiT'iou has been destroyed. such
n risk IL too great To run when small
outlay can furnish protection. Yours very
truly. Caldwell u Smith.
INSECTS IN STORED GRAIN.
Owing TO the large cotton and the small
corn acreaeo throughout the South this
season IL Is lutte desirable TO keep any
surplus corn over unegl next year A, this
season. howeve wecvlis are very nu-
mcious, and unless they are given uttcn-
ton Will destroy large per cent of the
escape 10 the fields. where they begin
II n work on the new crop; ". howoyvr,
The new crop ts gathered the woeviis con-
tinuc feeding on tho corn IN the crib. ~
~ thus very important that the corn re-
nlaining m :, crlh "A treated for the wceNils
before a new crop is gathered
There Is but one effective remedy for IN,
i il de Of GarEon' chin, berries. iimson
In kininr The woevils or ~ keeping hcm
away. Sal, has some eject II enough Is
Used. hut the best eifeet've remedy T. a.e
IA Volatile liquid. tho fumes of which are
.l".Nior thln mir aud 1t Is best ariNod
by simply pouring u over the tor Of The
aid form "A deadly atmosphere within
which animal NE can not I'VE. u II mus
may II. IN the corn well as killing the
on The asam. to Of p1 INC aBps or e Mi
hundred bushels wql be effective in a
tight b'u, put in the ordinary CRIB WIN
ctrn in the huslt i've pounds hi-sulphide 70
tic hundred bushels Of corn slNnll he
usrd Tho fumes of the hi. sulphiic ARC
irnammahlc and 10 light OF lighted cigars
tt.nt N l.. ltt-. IL
phide has been used m, fumes pass
away within ,wenty-four hours. aticr
winch there Is no danger from '"'S
Where can the bi-sulphidc he obt@ined
| mud at what Price? As rule INC Vocal
am, char from q TO ~ cents per pound
| loi 1t. 1t can lie obtained from me mari.
/ incturor, however, Edward X Taylor'
| Cleveland OHIO. f,r l. cents per pound IN
| ten pound CAM or 10 cents per pound IN
| NIFTY pound cats. The local druggists ear,
obtain l. from the wholesale houses AT
piic.s which enable them to sell II nj III"
| aho,. price Where less then ten pounds
is obtained Il cents per pound is a far
| price So that II the local drnggs 81 docs
| not or win not keep II, or If hs Prices
ave too high II Is perhaps best 10 get the
l.. silphide direct from Che manufacturer.
! a tifty pound can should be Kept en- every
What Is not used this season viii do
equally well for ucxf year. Hut there are
other uses for the hi-sulphldc as de from
equally useful for killing ants I'm a hill
%, for killing woevils In peas. Paint which
/ has been allowed TO dry up can he made
| nov hy It's use H. u. Weed.
| Entomoiogts, Experiment Station. Agri-
cultural College. Mississippi.
BERMUDA GRASS AND CLOVER.
The two valuable forage plants are very
ably discussed IN the following manner by
| 4 Gay, t,
ia our personal knowledge, red and
| white cloyers, aiske clover. burr clover,
moliotns and leapcdeza, nll thrive well
on Bcrinuda sod, when the soil rs suitable
| In character for the growth OF each 1noi-
| yiduBl plant. bermuda grass after thr
stand has boon .rampIed for years by
, stock, does not seem to thrive IA Wen
| aud produce Rs luxurnht crop OF grass
| hv reason of this compactton of the sou.
, Instead of blowing the land (Which "
often II hcrculenn bob to say nothing or
| the difficulty and labor OF lcvciinB tue
surfacel, to loosen np the SOL and give
new liie 10 the plants. IL II not better TO
SOW clovcrs and let them do then work
| Of subsoilrp. loosnnius the soil 10 tho
grass growth is stimulated and improved
| "" ar. inclined to recommend this plan.
| hrn IN" peculiarly individual character
| of the soil VIII not admit Of growing one
or even two varieties of clover success-
| fully, there are two others to choose from.
No doubt crimson clover ana the yetehes
VIII nlso thrive we'll on fermnda sou.
, into The subsoil They draw nosir!shmen'
from food wealth far beneath the surface
soil shd to very c'nnderabio extent
| from tho atmosphere. They appropriate
food materials from sources mat are moi
| possible for the Bermudn. AMI place II
IN position and In prore;; fern Tor the
| latter 10 suhsist upon. These lssumvS.
tron, not only benefit bermuda hy ioosch-
ing the soil No the roots can develop bet
ter. but furnish food for the sustenance
oi ,nis grass. And. again, one plant be-
ing mainly carhonaceous 8nd IN, other
| heterogeneous I'm character, tho two com
and well proportional one. And agnin,
by combining the two. growing both to-
| gethcr on the same land moro pasture
and more hay Is the result, and tho FER
unity Of the soil IL better maintained than
by growing the bermuda alone.