The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-07-31


the swat the ny campaign" traps
and other devices for reducing the
number OF typhoid carrying flies are
Of value, they are of less importance
than the prevention OF the breeding
II was realized. however, FRAT no
measure for preventing the breodine
Of HES would come INTO common use
unless u was such that the farmer
could use " on his anure pile with
out destroying It's usefulness for
growing plants, aud without intro
Gucing into the soil any substance
that would Interfere with his crops.
As a result OF experiments carried
on at the Arlington farm, IN virginia,
and New orleans, La, the investiga-
tors found that 0s2 NJ u pound Of
borax, or O.75 OF J'pound of calclned
colemanite (crude calcium borate)
would kin the maEgots and prevent
practically all OF the nles ordinarily
breeding IN = bushels Of horse man
ure f.om developing. This vas prov
ed Dy placing manure IN cages ana
comparing the results from piles
treated with borax and from untreat-
ed piles. The borax. Il was found,
killed the ny eggs and maggots In
the anu and prevented their
growth into flies.
In the case of garbage ans or ref
use piles. ? ounces Of boraN or cal
cined colemanitc, costing from .
cents n pound upward according to
the quantity which is purchased. viii
e%mectualiy prevent flies from breeding.
while II can be safely stated that
no Injurious action has followed the
/ application Of manure treated with
borax nj the rate Of .G2 pounds for
5 bushels or oven larger amounts In
the Ease of some plants, nevertheless
boraN-treated manure has not been
studied In connection with the growth
Of all crops. nor has Its cumulative
effect been determined. II IN there
fore recommended hat not more than
rs IONS of the ~borax-treated manure
should be applied per acre to the
field. As truck growers use consid-
/ eraoly more than this amount. It In
] suggested that all cars containing
borax-treated manure be 80 marked.
and that public heath officials stlpu-
late In their directions for this treat
ment that not owe 90 (62-l00) Of a
| pound for s bushels OF manure be
' used. as IL has beer shown h a larger
/ amounts Of borax will injure most
plants. II is also recommended that
all public health officials and Others
in recommending bOrax treatment TOT
killing ny eggs and maggots in ma
nure warn the public against the in
furious effects OF large oil
borax on the growth OF plants. Pur-
chnsers Of n produced In cities
during the ny-breedins season should
insist that the dealers from whom
they purchase give them a certified
statement as to whether or not the
manure In the particular car or lot
Involved In the purchase has been
treated with borax.
in feeding 10 hogs garbage that
contains boraN. care Is also recon-
mended, especially when the animals
are being fattened for market. Borax
~ not a very poisonous substance and
the feeding of garbage that contains
Il To hogs. liz not likely To be a ser
ious matter. on the other hand bornN
In large quantities does produce gas
trio disturbances and for this reason
a certain amount Of care Is advisable.
The method for using this sub
stance In the case of stables IL Ia
sprinkle the boraz or colemanite In
the quantities given above. oy means
of a iour SITTER or other nne sieve
around the outer edges OF he pile OF
horse The manure should
then be sprinkled Immediately witt
two or three gallons Of water e
eight bushels OF manure. IL Is essen
tial. however. 10 sprinkle n little y
the borax on the manure asa II u
added daily 20 the pile, instead o
waiting until n fun pile is obtained
because this will prevent the egg
which the flies lay on fresh manur
from Matching. ~ the fy maggoti
: congregate at the outer edge 81 th'
manure pile. most of the borax shoui'
he s%prinkled there.
Borax costs s TO 6 cents per poun'
in o pound lots In Washington, AN
Il IN estimated hat at this rate l
would cost only n cent per hors'
per day TO prevent all breeding o
l flies IN city stables. II calcined cole
J mantle Ii purchased In large ship
ments, this cost should be consider
ably less. Al the same time. " tn
borax Is used on the manure only !
the proportion stated, its value 10
use In the garden or for sale TO farm
ers will not be lessened.
In view of this discovery, thef
now seems little excus for any hors
owner or resident OF q city alloWin
typhoid files 10 breed In HIS stable q
garbage can.
II is believed that this informatio
viii greatly help the health author
ties In their campaign against VI
a typhoid hy. The health uthorti'
have lone tried TO prevent h brec
}, ing % flies In city stables through N
use OF iron sulphate as a larvacid
!. In the case OF iron sulphate, howeve
a larEe amount IL required, and oth'
Insecticides such aa paris green
potassium cyanide, while effective
a killing me flies. are very expensi'
Is or extremely poisonous. Bora
70 which II used freely in most hous'
r holds. n Is readily available In
n parts of the country. has the adVan
10 age OF being comparatively non-po
y, sonona and non-innammahlc, rendi