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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-13
HUMAN HEALTH AND THE FOOT
AND MOUTH DISEASE.

Pssteuriyntion Of MI milk used is
recommended by the Department u Az
riculiu"r l. has been demonstrated
by experiments which have been made
IN Denmark md Germany that pas
torrlZatlon will serve ~ sofcg Iard
against contagion from ths iool and
mouth disease inst as readily a., il does
AGAINST typhoid fever hu' In any avcnt
10 must he 'hnruughIN dome The mix
must he heated TO l45 dcprecs Fnhren-
hru ami held az tins tcnlrrra,urr for
thirty minutes
In this country tho foot and month
disease has been So rare tina. there are
few recorded casts OF It's transmission TO
human beings In 1909 a fnW cases were
reported in New Eng'aud AMI IN 1908
in Few instances erupf'uns were found
I'm the mouths ~ children which were
believed 80 have uecu caused hY con-
tam!na'"i mix, In both II these out
breaks nc gaze ~ milk was ,'upp~9 as
soon as the disease was found among
the cattle As hu-. therefore. no the
disease can BE confined 10y rigid uuaran-
tine Ia certain specified areas the dan
yer from tins source is very small
should the p'Stilcnco spread al oVsr
the country and become rs gcneral ns
II has been nt various times In large
areas IN Europe, the prob en- would be-
com" more serious. Under any Circum-
stances, however pHsteIplZh would
he an efficient remedy. Where pas'cur-
l2at.un Is not p"ss Bile and whrre there
ts any reason tn suspect that thc dIs.
ease may exist, the prccaution ~ hIii-
ING milk Is advisable. Simple G.rr'Iaus
for pa 'tcur2lng milk nj home are COM
tanned IN Circular i2i. which NH Ice
sent free on Application To he tnitc'
states department Of .\rr!cu!,ugr. Mrn
who come in contact with diseased aui-
mails may also become infected In
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-13

/ W SNuNhhbt ov CShto, VI itrOTe tuen TWO
| thirds. for marketing. Surely there is
something radically wrong in methods
when consumers Of a great staple like
potatoes have to pay triple the cost of
production to obtain a vegetable that
!s produced IN abundance almost at our
doors on Long leland, in New Jersey,
Connecticut and neiehboring counties In
New York state.
The Agricultural Dspartnen. reports
a marked decrease IN gypsy and brown
tail moth the past year. Parasites and
beetles that attack these dangerous in
sects have been introduced and have
been largely Instrumental in securing
good results
A combination spray, composed Of
hme- sulphur. arsenate OF lead and nico-
tine. has been used successfully during
the year BY many orchard grcwes to
control insects and funGous diseases
Other pcisors - control orchard tn
sects have been developed and are now
being tested. ArsenAcAi sprays are
being made more practicable for use in
combating cranberry pests in New Jer-
sey. Effective spraying has also been
done in the pecan orchards OF the South.
ihtOi NstVu HfVWOiS Stuit8 tnN A6IlCuI-
tural Department IN the work. Rene
developed for pests that endanger
apple. peach and pear orchards.
The cotton boil weevil did about $780,
100000 worth OF damage to the cotton
crop in 1918, as estimated in the report
Of the entomolosist. Nearly $4,000
square miles Of new territory became
infested during the year. Every effort
Is being made to control these depreda-
tons, particularly by the use OF pow
dered orthoarsenate OF lead, and hand
picking OF cotton squares and bolls.
Arsenate Of lead was tried with vary
ing results and tho question Of It's s,tc-
cess under practical plantation condi-
tons to-day remains undecided.
Violets growing around a cotton field
seem to give another cotton pest. the
red spider. an opportunity TO work, and
the destruction Of this harmless appear
ing flower to control the spider IL
The typhoid ny Vhe common house
hy) Is given Its share OF attention and |
means OF control by treating manure,
where the ny breeds are being devei- /
oped. 1t seems that the ny can he al /,
most completely controlled IN the ma
nure and the value Of the fertilizer re-
main unchanged, II applications Of COM ]
mercial borax are made at the rate Of /
SO pound TO 10 cubic feet IS bushels) !
OF manure.
Investigations have been carried on to
discover remedies for insects which !
damage such forest products as tele-
graph poles, railroad ties and tool
handles Users OF these products are
now putting the results OF the investi-
cations to practical tests. With hard
wood products liable to attack by me
'o-cailed powderdust beetles It has been
'ound that kerosene ana Nnseed oil are
effective repellents against these in
'ects. A rather general utilization Of
hese oils BY manufacturers has fol-
owed this discovery.