The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1917-03-22
Manure Pile HarhOrs Flies.

breed in untold numbers. More than
one thousand house flies will issue
from one pound Of manure, Flies are
sure to swarm from unprotected manure
piles.
Early spring is the time TO begin
operations against the A. aud one Of
the first steps is to properly dispose OF
the manure piles that have accumula
ted during winter. II small towns and
rural dis,ri is it is qlite easy to dispose
Of such pills. II large cities the p;j'
blem is more difficult.
Since horse mtlIrt is a yllul]ie
fertilizer it may De disposed Of to ad
vantage on tl4 g7rdel lawn or fed
Application sh,u.i be mlde without
delay. In this way the breedir
place Of flies can be eliminated and
crop can be benefited. A. II. Holm
ger Of the University of Missouri Col
lege Of Agriculture recommends that
| FLY tight bin or pit be used for the
temporary disposal Of manure. Manure
should not accumulate even in such
containers. 1t should be removed and
scattered on the field at least every
two days, SO that the larvae, il present
will not have time TO mature.
In case manure piles do accumulate
thru neglect, there are still two me-
thods to follow which will prove effect
i've. The first is the treatment OF ma
nure piles with certain chemicals,
either dry or in water. The second
way is by the use Of maggot traps the
efficiency Of which is based upon the
strong tendency Of the larvae to mi
CRATE after maturity and before pupa'
tion.
Powdered hellebore is very effect
i've larvicide, and is especially recon-
mended to be used at the rate OF about
one pound to twenty gallons Of water
This amount should be applied TO
about fifteen busnel Of manure the ap-
proximite amount obtained from one
horse per week. No injurious action
on the iertilizing value Of the manure
follows such application for the helle-
bore, being an organic product, will
slowly decompose. Consequently it
will not produce a cumulative injurious
effect upon plant growth such as Ger.
tain inorganic products might. The
cost of such treatment will average
about ten cents week for each horse,
Borax applied 10 manure at the rate
Of one and one.quarter pounds for
each fifteen bushels Of horse manure
will also prove effective, and costs
about seven cents per week per horse.
This manure when applied 10 the land
at the rate OF about fifteen tons per
acre will not injure plant development
However borax being an inorganic
compound, decomposition Of this chem
ical does not result, and the cumula
tive effect oil this substance upon the
plant growth may become injdrous if
amounts Of borlx in excess Of that re
commended above are used. He'le-
bore should be used instead OF borax
for treating all manure intended for Ter
tilizing purposes.
Instead Of treating manure chemi'
cally it is possible by means OF simple
arrangement called a maggot trap to
destroy at least SO per cent OF al! mag
gots in any manure pile. These traps
may be made Of almost any size and TO
suit almost any conditions. They will
meet the pr b ems Of both rural and
urban surroundings. In general, mag
got traps are SO built that the larvae
will migrate and drop through openings
in tn. oct on oil the mIlure pile into
water underneath. This is a very prac
tical method and will be discussed
more thoroughly at later date.