The Ocala banner., 1922-05-12
Items OF INTEREST TO THE FARMER
and STOCK GROWER -

II ask this in the name Of Him wb,
was born in a stable.
oont Let Mites Torture Your Hens
inefe Is no insect enemy of poultrv
'hat Is more annoying and blood
thirsty than mites. II has bear s.;a
.nat II the poultry raisers of this state
Kept this one insect down. the egg
production Of the state wouId no al.
most doubled. DIR. ". w. sanborn
poultry specialist of the Un,versitv
oi FLORIDA, when asked for a remedy
for mites said:
insect pests are increasing in num-
oers. The few of yesterday are the
hundreds of today and the thousands
of tomorrow.
Mites are blood suckers, living on
the blood Of laying and setting hens.
as wei as little chicks. Nothing will
more surely cut down egg production
than to have the hen house infested
with mites. Nothing will weaken
and stunt. the small chick more surely
tnan to be fed upon by these pests.
Mites live and breed in the cracks
Oh the house, in the straw of the
nests, In the dirt of filthy floors and
away up under the roofing. paper and
shingles. They come out at night. TO
iced on the birds. and sometimes they
come by day. II so numerous all cant
get around to the hens during the
night.
busting will not kill them as IL
VIII lice. You have TO cover the mites
body with something killing. There
are various lice killers that do good
work. Kerosene is better than moth.
Ing. but there are more efficient rene.
dies.
Clean the house thoroly. Make a
regular spring cleaning job of il. Get
one OF the wood preserves and mix
an equal quantity of kerosene with
IL. Spray this into all the corners.
cracks and spaces where the mites re-
tire. Repeat once a week for a month.
doing the work when the hens are out
of the house. Keep the hens outside
till the wood has soaked up all spare
spray. Coal tar dips can be used.
but are less effective and must be
repeated more often"
Treatment for Blight Of Rose Buds
Rosebuds are often affected by a
bliEhting Of the petals during late
spring and early summer. and some
times during late winter and spring.
This hlighting may become serious un-
less efforts are taken TO control by
some good insecticide.
The cause OF the trouble Is a min
ate insect that works in the soft tis-
sles % the petals. by opening the
affected petals and watching closely.
the insects may be readily seen. They
ere ~ yellowish-lemon color. They
move about quickly and are able 10
lay considerable distances The eggs
Of the little pests are laid mainly on
the Stems 81 the rose bush. usually
within four or five inches OF the bud.
The following Is one OF the best
known remedies:
Commercial lime-sulnhur --2 quarts
BLACK leaf 40 .....................3isf y I'D. OF.
Water ............................ 80 gallons
In treating roses. the first step is
90 Ret some OF the insecticide and
/ place il In a vessel such as a tin pail
or tah. using the ordinary solution
80 for spraying Clip of the rose
buds and drop them quickly into the
lnsecticide. After the entire rose gar
den has been gone over in this way
follow up with a thoro spraying with
she same insecticide.
Much good can be done by repeated
spraying. but one should not hurry
An doing the work. The agitation OF