Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-28

years of careful research. General
preventive measures are the key
notes to all successful poultry rails
ing. BY far the most vital of these
is sanitation. This includes general
cleanliness about the premises, re-
moval of droppings, we'll drained run
ways, warm and well ventilated
houses, efficient spraying at frequent
intervals with efficient disintectant,
immediate removal OF sick and in
tectcd birds, and any factor that may
contribute to the general sanitary
condition of the plant. Other fac
tors of equal importance are. the
location and construction of build
ings, proper food and plenty of exer-
else.
The disease the most common
among domestic fowl and those which
cause most serious losses may be
divided into two or three general
classes. The first constitute those
which might be termed diseases Of
the digestive tract.
In the second group are included
tuberculosis, rOup and poy and other
diseases of the respiratory tract.
Tuberculosis due to it's insidious ma
ture, is perhaps the hardest to con-
troll The symptoms are seldom
| manifested until in the later stages.
| The tuberculn test, similar to that
used in cattle. has been great aid
in controlling this disease.
Vaccination has been advocated by
some authorities. both as "a preventa-
tive and curative measure. We have
| found excellent. results with it's use
after treating some 10000 birds.
The third group constitute those
troubles known as nutritional dis
eases such az govt, lamcness, botul-
ism, etc. These are usually aSso-
ciated with improper feeding, lack of
exercise, or spoiled feed. The birds
should have plenty of green feed
sufficient minerals and above all be
made to work for their meals. J..
In addition to these may be includ-
ed certain parasites such as lice,
! ticks and worms which cause the
breeder considerable losses through
impaired vitality of the birds. SAM
| tation again is ono of the chief
i means of control. followed by treat
ment with various disinfectants and
antiseptics. In the treatment of
| worms tobaccoo mixed with the mash
has proved beneficial.
Corn Borer in Maine
! Before asSroup Of visiting growers
and packers here, today. Prof. c. II.
Batchelder, associate professor OF
biology University of Main,. showed
by means of diagrams and lantern
slides how the European corn borer
has added itself to the already long
list of pests troubling York county
ana held crop farms. Stating that
the insect is already present in the
towns OF Alfred. Berwick, Biddeford,
Eliot, kennebunkport, Kittery. Ly-
icly
Saco. Sanford Sebago, South Ber-
wick, Wells and York. Prof. Batch
elder went on to point out that its
presence over so large an area indi-
Gates rapid spread into contiguous
territory during the season Of 1928.
Inc European corn borer is the
caterpillar stage of light brown
moth. When full fed this caterpillar
IS about an inch long. possesses a
dark brown and srayish brown
body with dark brown spots ever it.
a feeder within pithy- stemmed field
and garden crops, decorative flowers
and weeds, this insect is a serious
hpest of beans. beets. celery, corn OF
all varieties. oats. parsnip, potato
rhubarb. spinach. usdan grass toma-
to, sunf1ower asters, eladioli, Gamma,
Geranium. golden glow, hollyhock.
HiaIlSolu, Ddfnyard grass, begGar-
sticks. cocklebur, dock, burdock and
other plants of similar nature. The
presence of the pest in a crop plant
- usually indicated by crumb-
plugged holes in the stalk leading
through discolored mines to the Dor
ing caterpillar. Late in the season
the presence of broken tassels to-
gether with EXTENSIONS of sawdust
| crumbs and caterpillar eXcrement
from holes in the tassel stem are gen.
orally dependable signs of infesta-
ton in a cornfield.
In spite of the fact that the be r.
feeds within the stalk, braceroots,
tassel stem. ears and stubble of corn
and within similar parts of other
plants. it feeds but little upon the
| surface of the leaves and hence, is
not subject to control by means of
the usual sprays for shelving insects.
The only known methods Of reducing
the extent of local infestation is by
the Introduction of the natural paras
sites of the borer, and by destruction
of infested material by feeding out,
burying in manure or by burning be-
Of ool,