16 Farmers’ Bulletin 1156. 
DELAYED THRASHING RUINS MANY CROPS. 
The greatest argument against early thrashing of wheat is the dif- 
ficulty of getting a thrashing machine just when it is needed. Where 
. a community de- 
pends upon a travel- 
ing thrashing ma- 
chine, farmers must 
wait their turn. A 
period of wet 
weather after cut- 
ting may prevent 
thrashing though it 
does not prevent the 
moth from multi- 
plying. Wet 
weather can not be 
overcome, but farm- 
ers can combine 
more effectively in 
arranging for the 
prompt thrashing of 
their wheat. The 
amount of wheat 
saved by early 
thrashing during oc- 
casional bad “ fly 
weevil” years will 
often pay many 
lig. 12.—Front view of a specially constructed fumigating times over for the 
room used for killing insects in corn, wheat, and other = = 
2 : : nvestmen re 
substances. It is made of double thicknesses of : st t page os d 
matched boards with building paper between. Such a to own a thrashing 
; 3 tales : See ribr pho : ‘ E 
room . poles ble oe fumigating with carbon disulphid mac h ine. yh h e 
grain stored in sacks. : 
farmer can choose 
between prompt harvesting, early thrashing, proper storage, and 
little or no loss, and delayed harvesting, late thrashing, and great 
loss. It will pay him to provide against loss. 
REMEDIAL MEASURES. 
The most satisfactory method of controlling the Angoumois grain 
moth attacking almost any crop, but especially wheat, is, as just 
stated, prompt harvesting and storing under conditions unfavorable 
to the moth attach. (See figs. 12-16.) The great losses that are re- 
ported throughout wheat areas affected by the pest are the result 
