I\c/>orfs to the PoiUit of .1 i^niifttiirc. 47 



tlie L'i>in Wt'i'vil, the cliinntc lua U-ing wurin enough f«)r C. ori/za; to 

 flourish to any extent. 



TnKATMKN'T 



1. Well (.lean oui the harn or oilier builtlmg in which the 

 l)eotle.s liave l»oen at work ; walls, ceiling an<l fliK»rs should Ikj 

 cleant'«l, washed with whitewash and soft soap and all ix-fuse hurnt. 



2. Keep gniin in hulk and <)»nstanlly stir. 



3. Keep well ventilated with cold air an<l plenty of light. In a 

 wann climate ventilation would do no gootl, but cold air soon checks 

 their i-eprtnluctive jwwers. 



4. If the store house or barn is fairly air-tight, close up all 

 openings where intssible and then fumigate with bisulphide of carbon. 

 Evajxtnite 1 lb. of the bisulphide of carlxtn to every 1000 cubic feet 

 of sj»aee (alxtut). Tut the c^irbon about the surface of the gniin in 

 flat saucers — the heavy fumes jx-netnite through the gniin and kill 

 all f(trms of life, but do not harm the grain — leave clo.sed tor 

 twenty-four hours and then well ventilate and move the gniin over. 



If the gniin could l>e treated in closed bins .so much the better — 

 1 lb. of the bisulphide to every 100 bushels of grain is suflficient, 

 leaving for twenty-four hours. 



A caution must l>e given that this substance is: — 



1. Inflammable. 



2. Both the fumes and li<iuitl p«»i.sons. 



A detailed rejxirt on this jH^st is given in the Journal of the S. K. 

 Agricultunil College, No. 5, pp. 11-21, 1807. 



Tlie infested grain given to poultry' would do no harm — the birds 

 would devour the insects as well. 



FUNCOID I ) I. ^E ASKS. 

 Fungoid Disease in Black Currant Leaves. 



{Srptoria rihU.) 



Tlie currant leavers sent to the I^«ird of Agricidture fnnn Wickham 

 Market, Suffolk, artr inva<le<l by a fimgus whidi pnKluce.s .•wwralkMJ 

 Cumint Itust <»r I>eaf Sj»ot. The fungus is a]»pan'ntly Srptoria rihijt. 

 Tliifl di.soas*! attacks all kinds of curninls, and a|>|K'ars, as a rule, 

 alxait the U'ginning of July. 



It is first noticeable as small brown sjkhs. I »ull whitish sjM»ts 

 al.^o api»oar, but these may )to due to ani»ther fungus. Both may be 

 treated, however, a.s one, .so far as n-nuNlics go. 



