FARMERS' MONTHLY OF HAMPSHIRE COUNTY 



Louse and Mite Control 



Continued from paj^'e 7. column 'I 

 chocking up these holes with fine dust. 

 Louse powders work on the same princi- 

 ple, although the effectivenes of the 

 powder is often enhanced by the addition 

 of a chemical which gives off destructive 

 fumes, as does sodium flouoride. 



Red Mites 



The red mite is one of the most de- 

 structive pests with which poultry has to 

 contend. These mites inhabit the entire 

 house, but most especially the roosts and 

 surrounding walls. At niglft they suck 

 blood from the fowls, and in the daytime 

 live and breed concealed on the underside 

 of roosts and in neighboring cracks. 

 When gorged with blood they are dis- 

 tinctly red in color, hence their name; 

 but at other times they are conspic- 

 uous, appearing more like specks of gay 

 dust. 



Control — The first step in controlling 

 this pest is to clean the house thoroughly, 

 especially the nests, roosts and adjoining 

 walls. The secret of success is to get 

 there first. An early and thorough 

 spring painting of the roosts with un- 

 diluted carbolineum, zenoleum, protejjol, 

 standard. disinfectant, crude carbolic acid, 

 cresol, lime sulfur, crude oil or creosote 

 eliminates the need of many later treat- 

 ments. In old houses, having many 

 cracks, whitewash is a splendid agent, 

 especially when one pint of disinfectant 

 is added to each gallon of whitewash, and 

 some salt or glue is dissolved and mixed 

 in to make it more adhesive. 



William C. Monahan, 

 Extension Profesftor Poultry Husbandry, 



M. A. C. 



VEGETABLE GROWERS' 



ANNUAL FIELD DAY 



August 4 marks the date on which 

 FIELD DAY will be observed at the 



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Market Garden Field Station at Cedar 

 Hill, Waltham. The hours are from 10 

 to 4. This institution is a sub station of 

 the Massachusetts Agricultural College 

 designed and maintained for the purpose 

 of conducting experiments and demon- 

 strations in behalf of the vegetable-grow- 

 ing indu.stry of the state. 



On the date indicated everybody in- 

 terested in gardening, commercial or 

 otherwise, is invited to visit the station 

 for the purpose of observing the scientific 

 work in progress as related to vegetable 

 production. 



Specialists will be available for per- 

 sonal consultation on plant diseases, in- 

 sect pests, soil fertility and other prob- 

 lems of the grower. Bring your samples 

 of disease and insect injury along with 

 you for diagnosis. If you suspect cer- 

 tain areas of your soil of acidity we will 

 be glad to test samples of the soil for 

 you, and i-ecommend treatment. 



A complete line of gardening tools and 

 machinery will be on display, — motor 

 cultivators, hand cultivators, irrigation 

 systems, weeders, seeders, tying machines, 

 thinning machines, sprayers and dusters. 



The ladies will be interested in learn- 

 ing that Prof. W. R. Cole, Specialist in 

 Food Preservation will be at the station 

 with his home canning equipment and will 

 be glad to discuss with interested in- 

 dividuals the problems relating to home 

 preservation of fruits and vegetables. 

 In addition to this Miss Beatrice Billings 



of the Middlesex County Extension Ser- 

 vice will be present with an exhibit of 

 great interest to homemakers. 



E. M. Lewis, President of the Massa- 

 chusetts Agricultural College, will give 

 the address of welcome immediately after 

 the luncheon hour. 



To serve the needs of those who do not 

 bring their lunch, a caterer will be in at- 

 tendance. 



The Field Station lies to the northeast 

 of Waltham Center, between Waverly 

 and Waltham on Beaver Street. 



Merritt Clark & Co. 



Clothiers, Furnishers 



and 



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Coupe 



Touring 



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Chassis 



Ton Truck Chassis, with starter 



Fordson Tractor, 



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