HAMPSHIRE COUNTY FARMERS' MONTHLY 



Paradii-lilorubenzeiie for Peaoli Bf»rers 



Continued from paj?e 1. column 2 

 the soil as high as the highest point 

 at which gum is exuding. The gas 

 goes down rather than up. 



3. Distribute ii to 1 ounce of the 

 chemical evenly in a band 1 inch wide 

 around the trunlt. The nearest crys- 

 tals should be at least 1 inch from the 

 bark. Do not use more than 1 ounce 

 per tree. 



4. Place several shovelfuls of fine 

 soil over the crystals and compact it 

 into a cone-shaped pile with the back 

 of a shovel. Do not move the crystals 

 up against the bark. 



5. Remove the mound after 4 to 6 

 weeks or before the ground freezes. 



B. Trees 3 to « yearx old 



1. The treatment foi' young trees 

 has not yet been carefully worked out. 

 Heavy dosage will injure the trees. 

 Not more than I oz. per tree should 

 be used and the mound of earth should 

 be removed after 2 to 3 weeks if there 

 has been some hot weather to vaporize 

 the Paradichlorobenzene. 



C. Trees less than 3 years old 



1. Treatment not yet determined. 

 It is safer to remove the bores by hand, j 



CAUTION — Do not use Paradichloro- 

 benzene on apple trees. It will kill 

 them. I 



How many growers have noted the 

 moist condition of the soil under a plant's 

 leaves as compared with the extreme dry- 

 ness all around the plant? In the June 

 notes it was mentioned that evaporation 

 from the surface soil is often very gi'eat 

 as compared to the loss of moisture 

 through plant leaves. Watch this condi- 

 tion. 



AN EFFECTIVE RAT POISON 



Barium Carbonate Readily Taken — Slow 

 Action Lets Rats Leave Premises 



How to get rid of rats is a problem 

 that often confronts the farmer or house- 

 keeper. It is out of the question in many 

 instances to rat-proof the barn, dwelling, 

 grain room or poultry house. Various 

 methods of destroying the pest are fol- 

 lowed but in nearly every case some sort 

 of poison is tried. For effectiveness, 

 barium carbonate, not yet commonly 

 known, is outstanding in its qualities for 

 rat riddance. 



Powered barium cai'bonate is inexpen- ^ 

 sive, odorless, tasteless and slow in its 

 action, so that rats are apt to leave a 

 building before dying. In use, it should 

 be mixed thoroughly with some bait, 

 about one part of the powder to four 

 parts bait. Hamburg steak, sausage 

 meat and liver are good moat baits; sliced 

 apples, mashed banana, boiled carrots or 



canned corn, and rolled oats, bread flour, 

 etc., are also effective. It is advised to 

 use a variety of bait, meat, vegetable or 

 fruit, and a cereal, to give the rats a 

 choice. Barium carbonate can be worked 

 into soft baits with the hands or a spoon. 

 Sliced baits, such as apples or bread, 

 should have the poison sifted on and then 

 rubbed in well. Keep to the proportion 

 of 1 to 4, poison and bait. 



Distribute the poi-soned food in the 

 places frequented by the rats, about a 

 teaspoonful of each of the three varieties 



chosen for use. If the rats are known 

 to be numerous, place the groups of bait 

 from 10 to 20 feet apart. Remove the 

 untouched bait each day. Fresh bait is 

 taken more readily. 



Around poultry house.s", etc., the bait 

 must be so placed that it will not be taken 

 by fowl or other animals than the rats. 

 It is slow poison but dangerous. Any 

 rat poison has the objection that extreme 

 care must be taken to prevent its being 

 taken by mistake but the qualities of this 

 newer poison fit it for rat extermination. 



Concreting 



on the Farm Is 



Simple, 



Profitable 



And we help to make it so. What- 

 ever you need in the way of perma- 

 nent improvements, we can tell you 

 how to build it the easiest and most 

 economical way. 



Complete, simple, and definite direc- 

 tions, covering all the steps in 

 Concrete making, are ready for you, 

 without charge. With them .you can 

 figure materials, erect forms, mix 

 and use the Concrete correctly. 



You wiU be surprised to see how 

 easy and economical it is to make 

 your buildings secure withConcrete 

 foundations, providesanitary accom- 

 modations for live stock, and con- 

 struct money-saving manure pits, 

 feeding floors, storage cellars and silos. 



Tell us what particular improve- 

 ments interest you, and we will 

 gladly help you. Remember that Con- 

 crete construction makes your farm 

 buildings a permanent investment. 



PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION 



10 High Street 



BOSTON, MASS. 



A National Organization to Improve and 



Extend the Uses of Concrete 



Offices in 24 Other Cities 



