THE GARDEN ANp FIELD. 



July, 1913. 



Extermination of Rats. 



Writiup lo the lulttor of tlu- 

 South African Jo\irnal of Agricul- 

 ture, a corresi>oncknt says : — Some 

 lime aj>o we noticed consideralilc 

 correspondence re extenuinating 

 rats in the garden. We were very 

 much troubled with a certain 

 species of field rat, which burrow- 

 ed in the ground, generally haviag 

 three entrances. We tried several 

 kinds of poison, cement mixtures, 

 etc., which killed many, but could 

 not exterminate them. We were 

 then advised to try bi-,sulphate of 

 carbon, and we found it effectually 

 exterminated the rats. The recipe 

 is as follows : — 



"First place some sulphur over 

 the fire (any tin will do), then dip 

 strips of cloth in this and hang 

 them up to dr\-, which they will do 

 in less than a minute. Next hold 

 a strip over the entrance of the 

 hole, light it, and blow the smoke 

 into the hole with a bellows. 

 \'\Tiereyer the smoke emerges cover 

 it up with earth, leaving open the 

 hole into which you are blowing. 

 This will make the burrow airtight 

 except for the open hole. 



Next take a piece of ordinary 

 garden hose one yard long (i%in. 

 will do), place one end well into 

 the hole (about three-quarters the 



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length), and pour about a cjuarter 

 or a third of a bottle of bi-sul- 

 phate of carbon through the hose 

 into the hole, pulling the hose out 

 sharply as soon as you have fin- 

 i.shed ]>onring, so as to leave a 

 trail of liquid to the entrance. 

 Stand clear of the hole antl dropi a 

 lighted match on the dampness, 

 when the whole lot will immediately 

 explode. Sonie one must be stand- 

 ing ready with a spadeful of earth, 

 and as soon as the explosion takes 

 place the earth must be dropped 

 on to the hole, as as not toi allow 

 the fumes to escape. The fumes 

 will then travel into every corner 

 of the burrow and will asphyxiate 

 the rats." 



Anybody trying this recipe had 

 better take a long stick, make a 

 cleft in one end, and insert a piece 

 of wadding into this. Dip this 

 wadding into methylated spirits, or 

 else kerosene oil, ignite it, and, ap- 

 )ily the flame to the dampness. He 

 can then see with complete safetv 

 how the explosion takes place, and 

 can avoid being injured if working 

 in hard ground. 



Bi-sulphate of carbon will not 

 explode bv being shaken, but great 

 care should be taken to keep it 

 away from any flame whatever, as 

 it will explode (if cork is not se- 

 cure) from a flame a foot away. 

 You can ascertain if you have bi- 

 sulphate of carbon by dipping a 

 finger in it, when the finger will 

 turn ioe cold. It is a Hquid look- 

 ing like water, but having a dis- 

 gusting odour. In hard ground 

 the explosion is severe, often rip- 

 ing up the burrow. In light sandy 

 soil the report is a muffled puff of 

 llame, to be immediately covered. 



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Flics in the Dairy. 



The .Toumal d'Agricdlture Pra- 

 tique says : — It has been found that 

 flies have a great lobjection to the 

 colour blue, and if tenements in- 

 fested with flies are washed with 

 a blue instead of a white wash, 

 flies will desert the place. In sup- 

 port of this, an instance is report- 

 ed by that journal : — " A farmer 

 had 170 cows housed in different 

 sheds ; they were pestered witn 

 flies, but he observed that in one 

 shed, the walls of which were a 

 blue tint, the cows were not wor- 

 ried. He therefore added a blue 

 colour to the lime with which he 

 washed the walls of his buildings, 

 and from that time the flies have 

 deserted his buildings. The follow- 

 ing formula is used bv him for the 

 wash : — ^To 2a gallons of water add 



668 



10 lbs. of .slacked lime and i lb. 

 of ultramarine. The washing i.s 

 done twice during the summ.er. 



Many a woman is not making as 

 good butter now as when she set 

 milk in cfishes, owing to the fact 

 that she does not quickly cool the 

 cream as it comes from the .sei)a- 

 rat'or. It must be set in cold 

 water and stirred occasionally. 



4 . 



The best pigs are found only 

 among the best breeds, and it is 

 useless to look for them elsewhere. 



BROKEN REST AND NO DESIRE 

 FOR FOOD. 



(Adelaide Series, No. 11). 



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