Report  on  Wireworm, 
139  :> 
if  Man. 
Observations 
regarding  Rooks. 
Remedies  made 
use  of. 
Amount  of  Loss 
to  Observer,  or  in 
his  Neighbourhood. 
Injury  more  or 
less  than  in 
previous  Year  ? 
Remarks. 
Did  not  see  the 
None;  been  here 
Not  much.  Half 
More  on  this 
Did  not  have  Wireworm 
Rooks  where 
only  three 
crop  of  Car- 
farm. 
for  fifteen  years  at  Ballis 
the  Wire- 
worm  was. 
years  and 
never  had 
much  attack 
before. 
rots  lost. 
Maughold.  Soil  more 
loamy  and  stony  on  the 
hill. 
Rooks  swarm- 
None  tried ; 
Turnips  in  the 
More  on  my 
At  Thie  Yane  the  soil  is 
ing  on  the 
never  suffered 
neighbour- 
land. 
in  part  rather  heavy. 
part  where 
to  such  an 
hood  suffered 
in  part  rather  sandy 
the  Wireworm 
was  before  we 
- thinned. 
extent  before. 
a little. 
and  peaty.  The  Wire- 
worms  are  not  found 
there. 
Just  when 
Liquid  manure. 
Crops  not  suf- 
Less  than  usual. 
Have  found  a good 
Wheat  is 
Have  tried 
fered  on  the 
When  crops 
method  to  keep  off 
peeping  in 
this  8 or  10 
whole. 
are  earlier 
rooks  to  run  a reel  of 
bruit  they  do 
years,  and 
than  usual 
cotton  all  round  hedge 
harm  by  pul- 
never  found 
worm  does 
of  field  and  across  field, 
ling  it  up. 
it  fail  to  kill 
Wireworm. 
less  harm. 
just  above  corn. 
Rooks  are  al- 
ways on  the 
crops  when 
the  worm  is 
in  them. 
Have  tried  salt, 
which  I think 
the  best  re- 
medy. 
Rooks  injured 
Have  used  Gas- 
About  2 Bolls 
Injury  much 
Have  observed  Wire- 
turnips  much 
Lime  with 
( per  acre ) 
less  than  in 
worm  do  less  injury 
both  before 
advantage. 
Wheat ; and 
some  former 
after  a soft  mild  winter 
and  after 
1|  tons  Tur- 
years. 
than  after  a hard  frosty 
thinning. 
nips.  About 
same  loss  in 
some  neigh- 
bouring farms. 
one. 
Have  seen  Rooks 
pull  up  the 
plant  after 
being  thinned, 
and  pick  out 
the  worms. 
Rolling  Wheat 
early  in 
spring  is  best. 
Have  tried 
salt  with  little 
effect. 
This  neighbour- 
hood has  suf- 
fered very 
little. 
No  injury  by 
Soot  and  rolling 
the  ground 
early  in  the 
morning  when 
the  dew  is  on. 
Not  aware  of 
any  loss  this 
season. 
About  J of  the 
Less  than  in 
Part  of  the  field  was 
Kooks  this 
season. 
portion  of  the 
crop  affected. 
former  years. 
dressed  with  seaweed 
for  the  green  crop  pre- 
vious to  the  field  be- 
coming Lea ; that  part 
was  uninjured. 
a portion  with  patent  manure,  and  about  2 acres  with  patent  manure,  and  dirty  salt,  this  last 
and  fly,  and  had  the  best  crop. 
