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The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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July 22, 1022 
SAVE PACKAGE COSTS 
The Stag Beetle and Chickens 
Enclosed please find a bug’ which is 
attacking ray chicks. I have lost quite 
a few, and found ibis bug with its pin¬ 
cers fastened at. bill and the feet, which 
as you will note, have claws fastened at 
the back. The chick was all feathered 
out and about three weeks old. When I 
first noticed it. it was lying on its back, 
kicking, and upon picking it up I found 
this bug. It was no easy matter to ex¬ 
tricate him. What kind of a creature is 
it. and what feeds on him? G. s. T. 
Pennsylvania. 
Much to our surprise the “bug” which 
G. S. T. found fastened firmly to the 
small chicken was the male of the com¬ 
mon stag-beetle (Ta teanus damn .). The 
males of these large beetles are 1 % in. 
long, and the mandibles or jaws are very- 
long and curved and toothed on the inner 
edges, as shown. In fact, these jaws are 
so long and unwieldy in the male that 
they are not of much practical use as 
biting organs. iWe have never heard of 
these beetles attacking live animals, and 
they would eat, hence there was no neces¬ 
sity for them to dig down to get the 
growing tubers. The daily feeding of 
grain was scattered over the half acre 
yard, so that the whole plot was thor¬ 
oughly harrowed by the hens in getting 
the grain. The droppings were also scat¬ 
tered over the yard. This experiment 
was a complete success, and I thought 1 
had a gold mine, so the next year I en¬ 
larged the yard to an acre for the 200 
hens, and made a complete failure. The 
hens could not keep down the weeds, nor 
the bugs, and as a result there were no 
potatoes. I learned that about 400 hens 
per acre is the correct limit for success. 
F. U c. 
P. N.-Y.—We tried the same thing one 
year with good results, though we found 
it desirable to culURate the potatoes sev¬ 
eral times. We do not think hens will 
eat the potato bugs, hut they seem to 
clean up the eggs which are laid in clus¬ 
ters on the underside of the leaf. 
The Stay Beetle 
are Avliolly at a loss for an explanation 
of the action of this one, unless this par¬ 
ticular chicken was pecking at the in¬ 
sect and the beeetle grabbed hold of the 
bill in self-defense. The chickens, as a 
whole, must be suffering from some other 
cause. 
This beetle flies mostly at night with 
a loud buzzing sound, and oftcu blunders 
in through the windows attracted by the 
lights. It. is quite likely that the beetles 
themselves do not live very long and 
probably do not eat much of anything, 
for the mandibles are fitted only for 
grasping and holding on. not chewing. 
The grubs of the stag-beetle are large 
and whitish in color and live in the 
trunks and roots of old partially decayed 
apple, cherry, willow and oak trees, 
where they appear to cause no particular 
injury, evidently deriving their susten¬ 
ance mainly from the decaying vegetable 
matter surrounding them. 
GLENN \V. 1IEKKICK. 
Alfalfa with Buckwheat 
In a recent issue the question was 
asked whether Alfalfa sown with buck¬ 
wheat was a success. From a limited 
trial I will say yes, other things being 
present, inoculation and good ground 
lime. G. L. E. 
I tolaware. 
We have had some success in seeding 
Alsike or Crimson clover with buckwheat, 
but we find that it depends on the sea¬ 
son. In a very dry Summer the clover 
is often killed out, as the buckwheat makes 
a very thick and rank growth. There 
have been some reports of failure with 
Alfalfa seeded in buckwheat. 
Hens in Potato Fields 
In regard to the practicability of a 
combination of liens and potato growing 
I will give my experience several years 
ago. I had 200 hens and a half acre yard 
for them. I planted the half acre yard 
to potatoes in the Spring and harvested 
the best crop of potatoes in the Fall that 
I ever had. The crop was twice as large 
in number of bushels us on adjoining land 
of the same quality. The hens kept down 
the weeds, kept down the bugs, did the 
cultivating, fertilizing and care of the 
crop, except planting and digging. The 
potatoes were entirely free from scab 
and the cleanest potatoes I ever had. I 
supplied green food for the hens daily 
along toward evening, in order that no 
weed might get a start. I gave the hens 
ail the potato peelings or small potatoes 
More About Poison Ivy 
On page S20 I read an article by 
M illiam F. Kip, “New Notes on Poison 
Ivy.” I write to tell you of a plant I 
have used for many years that gives in¬ 
stant relief and removes or cures poison 
ivy in a few days, and does not ns yet 
seem to be universally known to have 
such virtues. It is called marshmallow, 
and it grows in woody land and edge of 
woods. 
The mode of application pleases one 
who is suffering with the itch of the poi¬ 
son and wants to scratch it. Simply 
bunch the plant stems and leaves (the 
stem is hollow and full of juice) in the 
hand, rubbing vigorously the affected 
parts. The hard rubbing breaks the 
small spreading blisters, while the juice 
from stem and leaves gives quick relief 
and cure. In mild cases one or two ap¬ 
plications will do if all small blisters are 
broken and the juice allowed to dry in. 
It is lion-poisonous. July and August, 
when people perspire freely, they are 
more susceptible to poison ivy and should 
avoid it at that time. H. L. E. 
Pennsylvania. 
Old Strawberry Varieties 
In further reply to the inquiry of 
E. W. W. and the answer of Professor 
Massey, about 1S70 I tested both Tri¬ 
umph of (land and Lennig’s White, and 
Professor Massey’s opinion of both veri¬ 
fies ray experience exactly. 
At that time were also sent out Ju- 
ounda and Knox- 700. As received here, 
these two last and Triumph of Gand were 
identical, and Longfellow, sent out by 
1 ir. Webb of Howling Green, Ivy., seems 
to have been a pea from the same pod. 
After a lifelong experience with straw¬ 
berries of all strains of blood, I have 
come to think that it is best for things 
to bear seed in their own kind, because 
the mixing lays the foundation of some 
serious weakness. This is likewise true 
of the grape, and the opinion is ventured 
with confidence that the best development 
of both fruits will be through pure blood 
lines. h. f. n. 
Kentucky. 
The Tractor for Woodchucks 
Tractors are common now, and you can 
get them nearer the woodchuck hole than 
yon can no auto. We have two sections 
of metal pipe, the first to telescope over 
the exhaust of tractor. If that will not 
get you near enough to the hole, telescope 
the second on the first. Hack the tractor 
as near the hole as possible, put the pipe 
in the bole, cover with a phosphate sack 
and shovel dirt, on it. Turn on the gas. 
and if there are other openings, they will 
show very quickly. Let the gas run until 
you are sure nothing can live, take off 
your pipes and fill tip the hole. The pipes 
must be made of metal, without solder, 
as the solder will melt. G. j. r. 
Monroe Co., N. Y. 
A very deaf < Id lady, walking along the 
Street, saw an Italian turning a peanut 
roaster. She stood looking at it a while, 
shook her head and said: “No, 1 shan't 
give you any money for such music as 
that. I can't hear any of the tunes and, 
besides, it smells as if there were some¬ 
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