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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
February 5, 
WORMS IN DRIED CODFISH. 
A correspondent recently sent for 
examination several small, coiled, round- 
worms which had been found imbedded 
in salt codfish. In response to a re¬ 
quest a quantity of the fish was later 
sent, and in it were found several other 
specimens. I have also seen them in 
codfish purchased locally. These worms, 
coiled in the tissues of the fish, as 
shown in the accompanying photograph, 
Fig. 50 , are the immature stage of a 
parasitic round-worm known as Cap- 
sularia salaris. It, or a closely related 
species, is often found in smoked her¬ 
ring, mackerel, and other food fish. 
They are of a yellowish color and vary 
in size from one-half inch to an inch 
and a half in length, and are about one 
sixth of an inch in thickness. Little is 
WORM IN DRIED CODFISH, Fig. 50. 
known of the details of their life 
history. The mature stages of species 
of this group are intestinal parasites, 
and it is believed that these worms found 
in the cod and other marine fish are im¬ 
mature stages of parasites which as 
adults occur in the alimentary canal of 
predaceous fish or of marine birds. 
These final hosts become infested by 
feeding on the parasitized fish. 
In spite of the fears which they have 
sometimes aroused, and of unfounded 
reports of illness caused by eating in¬ 
fested fish, they are harmless to man. 
It is possible that when excessively 
abundant they may impoverish their 
hosts and thus affect the wholesomeness 
of the fish as food. They are not at¬ 
tractive additions to the menu, but for¬ 
tunately are usually very few in number 
in the dried codfish, and are so con¬ 
spicuous as to be readily removed in 
preparation of the fish. wm. a. riley. 
Sulphuric Acid on the Farm. 
F. B., Coloma, Mich. —Is the mixing of 
sulphuric acid with raw phosphate rock a 
simple enough process so that it could be 
done on the farm? 
Ans. —The act of mixing ground 
phosphate and sulphuric acid might be 
called simple, but we would never ad¬ 
vise a farmer to try it. In most of 
the fertilizer factories this work is done 
in concrete “dens,” or strong rooms 
where the chemical action of the sul¬ 
phuric acid gives off a terrible heat. 
This acid is very dangerous to handle. 
A drop spattered in the eye might de¬ 
stroy sight, and a dash in the face would 
leave a life mark. We do not believe 
the possible saving would pay for the 
risk. We advise farmers who want 
acid phosphate to let the manufacturers 
do the mixing. 
Heavy Feeding for Brussel Sprouts. 
C..L. Y., Orient, F. Y. —I have about four 
acres of ground on which about 14.000 fish 
per acre lias been applied this Fall and 
plowed under. I wish to grow Brussels 
sprouts, a crop much resembling cabbage, 
next season. The fish factory men tell me 
that 14.000 fish make a ton of dry scrap, 
which usually analyzes about 10 per cent 
ammonia and six per cent phosphoric acid. 
How much more phosphoric acid and potash 
should I buy to balance the fish and make 
a complete fertilizer for the crop? As the 
sprouts will not be set out till the last of 
June or first of July will it pay to sow 
Canada field peas early in the Spring to 
plow under? 
Ans. —We assume that a fertilizer 
containing four per cent of ammonia, 
eight of phosphoric acid and six of 
potash will be called a complete mixture 
for cabbage for such soils. If the fig¬ 
ures given you are correct you have put 
on each acre 200 pounds of ammonia 
and 120 pounds of phosphoric acid. To 
make your proportion correspond with 
that of the “complete mixture,” you need 
400' pounds of phoisphoric acid and 
300 of potash. You already have 120 
pounds phosphoric acid and should 
therefore add 280 pounds. One ton of 
14 per cent acid phosphate will do this, 
and 600 pounds muriate will furnish the 
potash. We think the Canada peas will 
help the soil by turning some of that 
fish nitrogen into a different form, but 
we should hesitate to turn the crop all 
under. We should cut it for fodder and 
plow under the stubble. Many reports 
show that fish when plowed under with¬ 
out previous fermenting injure the soil 
by souring it. To overcome this we 
would use at least one ton of lime 
per acre when transplanting the sprouts. 
Many of our readers will question the 
wisdom of such heavy fertilizing. It is 
not uncommon on Long Island to use 
even more than this on garden or truck 
crops, and where the farmer knows his 
business such heavy feeding pays. 
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257 N. High St. 
Columbus, Ohio. 
OQDSEEDS 
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A BGENTMUIL ASPARAGUS ROOTS for 
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Box 8. YalesvHle, Conn. 
SPECIAL SEED OFFER 
To Introduce our high grade seeds we will 
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Sweet Peas, Finest mixed, and a copy 
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8 Concord Grapes, 25c. 
12 Wood’s Imp. Cuthbert or 
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