WIRE WORM AND CLICK BEETLE. 
T.fcLE II.] 
59 
Observations 
regarding Rooks. 
Remedies made 
use of. 
Amount of Loss 
to Observer, or in 
his neighbourhood. 
Injury more or 
less than in 
previous Years ? 
Remarks. 
Do much harm 
to the Tur¬ 
nips, but no 
doubt in try¬ 
ing to get at 
the grub. 
• » • • 
• • • • 
Less. Suppose 
the season 
makes a differ¬ 
ence. 
The “ cut worm ” is more 
in heavier clay soils. 
The Rooks come when 
the Turnips are singled, 
because they can get at 
them. 
Rooks never af¬ 
fect my crops, 
though seen 
about. 
None tried 
At one locality 
one-eighth 
crop of Oats. 
Less. 
Most damage to Oats in 
May, to Potatoes dur¬ 
ing autumn. Magnum 
Bonum slightly attacked. 
“ Skerries ” on some 
land sound. 
Not much seen. 
Did a little 
harm by taking 
Potatoes. 
Seldom on the 
land this year. 
f 
A little salt and 
rolling. 
None used, 
because Wire- 
worm attack 
is never bad. 
Do not know of 
any. 
None noticed. 
Less. 
Less than in some 
years. 
There were frequent 
showers in spring to 
bring on and strengthen 
the plant. 
Did not see the 
None; been here 
Not much. Half 
More on this 
Did not have Wireworm 
Rooks where 
the Wireworm 
was. 
only 3 years, 
and never had 
much attack 
before. 
crop of Carrots 
lost. 
farm. 
for fifteen years at 
Ballis Maughold. Soil 
more loamy and stony 
on the hill. 
Rooks swarming 
on the part 
where the 
Wireworm 
was before we 
thinned. 
None tried. Never 
suffered to such 
an extent before 
Turnips in the 
neighbourhood 
suffered a little. 
More on my land. 
At Thie Vane the soil is 
in part rather heavy, in 
part rather sandy and 
peaty. The Wireworms 
are not found there. 
Just when Wheat 
Liquid manure, 
Have tried this 
8 or 10 years, 
and never found 
it fail to kill 
the Wireworm. 
Have tried salt, 
which I think 
the best remedy 
Crops not suffered 
Less than usual. 
Have found a good method 
is peeping in 
bruit they do 
harm by pull¬ 
ing it up. 
Rooks are always 
on the crops 
when the worm 
is in them. 
on the whole. 
• • • • . 
When crops 
are earlier 
than usual 
worm does less 
harm. 
• • • • 
to keep off Rooks to run 
a reel of cotton all round 
hedge of field, and across 
field just above corn. 
Rooks injured 
Have used gas- 
About 2 bolls (per 
Injury much less 
Have observed Wireworm 
Turnips much 
lime with ad- 
acre) Wheat; 
than in some 
do less injury after a 
both before 
and after thin¬ 
ning. 
Have seen Rooks 
pull up the 
plant after 
being thinned 
n,nd pick out 
The worm. 
vantage. 
Rolling Wheat 
early in spring 
is best. Have 
tried salt with 
little effect. 
l\ ton Tur¬ 
nips. About 
same loss in 
some neigh¬ 
bouring farms. 
This neighbour- 
bourhood has 
suffered very 
little. 
former years. 
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soft mild winter than 
after a hard frosty one. 
