The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, August 19, 1915, Page THREE, Image 3
BUFFALO GNATS
BUCK FLY PESTS
Plentiful Now From Florida to
Wisconsin, Giving Much
Trouble.
41 HOW THEY BREED
AND CAUSE DEATH
Usually Abundant at This Season
in Eastern United
States.
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In many parts* of the country during
the summer much discomfort is
caused to man and animals, sometimes
resulting even in death by the
bites of flies known as 'buffalo gnats'
b or" black flies. The bites of these flies
are very irritating, and when the insects
are numerous farm woi k is of*
ten impossible. The present season
* seems to show an unusual abundance
of black flies throughout the eastern
part of the United States, from Florida
to Wisconsin.
^ Although black flies are still abundant
in very large numbers in some
parts of this country, they have generally
become less abundant throughout
the territory where greatest dam0
age was formerly done. This is due
to the fact that the perfection of the
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River has improved the conditions and
made it impossible for the insects to
develop in such large numbers as
formerly. *
The buffalo gnats breed rapidly ii^
^ flowing water, and in some parts of
the country have four or five broods
a year. The adults fay their eggs in
masses in a mass of gelatinous substance,
either on leaves near the surface
of flowing water or under the
surface on rocks. A single female
lays hundreds of eggs. Then hatch in
about 10 days or more into white larvae
or worms, with a pair of peculiar
fans of delicate filaments on the head.
The larvae feed in flowing water on
particles of vegetable life. As they
are not able to swim freely in water
they attach themselves by silken
threads to some object and let themselves
out in the stream where they
can feed. When ready to pupate?
that is, to enter the "resting" stage
from which thev emertre m? winorwl in
sects?they construct a pocket-shaped
sack in which to transform. In this
stage the insect also has a cluster of
filaments on the head, which serve ar
gills. The larval stage lasts about
four weeks and the pupal stage about
three weeks.
The fact that black flies require
special conditions for development in
the water makes it possible to control
them in many cases. The immature
stages are found only in the most rapidly
moving portions of streams, and
where partially submerged stones or
branches of trees cause the rippling
of the water. If there is a stream run
ning for a distance of a mile through
k a farm the breeding places for the
black flies will probably not cover
more than a few rods of it. These
places should be located and the obstructions
removed. If this is done
there will be no further development
of the flies. What every farmer does
on his own place will be of direct
benefit to him, since the adult insects
? do not fly very great distances.
Whnr#? tho hmndintr nf tVio flirwo r.?ir?
not be prevented it is sometimes necessary
to employ means of protecting
the live stock from attack. No very
satisfactory substances for use in this
i * way are known, but the best results
have been obtained by using a mix*
ture of 3 ounces of oil or tar in a galIon
of cottonseed oil. The application
of this mixture to the parts of the animals
most liable to attack will be effective
for several days and frequently
prevents considerable losses.
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Yes, indeed, dairying is quite a
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iction. We still try to sqrve
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to stand, and prices that
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if no cultivated crop is on the
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DO NOT PULL
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v/iumsun college, Aug. 1(>.?One
of the most costly mistakes of Southern
farmers is fodder-pulling. Pulling
fodder not only reduces tlie yield of
corn but also seriously injures the vitality
of the seed for the following
year.
Experiments conducted in South
Carolina on the Coker farm in Darlington
County, proved that when fodder
was pulled when the bottom leaves
began to turn, there was a loss of at
least 24 per cent, in the yield of corn
If pulled when three-fourth of the
leaves were dry, the decrease in yield
was about 10 per cent.
But this is not the only loss from
fodder-pulling. Pulling fodder has a
serious effect upon the next year's
crop by lowering the vitality of the
seed produced on stalks from which
fodder is pulled. By pulling fodder,
therefore, a man not only loses on his
current crop, but also damages his
chances of producing a good .crop the
following year.
A good authority on the subject advises
that if a farmer feels he must
pull fodder, he should leave at least
two or three acres of his crop unpolled
and from this select his seed corn. In
this way he can keep up the quality of
his seed and not suffer tlie second loss
from fodder-pulling, that which comes
through planting inferior seed.,
THREE
GOOD HARD FRUIT
BEST FOR SHIPPING
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How to Grow Berries That Will
Carry to Market * 1
Easily
METHOD EXPLAINED
BY TABOR GROWER
Nature is Great Helper When
She is Met even
Halfway.
. 'if- follow inn- nvfii line Iioaii fill
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by one of 1 ho successful growers
of Tabor, N. C., that will help in
producing a good hard strawberry
that will stand shipment with the
least possible danger:
How To Grow Strawberries That Will
Carry to Market Without Potash.
During the latter half of August
"oat oft'" every other row, of the
plants, and in this "barring furrow"
use a sub-soil plow (a cotton plow
with nothing on but the point will do)
as close to the plants as you can not
to upset them, and as deep as you can.
On this flushed up soil put down right
close to the plants "00 to 400 pounds
per ace (according to the size of the
plans) .of a mixture of equal parts of
phosphate antf cottonseed meal. Then
eight or ton days latei do the same to
the other side of the plants. Cover up
this summer application with good
roll of soil, being careful not to stifle,
i, e, don't hurry the buds as this is
very injurious to the plants, but put
a sufficiency of soil close up to the
plants to give the new roots that start
in September something inviting to
work into, After this cultivate
shallow and keep weeds down till the
last half of November. Then "bar
off" very shallow, and not as close as
in the summer and apply 300 to 400
pounds per acre of tho same mixture
or if your land is weak substitute fish
scrap for cottonseed meal. This to be
applied to one side of the rows, then 8
or ten days later do the same to the
other side. This gives you 1200 to 1400
pounds per acre which is enough
for the season in the absence of potj
ash. After the application the last of
I November, use no more fertilizer nor
tiu iu? mure piowin^ mat will tear off
, the new roots, but cultivate to keep
i down the weeds, and in so doing work
more soil to the north or west side of
the plants than to the other side. This
"high siding" should be done or started
in the last half of December. Then
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1 with sweeps, harrows or rakes what
i ever will do the work best, finish up
in January and apply the straw. This
method gives the plants an early vigorous
start, absolutely essential to an
early crop, and plenty of time to use
i up the free ammonia before the fruit
| begins to ripen. Late application of
the above mixture will make soft
fruit. Some may suppose sub-soiling
is not necessary; but on clay land it is
very essential. It brings up potash
that nature has fixed in the soil, and
opens up the way for the root to go
down and get potash that without the
deep plowing would remain of no
avail to the plants. Nature is a great
j helper, a noble partner in business, if
: we will meet her half way.
J. P. STEPHENS.
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THE COW AND HER PRODUCT
The silo owner does not tremble
when pastures begin to dry up.
Are you selling any of your cream
to the soda water fountains in town?
In order to be a good producer, a
cow must have a big feeding capacity.
i iik is a? important as breeding
in dairying. A wen-bred cow poorly
fed will give little better results than
a scrub.
You don't know much about your
cows until you weigh their milk and
test it with a Babcock tester. Keep
records.
What is more profitless than a
"boarder' cow that consumes more
money in feed than she produces in
milk and calves?
The best way to make additions to
the dairy herd is to raise those heifer
calves which show the points of good
milkers.
This is the time of year when special
care must be taken in the dairy to
produce clean milk. Disease germs
are abundant now and they will be in
the milk unless precautions are taken.
Do not change milkers frequently.
When a cow becomes /<ed to a milker,
a change will reduce her milk production
until she becomes used to the new
milker.
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