Hatch Experiment Station Of The Massachusetts Agricultural College Bulletin Vol 20

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Download or read book Hatch Experiment Station of the Massachusetts Agricultural College written by and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-05 with total page 672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Hatch Experiment Station of the Massachusetts Agricultural College: Bulletin No; 1 The work in this division was commenced in April and a series of experiments and investigations has been undertaken, many of which can not be completed before the end of the season, but reports will be made of them in this Bulletin whenever results are obtained. Many inquiries have been made by farmers in different parts of the Commonwealth, concerning insects which have been injuring their crops, and a large amount of time has been consumed in giving answers. The following is published here because of its general interest. Mr. C. Wasgatt of Lancaster reported that his seed corn was destroyed in the ground before it sprouted, and specimens were sent to me with an insect which he found eating the kernels to such an extent as to prevent their growth. The insect was a small, shining, black beetle, about one-eighth of an inch long, and proved to be the grain Aphodius (Aphoclius granarius, Linn.) This insect has long been known in America, having found its way here many years ago from Europe its native country. The different species of Aphodius. while in the larva state, feed in stable manure, and if this be used as a fertilizer in the hills these insects will emerge at the very place where they can do great damage. They are also liable to attack the various kinds of seed grain which have been sown on lands where stable manure is used. In this ease, however, the loss is not so noticeable, since the destruction of a few kernels of wheat usually provokes only the remark that "it did not come up." But when the manure infested with these beetles is put into hills, and a few kernels of seed only, put into each, they may be able to destroy the whole crop. Remedies. It is recommended, when these beetles are troublesome, to soak the seed in water for a short time, and then after pouring off the water to stir in with it a mixture composed of one part of Paris Green to twenty parts of flour. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.