Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 100, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 May 1917 — Untitled [ARTICLE]

A mixture of fish oil (one gallon), oil of pine tar (two ounces), oil of pennyroyal (two ounces), and kerosene (one-half pint) was fouml to be very effective in keeping the flies off live stock when applied lightly, but thoroughly, to the portions of animals mTt-■'covered with blankets ornets.Since strawstacks have been found to be the principal breeding places of this inseertn the grain belt, the proper care of the straw is by far the most important step in control. The straw should be stacketT inor.e carefully than donej making the of the stack nearly vertical and rounding it up well on top in otder the better to she’d the rain. 'AU straw not required for winter feed should be disposed of immediately by burning br by scattering it over the land soon after threshing and subsequently plowing it under, or by burning the stacks. The plowing under of the straw is the most advisable method' of procedure, as by this practice large amounts of humus are added to the soil. All stacks not consumed by stock during the winter should he promptly disposed of in the early spring. This may be accomplishert tn the same way ns has been suggested for the fall. Heavy rainfall on freshly threshed straw, produces an unusual outbreak of flies by rendering the straw largely unfit for food for live stock tint! thus offering Kreedihg places. In such instances their immediate destruction by burning or scattering is necessary to relieve the condition. The work should be done thoroughly, and when the stacks are scattered all the straw should bi> completely exgo.sed -to the influence of the elements.

It is best to plow under the scattered straw soon after it has become well dried out. In sections of the I'ountry where headers instead of binders jtre used, the straw Is much more easny disposed of.—The general adoption of the field threshers wouidFcbmpletely solve the question of the strawstack. It is reported that tills machine reduces the expense of harvesting from 14 to 2 cents per acre and the straw is left standing in the field. The chaff is scattered over the ground and the entire refuse turned under at plowing time. The use of poisons to destroy immature flies is neither practical nor advisable. Typhoid Fly Facts. .1. Where do young flies live? In filth and manure. - 2. Where do flies first dirty their mouths ami feet? In every kind of filth imaginable. ~ 3. Is anything too dirty or bad smelling for flies to eat? No. 4. Where does the fly go when it flies from the vault, the manure pile or the spittoon? (a) It may wipe its feet upon tho clenndips-of- -yonr si eeplng baby; (b) It may carry gejins into the open wound of your hand: (c) It may track over file butter, the meat, or take a bath in the milk. z 5, is the tly merely a nuisance? No. It is very dangerous. 6. .Why is the fly considered dangerous? It Is man's worst pest. It is more dangermis than the ni t tiesnake or tarantula. It carries deadly infectious diseases. 7. What diseases does the fly carry? It carries typhoid fever, tuberculosis, and various intestinal diseases. 5. How does the ay carry disease germs? The germs stick to its legs, mouth parts, hair, wings and feelers. fl. What is the correct name of this human pest? The typhoid fever fly. 10. Has Jt ever caused anyone s death? It killed more American soldiers in The Spanish-American war than all the weapons of the Spaniards. It has killed thousands of soldiers during the present European war. 11. Why is typhoid fever so prevalent during the summer aud fall? Be-