. The Cuba review. THE CUBA REVIEW. formicarius).—Rotation of crops will probably hold this insect in check to some extent. No other measure can be recommended. Pickle Worm (Diaphania hyalinata, Linn.).—This insect attacks pumpkins, cucumbers. watermelons and similar plants. Preliminary experiments in spraying summer squash with bordeaux andi arsenate of lead have been very suc- The American Colonist's home in Cuba. View. Exterior Wounds in Animals. Drs. Mayo and Dimoc'k, of the De- partment of Animal Industrv. have pre- pared a circular on the treatment of wound's in animals. In bri
. The Cuba review. THE CUBA REVIEW. formicarius).—Rotation of crops will probably hold this insect in check to some extent. No other measure can be recommended. Pickle Worm (Diaphania hyalinata, Linn.).—This insect attacks pumpkins, cucumbers. watermelons and similar plants. Preliminary experiments in spraying summer squash with bordeaux andi arsenate of lead have been very suc- The American Colonist's home in Cuba. View. Exterior Wounds in Animals. Drs. Mayo and Dimoc'k, of the De- partment of Animal Industrv. have pre- pared a circular on the treatment of wound's in animals. In brief space direc- tions are given for treating wounds of all the commoner types. This circular will be printed within a few weeks and should be in the hands of every cattle "man. Mysore Cattle in Cuba. The Estacion has recently purchased an East Indian bull and two half-breed heifers of the race known as Mysore. The bull is a tall, agile animal, gray in color. It is called a buffalo on account of its hump, but has little other resem- blance' to the American buffalo. It was bred'' in Jamaica, where many of these cattle have been introduced by the Brit- ish, with the hope securing a more effi- cient strain of work cattle by crossing those now in ordinary use with these of more active blood. Eor the same pur- pose the Estacion has purchased these animals. Mysore cattle are large and very hardy and are not troubled by ticks. The cows are good mothers and give a fair quanti- ty of milk. When of pure blood they are very nervous, but the half-breed Indian cattle make the best work oxen in the world. usually suffers more after being trans- planted, but there is need of a safe poi- son which may be used in the seed-beds. The following notes from experiments made at the Cuban Agricultural Station will be found valuable: Experiments with Poisons for Insects. Paris Green.—This can be applied to the tobacco seed-beds without injuring them if mixed with the bordeaux mix- tures at th
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