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Press, Volume XCVI, Issue 28321, 5 July 1957, Page 6

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FARM FORUM Questions end answers by experts for the man on the land. B / Sfr * f Maize most be protected from wireworm attack. Wireworm in Is there any way to overcome wireworm, which has badly affected my mm re crops in the past? A - This question came from the Gisborne area where the co-operation of Shell technical held service men had already been sought and were laid using Shell Aldrex 2- This product was applied as a spray directed from a jet onto the soil nnmediatedly behind the maize planter shoe- Plots heated in this way were absolutely free from attack. Wireworm attack can be so severe in certain areas where maize has been planted after grass, that growers have had to plough their crops in and resow. Shell Aldrex 2 provides ar. effective answer. Cowpox Is there any way to avoid the spread of cowpox? A- Cowpox is contagious- It was very common in the days of hand milking. Jne milkers often contracted it. In earlier times it was believed to give gnmumty, once contracted, to smallpox. Observe the following routine. Remove the scabs and apply carbolised vaseline or zinc ointment. Other modern treatments may be more successful. Milk the cow last and be particularly careful to disinfect and sterilise any utensils. Cowpox is a virus infection. Rye Grass Market ®- Th, Rye Grass market seems to have disappeared. What should we do, ran more sheep or carry an harvesting as usual ? hope that Rye Grass prices will improve. One feature is that •ufhaent seed should be saved for your own use and a small saleable surplus, then carry more sheep. * Safe Tractor Driving always nervous when working on a tractor. Are there any hints you could give tn regard to safe driving ? A. The following points have been authoritatively listed in regard to safe driving techniques: I. Whenever in doubt, reduce speed. x Avoid sudden changes in speed. 3. Avoid sudden changes in direction, 4. Make sharp turns slowly. 5. Turn uphill on slopes for preference. 6. Reverse over ditches. 7- Use a low drawbar position. —— —— —— —.— ——— _ - __ . _____ _____ F ® ru ’"" “ Shall wrvtc* to Urmars. If you thorn to “Farm Forum-. Box 30M. Woiractoo. aM wwch for th* answers in this column. I3J