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Show . ) r- - DR. TITUS LECTDlS. K ' Dr. Titus, the big mUja Vrom the Jj State Agricultural CoUegc, was In Lehl, Sunday, and visited 'tunny parts 1 of the city, making nxamffmtlona of 1 fly breeding places. He found them without number. Ninety per cent of '. ". 1 lbe closets and stables of tho town were found to be Ideal Incubators for I' Uk)treybcatlng purposes. '' I " 'vfjaive a most interesting talk In r 1 ilM"ernacln In the evening on the ' I, I "kMliAarand breeding places of the fly i M now to largely eliminate them. ft, ! The Important thing for the people ff to do is to remove the horse manure i frequently, as this Is the greatest ' 1 source of Increase. Next, to this aro 'M -If the open closets found everywhere. f.M This kind ot breeding place could be ' ' almost eutlrcly eliminated by keeping . ;-M the closets dark and all tho holes v tightly covered. With these two pirM sources removed and a general sanl- M ' tary condition maintained, 80 per cent "t ,. j of tho fly troubles would be removed. I ,i Bomo Kastvrn' cities have carried on K ! ducH. a vigorous campaign that they j, M I havd found It unnecessary to use screen doors In tho summer time. I Dr. Titus also spent several dnys 1 ", 'J i Initiating experiments to get rid of n j worm that destroys the seed corn be- ; ' foro it has time to germinate and " , j grow. Ulshop Gardnor Jirs been un- "$' tL nl)'e to KOt corn Btnr,cl1 on hU dry "eV'S farm, owing to n Inrvae that In In &'4M "l0 B0" nlul oltncks the seed before Hi$K It can germiuatn. it Is thought that HkT,'B i "10 wrms are tho larvae ot the big LV beetles or rrlckcts that Infest the Bf-iijJf i sagebrush country west ot town. |