Show new device controls cancer of buildings pipes enable chemical to reach termites termites the cancer of build ings now can be controlled through all the ages the tiny insect that feasts on wood in homes farm build ings and other structures has been a constant destroyer annual prop erty losses run tar far into the millions ordinary control measures could not get at the intricate tunnels hid den away in difficult and impossible to reach places A new device hailed as an effect tive means of com batting the de tive pest was demonstrated at the annual convention of the nation al association of home builders in chicago by W B hill of memphis tenn nationally known as a termite expert his method consists of installing a s series of slotted pipes at the time of construction in all inaccessible areas including dirt filled porches sun parlors stoops steps and 13 fire ire places annually a perforated pipe is slipped into the allotted pipes and all hidden areas are treated with a powerful chemical toxic blown 1 in this novel display a colony of termites Is feasting on the framework in a model home structure it provides dra dramatic matio proof of the destructive ability of the tiny insects through openings in the pipes hill who has sp spent ent 20 years figur ing wa ways ys of waging war on the ter mite also has devised a display showing live termites at work en c closed in glass his small scale mod el home has an army of hungry ter mites actually at work constructing their intricate network of mud tun nels or shelter tubes it shows the w worker the soldier on guard and the immature young potential queen who swarms in the spring beware the new look looks crop specialist advises beware the new look espe dally in crop varieties that is the advice of joe robinson Ho binson iowa st state ate college agronomist new varieties seem to hold some sort of magic charm over many farmers stated robinson I 1 am happy to see the farmer change to new varieties whenever they can increase his yield but just because a variety carries a new name is no indication of its value robinson pointed out that per firmance for mance records are more inore imbor tant than news ness selection of suitable hybrid corn varieties creates another problem unlike other crops some hybard corn varieties are produced by only one concern eligibility of both the private hybrid lines and the expert ment station lines for certification depends on the performance rec in a corn yield test mosquito control e V y use of DDT 2 4 D and other newly developed weed killers Is aiding efforts tor for mosquito con tool cost of some of the new in however makes their use prohibitive on large mosquito breed breeding ing areas ditching and other more permanent methods still must be resorted to la in those areas photo from the new jersey agricultural experiment station shows an aerosol tog fog generator used by a mosquito extermination commission in income come from poultry increases in nebraska sale of poultry and eggs has been accounting for 9 to 12 per cent 01 ol the cash farm income in nebraska according to figures compiled by J H claybaugh extension poultry man yearly egg sales have been more than 50 million dollars and as high as 57 million for the past five years sales of poultry have averaged more than 20 million reaching I 1 peak of 27 million |