Show MORE ATTENTION TO STACKING OF STRAW t Conserve Valuable Source of 0 J 1 Roughage and and Bedding St Stacks ks Should Be Constructed to to Shed Rain Rain and Finished by Rounding J 1 I Off Top Top Baling Baling Direct From Fromi i 1 Thrasher SAves BAves Time 2 Prepared by the United States Department Department Department Depart Depart- ment of ot Agriculture Care Gare In n. n stacking stra straw W at at thra thrashing time preserves It for tor use as roughage f for r live stock stock and and for fore bedding e and may may also prevent scourges scourge of biting flies flIe I u d.- d. r ji t- t l i g J 4 F.- F. T 1 r m 1 Y V L tf lH 7 f. f Cx r s 1 r JS is G We Well Made Sta Stacks Will Stacks Will Shed ed Water known as stable flies files Most of of- the stable flies which wh times appear ppe r In Inh great great numbers breed In fern fermenting nUng I h straw The urges department department nt urges that more attention than us usual l be given to toc c caring for the straw this season ason As only a small part of the straw produced In the grain belt can can can-be be baled ba Immediately or placed under cover to prevent weathering straw stacks ShO should ld be built so that hat the they will wile shed ral rain One or two hyo men should spread the straw w evenly over the stack stac tramp it and ke keep p. p the he sides straight The blower ver should also be regulated to obtain obtain ob ob- tain taro even distribution of the We straw over er the stack The stack k should be finished by rounding oft off the top and hauling away or spreading thinly any loose straw strow that may be left around th the Baling the straw direct from the thrasher saves time and p event e- e vents vent possible injury from weathering but th the expense of ba baling Is too great to justify Its common use If the straw Is baled paled after sta stacking any part which Is Is spoiled should be spread as manure manure or 01 should be burned Stable flies files prefer to breed In In oat straw but may breed bree J In n wheat barley or or rice straw shaW In Tn nearly all erious outbreaks it t has been found that the Straw in whIch the flies bred was was' not not stacked properly and that it was soaked 1 by heavy rains which fell soon after thrashing In many eases cases the stacks were wet completely tely through and thus spoiled f for i- i feeding g. g Stable flies files also breed In horse hors manure ma ma manure a- a nure especially sp In vy stra manur manure so that hauling the manure and spreading It on on the fields helps to r reduce duce their n number and prevent ann annoyance yance to horses and cattle ca As ho s flies files also so breed In 10 manure l hauling th the mal manure manure ure from the stables stables' s and n yards yards' aids aids In h in g down this pest |