Maize, its history, cultivation, handling, and uses, with special reference to South Africa : a text-book for farmers, students of agriculture, and teachers of nature study / by Joseph Burtt-Davy ; with frontispiece and 245 illustrations.

  • Burtt-Davy, Joseph, 1870-1940.
Date:
1914
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Credit: Maize, its history, cultivation, handling, and uses, with special reference to South Africa : a text-book for farmers, students of agriculture, and teachers of nature study / by Joseph Burtt-Davy ; with frontispiece and 245 illustrations. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    SECTION 401. Methods of combating insect pests of the maize crop .... 402. Cutworms, Agrotis spp. ......... 403. Remedies for cutworms ......... 404. The maize stalk-borer ......... 405. Life-history of the stalk-borer ........ 406. Parasites of the stalk-borer ......... 407. Burning the stalks to destroy the stalk-borer . . . . . 408. Ploughing-under the stalks ........ 409. Early and late planting to avoid stalk-borer . . . . . 4x0. Trap-crops for stalk-borer . 411. Ensiling and shredding maize as a remedy for stalk-borer . 412. The striped beard-grub or ear-worm, Heliothis armiger Hubner 413. Remedies for the striped beard-grub 414. The maize cricket .......... 415. Locusts 416. The tok-tokje, Psammodes Rcichci S. . 417. Remedies for the tok-tokje ......... 418. Plant-lice 419. Rose-chafers . CHAPTER XI. HARVESTING AND STORAGE, AND THE PESTS OF STORED MAIZE. 420. Maize harvesting . . . . . ... 421. Best condition of the crop for harvesting 422. The best stage of growth for both grain and stover . . . . 423. The best stage of growth for fodder 424. The best stage of growth for ensiling 425. Frosted maize 426. Composition of the maize plant at different stages of maturity 427. Composition of maize fodder at different stages of growth . 428. Comparative digestibility of maize fodder and silage at different stages of maturity ......... 429. Feeding value of maize fodder at different stages of growth 430. Pulling ............ 431. Topping 432. Methods of harvesting for grain 433. Husking by hand from the standing stalks ...... 434. Cost of hand-picking in the United States . . 435. Cutting maize by hand 436. Does it pay to use machinery for harvesting the maize crop ? 437. Sled harvesters . 438. Mechanical harvesters ......... 439. The cost and efficiency of harvesters 440. The maize binder 441. Estimated cost of using a maize binder ...... 442. The maize stubble cutter 443. Draught of maize binders . . . . . . 444. Shocking maize 445. The maize shocker 446. A maize shock loader 447. Husking shocked maize by hand . 448. Maize pickers ............ 449. Cost and efficiency of maize pickers 450. Hand-husking in America . . . . ... 451. Combined husker and shredder ........ 452. Combined husker and sheller ........ 453- Machines for shelling husked maize ... . . PAGE 436 437 437 438 440 441 441 442 443 443 443 444 444 445 446 449 449 450 45° 451 452 455 456 456 458 458 459 459 460 460 461 461 461 461 462 463 464 464 466 466 468 469 470 470 471 472 472 473 476 476 477 480 480